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UNIT 6: GENDER EQUALITY 6A. Pronunciation
• Stress in three-syllable adjectives and verbs
I. Write the three-syllable adjectives or verbs below in the correct
column, according to the stress pattern. digital expensive different astonished estimate wonderful advocate convenient practical effective hesitate understand electric creative excellent operate consider introduce remember calculate encourage oversell disappear imagine recommend Ooo oOo ooO
II. Read the following sentences. Underline the three-syllable words.
Put a mark (') before the stressed syllable.
1. We advocate women take part in different careers and business.
2. We should abandon prejudice against women, and give them promotion in their careers.
3. Our group seems to be very decisive, productive, creative, and satisfied every need of customers.
4. We understand how practical, effective and convenient the new method is.
5. She has been considered one of the most creative, and talented artists of her century.
6. They operate a new system that is very practical, wonderful in recycling organic waste. 6B. Vocabulary
• Equal job opportunities
I. Complete the sentences with the words given. dream treated equality high-paying child marriage adorable uneducated equal low-paying domestic violence
1. The government is committed to achieving __________ rights for women.
2. Both __________ and forced marriage are a marriage where one or both
parties is under the age of eighteen.
3. My brother had always wanted to go to the USA and at last his __________ came true.
4. Liberia is the nation with the highest proportion of __________ children with
nearly two-thirds of primary-aged children not accessing school.
5. As part-time, __________ workers, the women earned very little.
6. A(n) __________ job satisfies one’s basic needs and fulfils one’s dreams like buying homes or cars.
7. Prevention of __________ involves providing equal economic opportunities to men and women.
8. Have you seen their new baby - she’s simply __________ !
9. In an ideal world, would everyone get __________ equally?
10. Women have yet to achieve full __________ with men in the workplace. • Gender equality
II. Complete the sentences with the words given. equal domestic violence treated surgeon child marriage gender low-paying dream
1. __________ ends the childhood of girls, and they are forced into adulthood
before they are physically and mentally ready.
2. The __________ told reporters that Sara was making good progress after the heart transplant.
3. In higher education, women are __________ in numbers to men.
4. Last year her __________ came true and she was offered a chance to study in America.
5. The job centre seems to list only __________ temporary jobs.
6. __________ is any behaviour the purpose of which is to gain control over a spouse or a partner.
7. All people should be __________ equally, whatever their age or sex.
8. There many __________ differences in attitudes to paid work.
III. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1. The purpose of the law is to end discrimination __________ workplace.
2. All over the world women are demanding equal opportunities __________ education and work.
3. The law puts a limitation __________ the number of hours children can work.
4. She dreamed __________ becoming a scientist.
5. Her maternity leave prevented her __________ getting the promotion.
6. Some people aren’t fully aware __________ gender discrimination in society.
7. Elderly parents are dependent __________ their children either male or female __________ physical care.
8. The government must ensure equality __________ opportunity __________ all children.
9. The career is his family tradition, passing __________ from generation to generation.
10. Parents should set a good example __________ their children.
IV. Fill in each blank with the correct word below. Each word has to be used only once. freedom status feminist opportunities education gender quality responsibility injustice women
Famous Women Equality Quotes
1. “My goal is not to get a Nobel Peace Prize.... My goal is to get peace and my
goal is to see __________ of every child.” (Malala Yousafzai)
2. “ __________ equality is not a woman’s issue; it is a human issue. It affects us
all.” (Nan Sa Aell Daung Paing)
3. “A __________ is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of
women and men.” (Gloria Steinem)
4. “To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man’s __________ to woman.” (Mahatma Gandhi)
5. “True equality is not the superiority of women, but the equal __________ of
man and woman.” (Mercedes Joubert)
6. “ __________ cannot be achieved unless the women have been emancipated
from all forms of oppression.” (Nelson Mandela)
7. “As __________ , we must stand up for justice for all.” (Michelle Obama)
8. “Men of __________ respect women’s equality.” (Jeremiah Say)
9. “Women are more than 50 percent of the population and more 50 percent of
voters. We must demand that we all receive 100 percent of the __________ .” (Beyonce)
10. “Women only have true equality, when men share with them the __________
of bringing up the next generation.” (Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
V. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word below. There are some extra words. requirements attitude plans job meetings projects concerns tasks
Equal pay for women workers in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, the poor (both women and men) are often engaged in day
labour as hired seasonal workers on landowners’ large plantations. Currently,
men and women perform almost identical 1 __________ , but they do not earn
equal wages. In an analysis of wages, it was found that for a day’s labor, men
earn an average of $2.22, while women earn nearly half of that amount ($1.21).
