Unit 15. Women in society

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Marie Curie
Hilary Clinton
Margaret Thatcher
Nguyen Thuy Hien
Nguyen Thi Binh
Mary Kingsley
1. Mapping an area
2. Exploring rivers, rainforests, animals …
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3. Collecting information about customs, language, religion there.
4. Talking with local people
5. Enjoying local food
Task a: Work in group. Predict and check the work that an explorer might do.
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gather (v):
set off (v)
attitude (n):
religion (n):
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collect, get, accumulate
A state of mind or feeling
Belief in a supernatural power
Anthropology (v)
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Task b: Listen to the talk and check the correct answers to the questions
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1. When did Mary Kingsley explore Africa?
2. What did she do for the British Museum?
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B. 1894
A. Between 1893 - 1895
A. She got info. about Africans
B. She collected fish
3. What did she study in West Africa?
A. She studied African museums
B. She studied African customs, laws, & religions
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4. What did she write in her book?
5. How did she get on with African villagers?
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B. About her companions
A. About her travels
B. badly
A. Very well
6. What was the influence of her books on the attitudes of Europeans toward Africans?
A. They changed African history
B. They helped Europeans know more about Africans
7. How old was she when she died?
A. 58
B. 38
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Task c: Listen to the talk and then complete the sentences
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1. Ederle swam across the English Channel when she was ________ years old.
2. She made her record in _______ hours and _______ minutes
3. Only _______ men had succeeded in swimming across the Channel before her.
4. Her record for the crossing stood for _______ years.
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Task d: Watch a video clip and write short answers in your hand-out
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What was her favourite subject in school and why?

2. Does she like meat? why or why not? What would she like to do as Miss Vietnam now?

3. What’s the best gift she has ever received and why?

4. Did she have her quirky habit? How long has she had it?

5. If there were one particular wardrobe item she couldn’t live without, what would it be and why?

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1. Talking about Mary Kingsley, Gertrude Ederle
2. Name two women with remarkable achievements recently.
a. Time of her exploration
b. Things she did
c. How she lived with the villagers
d. Age she died
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