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Unit 6: Gender equality

Nouns
1.opportunity /ɒpə Cơ hội 2.report /rɪˈpɔːt/ Bản báo cáo
ˈtjuːnəti/

3.discrimination Phân biệt 4.right /raɪt/ Quyền lợi

/dɪskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/

5.responsibility Trách nhiệm 6.race /reɪs/ Chủng tộc

/rɪspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

7.hunger /ˈhʌŋɡə(r)/ Nạn đói 8.poverty /ˈpɒvəti/ Sự nghèo khó

9.field /fiːld/ Lĩnh vực 10. employment /ɪm Công việc

ˈplɔɪmənt/

11.limitation /lɪmɪ Sự hạn chế 12.preference Sự ưa thích

ˈteɪʃn/ /ˈprefrəns/

13.will /wɪl/ Ý chí 14.courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ Sự can đảm

15.income /ˈɪnkʌm/ Thu nhập 16.wage /weɪdʒ/ Lương tuần

17.generation Thế hệ 18.value /ˈvæljuː/ Giá trị

/dʒenəˈreɪʃn/

19.salary /ˈsæləri/ Lương tháng 20.budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ Ngân quỹ

21.strength Thế mạnh 22. weakness Điểm yếu

/streŋkθ/ /ˈwiːknəs/

Verbs
1.suppose /səˈpəʊz/ Giả định rằng 2.force /fɔːs/ Ép buộc

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3.allow /əˈlaʊ/ Cho phép 4.treat /triːt/ Đối xử

5.eliminate /ɪ Xóa bỏ 6.represent /reprɪ Đại diện

ˈlɪmɪneɪt/ ˈzent/

7.discover /dɪ Khám phá 8.instruction /ɪn Hướng dẫn

ˈskʌvə(r)/ ˈstrʌkʃn/

9.prevent /prɪˈvent/ Ngăn cản 10.widen /ˈwaɪdn/ Mở rộng

11.satisfy Thỏa mãn 12.concentrate (on) / Tập trung

/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ ˈkɒnsntreɪt/

13.believe /bɪˈliːv/ Tin tưởng 14.educate Giáo dục

/ˈedʒukeɪt/

Adjectives
1.official /əˈfɪʃl/ Chính thức 2.unfair   Không công
bằng
/ʌnˈfeə(r)/
3.equal /ˈiːkwəl/ Đều nhau 4.aware (of) /ə Nhận thức
ˈweə(r)/

5.passive /ˈpæsɪv/ Bị động 6.dependent (on) /dɪ Phụ thuộc

ˈpendənt/ vào

7.exhausted /ɪɡ Kiệt sức 8.qualified Đủ năng lực

ˈzɔːstɪd/ /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/

9.mature /məˈtʃʊə(r) Trưởng 10.disabled /dɪs Khuyết tật

thành ˈeɪbld/

Phrases
1.gender equality Bình đẳng 2.college degree Bằng cấp đại
/ˈdʒendə(r i giới /ˈkɒlɪdʒ dɪˈɡriː/ học
ˈkwɒləti/

3.give up /ɡɪv ʌp/ Từ bỏ 4.care giver Người chăm

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/ˈkeəɡɪvə(r)/ sóc

5.decision-maker /dɪ Người quyết 6.troublemaker Người gây

ˈsɪʒn meɪkə(r)/ định /ˈtrʌblmeɪkə(r)/ chuyện

7.police forces /pə Lực lượng 8.pass down /pɑːs Truyền lại
ˈliːs fɔːs/ công an daʊn/

9. domestic Bạo lực gia 10.make progress Tiến bộ

violence /dəˈmestɪk đình /meɪk ˈprəʊɡres/
ˈvaɪələns/

Ex I: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
1. A. mature B. nature C. adventure D. manufacture
2. A. weaknesses B. experiences C. responsibilities D. advantages
3. A. decision B. passive C. progress D. exhausted
4. A. council B. official C. concentrate D. preference
5. A. satisfaction B. mathematics C. favorable D. salary
6. A. export B. collaborate C. important D. workforce
7. A. wealthy B. death C. smoothly D. breathe
8. A. booking B. kangaroo C. loose D. choose
Ex II: Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others
1. A. domestic B. dependent C. official D. educate
2. A. violence B. qualified C. decision D. concentrate
3. A. salary B. eliminate C. preference D. gender
4. A. population B. equality C. employment D. instruction
5. A. poverty B. national C. exhausted D. widen
6. A. degree B. believe C. mature D. equal
7. A. suppose B. satisfy C. discover D. report
8. A. allow B. gentle C. courage D. weakness
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9. A. budget B. difficult C. invitation D. harmony

10. A. culture B. illustrate C. progress D. examine
Ex III: Odd one out
1. A. education B. discrimination C. equality D. qualified
2. A. violence B. discover C. eliminate D. explain
3. A. leader B. care giver C. delivery D. inventor
4. A. official B. education C. unequal D. harmful
5. A. degree B. employment C. qualification D. government
6. A. suppose B. courage C. represent D. discover
7. A. hunger B. poverty C. illiteracy D. quantity
8. A. instruction B. wage C. bonus D. salary
9. A. budget B. donation C. funding D. treatment
10. A. limit B. satisfy C. distribute D. advantage

Ex IV: Put the following two-syllable words in the correct column

according to their stress patterns

gender equality explain

transform

interpret assignment danger passive

literature architect structure

government

weakness emergency consider postpone

Stress on the first syllable Stress on the second syllable

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Ex V: Match the words in column A with those in column B

A B
1.pursue a. the same job
2.follow b. household tasks
3.fail c. small children
4.do d. good examples
5.pay e. a career
6.share f. gender discrimination
7.join g. the knowledge
8.set h. detailed instructions
9.widen i. equal opportunities
10.educate j. a heavy price
11.eliminate k. the army
12.have l. the physical test