To solve the problem, volunteers from Pathway Project issued an analysis
and held 2 __________ on “fair wage” at each community in the area. At the end
of these meetings, they developed 3 __________ to take action and bring their
common 4 __________ to the landowners and social elites. Male day labourers
recognized that equal wages for women would also benefit their families, and
they joined forces with the women to ask for equal pay.
Recently, men and women are working together in the crops field as a
team. Landowners are showing a more positive 5 __________ to the women day
labourers, and women day labourers are getting equal wages at the end of
each day without having to request it.
VI. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
1. Since 2009, Iceland has been the global __________ in gender equality, (lead)
2. For the past five years, Iceland has been in the first rank of educational
__________ and __________ in women’s economic conditions, (achieve / improve)
3. On October 24, 1975, more than 25 thousand women in Iceland took a day
off to emphasize the importance of women’s __________ to the economy, both in
paid and unpaid work, (contribute)
4. Gender equality is also a part of the __________ to the challenges facing society, (solve)
5. The __________ of women in the labour market in Iceland is one of the highest
in the world, (participate)
VII. Choose the correct word.
1. The least equal / equally / equality country in the world for women,
ranking 145th, was Yemen, where only 55% of women can read and only 6% attend college.
2. UNICEF says that access to education is one of the biggest challenges /
questions / refusals facing children in Yemen today, especially girls.
3. Until now, the high cost of courses / lectures / schooling has discouraged
or prevented poor parents from having their children, especially girls, educated.
4. Moreover, a miss / need / lack of female teachers contributes to low enrolment of girls in schools.
5. UNICEF is now providing schools and families with / for / of educational supplies to help lower costs.
6. Through a joint study / project / survey involving the World Bank, UNICEF
hopes to help the government provide all children with textbooks at the beginning of each school year.
7. UNICEF is working both nationally and regionally to teach / inform /
educate the public on the importance of educating girls.
8. The gender equality / inequality / fairness in education in Yemen is
among the highest in the world - it’s bad news to girls there. 6C. Grammar
• Passive voice with modals
I. Rewrite the active sentences in the passive.
1. People won’t use maps in the future.
Maps_______________________________________________________________________.
2. Manufacturers will build cars with a GPS system.
Cars________________________________________________________________________.
3. People won’t need travel agencies.
Travel agencies_____________________________________________________________.
4. Parents will plan family holidays online.
Family holidays_____________________________________________________________.
5. Factories won’t manufacture televisions any more.
Televisions_________________________________________________________________.
6. Manufacturers will develop bigger computer screens.
Bigger computer screens___________________________________________________.
II. Complete the text. Use the future active or passive, affirmative or negative.
Today, Google is the most popular search engine in the world, but in the future
traditional search engines 1__________ (become) less and less popular. Why?
Because typed words 2__________ (not use) by people any more. Instead,
pictures 3__________ (take) and used to find out information. Imagine these scenarios:
• Museums. You want to find out about an exhibit. Take a picture with your
phone and the information 4__________ (appear) on the screen.
• Eating out. You’re in a restaurant on holiday. Take a picture and the menu
5__________ (translate). A review of the restaurant will also appear.
• Travel. You are lost. Take a picture of the street and a map with your location
6__________ (show). A list of nearby shops with discounts 7 __________
(download) onto your phone, too.
• Social. You meet a new person at a party. Take a picture and their Facebook
page 8__________(open) up on screen.
Some of these applications have already been developed, others 9 __________
(develop) soon. One thing is for sure: if you lose your phone now, it’s a pain. If
you lose it in the future when it does everything for you, it 10__________ (be) a disaster.
III. Choose the correct passive modals below to complete sentences. must be stopped should be removed must be made should be provided will be achieved will be given
1. Gender equality __________ only when women and men enjoy the same opportunities.
2. In Muslim countries, changes __________ to give women equal rights to
natural or economic resources, as well as access to ownership.
