Unit 15. Women in society

What are the women doing?
She is teaching her son.
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2
She is making a speech in public
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She is cooking.
She is typing / working on the computer
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I. Before you read
* Answer the question
1. How many roles does the woman have in the family?
Two roles: Mothers and wives
2. Is her life typical of a Vietnamese woman’s life?
Yes, it is. It’s a Vietnamese custom and tradition.
UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
Listen to the tape, please
civilization (n): a society which has its own highly developed culture and way of life.
deep - seated (a) strongly felt or believed and difficult to change.
3. intellectual (a) = mental / belong to brain
4. discriminate (v): distinguish to treat -> discrimination (n)
eg: It is illegal to discriminate against any ethnic or religious group
5. pioneer (n): a person who is one of the first to go somewhere or do something.
6. philosopher (n): a person who has developed a set of ideas. (Triết gia)
II. While you read
* Vocabulary
II. While you read
TASK 1: Match the words in A with the Vietnamese meaning in B
Take notes the meaning of some words or phrases:
respectful (a): tôn trọng
supportive (a): ủng hộ
resentful (a): thù hằn
4. struggle (for): (v): đấu tranh (cho)
5. argue (v) tranh cãi
6. politician (n): nhà chính trị
7. property (n): quyền sở hữu
II. While you read
Task 2: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the following questions:
II. While you read
Task 2: Choose the best option A, B, C or
D to answer the following questions:
1. According to the text, what was the main role traditionally accorded to women?
A. working in education
B. building house
C. taking care of the house and family
D. working in factories
Many people believed that women’s natural roles were as mothers and wives.
2. Before the 18th century, what was the
attitude of societies towards women’s
intellectual ability
A. respectful
B. supportive
C. resentful
D. disbelieving
Task 2:
Widespread doubt about women’s intellectual ability led most societies to deny education, employment and many legal and political rights to women.
3. According to the text, what is the purpose of
the struggle for women’s rights?
Task 2:
A. to free women from housework
B. to establish a friendly relationship between
men and women
C. to bring equality between men and women
D. to argue that women have better intellectual
ability
The struggle for womwn’s rights – the rights that establish the same social, economic, and political status for women as for men.
4. What do “these pioneers” at the end of
paragraph 2 refer to?
Task 2:
A. 18th century European people
B. 18th century European political philosophers
C. 18th century European women
D. 18th century European politicians
During these period political philosophers in Europe began to argue that all individuals, male or female, were born with natural rights that made them free and equal.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in
the last paragraph as one of women’s legal rights
today?
Task 2:
A. the right to hold property
B. the right to equal pay
C. equal employment opportunity rights
D. the right to vote
The most important of these are the rights to have equal work opportunities and pay to men, the right to vote and the right to formal education


Choose the best title for the passage:
Task 3:
A. Women’s Intellectual Ability
B. The Age of Enlightenment
C. Women’s Rights
D. Women’s Role in Education
Today, although their status varies in different counties, women in most parts of the world have gained significant legal rights. The most important of these are the rights to have equal work opportunities and pay to men, the right to vote and the right to formal education
traditional women









modern women









do housework only
pursue a career
have more leisure time to pursue a lot of interests outside the home
look after children
look after their own beauty
can’t work at offices or in factories / companies
take part in many social activities
look after their husbands
be busy all day and be dependent
acquire education
Can you compare the women’s roles with
the men’s roles in modern society?
III. After you read
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENDENCE !