UNIT 6: GENDER EQUALITY

I. PRONUNCIATION
Read the sentences and underline the three-syllable adjectives and verbs. Mark (') the
stressed syllables and practise reading the sentences.
1. Women's football became popular during the First World War.
2. Our aim is to develop children's social skills.
3. Men and women still choose different jobs.
4. Tereshkova learnt how to parachute at a local flying club.
5. Education is important in fighting for gender equality.
6. In the future, people will discover new ways of thinking.
7. We should all celebrate her success as a surgeon.
8. Both men and women are able to learn and apply medical knowledge.
II. VOCABULARY
1. Find eight words you have learnt in this unit and write them in the spaces.

2. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the words in 1 if necessary.
1. She's studying at a medical school to become a __________.
2. We were lucky to have Mr Xuan Truong as our first __________ teacher in our primary
school.
3. Boys and girls are not always __________ equally around the world.
4. A __________ teacher needs a lot of patience and passion.
5. The same job opportunities should be given to both __________.
6. It's necessary for an airline __________ to have good health.
7. Women can work as science and technical __________ in the army.
8. Girls and women should never stop fighting for __________ rights.
3. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1. _________ might be seen as a way to protect young girls from violence.
A. Child benefit B. Child marriage C. Child mother D. Child labour
2. Girls who receive a(n) _________ are less likely to marry young.
A. education B.job C. teaching D. training
3. In many places, women have to work longer to earn the same _________ of money as men.
A. number B. total C. amount D. list
4. Jobs that are traditionally done by women are normally _________ jobs.
A. well-paid B. high-paying C. well-paying D. low-paying
5. Governments, organisations, and individuals must work together to achieve gender_________.
A. inequality B. difference C. equality D. similarity
6. Women can be as _________ strong as men.
A. mentally B. mental C. spiritual D. spiritually
7. It is interesting to know that army women and men earn _________ pay.
A. equally B. equal C. unequally D. unequal
8. Women in the army have a good chance to be _________.
A. promote B. promotion C. promoting D. promoted
III. GRAMMAR
1. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. Girls and women should (provide) __________ with equal access to education and
employment.
2. Equal income opportunities for men and women ought to (promote) __________.
3. Girls should (not treat) __________differently from boys.
4. Boys and girls could (play) __________ on the same team.
5. The files can (download) __________in less than a minute.
6. Must men and women (give) __________ equal rights?
7. Girls should (not force) __________ to get married before the age of 18.
8. Why must male and female competitors (judge) __________ fairly?
2. There is a mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. Should women be worked after getting married?
2. Some men may be asked their wives to stay at home.
3. Researchers find that women can be made better surgeons than men.
4. Domestic violence against girls and women must be stop.
5. Girls can be faced serious health risks if they get married young.
6. Child marriage might be led to domestic violence.
7. In many jobs women might pay less than men.
8. Today's women can find serving in many parts of the army and police forces.
3. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1. Very often girls who marry young might _________ victims of domestic violence.
A. become B. becoming C. be becoming D. became
2. Education can _________ girls the opportunity to have a better life in the future.
A be given B. have been given C. give D. have given
3. Women should _________ the same salaries as men for doing the same jobs.
A. have given B. be given C. to give D. give
4. Statistics _________ that fewer girls than boys go to school or stay long at school.
A. are shown B. should show C. should be shown D. show
5. A surgeon must _________ excellent eyesight and mental strength.
A. have had B. have C. be had D. be having
6. People could _________ from having representatives of both genders in every job.
A. be benefited B. have been benefited C. benefit D. have benefited
7. Women working in jobs traditionally done by men still big _________ challenges.
A. will face B. foced C .face D. are faced
8. Many women can't _________ long hours because they have to take care of their families.
A. work B. have worked C. be working D. be worked
IV. READING
1. Read the text and choose the best answers.
It is not easy for women to be a fighter (1)___________. They have to meet key (2)
___________ of physical fitness, mental strength, and intelligence. Plots may also find it
extremely uncomfortable to (3) ___________ in a small cockpit up high in the sky during long-
distance and dangerous flights. Many countries didn't allow female pilots until the 1990s. Women
couldn't become fighter pilots until 2015 (4) ___________ they could join the Air Force after
1993. However, women have (5) ___________ that they can perform as well as men in one of the
toughest positions as fighter pilots. Many of the female fighter pilots are also great team leaders.
1. A. engineer B. firefighter C. surgeon D. pilot
2. A. requirements B. demands C. qualities D. quantities
3. A. fight B. live C. sit D. stay
4. A. but B. although C. because D. and
5. A. said B. told C. claimed D. proved
2. Read the text and choose the best answers.
Some Russian women became well-known fighter pilots during the Second World War.
Yekaterina Budanova was one of them. She joined the Soviet Army and became a lighter pilot
after working as a non-military pilot. At first, Budanova's officer didn't believe in her ability. But
in a short time Budanova became famous for her talent and remarkable flying skills.