3. In order to reduce gender inequality in South Korean society, women
__________ more opportunities by companies.
4. Child marriage __________ in several parts in the world because it limits
access to education and training.
5. In Egypt, female students from disadvantaged families __________
scholarships to continue their studies.
6. Discrimination on the basis of gender __________ from workplaces. 6D. Reading
I. Read the following short biography of the famous female pilot,
Amelia Earhart. Choose the correct heading (A-G) for each paragraph
(1-4). You will not use all the headings. A. Amelia’s Education
B. Amelia’s Mysterious Disappearance
C. Amelia’s Family Life
D. Amelia’s Childhood Years E. Amelia’s Marriage
F. Amelia’s Flying Records
G. Amelia’s Love of Flying Amelia Earhart
1. _____________________________________
Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. At three
years old she went to live with her grandparents who lived fifty miles away.
Amelia was a tomboy, and loved snow sledding and climbing trees. She lived
with her grandparents until she was ten. At ten she moved back with her
parents and her younger sister, Muriel.
2. _____________________________________
Amelia saw her first airplane at the 1908 Iowa State Fair. At this fair, there was
a stunt- flying exhibition, and it fascinated Amelia. It was here, as she watched
these planes twirling and swooshing, that Amelia fell in love with the idea of
flying. Amelia actually had to wait thirteen years to take her first ride in a
plane, and just six months after that, she bought her first plane. It was bright
yellow and she called it Canary.
3. _____________________________________
Amelia was very competitive, and entered many flying contests over the next
several years. She continually broke the records of other pilots. To mention just a few:
In June of 1928, she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.
In May of 1932, she became the second person to fly solo across the Atlantic.
From August 24 to 25, 1932, she flew a solo nonstop flight from the west coast
of the United States to the east coast, making her the first woman to do that.
From April 24 to 25, 1935, she was the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
4. _____________________________________
At the age of forty, in 1937, Amelia Earhart wanted to be the first woman to fly
around the world. She and her navigator took off from Oakland, California, and
flew to Miami, then through the Caribbean to Brazil and through Africa to India.
After India, they flew to Bangkok, Indonesia, Australia, and then Papua New
Guinea. From Papua New Guinea, they flew toward Howard Island, 2,200 miles
away. They never arrived, and despite extensive searches, they were never found.
No one knows for sure what happened to Amelia and her navigator, but the
world knows that Amelia is one of the most important and influential pilots in history.
II. Read the passage, and decide whether the following statements are
true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan. As a
young girl, she demanded that girls should be allowed to receive an education,
which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her.
After the Taliban began attacking girls’ schools in Swat, Malala gave a
speech whose title was, “How dare the Taliban take away my
basic right to education?” In early 2009, Yousafzai began
blogging for the BBC about living under the Taliban’s threats
to deny her an education. Yousafzai continued to speak out
about her right, and the right of all women, to an education.
She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012,
but survived. The shooting resulted in a massive support for
Yousafzai, which continued during her recovery. She gave a
speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday, in 2013.
She has also written an autobiography “I Am Malala: The Girl
Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban”, which was released in October 2013.
At age 17, she became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace
Prize. In congratulating Yousafzai, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
described her as “a brave and gentle advocate of peace who through the
simple act of going to school became a global teacher”.
For her 18th birthday on July 12, 2015, the young activist opened a
school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon. Its expenses were covered by the
Malala Fund, and the school was designed to admit nearly 200 girls from the
ages of 14 to 18. “Today on my first day as an adult, on behalf of the world's
children, I demand we must invest in books instead of bullets,” Yousafzai spoke
in one of the school’s classrooms. T F NG
1. Yousafzai gave many speeches to support girls’ basic right to have education.
2. She was so brave to write articles about the gender discrimination in education in her hometown.
3. She worked as a BBC reporter for a short time.
4. She has worked as a teacher in many countries in the world.
5. She gained great support after being shot nearly dead by Taliban.
6. She was taken to hospital in the capital of Pakistan.
7. She was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Prize.
8. She opened a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon funded by the Malala Fund.
9. She loves peace, and hates war.
10. She founded the Malala Fund.
III. Read the passage carefully, and do the tasks that follow.
Working mothers are the ones who move out of the house for the purpose
of earning money and also maintain household chores. Every woman at home
prefers to work in order to balance the financial and the other basic needs of the family.
