Unit 06. Gender Equality. Lesson 3. Reading

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Unit 6:
READING
GENDER EQUALITY
Gender equality in employment
1. Look at the symbols. What do they stand for?






They are the symbols of genders, gender equality and gender discrimination.



I. Vocabulary
pursue : v) mưu cầu, theo đuổi
sue : v) kiện ai ra tòa
limitation : n) sự hạn chế, sự giới hạn
loneliness : n) sự cô đơn
preference :n) sự ưu tiên
employment : n) việc làm
firefighter :n) lính cứu hỏa
co – worker : n) đồng nghiệp
courage : n) lòng dũng cảm
be in favour of: thiên vị, thiên về, ủng hộ
Act: Match each of the words with its meaning.
Use a dictionary if necessary.


ACT 1: Quickly read the text. Choose the best title for it.
a. Brenda Berkman`s Childhood
b. A Woman Who Did a ‘Man`s Job’
c. Gender Equality in Employment



b. A Woman Who Did a ‘Man`s Job’
II. READING
Act 2: Read the statements. Decide if they are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG). Tick the correct boxes.




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Act 3: 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.



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GOOD BYE
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