UNIT 6: GENDER EQUALITY

SKILLS
SPEAKING AND READING MARK
Name: ……………..
Class: …….

SPEAKING. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to the correct response to each of the following
questions.

1. Nam: ‘’Do you think that there are any jobs which only men or only women can or should do?’’
Lan: ‘’ _____________’’
A. Men are better at certain jobs than women.
B. I agree. This really depends on their physical strengths and preferences.
C. Women and men should cooperate with each other.
D. Men are often favoured in certain jobs.
2. Lan: ‘’Would you rather work for a male or female boss?’’
Nam :’’ _____________’’
A. I’ve been self-employed for five years.
B. I don’t’ like working under time pressure.
C. I prefer a male boss.
D. I can’t stand the women gossips.
3. Nam: ‘’Would you rather have a male or female secretary?’’
Lan: ‘’ _____________’’
A. I want to have a female one.
B. The number of female secretaries is increasing.
C. The number of female secretaries is staying the same.
D. Female secretaries outnumber male ones.
4. Lan: ‘’How do the roles of men and women differ in your family?’’
Nam: ‘’ _____________’’
A. Most of men don’t want to stay at home.
B. Women are changing their roles.
C. Most men are very bossy and arrogant.
D. Men are breadwinners and women are caregivers.
5. Nam: ‘’ Which gender, do you think, works harder: male or female ?’’
Lan: ‘’ _____________’’
A. I think it depends on individuals rather than gender.
B. Males like high position jobs more than females.
C. Females prefer to have a stable job.
D. Both males and females are responsible for childcare.
6. Nam: ‘’Which gender spend most of the time shopping ?’’
Lan :’’ _____________’’
A. Shopping has always been my hobby.
B. More and more people are shopping online these days.

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 C. Both genders like shopping.
D. It depends on who keeps the money.
7. Nam: ‘’Which gender is most likely to ask strangers for directions?’’
Lan: ‘’ _____________’’
A. Men sometimes ask strangers for directions as well.
B. Women are because their sense of space and directions is worse.
C. Both men and women can use GPS these days.
D. GPS is very useful to help car drivers.
8. Nam: ‘’Why are there generally so few women in top positions?’’
Lan: ‘’ _____________’’
A. Top posittions are the highest in career ladder.
B. Top posittions are hard to climb to.
C. I guess men tend to make better leaders.
D. Women also want to climb to top posittions.
9. Nam: ‘’Which gender tends to live longer ?’’
Lan: ‘’ _____________’’
A. Women tend to live 5 years longer than men.
B. Women like a peaceful and quiet life.
C. Men want to live an active life.
D. Both men and women tend to live longer.
10. Nam:’’ As women live longer than men, should they retire later?’’
Lan: ‘’ _____________’’
A. When women are retired, they want to enjoy life.
B. When men are retired, they still want to continue working.
C. The government is still discussing the retirement age.
D. I don’t think so. Physically, they are weaker and they need to retire ealier.
11. Lan :’’What behaviours are only seen as appropriate for women?’’
Nam: ‘’ _____________’’
A. Women are getting more and more independent.
B. In some places, women still suffer gender discrimination.
C. I don’t really know. Maybe gossiping and crying in public places.
D. Gender discrimination should be abolished.
12. Lan: ‘’What behaviours are only seen as appropriate for men?’’
Nam: ‘’ _____________’’
A. What are men’s appropriate behaviours?
B. There are many, such as offering to pay for meals or drinks.
C. Men, in general, don’t have appropriate behaviours.
D. Men don’t want other people to criticize them.
13. Lan: ‘’What clothing is appropriate for women but
Nam: ‘’ _____________’’
A. They are long dresses and skirts.

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 B. Men are also changing their fashion styles.
C. Many clothes now are uni-sex.
D. Men should never wear women’s clothes.
14. Nam: ‘’Which gender is better at team sports?’’
Lan: ‘’ _____________’’
A. Women are better at individual sports.
B. Both men and women can do sports.
C. Physically, men are stronger than women.
D. Certainly, men are better.
15. Lan: ‘’Which gender do you think studies most?’’
Nam: ‘’ _____________’’
A. Studying is quite long lasting.
B. This depends more on individuals rather than genders.
C. Gender discrimination in education is a hot debate.
D. Female students should also be allowed to further their students

READING
Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box.