The children of working mothers become smarter, more active, and more
independent as compared to the children of non-working mothers. This is
because of the fact that the mothers being working have to move out of the
house leaving all the household chores intact, the children understand their
responsibilities and manage to do all their tasks without being dependent on
others, so they become smart, active, and independent enough.
The working mothers are now helped by their husbands in household
chores after returning from work. By seeing fathers being a helping hand to
mothers, children learn good habits and inculcate manners of helping others as
well as their mothers, thus in this way good habits are inculcated in them.
A working mother also adds to the advantage of helping the family
financially. It is beneficial as a woman becomes a helping hand to the husband
in terms of money. Therefore, the family runs in a very smooth way without any
financial difficulty and the kids also get the best as parents are able to afford
all necessities due to a good income level.
The mothers, when work, become an inspiration for their kids as they look
up to their mums and say that they aspire to be like their mums in the near
future. Working mums not only work but also look after their children without
any difficulty. So such kids need to get an inspiration at home, and they also
learn to do hard work in their life.
Task 1. Match words 1-5 with definitions A-G, writing the answer in
each blank. There are two extra definitions. 1. intact (adj)
_____ A. to make someone have a strong feeling 2. inculcate (v) _____ to r B.
emember something by doing it so often
3. inspiration (n) _____ C. to respect or admire (someone)
4. look up to (v) _____ D. to have a strong desire to do something 5. aspire (v) _____ complete and in the or E. iginal state
F. someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something
G. to fix beliefs or ideas in someone’s mind
Task 2. Read the passage again, and answer the questions below.
1. Why does every woman at home prefer to go to work?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. Why do the children of working mothers become smarter, more active, and more independent?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. How can children learn good habits from their fathers at home?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. What financial benefits does a working mother bring to her family?
______________________________________________________________________________
5. Why do working mothers become an inspiration for their children?
______________________________________________________________________________
IV. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
A pioneer leader for women’s rights, Susan Anthony
became one of the leading women reformers of the 19th
century. In Rochester, New York, she began her first public
crusade on behalf of temperance, the habit of not drinking
alcohol. The temperance movement dealt with the abuses of
women and children who suffered from alcoholic husbands.
Also, she worked tirelessly against slavery and for women’s
rights. Anthony helped write the history of woman suffrage.
At the time Anthony lived, women did not have the right to vote. Because
she voted in the 1872 election, a US official arrested Anthony. She hoped to
prove that women had the legal right to vote under the provisions of the 14th
and 15th Amendments to the Constitution. At her trial, a hostile federal judge
found her guilty and fined her $100, which she refused to pay.
Anthony did not work alone. She worked with reformers of women’s rights
such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Amelia Bloomer. Susan worked for the
American Anti-Slavery Society with Frederick Douglas, a fugitive slave and black abolitionist.
On July 2nd 1979, the US Mint honored her by issuing the Susan Anthony
dollar coin. Although Anthony did not live to see the fruits of her efforts, the
establishment of the 19th Amendment is indebted to her efforts, according to US historians.
1. Anthony advocated all of the following EXCEPT __________.
A. slavery should be abolished
B. women are citizens and should have the right to vote
C. employers should provide childcare for female employees
D. alcohol should be prohibited because of the abuse it causes
2. The underlined word “crusade” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. a battle against authority
B. a campaign to work tirelessly for one’s beliefs
C. a war against the enemies in the Middle Ages
D. an attempt to fight evil
3. What would historians say about Susan Anthony’s greatest achievement?
A. She was an activist and raised a family at the same time.
B. She worked with abolitionists to get the country rid of slavery.
C. Her tireless efforts to guarantee women the right to vote led to the
establishment of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
D. Women had the legal right to vote under the provisions of the 14lh and
15th Amendments to the Constitution.
4. In which of the following ways did the US Mint honor her life’s work?
A. The Susan Anthony stamp was issued.
B. The Susan Anthony dollar coin was issued.
C. The Susan Anthony Memorial Park was built in Rochester.
D. Susan Anthony dolls were created.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Slavery was one of Susan Anthony’s causes.
