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 electriccreative 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 __________ , but they do not earn equal wages. In an analysis of wages, it was found
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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 __________ to take action and bring their common __________ to the landowners
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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 __________ to the women day labourers, and women day labourers
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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 145 , wasth

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 __________ (become) less and less popular. Why? Because typed words __________
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(not use) by people any more. Instead, pictures __________ (take) and used to find out
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information. Imagine these scenarios:

• Museums. You want to find out about an exhibit. Take a picture with your phone and the
information __________ (appear) on the screen.
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• 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 __________
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(show). A list of nearby shops with discounts __________ (download) onto your phone, too.
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• Social. You meet a new person at a party. Take a picture and their Facebook page
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__________(open) up on screen.
Some of these applications have already been developed, others __________ (develop) soon.
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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 __________ (be) a disaster.
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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) _____ B. to remember 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) _____ E. complete and in the original 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 19 century. In Rochester, New York, she began her first public crusade on
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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 14 and 15 Amendments to the Constitution. At her trial, a
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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 2 1979, the US Mint honored her by issuing the Susan Anthony dollar coin.
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Although Anthony did not live to see the fruits of her efforts, the establishment of the 19 th

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 19
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Amendment to the Constitution.

D. Women had the legal right to vote under the provisions of the 14 and 15 Amendments to
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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 20 century. She was also the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the
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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?
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2. How many subjects did Marie Curie win Nobel prizes for?
______________________________________________________________________________
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3. Why did she go to Paris?
______________________________________________________________________________
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4. What did she discover about radioactive rays?
______________________________________________________________________________
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5. What radioactive elements did she discover?
______________________________________________________________________________
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6. What did she do during World War One?
______________________________________________________________________________
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7. How did she die?
______________________________________________________________________________
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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 B: a/ I think they can follow their careers and
care 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 B: a/ No, I guess so.
with their wives. b/ I agree with you.
7. A: Do you think women in Korea get B: a/ I hope not.
good 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 B: a/ In order to do household chores better.
education? 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
r 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.
Miss, I enjoy tasks that allow me to express myself and I like to think of new ideas for my work.
r Counsellor 1
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___________________________. Next, Mai.
I can work well with figures because I remember the rules, details and can apply the rules to the
problems.
r Counsellor Well, you’re a logical thinker, and __________________________________
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Nam, would you like to talk about your strengths?
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.
r Counsellor 3
____________________________________________________________ .
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.
r Counsellor Good. You’re right and ______________________ How about you, Phong?
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 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?
r Counsellor _____________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________. And the last,

Lan?
I’d like to work outside with tools or machines. I also like to do gardening in my leisure time.
r 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. ___________________________________________________________
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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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TEST 1 (UNIT 6)
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 B. must be promoted
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 __________ who pay more to a man
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working the same __________ as a woman to prove that the pay is based on elements other
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than __________ . It is not just a gender problem - it is a __________ problem or a human

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problem.
Aileen Rizo, a math consultant at the Fresno County Office of Education, discovered that one of
her male __________ earned $12,000 more per year than her, even though he had fewer years
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of __________ and education.

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Over the course of a 40-year career, the average American woman will lose out on about
$431,000 as the __________ of the wage gap, according to the Center for American Progress.
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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 __________ , it will often be based on her prior
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pay __________.
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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 _________ because of her persistence in
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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 _________ of life. Because of her
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efforts, Maathai was _________ the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

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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 __________ women in planting more than 20
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million trees on farms, schools, and churches. This effort eventually became known 30

__________ the charitable organization __________ the Green Belt Movement.

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 Wangari Maathai has become very important to the people of Kenya, Africa and the
international __________ . Because of her active role in the environment and the Green Belt
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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 __________ . As noted by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, she has served as an
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“ __________for many in the fight for democratic rights and has especially encouraged women
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to __________ their situation.”

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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
D. most Japanese women are satisfied with their social role nowadays
VI. Complete the conversation between the reporter and Huynh Ly Dong Phuong - a chief
pilot of Vietnam Airlines, using the sentences (A-G) given. There are two sentences that you
do not need.
A. I was determined to change others’ thinking about female pilots and make them realize that
not only can women fly planes, but they can also do it very well.
B. My father died when I graduated from high school, and then I was admitted into a business
school, but still found myself dreaming about the sky.
C. After finally obtaining my mother’s permission, I came back to Viet Nam and trained to
become a pilot with Vietnam Airlines, which sent me to a two-and-a-half- year training course
in Montpellier, France with 31 other trainees.
D. The sky looks different every day, and no fancy office can be as beautiful as that.
E. I was born and raised in Brussels, Belgium.
F. I only became fascinated with planes and airports after I came back from a vacation in Viet
Nam.
G. I felt like a bird spreading its wings for the first time.

eporter Hello, Dong Phuong. Congratulate you on becoming the first female chief pilot of Vietnam
Airlines. You fly both domestic routes and international flights. Where were you born?
ong Phuong _______________________________________________________________
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eporter Was flying in the sky your childhood dream?

ong Phuong Oh, no. __________________________________________________________
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eporter Did your parents support your decision to become a pilot in the first place?
ong Phuong I don’t think so. They suggested I should take an easier office job.
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eporter How could you make your dream come true?
ong Phuong _______________________________________________________________
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eporter Did you experience any pressure or discrimination from male instructors or classmates?
ong Phuong At first, some of my male classmates had no idea what a girl was doing there. Yet I also had very
good instructors and friends who showed lots of support.
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eporter Thank you so much, Dong Phuong. Pleased to have a nice talk with you.
ong Phuong You’re welcome.

