Unit 06. Gender Equality. Lesson 3. Reading

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Unit 6:
LESSON 6:READING
GENDER EQUALITY
Gender Equality In Employment

TASK 1: Look at the symbols. What do they stand for?









GENDERS
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER DICRIMINATON
2.TASK 2: Match each of the words with its meaning. Use a dictionary if necessary.


1.C
2.E
3.D
4.B
5.A
1.Preference(n) sự ưu tiên, sự thích hơn
2. (To) sue (v) kiện ai ra tòa
3.(To) pursue (v) theo đuổi
4. Loneliness (n) sự cô đơn
5. Limitation (n) sự giới hạn
Firefighter(n) lính cứu hỏa
- In favor of ủng hộ
- (To) apply for xin (việc), ứng tuyển
Fair (a) công bằng
Target (n) mục tiêu, mục đích
Violence (n) bạo lực
Documentary (n) phim tài liệu
Courage (n) lòng dũng cảm
- Will (n) ý chí
Vocabulary
a. Brenda Berkman`s Childhood
b. A Woman Who Did a ‘Man`s Job’
c. Gender Equality in Employment



3.Task 3: Quickly read the text. Choose the best title for it.
b. A Woman Who Did a ‘Man`s Job’
4.Task 4: Read the statements. Decide if they are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG). Tick the correct boxes.




4.Task 4: Read the statements. Decide if they are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG). Tick the correct boxes.
1. Brenda Berkman was never aware of gender preferences in favor of boys
2. Brenda Berkman passed the written test.
3. After failing the physical test, Brenda Berkman kept silent and went away.
4. She and other female firefighters became the targets of laghter and anger from the co-workers and local people.
5.They paid a heavy price to win equality.
6. Brenda Berkman taught at the FDNY
T F NG
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v
X
X
X
X
5.Task 5: Read the text again. Answer the questions.
1.What job did Brenda Berkman want to do as a young girl?
- She wanted to become a firefighter
2.What did she do after she failed the physical test?
- She sued New York City and the FDNY gender discrimination and won.
3. How were she and other female firefighters treated?
- They became the targets of laughter and anger from the co-worker and local people They were unwelcomed at meals, faced loneliness and even violence.
4. What jobs did they do at FDNY?
- They had to do exactly the same jobs as all other male firefighters.
5. What is Taking the Heat?
It is a documentary made in 2006 in which Brenda Berkman and other female firefighters were the subjects.
6. What does Brenda Berkman`s story show?
- It shows that gender differences can not prevent a person from pursuing a job.



HOMEWORK
- LEARN BY HEART THE WORDS/ PHRASES
- PREPARE FOR THE NEXT LESSON
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