B. Susan Anthony did not accept the use of alcohol.
C. Susan Anthony never gave up her struggle for all people’s freedom.
D. Reformers do not always see the results of their efforts.
V. Read the text, and do the following tasks.
Women Who Have Made History
In the last 100 years, more women have become scientists, writers, and
politicians than ever before. For example, Rachel Carson was a scientist and
writer who started the environmental movement in the 1960s. Indira Gandhi
was a politician who became the first female Indian Prime Minister in 1966. The
achievements of these extraordinary women and many others have changed the world.
This week, we present Marie Curie, the Polish French
physicist and chemist who was one of the greatest
scientists of the 20th century. She was also the first
woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only woman ever
to win two Nobel Prizes in different subjects, physics and chemistry.
Maria Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1867. Maria went to Paris to
study mathematics and physics. She met Pierre Curie, who was a well-known
scientist. They got married in 1895.
Marie Curie is famous for her work on radiation, which she named
‘radioactivity’. She used the word ‘radioactive’ to describe substances that
produce rays. Scientists already knew about the existence of ‘X-rays’, but they
didn’t know what they were. Marie Curie’s research showed that these
radioactive rays come from atoms. She discovered polonium and radium, which
are both radioactive elements. Her research was essential for the use of X-rays
in medicine. She knew that doctors could use X-rays to reveal broken bones.
During World War One, she organized twenty mobile X-ray units to help
doctors. Marie also discovered that doctors could use another radioactive
element, called radon, to treat cancer.
Marie Curie faced great opposition from male scientists in France, but she
never gave up her research. She died in 1934 from leukemia that she
developed because of her exposure to radiation. In those days, the health
dangers of radioactivity were unknown. Her daughter Irene Curie was also a
great scientist who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935.
Task 1. Complete the notes about Marie Curie. Occupation:
______________________________________ Nationality:
______________________________________ Famous for:
______________________________________
Task 2. Find these words in the text, and match them to their definitions. 1. elements
__________ a. being affected by something 2. reveal
__________ b. stopped doing something 3. treat
__________ c. make something known
4. gave up __________ d. the basic substances 5. exposure
__________ e. tried to make a sick person well again
Task 3. Answer the questions.
1. What have more women done in the last 100 years?
________________________________________________________________________________
2. How many subjects did Marie Curie win Nobel prizes for?
________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why did she go to Paris?
________________________________________________________________________________
4. What did she discover about radioactive rays?
________________________________________________________________________________
5. What radioactive elements did she discover?
________________________________________________________________________________
6. What did she do during World War One?
________________________________________________________________________________ 7. How did she die?
________________________________________________________________________________
VI. Read the texts, and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or
false (F). Then correct the false sentences. Woman’s work?
In many ways, David McLaren is a stereotypical Scottish man. In his free time,
he plays golf, goes to football matches, and meets his friends in the local pub,
all the things you’d expect a young, active man to do. And like many men, he
isn’t very good at housework. He’s untidy, hardly ever hoovers and he’s never
cooked a meal in his life. However, one thing about him does not fit this
stereotype: his job. David is a midwife.
Although some women are surprised when they find out that their midwife is a
man, David has a good reputation in the part of Scotland where he works. In his
opinion, it’s because of the way he carries out his duties. ‘I really care about
the women that I look after,’ he says. He gets on well with the husbands too.
‘Having another man there calms them,’ he explains. ‘And many of them feel
more comfortable asking a man questions.’
‘I’ve been qualified for fourteen years, and I’ve delivered hundreds of babies,’
says David, who used to be a coal miner. ‘There are only five or six male
midwives in Scotland. When I started, I expected more men to join the
profession, but the number hasn’t really changed. People still see it as a job which only women do.’ A man’s world?
Base 34 is a new garage in Lyon, in the south-east of France. Customers who
take their cars there for repairs may be surprised to find that all the employees are women.
When Michel Martin advertised for women who wanted to become mechanics,
he received 120 applications. After tests and interviews, he chose fifteen. They
included a nurse, a secretary, a beauty therapist and two flight attendants.
They all wanted a chance to work in this traditionally male environment. ‘I think
a lot of people instinctively trust women more. And female customers might
feel more comfortable with somebody who doesn’t treat them as if they don’t understand anything.’
