UNIT 15 - READING - E. 12

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
I . BEFORE YOU READ
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Vocabulary
II. WHILE YOU READ
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
III. AFTER YOU READ

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
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What are the women doing?
She is teaching her son.
1
2
She is making a speech in public
4
She is cooking.
She is typing / working on the computer
3

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY

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* Answer the question
1. How many roles does the woman
have in the family?
Two roles: Mothers and wives
2. Is her life typical of a Vietnamese
woman’s life?
Yes, it is. It’s a Vietnamese custom and
tradition.

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
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UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
Listen to the tape, please

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY

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1. civilization (n): a society which has its own highly
developed culture and way of life.
2. deep - seated (a) strongly felt or believed and
difficult to change.
3. intellectual (a) = mental / belong to brain
4. discriminate (v): distinguish to treat ->
discrimination (n)
eg: It is illegal to discriminate against any ethnic or
religious group
5. pioneer (n): a person who is one of the first to go
somewhere or do something.
6. philosopher (n): a person who has developed a set
of ideas. (Triết gia)
* Vocabulary

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
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TASK 1: Match the words in A with the
Vietnamese meaning in B
A B
1.human civilization
2. childbearing
3.involvement
4.age Enlightenment
5. deep- seated cultural
beliefs
6. homemaking
7. intellectual ability
8. equal work opportunity
A. Thời đại khai sáng
B.việc chăm sóc gia đình
C. nền văn minh nhân loại
D. những niềm tin ăn sâu
vào tiềm thức
E. cơ hội việc làm bình đẳng
F. việc sinh con
G. năng lực trí tuệ
H. sự tham gia

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Task 2
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Take notes the meaning of some words or
phrases:
1. respectful (a): tôn trọng
2. supportive (a): ủng hộ
3. resentful (a): thù hằn
4. struggle (for): (v): đấu tranh (cho)
5. argue (v) tranh cãi
6. politician (n): nhà chính trị
7. property (n): quyền sở hữu
Task 2: Choose the best option A, B, C or D
to answer the following questions:

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
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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 house

C. taking care of the house and family
D. working in factories
Many people believed that women’s
natural roles were as mothers and wives.

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
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2. Before the 18
th
century, what was the
attitude of societies towards women’s
intellectual ability
A. respectful
B. supportive
C. resentful
D. disbelieving
Task 2:
Widespread doubt about women’s intellectual
ability led most societies to deny education,
employment and many legal and political
rights to women.

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY

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3. According to the text, what is the purpose of
the struggle for women’s rights?
Task 2:
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
The struggle for womwn’s rights – the rights
that establish the same social, economic, and
political status for women as for men.

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4. What do “these pioneers” at the end of
paragraph 2 refer to?
Task 2:
A. 18th century European people
B. 18th century European political philosophers
C. 18th century European women
D. 18th century European politicians
During these period political philosophers in
Europe began to argue that all individuals,
male or female, were born with natural rights
that made them free and equal.

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
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5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in
the last paragraph as one of women’s legal rights
today?
Task 2:
A. the right to hold property
B. the right to equal pay
C. equal employment opportunity rights
D. the right to vote
The most important of these are the rights to

have equal work opportunities and pay to men,
the right to vote and the right to formal
education


UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
I . BEFORE YOU READ
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II. WHILE YOU READ
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III. AFTER YOU READ
Choose the best title for the passage:
Task 3:
A. Women’s Intellectual Ability
B. The Age of Enlightenment
C. Women’s Rights
D. Women’s Role in Education
Today, although their status varies in
different counties, women in most parts of
the world have gained significant legal
rights. The most important of these are the
rights to have equal work opportunities and
pay to men, the right to vote and the right
to formal education

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
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Vocabulary
II. WHILE YOU READ
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Task 3
III. AFTER YOU READ
traditional women
modern women
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do housework only
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pursue a career
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have more leisure time to
pursue a lot of interests
outside the home
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look after children
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look after their own
beauty
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can’t work at offices or in
factories / companies
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take part in many
social activities
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look after their husbands

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be busy all day and
be dependent
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acquire education
Can you compare the women’s roles with
the men’s roles in modern society?

UNIT 15 WOMEN IN SOCIETY
I . BEFORE YOU READ
Answer questions
Vocabulary
II. WHILE YOU READ
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
III. AFTER YOU READ