Because they think that the son can perpetuate their family lineage. /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/
- Answer the questions:
1. Why do some couples prefer a son to a girl?
2. Do you think so? Why? Why not?
/pəˈpetʃueɪt/
Look at the picture then answer some questions:
1. Who do you see in the picture?
2. Where do you think they are?
3. What are they doing?
1. Listen and read the conversation
Unit 6: Gender equality
Lesson 1: getting started
Unit 6: Gender equality
Lesson 1: getting started
-sub = (pref) under; below : subway, subsoil, submarine
= not quite; almost : substandard, subtropical
-enrol = enroll  [ɪn`rəʊl](v) = become a member of a group
→ enrollee (n) = a person has enrolled in a class, school, etc.
→ enrolment (n) = enrollment /in`roulmənt/
-gender (n) = the condition of being male or female
-discrimination (n)
-discriminate (v)  [dɪ`skrɪmɪneɪt] = treat one person or group worse/ better than others.
-rural (a) = of, in the countryside or agriculture
-force (v) sb to do st = make sb do sth against their will ; compel
-eliminate  [ɪ`lɪmɪneɪt] (v) = get rid of sb/ sth
elimination  [ɪ‚lɪmɪ`neɪʃn]
-equal [`iːkwəl] (a) ≠ unequal
Equal opportunities in education


Lan: Can we start working on the class project “Equal opportunities in education”
Quang: OK, let`s see what information we have found on our topic.
Minh: Please go ahead, Quang.
Quang: Well, according to a United Nations report, sub-Saharan Africa had only 82 girls enrolled per 100 boys in secondary school in 2010. I suppose this is an example of gender discrimination in education.
Lan: Yes, I agree. Not all girls can go to school. I guess they may be kept home to do housework.
Quang: Sure. In rural areas, girls might be forced to work at home and in the fields.
Minh: Some people say that girls perform worse at school than boys, so they shouldn`t be allowed to go to school.
Quang: I`m afraid I disagree. I think girls do better at school than boys and more women than men have college degrees.
Lan: Exactly. In Viet Nam, there are slightly more boys than girls in both primary and secondary schools, but more women than men earn college degrees.
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Lan, Quang and Minh are working on the class project ‘Equal Opportunities in Employment’
Quang is talking about the enrolment rate in secondary school in sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.

Lan thinks girls may be kept home to do housework.
In general, girls do better than boys at all levels of education.
Minh believes gender discrimination in education starts at home because parents treat boys and girls differently.
Task 3: Answer the questions
1. Only 82 girls enrolled per 100 boys in secondary school.
2. Because they might be forced to work at home and in the field.
3. There are slightly more boys than girls in both primary and secondary schools.
4. Women do.
5. Gender discrimination should be eliminated so that everyone has equal opportunities in education.