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 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)

1. Read the text and fill the timeline about women’s football.

(Đọc văn bản và điền vào dòng thời gian về bóng đá nữ.)

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

It is commonly thought that football is a sport for men. In fact, it is a sport for women, too.

The first recorded football matches between women took place in 1890s in Scotland and England. Women’s football became very popular during the First World War when women started working in the factories. In 1921, however, the football Association (FA) decided that the game was not suitable for women.

The ban lasted for 50 years until it was finally lifted in 1971. In the same year, France and the Netherlands played the first official women’s international football match. However, it took 20 years for the first FIFA Women’s World Cup to happen in 1991 in Asia. Since then, the competition has been held every four years.

Nowadays, like men’s football, women’s football is becoming more and more popular. Women’s professional football has developed significantly and the Women’s World Cup has drawn worldwide interests.

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

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

Since UNICEF set up an office in 1975 in Viet Nam, it has run projects in various fields to provide the highest possible support for children in our country. The organisation particularly aims to create opportunities for all children in Viet Nam to attend school, learn and succeed. The following programmes help achieve the UNICEF's education aims for Viet Nam.

Education for Disadvantaged Young People

UNICEF helps disadvantaged teenagers continue their education by offering them job training and career advice. They are also taught essential skills for the job market.

Providing Education Opportunities for Children with Disabilities

This programme gives children with disabilities a chance to get access to and benefit from a quality education. It also helps promote equal participation in society and a culture in which people respect each other.

Improving Learning Achievements

This is another practical programme supported by UNICEF. The aim is to better prepare children for the challenges in the future. UNICEF helps Viet Nam in joining regional educational programmes to improve children's learning achievements. When they leave school, they should have the necessary skills and knowledge to work in a fast-changing world.

1. create

a. make something happen 

b. increase something

c. refuse something

2. essential

a. usual

b. necessary

c. successful

3. respect

a. have a good opinion of somebody

b. look down on somebody

c. get on well with somebody

4. practical

a. connected with organisations

b. connected with ideas

c. connected with real situations

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. Do the crossword. Use the words you have learnt in this unit.

(Hoàn thành ô chữ. Sử dụng những từ bạn đã học trong bài này.)

1. A _______ teacher works with small children to prepare them for school.

2. Job adverts should not mention their ideal candidate’s _______.

3. A very experienced _______ was able to rebuild his nose after the accident.

4. Boys and girls should have _______ opportunities in education.

5. Parents should not _______ boys differently from girls.

1. Read the text and complete each blank of the fact file about Earth Hour with ONE word.

(Đọc văn bản và hoàn thành từng ô trống của tệp thông tin thực tế về Giờ Trái đất bằng MỘT từ.)

EARTH HOUR

Earth Hour is a global event organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Held every year, it encourages people and businesses to turn off their lights and other unnecessary electrical devices for one hour from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March. Earth Hour was started as a lights-out event in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. Since then, it has grown to become an international movement for the environment, happening in more than 7,000 cities and towns across 187 countries and territories.

Earth Hour has created a positive environmental impact. It shows the public support for protecting the environment and saving the planet. It also draws attention to climate change and global energy issues, and promotes green activities worldwide.

Viet Nam joined the event in 2009 and has been an active and keen supporter since then. Besides switching off lights, people can take part in a number of activities to raise awareness of environmental problems and call for action for climate, people and nature.

5. Listen to the words and underline the stress. Then work in pairs. Take it in turns to say the word and say the form.

(Nghe các từ và gạch chân trọng âm. Sau đó làm việc theo cặp. Thay phiên nhau nói một từ và dạng của chúng.)

1. a. Teenagers who go on adventures should be proud of what they accomplish.

b Teenagers who go on adventures should be proud of their _____.

2. a. Companies will want to employ them

b. Companies will want to offer them ______.

3. a. Preparing for the trips is the most difficult part.

b. The most difficult part of the trips is the _____.

4. a. These trips are a great way to develop personal skills

b. These trips are great for the _____ of personal skills.

5. a. Most teenagers dream of becoming famous.

b. The _____ of most teenagers is to become famous.

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.