Women liberation

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Margaret Thatcher
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Marie Curie
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Mai Phuong Thuy
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Mother Teresa
COMPREHENSION
UNIT 7: WOMEN’S LIBERATION
TASK 1:
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a. Women around the world have had greater independence and recognition since the middle of the twentieth century
b. With effective birth-control methods and labour-saving devices, women can be freed from their housework
c. The women`s liberation movement gives women time for education and for activities outside the home.
d. Fifty years ago women spent less time per day doing housework
e. Thousands of women went to work in factories during the First World War.
f. The women`s liberation movement has caused a great change in society since World War II.


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a. Women around the world have had greater independence and recognition since the middle of the twentieth century.
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b. With effective birth-control methods and labour-saving devices, women can be freed from their housework.
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c. The women’s liberation movement gives women time for education and for activities outside the home.
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d. Fifty years ago women spent less time per day doing housework.
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e.Thousands of women went to work in factories during the First World War.
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f. The women’s liberation movement has caused a great change in society since World War II.
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TASK 2:
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A. Women joined together to create the so-called “ women’s liberation movement “
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(b) to seek greater independence and recognition.
(c) to invent labour-saving devices.
B. The first cause of the liberation was
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(a) the opportunity to acquire an education.
(b) the chance to pursue a career.
(c) the development of effective birth-control methods.
C. Women nowadays have more leisure time because
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(a) labour-saving devices help them with a lot of housework.
(b) they pursue a lot of interests outside the home.
(c) they can delay having children.
D. World War II was one of the causes of American women’s liberation because
(a) women discovered that they could weld airplanes.
(b) they wanted a great change in their lives.
(c) during the war women took over men’s jobs.
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5. The opposite of adjective “present”.
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The basic causes
of American
Women’s Liberation
The
development
of effective
birth-control
methods
The invention
of labor-saving
devices
The advent of
World War II
The advantages of birth-control
Women were free from the endless cycle of childbearing and rearing.
Women acquired the freedom and the time to pursue interests outside the home
Women had the opportunity to acquire an education and / or pursue a career.
Some facilities in a modern house
Vacuum cleaners

Washing machines
Dishwashers
During World War II, American women discovered they could do things such as:
Welding airplanes and managing a business.
Bear children, take care of them and rear them
Do a lot of housework day after day.
Receive little education.
Have more time to participate in social activities or outdoor activities.
Receive higher education.
TRADITIONAL ROLES
MODERN
ROLES
The role of the women in modern society
PRACTICE 1 & 2 (p.82, 83)
Learn by heart the VOCABULARY of Unit 7
HOMEWORK
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