Unfortunately, she died at the age of 26 in air-to-air fighting against German planes although she
already shot down one plane and hit a second before being shot down herself. Interested in flying
at an early age, Lydia Ultvyak joined a flying club and performed her first solo flight at the age of
15. She became a fight instructor after graduating from the military flying school. After the
German attack on the Soviet Union in 1941. Utvyak joined the Soviet Air Force and soon
achieved great success. Like Budanova, she was killed (at the age of 21) in fighting against
German planes. And along with Yekaterina Budanova Lydia Utvyak is often considered one of
the world's most famous female fighter pilots.
1.Which of the following best serves as the title of the text?
A. Fighting the Germans B. Women during the Second World War
C. Russian Female Fighter Pilots D. Female Fighter Pilots Who Made History
2. The word “them” in paragraph 1 refers to
A. Women B. Russian women
C. fighter pilots D. well-known fighter pilots
3. What did Budanova do before she become a fighter pilot?
A. She was a Russian officer. B. She worked at a flying club.
C. She worked as a non-military pilot. D. She shot down German planes.
4. The phrase “a second” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. a second German plane B. a fighter pilot
C. a second Russian plane D. the Second World War
5. The word 'solo' in paragraph 2 means ________.
A. done by one person alone B. done by more than one person
C. successful D. single
6. The fact that Litvyak had her first solo flight when she was only 15 Implies that __________.
A. her flying club was the best in the world B. it was a risky thing to do
C. she had a natural talent for flying D. she loved danger
7.Litvyak became a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force _________.
A. when she achieved great success
B. when the Soviet Union joined the war
C. after the Soviet Union attacked Germany in 1941
D. after the Germans attacked her country in 1941
8.Which of the following is NOT true about Budanova and Uitvyak, according to the text?
A. They are considered two of the world's most famous female fighter pilots.
B. They died in their twenties.
C. They died when the Second World War was over.
D. They were talented and successful female fighter pilots in the Soviet Air Force.
V. SPEAKING
1. Complete the conversations by circling the best answers. Then practise reading them.
1.Mai: Is the surgeon's job traditionally more common for men?
Minh: ___________.
A. Yes, it is. But things are changing. B. It doesn't matter at all.
C. I'm afraid you're wrong. D. Yes, I couldn't agree more.
2. Khoi: Only men have enough mental strength to perform long and tiring operations.
Thanh: ___________ Women can be strong both physically and mentally.
A. I hope so. B. Yes, I agree with you.
C. I'm sorry, but that's not possible. D. I'm afraid I disagree.
3. Tung: Men and women have the same abilities to learn and apply medical knowledge, so both
can be good surgeons.
Nga: ___________
A. I don't agree that women cannot be surgeons.
B. I'm sorry but I don't want to.
C. Absolutely.
D. Let me ask my teacher about it.
4. Lucy: I'd like to be a police officer like my mother.
Peter: ___________
A. That's not true. B. I couldn't agree more.
C. You're wrong D. You're welcome.
2. Prepare a short talk about why girls shouldn't get married before the age of 18, using
some of the ideas in the box. You can start the talk with the given sentence.
-become victims of domestic violence
- face serious health risks: young girls are not physically developed to give birth
- leave school early not get enough education
- have no good job skills to earn good salaries
I think girls shouldn't get married before the age of 18 for a number of reasons. Firstly, .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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VI. WRITING
1. Use the verbs in their correct forms and add some words where necessary to make
meaningful sentences.
1. Cooking / home management classes should / teach at school / both boys and girls.
….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. In some countries / women can / punish / if they appear / public without / cover their faces.
….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Men's career choices / become surgeons / airplane pilots/ may lead /high paying jobs.
….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. In some cultures / girls / force/become wives and mothers / before / age of 15.
….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Child marriage should /stop/ becouse many girls / force / leave school/get married/ an early
age.
….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. More and more women / becoming educated / participating / labour market.
….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Although many people / admitted that men and women / equally intelligent / gender
inequality / exists.
….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. In many countries / the world/women face daily violence / unequal treatment
/home / work.
….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings, using the words given in
brackets.
1. Parents mustn't keep their daughters at home to work. (KEPT)
2. Employers shouldn't treat male and female employees unfairly. (TREATED)
3. Governments should encourage girls to join military forces. (ENCOURAGED)
4. Companies ought to promote equal job opportunities for everyone. (PROMOTED)
5. Education can bring girls and women a bright future. (BROUGHT)
6. These girls might finish their homework in two hours. (FINISHED)
7. They should improve education in remote areas. (IMPROVED)
8. Businesses could give people equal job access. (GIVEN)
3. Write a paragraph (120-150 words) about some of the benefits of girls' education. Use the
following questions as cues for your writing.
1.How important is education to girls?
2.What choices can educated girls make?
3.What can educated girls do for their children and families?
4.How can educated girls give back to their communities?
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