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Instructor: Nguyễn Ngọc Vũ
Students: Vũ Mai Phương
Ngô Cẩn Ngọc Uyên
L/O/G/O
Unit 15
WOMEN IN THE SOCIETYWOMEN IN THE SOCIETY
BEFORE YOU READ
WHILE YOU READ
AFTER YOU READ
Work in groups; tell at least ONE woman who is famous as a:
Woman are always busy with homemaking. homemaking
(n.) homemaker (n.)
pioneer (n.)/ˌpaɪəˈnɪə/
political philosopher/ə/ /ɒ//ə/
The 18th century is known as the Age of Enlightenment./ɪn/
They advocated that women should not be
discriminated against on the basis of their sex./æ/
/ə/ /eɪ/
It was believed that women did not have enough
intellectual ability to involve in business and
politics.intelligence participate in
involvement (n)
/tʃ//ə/
/ɒ/
/ə/
Word list:
• homemaking (n.)• the Age of
Enlightenment• intellectual ability• political philosopher
• involve (v.) involvement (n.)• pioneer (n.)• significant (adj.)• discriminate (v.) discrimination
Task 1:
In the past, due to the (1)______________cultural belief, women had (2) ______________ roles in society. They were (3)______________ to be more suitable for (4) ______________ and (5) ______________. Due to the widespread doubt about their (6) _____________ ability, women were not allowed to (7) ______________ in business or politics. In the 18th century which was considered the age of (8) _________________. Many (9)______________thinker supported for the women rights. Today, the role of women has been highly (10)______________and their position become higher and higher in society.
limited Enlightenment
intellectual
involve considered
homemaking
childbearing pioneer
deep-seated appreciated
TASK 2:
Read the following statements.
Decide whether they are True or
False based on the reading text.
TASK 2TASK 2
1. In the old days, women couldn’t work in society because they weren’t intelligent.False
because of widespread doubt about their intellectual ability.
2. The struggle for women’s rights started in the 9th century.
18th century
False
TASK 2TASK 2
TASK 3:
Choose the best option A, B, C or D
to answer the following questions
working in the educationA
5
B building houses
C taking care of house and family
D working in the factories
1. According to the text, what was the main role traditionally accorded to women?
1. According to the text, what was the main role traditionally accorded to women?
respectfulA
5
B supportive
C resentful
D disbelieving
2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of societies towards women’s intellectual ability?
2. Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of societies towards women’s intellectual ability?
to free women from houseworkA
5
Bto establish a friendly friendship between men and women
Cto bring equality between men and women
Dto argue that women have better intellectual ability
3. According to the text, what is the purpose of the struggle for women’s rights?
3. According to the text, what is the purpose of the struggle for women’s rights?
18th century European peopleA
5
B 18th century European political philosophers
C18th century European people
D 18th century European politicians
4. What do “these pioneer thinkers” at the end of paragraph 2 refer to?
4. What do “these pioneer thinkers” at the end of paragraph 2 refer to?
the right to hold propertiesA
5
B the right to equal pay
Cequal employment opportunity rights
D the right to vote
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph as one of women’s legal rights today?
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph as one of women’s legal rights today?
A
B
C
Read through the text. Choose the best heading for each paragraph.
The struggle for women’s rights
Women in the old society
The status of women in society today
Para. 3
Para. 2
Para. 1
Work in pairsSummarize the reading passage by writing ONE sentence for each paragraph.