VII. Write sentences about the nursing career, using the prompts below.
46. nursing / be dominated / women / ages / but nowadays / more men / nurses
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47. when / male patients / see / both male and female nurses / take care of them / they / feel /
more emotionally comfortable / supported
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48. male nurses / make / certain procedures / more comfortable / especially / male patients
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49. when / children / see / both male and female nurses / they / understand / nursing / both sexes
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50. nursing / a growing career / job security, promotion and pay rise / which / attractive / both
men and women
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TEST 2 (UNIT 6)
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. equal B. women C. eliminate D. example
2. A. female B. parent C. baby D. age
3. A. birth B. other C. youth D. think
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
4. A. college B. woman C. mistake D. housework
5. A. hunger B. police C. parent D. courage
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. In Australia, men and women will be given an equal _______ to contribute both at home and
in the workplace.
A. luckB. risk C. chance D. pay
7. Discrimination on the basis of race, _______, age or disability is not allowed.
A. condition B. female C. gender D. occasion
8. For girls in Nigeria, the only way to avoid child marriage and take control of their future is
_______.
A. to go schooling B. to schooling
C. to educate D. to get educated
9. Women in the United States are more likely to complete high school and college than men, but
there are _______ in high government positions.
A. a few women B. a number of women
C. many women D. fewer women
10. Women and men must have equal _______ to influence society and their own lives.
A. directions B. ways C. behaviours D. rights
11. Women do the majority of domestic and ______ work, including cleaning, cooking, and
childcare as well as taking care of sick and elderly.
A. paidB. unpaid C. low-paying D. high-paying
12. Vigdis Finnbogadottir, the fourth President of Iceland, was the first woman in the world
_______ the first female Head of State in 1980.
A. elect B. to elected C. to be elected D. electing
13. Gender equality _______ without the support of the government, organizations, and
individuals.
A. mustn’t be achieved B. needn’t be achieved
C. should not be achieved D. cannot be achieved
14. Although progress _______, we are still a long way from achieving gender equality
worldwide.
A. has been made B. have been made
C. has been done D. have been done
15. In sub-Saharan African countries, investments _______ in education, skill training and health
care to form a better future for adolescent girls and their families.
A. will be needed B. should need C. will not be needed D. must need
III. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word below.
services growth result increase potential
opportunities care progress policies concerns
A lot of __________ with women’s rights has been made in Korea, but there are still some
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misunderstandings and prejudices that are blocking gender equality.

The first misunderstanding is the idea that if women gain more __________ , men will lose
out. This is not accurate: gender equality does not harm men, but it allows women, who make up
half the world’s population, to achieve their full __________ . Men and women should develop
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together, and this would help overcome the low __________ and secure sustainable
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development.
The second misunderstanding is that childcare and housework are jobs for women, and that
work-life balance issues are female __________ . It was true in the past: women took
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__________ of housework and childcare, and men financially supported their families.
The Korean government is carrying out various __________ to support work-life balance,
including a(n) __________ in the number of daycare centres and a system for childcare leave.
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But here is the third misunderstanding: people think that by using these __________ , they are
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creating difficulty for their employers and colleagues. The __________ is that they don’t use
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them.
We can only have gender equality when we change our misunderstandings and prejudices.
IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
Saudi Women Register To Vote For The First Time
Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s
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_______ . The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be
allowed to run for office and vote in city elections, which _______ every four years. At least 70
women intend to run for office, and more than 80 registered as campaign managers, Arab News
reported last month. _______ the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, other Saudi laws and
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culture could complicate women’s _______ to cast their votes.

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Saudi women still have to deal with limits on their freedom of movement, and since it’s
illegal for them to drive, many of them will have to _______ male members of their family to
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take them to register and to vote. Male relatives who oppose female voting rights could also be a
barrier. The government also _______ voters to have personal ID cards, and many Saudi
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women do not.
To make serious _______ on women’s rights, Saudi authorities should _______ the male
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guardianship system, under which caring policies and practices _______ women from
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obtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a
male guardian. Only then will Saudi Arabia’s women be able to _______ to society on an equal
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situation with men.