Although most car mechanics are still men, the situation is gradually changing.
Men are starting to leave the profession, and women are joining it. Why? In a
word, technology. In the past, being a mechanic is a physically tough and dirty
job. Now, cars are much more complicated than they used to be. You need
patience and intelligence to work out what the problem is, not strength. Many
people believe that this makes the job more suitable for women than for men.
1. David McLaren does not have the same hobbies as most other men in Scotland. ______
2. Most women that David has worked with think that he is good at his job. ______
3. David gets on well with the women but not with their husbands. ______
4. David is not very experienced in his work. ______
5. There not many male midwives in Scotland, but the number is increasing. ______
6. What is surprised about Base 34 is that no men work there. ______
7. Fifteen women applied to work at the garage. ______
8. The women had different jobs before working at the garage, but wanted a change. ______
9. The job of mechanic is changing because cars are getting simpler. ______
10. Many people think that there will be more female car mechanics in the future. ______ 6E. Speaking • Everyday English
I. Choose the correct response. Then practise the short exchanges in pairs.
1. A: Women should stay at home and take care B: a/ I think they can follow their careers and of the family. interests outside the family.
b/ I don’t think men are more hard-working.
2. A: Women won’t become CEOs
B: a/ Why not? They are also good leaders.
b/ Why not? Men are better leaders than women.
3. A: Nowadays women get equal job B: a/ They can have more breaks than men. opportunities as men.
b/ But they don’t get equal pay.
4. A: Do you agree that doing housework is B: a/ But we can use labour-saving devices. very boring?
b/ Women can do that by themselves.
5. A: Housewives are often financially B: a/ Not really. That’s true. dependent on their husbands. b/ You bet!
6. A: Men should share household chores with B: a/ No, I guess so. their wives. b/ I agree with you.
7. A: Do you think women in Korea get good B: a/ I hope not. gender equality? b/ I don’t think so.
8. A: Oh, most of our teachers are female!
B: a/ Yes, women are better at taking care of children.
b/ Yes, women should be encouraged to work outside the home.
9. A: Can you see any benefits of a working B: a/ She’ll have less time to take care of her mother? children.
b/ She can set a good example for the the children.
10. A: Why should girls get higher education?
B: a/ In order to do household chores better.
b/ In order to get good jobs and promotion. • Career choices
II. Use the notes and useful expressions to complete the dialogue to offer the career choices.
Realistic: Realistic people like to work with things they can see or touch. Job
matches: carpenter, chef, nurse, pilot
Investigative: People of this type like research and study, rather than leading
groups of people. Job matches: computer programmer, surgeon
Artistic: They like to work with a free flow of ideas. Job matches: actor, graphic designer, writer
Social: They love to work with people. Job matches: social worker, teacher
Enterprising: They are good at making money and making decisions. Job
matches: business owner, lawyer, salesperson
Conventional: They always follow rules and regulations. Job matches: accountant, editor, librarian Useful expressions: - I think / I believe that ... - I think you’ll work as ... - I believe I can work well Career Counsellor
Hello, everyone. Today we’ll discuss the jobs that are
suitable for you. But first, you have to say something about
your likes or dislikes so that I can tell the job match for you. Nick
Miss, I enjoy tasks that allow me to express myself and I like
to think of new ideas for my work. Career Counsellor
1_____________________________________________________________
___________________________. Next, Mai. Mai
I can work well with figures because I remember the rules,
details and can apply the rules to the problems. Career Counsellor Well, you’re a logical thinker, and
2__________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ .
Nam, would you like to talk about your strengths? Nam
Yes, I like to work in a team, and I often help small children
with their homework in my free time. I like to serve the community too. Career Counsellor
3____________________________________________________________ . Anna
I like to work in a team too and I also enjoy making decisions
for my team. I think making money is very important because
with money we can help other people and we feel to be free
to do anything we want. I believe that a job of a business owner is suitable for me. Career Counsellor
Good. You’re right and 4______________________ How about you, Phong? Phong
I don’t work in a team, but I love working on my own. I like to
explain things or find out the solutions to problems. Which
type of job is suitable for me? Career Counsellor
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______________________________________________. And the last, Lan? Lan
I’d like to work outside with tools or machines. I also like to do gardening in my leisure time. Career Counsellor
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III. Complete the conversation between the reporter and Nguyen Thi
Hong - Viet Nam’s only female ship’s captain, using the sentences (A-
G) given. There are two sentences that you do not need.