history wage role gender colleagues

job experience family result employers

The state of California is working to say goodbye to the gender wage gap. Governor Jerry Brown
has signed the Fair Pay Act, a new law that forces (1)____________ who pay more to a man
working the same (2)____________ as a woman to prove that the pay is based on elements other
than (3)____________ .It is not just a gender problem-it is a (4) ____________ problem or a human
problem.
Aileen Rizo, a math consultant at the Fresno County Office of Education, discovered that one
of her male (5)____________ earned $12,000 more per year than her, even though he had fewer
years of (6)____________ and education.
Over the course of a 40-year career, the average American woman will lose out on about
$431,000 as the (7)____________ of the wage gap, according to the Center for American Progress.
And the pay gap starts early: If a woman earns less in her first job, when she takes on a new (8)
_____________ and her new employer sets her (9)_____________, it will often be based on her
prior pay (10)____________ .
Now the new law has closed the gaps for women.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
An advocate for Kenyan women and environment

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 Wangari Maathai has become an international (1)______ because of her persistence in the
struggle for democracy, human rights and environmental conservation. Maathai is best known for
her efforts to develop the Green Belt Movement, an organization that focuses on planting trees to
protect the environment and improve the (2) ______of life. Because of her efforts, Maathai was
(3)______ the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
In 1976, Wangari Maathai became active in the National Council of Women of Kenya. While
she was serving as the chairwoman in the National Council of Women, she began to found an
organization that encouraged women's groups to plant trees in order to conserve the environment. It
was this small effort that has (4)______ women in planting more than 20 million trees on farms,
schools, and churches. This effort eventually became known (5)______ the charitable organization
(6)______ the Green Belt Movement.
Wangari Maathai has become very important to the people of Kenya, Africa and the
international (7)______ .Because of her active role in the environment and the Green Belt
Movement, more than 20 million trees have been planted, numerous other countries have begun tree
planting programmes, and women all over the world have been helped by the example that she
(8)______ . As noted by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, she has served as an "(9)______ for
many in the fight for democratic rights and has especially encouraged women to (10)______ their
situation,
1. A. image B. key C. figure D. idol
2. A. quality B. quantity C. characteristic D. feature
3. A. given B. awarded C. rewarded D. gained
4. A. resulted B. offered C. provided D. assisted
5. A. as B. for C. in D. Ø
6. A. call B. calling C. called D. called as
7. A. community B. society C. association D. federation
8. A. fixes B. sets C. puts D. establishes
9. A. feeling B. emotion C. impression D. inspiration
10. A. take B. move C. better D. gain

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, Cor D for each question.
The status of women in Japan is complex and cannot be characterized in simple terms. Slowly,
there is a growing number of professional women and profession women's
associations. More women continue to work after getting married and having children. However,
many companies have separate programs for women, usually non-care development, and follow
practices that would be considered discriminatory in other societies. For a typical couple, the female
spouse is still generally expected to do all of the cleaning, cooking, and other chores, whether she is
working or not. Single women are said to be enjoying their lives, spending much money on travel
abroad and shopping, Housewives are active in networking themselves for various objectives, for

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example volunteer activities, community services, recycling activities, study groups, and many
others. The traditional Japanese value of "good wife, good mother" is changing.
Unlike other countries where a couple is the usual social unit, in Japan it is typical for only the
husband to be invited to business gatherings or to weddings for company employees. Exceptions are
frequently made for foreign visitors depending on the occasion, but wives should not take their
exclusion as a personal insult.
1. The status of women in Japan is______.
A. indefinite and illegal B. complex and unclear
C. clear and high D. low and simple
2. Nowadays, Japanese women______.
A. can go to work after getting married and having children
B. all have become professional women
C. take over most important work in many companies
D. have the same work and pay as men in all companies
3. In the family, the female partner______.
A. often does all the housework if she doesn't go to work
B. the male spouse always helps his wife with cooking and other chores
C. is still generally expected to do all of the housework
D. no longer spends much time doing the housework
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Itis normal for only the husband to be invited to business gatherings.
B. Single Japanese women are used o enjoying their lives, spending much money on travel
abroad and shopping.
C. The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother" is changing.
D. Wives in Japan can take their exclusion as a personal insult.
5. What can be inferred from the passage is______.
A. the role of Japanese women in the society is changing so that all Japanese women gain
gender equality in both society and home
B. there have been some changes in their social role but Japanese women haven't acquired the
same rights as men in many fields yet
C. Japanese women are fighting for their definite status in the society
D. most Japanese women are satisfied with their social role nowadays