Unit 15. Women in society

1. In one minute list out the jobs that men and women often do.
Warm up:
=>Taxi driver, worker, businesswomen, pilot, doctor, engineer, teacher, singer, scientist, architect, politician, etc
2. Did women do these jobs in the old days? Why/why not?
=>No, they didn’t. ->Because there was a discrimination between men and women.
->Women had no rights to work outside their family. They were in the cycle of childbearing and childrearing.
Working on computer
Going to the supermarket
Serving meals
Helping children study
Tidying her house
Playing with children
1.Is her life typical of a Vietnamese woman’s life ? Why / why not ?
2 . How many roles does she have ?
1. Human civilization
2. Childbearing
3. Involvement
4. Age of Enlightenment
5. Deep-seated cultural beliefs

6. Homemaking
7. Intellectual ability
8. Equal work opportunity
a. Cơ hội làm việc bình đẳng
b. Việc chăm sóc gia đình
c. Năng lực trí tuệ
d. Việc sinh con
e. Niềm tin văn hóa ăn sâu vào tiềm thức
f. Thời đại khai sáng
g. Nền văn minh nhân loại
h. Sự tham gia
Column A
Column B
Task 1: Match the words or phrases in column A with the suitable meanings in column B
g. Nền văn minh nhân loại
d. Việc sinh con
h. Sự tham gia
f. Thời đại khai sáng
e. Niềm tin văn hóa ăn sâu vào tiềm thức
b. Việc chăm sóc gia đình
c. Năng lực trí tuệ
a. Cơ hội làm việc bình đẳng

- Human civilization
(2)………………………..
- Involvement
- Age of Enlightenment
(5)………………………..
- Homemaking
(7)………………………..
- Equal work opportunity
Column A
Column B
Give the meaning of Vietnamese or English

(1)…………………………..
Việc sinh con
(3)………………………….
Thời đại (4)………………
Niềm tin văn hóa ăn sâu vào tiềm thức
(6)…………………………..
Năng lực trí tuệ
(8)…………………………..
Nền văn minh nhân loại
childbearing
sự tham gia
Khai sáng
deep-seated cultural beliefs
việc nhà chăm sóc gia đình
Intellectual ability
cơ hội làm việc bình đẳng
Throughout much of the history of human civilization, deep-seated cultural beliefs allowed women only limited roles in society. Many people believed that women’s natural roles were as mothers and wives. These people considered women to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics. Widespread doubt about women’s intellectual ability led most societies to deny education, employment and many legal and political rights to women. It was men who controlled most positions of employment and power in society.
The struggle for women’s rights − the rights that establish the same social, economic, and political status for women as for men − began in the 18th century during a period known as the Age of Enlightenment. During this 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. These pioneer thinkers advocated that women should not be discriminated against on the basis of their sex.
Today, although their status varies in different countries, women in most parts of the world have gained significant legal rights. The most important of these are: the right to have equal work opportunities and pay to men, the right to vote, and the right to formal education.
A. The status of women in society today.
B. The struggle for women`s rights.
C. Women in the old societies
Answer:
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
C
B
A
Read through the text and decide which of the headings below describe the general theme of each paragraph.
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 houses
C. taking care of the house and family D. working in factory
2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of society towards women’s intellectual ability?
A. respectful B. supportive C. resentful D. disbelieving
3. According to the text, what is the purpose of the struggle for women’s right?
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
4. What do “these pioneer thinkers” at the end of paragraph 2 refer to?
A. 18th century European people B. 18th century European political philosophers
C. 18th century European women D. 18th century European politicians
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph as one of women’s legal right today?
A. The right to hold property B. The right to equal pay
C. equal employment opportunity rights D. the right to vote
Paragraph 1,
Line 3,4,5
Paragraph 1, Line 6
Paragraph 2,
Line 1,2
Paragraph 2, Line 4
Paragraph 3, Line 3,4
Women in old society were considered to be (1)_________ to men. They played the roles of mothers and (2) ___________ only. They weren’t allowed to work in business and (3) _________ . Therefore, it was men who controlled most positions of employment and (4) _________ in society.
Thanks to women’s (5)___________ since the 18th century, women nowadays have gained many legal rights equal to men. Among them, the most important are the right to vote, the right to gain (6) ___________ and the right to get equal payment in work.
housewives
education
politics
unequal
power
liberation
Consolidation:
Women in the past
Women`s liberation
Women Today
When?
For what?
-Equal employment opportunity rights
-The right to equal pay
-The right to vote
-The right to formal education
In the 18 century
Women’s right
wives
mothers
HOMEWORK
- Learning the new words by heart and giving some examples.
- Translating the text into Vietnamese.
- Summarizing the text about 100 words
- Redoing the tasks
- Preparing Uint 15: Speaking
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