Unit 15. Women in society

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Look at the pictures and tell the name of each
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UNIT 15
Lesson 1: Reading
WOMEN IN SOCIETY
Before you read
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the questions that follow.
1. How many roles does this woman have?
2. Is her life typical of a Vietnamese
woman’s life? Why/ Why not?
While you read
Read the text then do the task that follow.
Vocabulary:
+ Civilization [sivəli`zei∫n](n): Nền văn minh.
+ Deep-seated [`di:p`si:tid](adj): Ăn sâu, lâu đời.
+ Belief [bi`li:f](n): Sự tin tưởng, tín ngưỡng.
+ Childbearing [`t∫aild,beəriη](n): Sự sinh nở.
+ Involvement [in`vɔlvmənt](n): Sự bao gồm, sự tham gia
+ Widespread [`waidspred](adj): Lan rộng, phổ biến
+ Intellectual [,inti`lektjuəl](adj): Thuộc trí tuệ.
+ Enlightenment [in`laitnmənt](n): Sự khai sáng
+ Age of Enlightenment: Thời đại khai sáng
+ Discriminate [dis`krimineit](v): Phân biệt đối sử.
While you read
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
Những niềm tin ăn sâu vào tiềm thức.
Việc chăm sóc gia đình
Năng lực trí tuệ
Cơ hội việc làm bình đẳng
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 houses.
C. taking care of the house and family.
D. working in factories.
2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of societies towards women’s intellectual ability?
A. respectful.
B. supportive.
C. resentful.
D. disbelieving.
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While you read
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.
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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While you read
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 rights today?
A. the right to hold property.
B. the right to equal pay.
C. equal employment opportunity rights.
D. the right to vote.
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While you read
Task 3: Choose the best title for 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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Games
Guessing who she is.
+ Date of birth: 18/ 08/ 1945
+ Place of birth: Tiền Giang.
+ Participating in the revolution:
1967.
+ Vice-chairman of Vietnam:
From 2002 to 2007
Trương Mỹ Hoa
Games
Guessing who she is.
+ Date of birth: 26/ 05/ 1927
+ Place of birth: Đồng Tháp.
+ Participating in
the revolution:
From 17 years old.
+ Vice-chairman of Vietnam:
From 1992 to 2002
Nguyễn Thị Bình
After you read
Work in pairs. Summarise the reading passage by writing ONE sentence for each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: In the past, women were limited/restricted to the role of mothers and wives because of/due to widespread doubt about their intellectual ability.
Paragraph 2: The struggle for women’s rights began in the 18th century as European political philosophers believed that women should be treated equally/should not be discriminated against on the basis of their sex.
Paragraph 3: Women now enjoy important legal rights such as equal work opportunities and equal pay, the right to vote and to gain/formal education.
Consolidation
Talk about women’s roles.
Homework
Do “Reading” exercise at page 95 on workbook.
THANK YOU
GOODBYE