Unit 06 Gender Equality Lesson 3 Reading

She and other female firefighters became the targets of laghter and anger from the co-workers and local people.. 5.They paid a heavy price to win equality.[r]

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UNIT 6:

LESSON 6:READING

GENDER EQUALITY

Gender Equality In Employment

TASK 1: Look at the symbols What do they stand for?

DICRIMINATON

2.TASK 2: Match each of the words with its meaning Use a dictionary

if necessary.

1.Preference(n) sự ưu tiên, sự thích hơn

2 (To) sue (v) kiện ai ra tòa

3.(To) pursue (v) theo đuổi

4 Loneliness (n) sự cô đơn

5 Limitation (n) sự giới hạn

- Firefighter(n) lính cứu hỏa

- In favor of ủng hộ

- (To) apply for xin (việc), ứng tuyển

- Fair (a) công bằng

- Target (n) mục tiêu, mục đích

- Violence (n) bạo lực

- Documentary (n) phim tài liệu

- Courage (n) lòng dũng cảm

- Will (n) ý chí

Vocabulary

a Brenda Berkman's Childhood

b A Woman Who Did a ‘Man's Job’

c Gender Equality in Employment

3.Task 3: Quickly read the text Choose the best title for it .

b A Woman Who Did a ‘Man's Job’

4.Task 4: Read the statements Decide if they are true (T),

false (F) or not given (NG) Tick the correct boxes.

4.Task 4: Read the statements Decide if they are true (T),

false (F) or not given (NG) Tick the correct boxes.

1 Brenda Berkman was never aware of gender preferences

in favor of boys

2 Brenda Berkman passed the written test

3 After failing the physical test, Brenda Berkman kept silent

and went away

4 She and other female firefighters became the targets of

laghter and anger from the co-workers and local people

5.They paid a heavy price to win equality

6 Brenda Berkman taught at the FDNY

T F NG

v v

X

X

X

X

5.Task 5: Read the text again Answer the questions.

1.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

- LEARN BY HEART THE WORDS/ PHRASES

- PREPARE FOR THE NEXT LESSON

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