2. Read the text and circle the correct meanings of the highlighted words and phrases.

(Đọc văn bản và khoanh tròn nghĩa đúng của các từ và cụm từ được đánh dấu.)

Gender equality has been greatly promoted around the world. However, there are still many challenges that women face.

First of all, there are still girls who are forced to get married before the age of 18. In many places, parents may see child marriage as a way to protect daughters from violence. However, many of these young girls become victims of domestic violence. Child marriage also carries serious health risks as young girls are not physically developed to give birth.

Secondly, more than half of the world's uneducated people are women. This means fewer girls than boys go to school or stay long at school. Girls who receive an education are less likely to marry young. They can also have better job skills and can earn higher salaries. Education gives girls the opportunity to have a better life and give back to their communities.

Thirdly, women are often paid less than men. In other words, women have to work longer than men to earn the same amount of money. Differences in career choices might be one reason. Women tend to become nurses, secretaries, or shop assistants, which are low-paying jobs, while men choose high-paying careers as surgeons, airline pilots, or engineers.

Women are still not equal to men in today's society, and governments, organisations and individuals must work together to achieve gender equality.

1. be forced

a. be made to do something unwanted

b. be made to do something necessary

2. domestic violence

a. action taken to please someone

b. behaviour intended to hurt someone you live with

3. uneducated

a. having little or no formal education at school

b. not having many jobs opportunities

4. low-paying

a. giving money to a person

b. providing very little money

2. Complete the following sentences using the words in 1.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau sử dụng các từ ở bài 1.)

1. Nowadays male teachers can be seen working at _________.

2. The _________ performed an eight-hour operation on my grandpa yesterday.

3. Some parents may _________ boys differently from girls.

4. Traditional _________ roles influenced how men and women should behave.

5. They should promote _________ income opportunities for men and women.

3. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Underline it and write the correct word(s) in the space given.

(Mỗi câu sau đây có một lỗi sai. Hãy gạch dưới lỗi sai đó và viết (các) từ đúng vào chỗ trống cho sẵn.)

1. One paragraph about gender equality ought to write by each student. ______

2. Action to stop domestic violence must take immediately. ______

3. Should all people be provide with equal access to information? ______

4. Young girls mustn’t force into marriage. ______

5. Can mean and women give equal opportunities in the workplace? ______

2. Work in pairs. Do you think both men and women can do the surgeon’s job well? Give reasons. Use the ideas below to help you.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Bạn có nghĩ rằng cả nam và nữ đều có thể làm tốt công việc của bác sĩ phẫu thuật không? Đưa ra lý do. Sử dụng những ý tưởng dưới đây để giúp bạn.)

- Men and women have the same abilities to learn and apply medical knowledge.

(Nam và nữ có khả năng học hỏi và ứng dụng kiến thức y học như nhau.)

- Women can be as mentally strong as men.

(Nữ giới có thể mạnh mẽ về mặt tinh thần như nam giới.)

- Men and women can perform long and tiring operations.

(Nam và nữ có thể thực hiện các ca mổ kéo dài và mệt mỏi.)

- Both men and women can make great surgeons.

(Cả nam và nữ đều có thể làm bác sĩ phẫu thuật tuyệt vời.)

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sử dụng dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc.)

1. Men and women should be treated _______ at work. (equal)

2. Joining international _______ will bring many benefits to a country. (organise)

3. More men are now taking jobs _______ done by women. (tradition)

4. _______ gives girls the opportunity to have a better life. (educate)

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms.

(Chia dạng đúng các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. If I (be) ______ you, I (live) ______ with a host family so that I can learn more about the local culture.

2. If we (work) ______ together, we (be) ______ able to reduce the negative impact of tourism on the environment.

3. If we (allow) ______ more people to crowd the city centre, we (have) ______ to deal with environmental pollution in the future.

4. If we (have) ______ enough money, we (go) ______ on an ecotour to Finland. Instead, were staying in Viet Nam in the summer. 

2. Listen to a talk about Valentina Tereshkova. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

(Nghe bài nói về Valentina Tereshkova. Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất để hoàn thành mỗi câu.)

1. Valentina Tereshkova joined a local flying club and became a talented parachutist while she was ______.

A. working as a factory worker

B. training to be a cosmonaut

2. Tereshkova and ______ other women were chosen for the Soviet space program.

A. three

B. four

3. Tereshkova joined the Soviet Air Force and became ______ after completing her training and passing an examination.

A. an Air Force officer

B. the first female pilot

4. She travelled into space in Vostok 6 and successfully returned to Earth on _______.

A. 16 June, 1963

B. 19 June, 1963

5. After the flight, Tereshkova received many awards, and ______.

A. travelled in space again

B. completed her university degree

4. Complete the summary below. Use the verb phrase from the conversation in 1.

(Hoàn thành phần tóm tắt bên dưới. Sử dụng cụm động từ trong cuộc hội thoại ở bài 1.)

The students are talking about future jobs. While Mark wants to work as a kindergarten teacher, Linda wants to be a surgeon. Lan dreams to be an airline pilot. Linda says that in some countries girls (1) ______ to be pilots. Mark thinks girls (2) ______ home in today’s world. He says that boys and girls (3) _______ equally and given the same job opportunities.

1. Listen and complete a conversation with the expressions from the box. Then practise it in pairs.

(Nghe và hoàn thành một cuộc hội thoại với các cụm từ trong hộp. Sau đó thực hành theo cặp.)

Mum: Mai, Dad and I would like you to be a shop assistant.

Mai: (1) _______ that’s not possible. I want to go to medical school and become a surgeon.

Mum: (2) ______. It’s not easy to be a surgeon.

Mai: (3) _______. But I’m sure I can.

Mum: Besides medical knowledge, a surgeon must have physical and mental strength. Most surgeons are also men…

Mai: (4) ______. That’s why we need more women surgeons. We can be as good as men.