A. But I quickly cleared such thoughts out of my head and told myself that I
had to try or I would feel regret forever.
B. I suffered huge losses after several unsuccessful fishing trips.
C. Time passed, and I could forecast the weather through clouds, the light of
the stars, and the condition of the waves.
D. At that time, I was teaching Literature at a middle school, and my aunt
passed through my place by boat and asked me to go fishing with her on her ship at sea.
E. After five hours of struggling with fierce waves during the night, my crew
and I had brought 36 people on board.
F. It was a horrible sky, and other boat owners tried their best to escape from the storm.
G. My aunt also taught me how to jump from one wave to another and how
to manage the ship to follow a school of fish.
Reporter How could you go to sea for the first time? Mrs. Hong
I learned it from my aunt, who was also my first teacher.
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Reporter What did you learn from your aunt?
Mrs. Hong She taught me her knowledge of how to watch the stars and manage the ship.
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Reporter Your aunt was really a great instructor to you. Mrs. Hong I think
so.3___________________________________________________________
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Thanks to her, I escaped from death in Typhoon Linda.
Reporter On that fateful night of November 2, 1997, you were the only
captain who brought your ship in and also rescued 36 other
fishermen. What did you think at that time?
Mrs. Hong I thought I could not survive, so how could I rescue storm victims with my ship?
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Reporter How did you and your men rescue others?
Mrs. Hong I told my sailors to throw our two buoys into the sea despite the roaring waves in order to rescue people.
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___________________________________________________________________ 6F. Writing
• Writing about jobs for men and women
Write a paragraph about the qualities of an effective firefighter, using
the prompts below. The first sentence has been done for you.
In order to become an effective firefighter, you should have physical fitness,
communicative skills, adaptability, dedication, and courage.
1. firefighters / have / good health / perform / tasks / and / remain / safe / job
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2. women / enough physical strength / remain safe / job / too
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3. clear, intelligent, and polite communication / an essential quality / the career / both men and women / have
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4. women / good / active listening / and / calming frightened victims
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5. firefighters / skill / adapt / new settings / changing conditions / perform the job
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6. successful firefighters / a passion / take a pride / their job
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7. effective firefighters / courageous / because / they / willing / take risks /
and / sacrifice / help others
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8. both men and women / all the qualities / do the job well
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I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. gender B. equal C. preference D. secondary 2. A. aware B. family C. planet D. married 3. A. focus B. spend C. sure D. pursue
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 4. A. maintain B. perform C. prefer D. offer 5. A. promote B. happen C. pursue D. affect
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. The company promotes equal _______ for women in the same pay and promotion. A. opportunities B. cases C. positions D. careers
7. The principle of equal pay is that men and women doing ______ work should get paid the same amount. A. same B. alike C. similar D. identical
8. Children often benefit from the _______ upbringing and parents. A. education B. educational C. uneducated D. educated
9. In developing countries, housewives are more likely to be victims of _______ violence. A. domestic B. household C. home D. family
10. International Women’s Day is an occasion to make more _______ towards achieving gender equality. A. movement B. progress C. improvement D. development
11. Reducing gender _______ improves productivity and economic growth of a nation. A. equality B. inequality C. possibility D. rights
12. Women with high qualifications _______ to managers. A. must promote must be promoted B. C. must move D. must be moved
13. A common reason that someone _______ more for similar work is because of
his or her experience or “length of service”. A. may be paid B. should not be paid C. can be paid D. must be paid
14. All forms of discrimination against all women and girls ______ immediately everywhere. A. must be taken away B. must be ended C. must be allowed D. must be followed
15. True gender equality _______ when both men and women reach a balance between work and family. A. can achieve B. should be achieved C. can be achieved D. should achieve
III. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word below. history wage role gender colleagues job experience family result employers
The state of California is working to say goodbye to the gender wage gap.
Governor Jerry Brown has signed the Fair Pay Act, a new law that forces 16
__________ who pay more to a man working the same 17 __________ as a woman
to prove that the pay is based on elements other than 18 __________ . It is not
just a gender problem - it is a 19 __________ problem or a human problem.