Ex VI: Match the words with their meanings

1.opportunity a. the act of officially joining a course, school
2.enrolment b. the act or process of limiting or controlling somebody
or something
3.treatment c. a duty to deal with or take care of somebody or
something so that you may be blamed if something
goes wrong

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4.responsibility d. a time when a particular situation makes it possible

to do or achieve something
5. policy e. a way of behaving towards for dealing with a person
or thing
6.limitation f. a plan of action agreed or chosen by a political party
or or business

Ex VII: Complete the following sentences using the words in Ex V

1. During the Covid pandemic period, certain areas in the city had been singled
out for special ……………….
2. The conference offers a unique…………………..for professionals to meet
each other.
3. The government has implemented an aggressive monetary………………to
stimulate the economy.
4. Despite its unavoidable ………………………….., the research has made
great contributions to the local agriculture.
5. We are recruiting a sales manager with ………………..for the European
market.
6. Students should bear in mind that fee must be paid in full at the time of
…………………
Ex VIII: Choose the best answer
1. Our group ……………..on the project called gender equality in the modern
society last week and we are given a week to do it.
A. continued B. worked C. affected D. did
2. The statistics show that there is a typical example of
gender…………………..in education.
A. division B. reduction C. instruction D.
discrimination
3. In some rural areas, girls are ………………….to do hard work at home and
in the fields.
A. forced B. force C. forces D. forcing

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4. In many classes, girls …………………..much better than boys. As a result,

they pass the exam and get higher grades.
A. treat B. perform C. present D. represent
5. His brother …………………an important college degree and started to work
after graduation.
A. trained B. qualified C. did D. earned
6. Gender discrimination sometimes starts at home since parents treat boys and
girls…………………
A. differently B. same C. similar D. different
7. Do you think that married women should ………………….their career?
A. make B. have C. pursue D. follow
8. The most recent Government report has recognized that the ……………of
gender equality in Vietnam is still low.
A. result B. progress C. process D. procedure
9. Can we, as young people, reduce discrimination …………………..women
and girls in our society nowadays?
A. against B. on C. upon D. over
10. More than 25% of women covered by the survey did not work because of
household…………………, compared to men.
A. chore B. tasks C. things D. job

Ex IX: Circle the best word

1. Steps have been taken/made by Vietnamese government to eliminate hunger
and poverty especially in remote and rural areas.
2. It is common knowledge that husbands and wives have same/equal rights
and responsibilities in their homes.
3. Gender equality/inequality in Vietnam is partly caused by the prescribed
caregiver role of women in the family.
4. His stories show that gender differences cannot prevent/ cause a person from
pursuing a job.

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5. In some families, domestic work comes from/remains women’s main

responsibility.
6. Learning to read, write and count opens the door to a whole world of
opportunity and creates/results lasting change.
7. We recruit, train and increase/develop teachers within local communities to
work alongside government teachers.
8. In spite of being the youngest teacher, she is determined to have
positive/negative impact on the school teachers and children.
9. Female education excludes/includes areas of gender equality and access to
education.
10. In some Western countries, women have surpassed/past men at many
levels of education.
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Ex X: Complete the sentence with a suitable word given in the box
awareness increase decorate responsibilities manage
economic limit innovation individual educated

1. The traditional practices ………………. the role of the daughter in her

birthparents’ family and strengthen the values as well as the role of the son.
2. Household chores, including childcare and care for the elderly, remain the
primary ……………….of women, especially mothers.
3. ………………women nowadays are becoming increasingly dependent and
they may not wait for their husbands’ decisions.
4. We work closely with families to address barriers to education while raising
………………….of the rights of all children to receive quality education.
5. Our new teacher has been teaching us how to reuse plastic, creating hanging
baskets made out of bottles to ………………….our school.
6. Her ………………..and determination for change is a real inspiration to her
students and community.
7. Improving girls’ educational levels has been demonstrated to have clear
impacts on the health and ……………….future of young women.

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8. World education believes that education for girls and women is the single
most effective way to improve the lives of …………………..families as well as
to bring economic development to poor communities worldwide.
9. The government is working to ……………….rural mothers’ abilities to
contribute to their children’s primary education to ensure that both mother and
children have necessary literacy skills.
10. The organization has a long history of successfully working with local
partners to design, ………………..and evaluate community-based initiatives to
advance the conditions of girls and women.
Ex XI: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word in brackets
1. Women have…………………..lower levels of education compared to men.
(SIGNIFICANT)
2. Women are usually more hard-working although they are believed to be
………………….weaker. (PHYSICAL)
3………………………., scientists will discover a planet similar to the Earth in
the near future. (HOPE)
4. Women are less likely to get ……………….or given a chance to improve
their professional qualifications, especially among those who work in the state
sector. (PROMOTE)
5. Gender balance means creating more equitable opportunities for women,
particularly at the …………………levels of an organization. (HIGH)
6. Measures that help promote gender balance such as flexible hours and
……………parental leave, directly improve the work-life balance of all
employees. (EXPAND)
7. All the teachers receive ongoing training and …………………..development
to ensure they can deliver a high quality, inclusive and child-centered education.
(PROFESSION)
8. Lack of education limits prospects, decreases family income, reduces health,
puts women and girls at risk of trafficking and …………………..(EXPLOIT)
9. By improving………………………..opportunities for girls and women, the
organization help women develop skills that allow them to make decisions and
influence community change. (EDUCATE)

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10. Population …………………., HIV, peace and security, and the widening
gap between the rich and the poor are some of our profound issues of our time.
(GROW)
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