26. A. life B. history C. campaign D. period
27. A. take place B. take part C. take care D. take after
28. A. When B. Because C. However D. While
29. A. work B. careers C. efforts D. travels
30. A. trust B. remain C. base on D. rely on
31. A. needs B. keeps C. requests D. requires
32. A. development B. steps C. progress D. movement
33. A. cut B. stop C. complete D. finish
34. A. prevent B. take C. end D. remove
35. A. help B. contribute C. cause D. give
V. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Tawakkol Karman was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 in recognition of her work in
non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in

Yemen.
Tawakkol was born in 1979 in Taiz, Yemen’s third largest city. She studied a degree in
Commerce from the University of Science and Technology in Sana’a before completing another
degree in Political Science from the University of Sana’a.
Growing up in a country with political uncertainty, Tawakkol witnessed the unification of
North and South Yemen in 1990, followed by a civil war in 1994 in which the North gained
victory over the South.
As a journalist and human rights activist, Tawakkol responded to the political instability and
human rights abuses in Yemen by organizing others and reporting injustices. In 2005, she
founded the organization Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) which supports rights and
freedoms and provides media skills to journalists. In addition, the organization releases regular
reports in human rights abuses in Yemen, recording more than 50 cases of attacks and unfair
sentences against newspapers and writers so far.
In 2007, Tawakkol began organizing weekly protests in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, aiming at
calling for inquiries into social and legal injustice. Tawakkol’s weekly protests continued until
2011 when she redirected protesters to support the Arab Spring. Tawakkol even brought
Yemen’s revolution to New York speaking directly with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
and organizing public meetings at the UN headquarters.
Brave and outspoken, Tawakkol has been imprisoned on a number of occasions for her
opposition movement for human rights. She is known as “Mother of the Revolution”, and “The
Iron Woman”.
 Since receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, she has continued to support female journalists and
encouraged people in Yemen to ask for social justice and human rights. Fiercely committed to
change, Tawakkol spends the majority of her time in a tent in Change Square, where she
continues her peaceful protest for justice and freedom.
36. By establishing WJWC, Tawakkol would like _______.
A. to oppose to the victory of the government from the North
B. to support rights and freedom and provide media skill to journalists
C. to start the non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights
D. to report the unification of North and South Yemen and the civil war
37. The organization WJWC produces regular reports on _______.
A. bad sentences in newspaper articles issued in Yemen
B. weekly protests in Yemen’s capital and the government’s repression
C. violent and unfair treatments against humans especially journalists
D. organizing public meetings at the United Nations headquarter
38. The purpose of weekly protests in Yemen’s capital led by Tawakkol from 2007 to 2011 was
_______.
A. to ask to make speeches at the United Nations headquarters
B. to bring Yemen’s revolution to New York and speak to UN Secretary General
C. to get many women free from prisons on a number of occasions
D. to oppose to social and legal injustice and wrongdoings from the government
39. All of the following are true about Tawakkol EXCEPT that _______.
A. she has started supporting female journalists since 2011
B. she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011
C. she started supporting the Arab Spring in 2011
D. she has been put in prison several times
40. The word “committed” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. done something illegal or something that is considered wrong
B. determined to give your loyalty, time to a particular principle
C. sent officially to prison or hospital
D. being brave and outspoken to live in very bad conditions
V. Complete the conversation with Emma Watson, a famous British actress and Goodwill
Ambassador for United Nations Women in September 2014, using the sentences (A-G)
given. There are two sentences that you do not need.
 A. Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive; both men and women should feel

free to be strong.
B. But sadly, I can say that there is no country in the world where all women can expect to see
these rights.
C. And today we are launching a campaign called HeForShe.
D. My school did not limit me because I was a girl.
E. When at 15, my girl friend started dropping out of sports teams because they didn’t want to
appear muscly.
F. It’s not about men saving women.
G. We want to end gender inequality, and to do this, we need everyone involved.

Reporte When did you start questioning the gender equality?

r
Emma When I was 8, I was confused for being called bossy because I wanted to direct the
plays that we would put on for our parents, but the boys were
not. ________________
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Reporte When were you appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women?
r
Emma It was six months ago, in February 2014.
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Reporte HeForShe, it’s the first campaign of its kind at the UN. Can you tell any difference
r of this campaign?
Emma __________________________________________________________________
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________________________. We want to try to mobilize as many men and boys

as possible to be advocates for change. And, we don’t just want to talk about it. We
want to try and make sure that it’s tangible, and achievable.
Reporte You have been very successful in the Harry Porter film series, but sometimes you
r think that the world has become such an uncomfortable one. Why do you think so,
Emma?
 Emma I am from Britain, and I think it is right I am paid the same as my male
counterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my
own body. ________
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Reporte Have you ever experienced gender inequality in your own family or at school?
r
Emma My life is a sheer privilege because my parents didn’t love me less because I was
born a daughter.
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VII. Write sentences about female pilots in Australian Air Force, using the prompts below.
Female pilots in Australian Air Force
47. authority / encourage / women / apply / fly / fighter jets
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48. they also / have / several programmes / help / women / become pilots
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49. men and women / the same basic fitness test / become a pilot / but / standards / different / age
and gender
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50. female graduates / complete / same courses / their male peers / and / have / same qualities /
those / other countries
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