Aileen Rizo, a math consultant at the Fresno County Office of Education,
discovered that one of her male 20 __________ earned $12,000 more per year
than her, even though he had fewer years of 21__________ and education.
Over the course of a 40-year career, the average American woman will lose
out on about $431,000 as the 22 __________ of the wage gap, according to the
Center for American Progress. And the pay gap starts early: If a woman earns
less in her first job, when she takes on a new 23 __________ and her new
employer sets her 24 __________ , it will often be based on her prior pay25 __________.
Now the new law has closed the gaps for women.
IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the
blank space in the following passage.
An advocate for Kenyan women and environment
Wangari Maathai has become an international
26_________ because of her persistence in the struggle for
democracy, human rights, and environmental
conservation. Maathai is best known for her efforts to
develop the Green Belt Movement, an organization that
focuses on planting trees to protect the environment and
improve the 27_________ of life. Because of her efforts, Maathai was 28 _________ the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
In 1976, Wangari Maathai became active in the National Council of Women
of Kenya. While she was serving as the chairwoman in the National Council of
Women, she began to found an organization that encouraged women’s groups
to plant trees in order to conserve the environment. It was this small effort that
has 29 __________ women in planting more than 20 million trees on farms,
schools, and churches. This effort eventually became known 30 __________ the
charitable organization 31 __________ the Green Belt Movement.
Wangari Maathai has become very important to the people of Kenya, Africa
and the international 32__________ . Because of her active role in the
environment and the Green Belt Movement, more than 20 million trees have
been planted, numerous other countries have begun tree planting
programmes, and women all over the world have been helped by the example
that she 33__________ . As noted by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, she has
served as an “34__________for many in the fight for democratic rights and has
especially encouraged women to 35 __________ their situation.” 26. A. image B. key C. figure D. idol 27. A. quality B. quantity C. characteristic D. feature 28. A. given B. awarded C. rewarded D. gained 29. A. resulted B. offered C. provided D. assisted 30. A. as B. for C. in D. Ø 31. A. call B. calling C. called D. called as 32. A. community B. society C. association D. federation 33. A. fixes B. sets C. puts D. establishes 34. A. feeling B. emotion C. impression D. inspiration 35. A. take B. move C. better D. gain
V. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
The status of women in Japan is complex and cannot be characterized in
simple terms. Slowly, there is a growing number of professional women and
professional women’s associations. More women continue to work after getting
married and having children. However, many companies have separate
programmes for women, usually non-career development, and follow practices
that would be considered discriminatory in other societies. For a typical couple,
the female spouse is still generally expected to do all of the cleaning, cooking,
and other chores, whether she is working or not. Single women are said to be
enjoying their lives, spending much money on travel abroad and shopping.
Housewives are active in networking themselves for various objectives, for
example volunteer activities, community services, recycling activities, study
groups, and many others. The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother” is changing.
Unlike other countries where a couple is the usual social unit, in Japan it is
typical for only the husband to be invited to business gatherings or to weddings
for company employees. Exceptions are frequently made for foreign visitors
depending on the occasion, but wives should not take their exclusion as a personal insult.
36. The status of women in Japan is _______.
A. indefinite and illegal B. complex and unclear C. clear and high D. low and simple
37. Nowadays, Japanese women _______.
A. can go to work after getting married and having children
B. all have become professional women
C. take over most important work in many companies
D. have the same work and pay as men in all companies
38. In the family, the female partner _______.
A. often does all the housework if she doesn’t go to work
B. the male spouse always helps his wife with cooking and other chores
C. is still generally expected to do all of the housework
D. no longer spends much time doing the housework
39. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A. It is normal for only the husband to be invited to business gatherings.
B. Single Japanese women are used to enjoying their lives, spending much
money on traveling abroad and shopping.
C. The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother” is changing.
D. Wives in Japan can take their exclusion as a personal insult.
40. What can be inferred from the passage is _______.
A. the role of Japanese women in the society is changing so that all Japanese
women gain gender equality in both society and home
B. there have been some changes in their social role, but Japanese women
haven’t acquired the same rights as men in many fields yet
C. Japanese women are fighting for their definite status in the society