Unit 5. Competitions

Miss World
Beauty
Knowledge
Talent
Purity
Celibate
1. Title: [`taitl] (n)
danh hiệu
2. Feminist [`feminist] (n):
người bênh vực bình quyền cho phụ nữ
3. Parade [p?`reid] (n):
cuộc diễu hành, cuộc diễu binh
a fashion parade
cuộc biểu diễn thời trang
4. High-heeled shoes:
Giày cao gót
5. Decline [di`klain] (v)

suy sụp, suy vi, tàn tạ
6. Peak [pi:k] (n):

tột đỉnh
True or false statements
Most people are strongly against beauty contests because
of the dress contestants wear.
2. There are beauty contests in which contestants have to be
marching in a parade.
3. The heyday of beauty contests was in 1960s.
4. Many feminists regard beauty contests for men as
degrading to males in general.
F
T
T
F
only in swimsuits and high-heeled shoes
females
women
1. When was the Miss World competition founded?
2. Why do the organizers represent their contest as events
of world importance?
3. Do many feminists regard beauty contests for women as degrading to females in general?
4. What are the possible arguments against beauty contests
according to the passage?
1. When was the Miss World competition founded?
In 1951
2. Why do the organizers represent their contest as events of world importance?
Because women from around the world
participate each year in the competitions
for these titles
3. Do many feminists regard beauty contests for women as degrading to females in general?
Yes, they do.
4. What are the possible arguments against beauty contests according to the passage?
They are: entertainment event of
no great importance
-degrading to females in general.
"Industry, appearance , speech, and behavior are attributes that should be required of an ideal modern woman."
Industry: diligent ( hard-working), skillful in doing
housework ( cooking, sewing…..)
-Appearance: beautiful , pretty, elegant
Speech: gentle in speaking, delicate / subtle
in using language
-Behavior: polite, sensible, good manners
Industry is an importance
character because:
It helps the woman gain success
Appearance is an importance
character because:
It makes the woman feel confident
in socialization
Speech is an importance
character because:
It helps the woman communicate effectively.
It shows the woman`s knowledge
Behavior is an importance
character because:
It helps the woman be remembered not for her
" outside" beauty but " inside" beauty also,
and therefore beloved by many people.