Unit 15. Women in society

Giáo viên: Vũ Thanh Tùng
4.A scientist
3.An astronaut
5.A vice president
1. A Prime Minister
6. The Queen
2.Heroines
Truong My Hoa
Trung sisters
Margaret Thatcher
Marie Curie
Sally Ride
Elizabeth

“Women hold up half of the sky”


She is cooking
She is taking care of her child
She’s making a speech in public
She is teaching
She’s working on the computer
She is washing clothes
DID WOMEN DO THESE JOBS IN THE OLD DAYS? WHY?
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Working on computer
Going to the supermarket
Serving meals
Helping children study
Tidying her house
Playing with children
1.Is Mai’s life typical of a Vietnamese woman’s life ? Why / why not ?
2 . How many roles does Mai have ?
Discuss the pictures
And answer the questions that follow
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VOCABURARY
Human civilization
Civilization /,sivəlai`zeiʃn/ (n): a state of human society is very developed and organized
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VOCABURARY
working at home and taking care of the house and family
homemaking (n):
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VOCABURARY
/in`laitnmənt/
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Women’s liberation
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VOCABURARY
the process of giving birth to children
childbearing (n):
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VOCABURARY
Intellectual ability
intellectual /,intə`lektjuəl/ (adj): mind, understanding
Ex: She is very intellectual
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VOCABURARY
involvement /in`vɔlvmənt/ (n): participation
advocate /`ædvəkit/ (v): agree, support
discriminate /dis`krimineit/ (v): distinguish to treat
discrimination (n)
- struggle /`strʌgl/ (n): a fight
Ex: the struggle for independence
deep-seated (adj): ( of feelings and beliefs ) very fixed and strong; difficult to change or to destroy
deep-seated cultural beliefs
- pioneer (n), (v): /,paiə`niə(r)/
Vocabulary: Match the words and their meaning
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Suitable Heading
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
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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 houses
C. taking care of the house and family
D. working in factory
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Task 2
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to answer the following questions:
2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of society towards women`s intellectual ability?
A. respectful
D. disbelieving
C. resentful
B. supportive
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Task 2
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to answer the following questions:
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
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Task 2
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to answer the following questions:
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
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Task 2
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to answer the following questions:
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph as one of women`s legal right today?
C. equal employment opportunity rights
B. The right to equal pay
D. the right to vote
A. The right to hold property
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Task 3
Choose the best title (A, B, C or D) for the passage
A. Women`s Intellectual Ability.
B. The Age of Enlightenment.
C. Women`s Rights.
D. Women`s Role in Education.
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Task 4
Work in pairs. Summarize the reading passage by filling in the gaps with the given words.
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:
- Learn by heart all the new words.
Summarize the reading passage
by writing ONE sentence for each
paragraph.
- Prepare the “Speaking” lesson.
thank for your attention
III. While you read
Read the text then do the tasks that follow.
Unit 15: Women in society
1. Task 1: Give the Vietnamese equivalents to the following words and phrases.
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:
nền văn minh nhân loại
việc sinh con
sự tham gia
thời đại khai sáng
niềm tin văn hóa sâu sắc
việc chăm sóc gia đình
năng lực trí tuệ
cơ hội làm việc bình đẳng
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2. Task 2: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the following questions:
Take notes the meaning of some words or phrases:
- respectful (a): tôn trọng
supportive (a): ủng hộ
resentful (a): thù hằn
struggle (for): (v): đấu tranh (cho)
- argue (v) tranh cãi
politician (n): nhà chính trị
property (n): quyền sở hữu
Read the text silently in 3 minutes to do the task
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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?