UNIT 3: CREATIVE, INVENTIVE MINDS

LESSON 5: WOMEN CHOOSE TO OPT OUT

Activity 1:

More women in work, but better jobs needed too

Women are continuing to drive employment growth in Europe, but remaindisadvantaged on the
labour market in relation with men… Despite higher educational attainment, women continue to be
employed less and paid less than men.

 What is the message revealed by this picture?

What are the causes that can push women to leave their job? read the extract to check your answers.
With reference to the title, guess what the text will be about.
Activity 2:
 Read the first paragraph and check your guesses.
Find a sentence explaining the title.
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Pick out an expression showing that women’s choice to leave is becoming popular. “catch phrase”
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What type of text you expect to read? Why?
 Read the rest of the paragraphs and reorder them so as to get 3 supporting arguments and a conclusion.
 Pair work: Complete tha table with the missing information.

Characters

Decision

Alternative choice

Causes

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Practice page 159.
 Complete the sentence page 157 with reference to the table:
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Complete the rule: If+………………………………………  ……………………………………..+ past participle.

This structure is used to express: general truth – regret – unreal situation in the past.

 Pair work: What is the difference between women’s work in corporations and women’s work in their own
business. Complete the table with the missing information.

Situation of women working in corporations Situation of women starting their own business

Vocabulary exercise page 158

 What about you, do you agree that high potential persons should leave companies to start their own
businesses? Why?
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What should companies do to keep potential women from leaving their job?
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 Study the structure of the sentence:

It is essential that +………………………………..+…………………………………………

 The subjunctive is used to:

Express opinion
Make a suggestion
Emphasize importance and urgency.

 Page 159. ( Grammar practice )

Activity 3:
Sum up the text following the steps in your textbook page 159.
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