Unit 15 Women in societyReading

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Presented by: TRAN THI THUY NGA.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> List some jobs that women often do nowadays. Did women do this job in the old days? Why?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> Date: 12/3/2013 Period: 90. Lesson 1: Reading.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> What is the woman doing?. She is teaching her son.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> What is the woman doing?. She is cooking.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> What is the woman doing?. She is making a speech in public.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> What is the woman doing?. She is typing / working on the computer.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> 1. How many roles does the woman have in the family?.  There are two roles: mothers and wives.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> 2. How many roles does the woman have in society?.  They are businesswoman or politics.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> New words: (task 1 – p163) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.. human civilization Childbearing Involvement age of Enlightenment deep-seated cultural beliefs Homemaking intellectual ability equal work opportunity. Nền văn minh nhân loại Việc sinh con Sự tham gia Thời đại khai sáng Quan niệm lâu đời Việc chăm sóc gia đình Năng lực trí tuệ Cơ hội làm việc bình đẳng.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> 9. rights (n) / rait / 10. struggle (n); (v) / 'strʌgl / 11. advocate (v) / 'ædvəkeit / 12. discriminate (v) / dis'krimineit / discrimination (n) / dis,krimi'nei∫n / 13. vary (v) / 'veəri / 14. vote (v); (n) / vout /. Quyền của con người (sự) đấu tranh Chủ trương, tán thành Phân biệt đối xử Sự phân biệt đối xử Khác nhau Bầu cử, bỏ phiếu; lá phiếu, sự bầu cử.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> Activity 1: (Task 2 - p.164): 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 houses C. taking care of the house and family D. working in factories 2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of societies towards women’s intellectual ability? A. respectful B. supportive C. resentful D. disbelieving.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(13)</span> 3. According to the text, what is the purpose of the struggle for women’s intellectual ability? 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 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 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.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(14)</span> Activity 1 (Task 2-p.164): 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 houses C. taking care of the house and family D. working in factories 2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of societies towards women’s intellectual ability? A. respectful B. supportive C. resentful D. disbelieving.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(15)</span> 3. According to the text, what is the purpose of the struggle for women’s intellectual ability? 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 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 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.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(16)</span> Activity 2: Go through the text and decide if the statements are true (T), false (F) or no information (NI) 1. People in the old time believed that women were better suited for childbearing and homemaking than for working in politics. 2. Women couldn’t work in the society because they had no intellectual ability. 3. The struggle for women’s rights started in the 19 th century. 4. Thanks to women’s liberation, nowadays women are equal to men..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(17)</span> Task 3: Go through the text and decide if the statements are true (T), false (F) or no information (NI). 1. People in the old time believed that women were better suited for childbearing and homemaking than for working in politics. T 2. Women couldn’t work in the society because they had no intellectual ability. F 3. The struggle for women’s rights started in the 19 th century.. F. 4. Thanks to women’s liberation, nowadays women are equal to men. NI.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(18)</span> Activity 3: Work in groups to summarize the text by filling in the missing words. housewives unequal. education power. politics liberation. unequal Women in old society were considered to be …………………(1) to housewives men. They played the roles of mothers and ………………….….(2) politics only. They weren’t allowed to work in business and ………...….(3). Therefore it was men who controlled most positions of power employment and …………………………………(4) in society. liberation Thanks to women’s ……………………..…(5) since the 18th century, women nowadays have gained many legal rights equal to men. Among them, the most important are the right to vote, the education right to gain ……………………….…..(6) and the right to get equal payment in work..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(19)</span> Activity 4: Ask and answer questions 1. According to the text, what were women’s natural roles?  Mothers and wives 2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of societies towards women’s intellectual ability?  Disbelieving 3. According to the text, what is the purpose of the struggle for women’s intellectual ability?  To bring equality between men and women 4. Who were “the pioneer thinkers”  18th century European political philosophers 5. According to the text, how many rights do women have?  3 rights: the right to have equal work opportunities and pay to men, the right to vote, and the right to formal education.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(20)</span> - Read the passage again and do task 3 (p. 165) - Learn new words by heart - Prepare unit 15: Speaking.

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