- They became the targets of laughter and anger from the coworker and local people They were unwelcomed at meals, faced loneliness and even violence.. What jobs did they do at FDNY?[r]
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READING GENDER EQUALITY
Trang 2Gender equality in employment
1. Look at the symbols. What do they stand for?
They are the symbols of genders, gender equality and gender discrimination
Trang 3I Vocabulary
-pursue : v) mưu cầu, theo đuổi
-sue : v) kiện ai ra tòa
-limitation : n) sự hạn chế, sự giới hạn
-loneliness : n) sự cô đơn
-preference :n) sự ưu tiên
-employment : n) việc làm
-firefighter:n) lính cứu hỏa
-co – worker : n) đồng nghiệp
-courage : n) lòng dũng cảm
-be in favour of: thiên vị, thiên về, ủng hộ
Trang 4Act: Match each of the words with its meaning. Use a dictionary if necessary.
Trang 5a Brenda Berkman's Childhood
b A Woman Who Did a ‘Man's Job’
c Gender Equality in Employment
b A Woman Who Did a ‘Man's Job’
II READING
Trang 6(F) or not given (NG). Tick the correct boxes.
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Trang 71.What job did Brenda Berkman want to do as a young girl?
- She wanted to become a firefighter
2.What did she do after she failed the physical test?
- She sued New York City and the FDNY gender discrimination and won.
3 How were she and other female firefighters treated?
- They became the targets of laughter and anger from the co-worker and local people They were unwelcomed at meals, faced loneliness and even violence.
4 What jobs did they do at FDNY?
- They had to do exactly the same jobs as all other male firefighters.
5 What is Taking the Heat?
-It is a documentary made in 2006 in which Brenda Berkman and other female firefighters were the subjects.
6 What does Brenda Berkman's story show?
- It shows that gender differences can not prevent a person from pursuing a job.
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GOOD BYE