UNIT 6:
GENDER EQUALITY
GETTING STARTED
Equal opportunities in education
Warm - up
Who do you see in the picture?
Where do you think they are?
What are they doing?
Activity 1: Listen and read
Vocabulary:
Equal /ˈiːkwəl/ (adj):
ngang bằng, côngbằng
There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class.
Discrimination /ɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ (n):
sự phân biệt đối xử
Eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ (v):
xóa bỏ, loại bỏ
Force /fɔːs/ (v):
bắt buộc
My father forces me to stay at home.
Enroll/ Enrol /ɪnˈrəʊl/ (v):
Enrolment /ɪnˈrəʊlmənt/ (n. phr.):
đăng kí nhập học
sự đăng kí nhập học
 
1. Many young people are not interested in sports. I have to ……….….... my sons to play tennis or going swimming.
2. The Vietnamese government has done a lot to …….….... hunger and poverty.
3. We do not allow any kind of …………….... against women and girls
4. Our family members have ……………….... rights and responsibilities.
5. Most parents don’t want to find out the ……………….….... of their babies before birth.
Complete the following sentences using the words below:
equal
gender
discrimination
eliminate
force
Activity 2: Read the conversation again. Decide if the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG). Tick the correct boxes.
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1. Why can’t girls go to school according to Quang?
2. Who is considered as the most powerful woman in the world now?
3. What was the enrolment rate in sub- Saharan African in 2010?
4. The percentage of schoolgirls and schoolboys in our school is….. ……
A. 50 % of the girls and 50 % of the boys
B. 52 % of the girls and 48% of the boys
C. 52 % of the boys and 48% of the girls
D. 55 % of the girls and 45% of the boys
5. What is the enrolment rate in schools in Viet Nam?
6. Who earns more college degrees in Viet Nam?
7. Why should gender discrimination be eliminated?
Activity3: Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
Activity3: Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. Why can’t girls go to school according to Quang?
 Because they might be forced to work at home and in the fields.
2. Who is considered as the most powerful woman in the world now?
 Angela Markel – The prime minister of Germany
3. What was the enrolment rate in sub- Saharan African in 2010?
 Only 82 girls enrolled per 100 boys in secondary school.
4. The percentage of schoolgirls and schoolboys in our school is….. ……
50 % of the girls and 50 % of the boys
52 % of the girls and 48% of the boys
C. 52 % of the boys and 48% of the girls
D. 55 % of the girls and 45% of the boys
Activity3: Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
5. What is the enrolment rate in schools in Viet Nam?
 There are slightly more boys than girls in both primary and secondary schools.
6. Who earns more college degrees in Viet Nam?
 Women do.
7. Why should gender discrimination be eliminated?
 Gender discrimination should be eliminated so that everyone has equal opportunities in education.