UNIT 15 - READING (POWERPOINT)

Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
Some of women’s work
cooking
childbearing
teaching
going to market/
supermarket
taking care of
the house / family
working at
the office
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
Unit 15
Lesson 1: READING
Wednesday, March 10
th
, 2010
ENGLISH 12
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
VOCABULARY:
- suit for (v.)
- widespread (adj.)

- deny (v.)
- discriminate (v.)
: thích hợp
: phổ biến, lan rộng
: từ chối
: phân biệt
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* Task 1:

Match the words in column A with
their Vietnamese meanings in B:
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A B
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
a. sự dấn thân, tham gia
b. những niềm tin văn hóa
lâu đời

c. cơ hội việc làm bình đẳng
d. việc sinh con
e. việc chăm sóc gia đình
f. nền văn minh nhân loại
g. thời đại ánh sáng
h. khả năng tri thức/ hiểu biết
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
Read the passage, then choose the
best option A, B, C or D to answer the
following questions:
* Task 2: (p.164)
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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
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
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2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of
societies towards women’s intellectual ability?
A. respectful
B. supportive
C. resentful
D. disbelieving
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)

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
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
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
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
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

Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
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
C.
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of
societies towards women’s intellectual ability?
A. respectful
B. supportive
C. resentful
D. disbelieving
D.
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
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
C.
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
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
B.
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
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

A.
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc

(iSchool Long Xuyên)
Read the passage again and choose
the best title for the passage:
* Task 3:
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trúc
(iSchool Long Xuyên)
A. Women’s Intellectual Ability
B. The Age of Enlightenment
C. Women’s Rights
D. Women’s Role in Education
C.
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* Task 4:
Complete the following sentences
to summarize each paragraph:
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P1. In the past, women were restricted to the
role of mothers and wives due to widespread
doubt about their ____________________.
P2. The struggle for women’s rights began in
the 18
th
century as ________________________
believed that women should be treated equally.
P3. Women now enjoy important ______________
such as equal work opportunities and equal pay,
the right to vote and to gain education.
intellectual ability

European political philosophers
legal rights
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(iSchool Long Xuyên)
HOMEWORK:
Summarize the passage by using
Tasks 2,3 and 4.
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