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E.E. IBRANTINA CARDONA.

PROFESSORA: MARIAH DE CARVALHO SOARES.
DISCIPLINA: LÍNGUA INGLESA

ALUNO(A): SÉRIE: DATA:

ACTIVITIES
International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day has been celebrated every year in March since 1911.
International Women’s Day is a global, or worldwide, holiday to celebrate the many
accomplishments of women. It is a day to remember that all women should unite, or
come together, to continue making the world a better place. The first International
Women’s Day was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.
Over a million people held rallies. They asked the government to allow women the
right to vote, work, and take part in government. Even after women gained the right
to vote, International Women’s Day continued to fight issues of injustice. The day
is still celebrated by remembering and honoring all those who fought for women’s
equal rights. There are still many countries where women are not treated equally or
fairly. This is a day to stand up for women who are unable to do so themselves.

1. What does it mean that International Women’s Day is celebrated globally?

a) It is an official holiday b) It is celebrated around the world c) It is celebrated every year

2. What is the meaning of unite as it used in the passage?

a) to join, link, or connect b) to fight for something you believe in c) to work or make a living

3. All of the following are mentioned by the author as a reason women held rallies except:
a) to ask to take part in government b) to ask for the right to vote c)to ask for equal pay

4. Where was the first Internecional Women’s Day celebrated?

5. According to the text, women continue to fight?

A Cry for Help

“As parents, and as influencers of young people, we want the best for kids. We want them to have positive
experiences, healthy relationships and opportunities to learn. We want them to understand right and wrong. We
want them to respect others, and respect themselves.We do our best to set a good example, but sometimes,
without meaning to, we might say things that excuse disrespectful behaviour in young people. It’s important we
understand the cycle of violence. Not all disrespect towards women results in violence. But all violence against
women starts with disrespectful behaviour.We can all help stop it at the start.”

When we excuse disrespect it can grow into violence. Australian Government. Disponível em: <www.respect.gov.au/>.

6. O texto acima é uma campanha do governo australiano que visa abordar:

a) bullying nas redes sociais

b) relacionamento entre pais e filhos

c) punição corporal em crianças

d) violência contra a mulher

 Malala Yousafzai Biography
Malala Yousafzai was born on 12 July, 1997 in
Pakistan. She grew up with her two younger brothers in the
city of Mingora and had a happy childhood. Her father,
Ziauddin, was teacher and ran a school for girls where
Malala could attend. Many girls in Pakistan did not go to
school. Malala was a bright girl and dreamt of one day becoming a teacher, a politician, or a doctor.
At the young age of 11, Malala began advocating for girls' education. She spoke out against the Taliban
stating, ''how dare the Taliban take away my right to education?''.
Her speech was covered by newspapers and TV channels. The Taliban were strict Muslims that
said that women should not be allowed to vote or have jobs. They demanded that all girls' schools be
shut down. About this time, Malala's father was approached by the BBC. They wanted a female student
to write about her life under Taliban rule, so Malala began writing a blog called 'Diary of a
Pakistani Schoolgirl'. The Taliban were not happy about this and Malala received many death
threats. On 9 October, 2012, Malala was taking the school bus home. A man boarded the bus and
shot Malala, the bullet struck Malala in the head, but luckily she survived.
After many surgeries, Malala went back to school six months later after the attack. Malala gave
a speech to the United Nations on her sixteenth birthday. She spoke about wanting all girls to go to
school and get an education, stating ''invest in books, not bullets.'' She also spoke about opportunity
and peace for all. Malala’s memoir 'I am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and
was Shot by the Taliban', was published in October, 2013. On 10 October, 2014, Malala became the
youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

7. Where was she born?

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8. Do most Pakistani girls attend school?

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9. What did the Taliban force girls to do?

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10. How did she make herself heard?

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11. What was she fighting for?

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12. What happened to her on a bus in 2012?

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13. What has she won and why is it so special?

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14. Complete: “Invest in books, not ”.

Read the information on famous scientist, a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and pick the key
information and complete your fact file.

Marie Curie
Marie Sklodowska Curie, the only recipient of the Nobel Prize in two
different sciences and the first female to win the Nobel Prize, was born in
1867 in Warsaw, in what is now Poland but then was part of the Russian
Empire. After being taught science by her father as a child Curie was keen
to continue her studies however as a woman she was unable to enrol at a
university in Poland. Determined to educate herself she joined the secret
Flying University – a university for Poles wishing to obtain a Polish
education that went against the teachings of the Russian Empire.

In 1903 the Nobel Prize committee had agreed to award the Nobel Prize for Physics to Pierre Curie and
Henri Becquerel for their work on radiation, leaving out Marie. Upon hearing this Pierre insisted that his
wife was included and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Marie was made a
Professor at the University of Paris, the first woman to be given the honour and in 1911 she received the
second of her Nobel Prizes, this time in chemistry, becoming the only person to be given a Nobel Prize
in two sciences.

In the 1910s and 1920s Curie was given many honours from institutions and governments around the
world in recognition of her achievements. She also established
the Radium Institute (renamed in 1970 as the Curie Institute),
laying the foundations for it to become one of the world’s
leading radioactivity research laboratories.

On July 4th, 1934 Marie Curie passed away from aplastic

anaemia, a disease of the bone marrow. As a pioneer in the field
of radiation she was unaware of the damaging effects that
working with radioactive materials can have. It is believed that
she contracted the disease as a result of long term exposure to
radioactive materials.

Curie’s work marks her out as the most famous female scientist of all time, evidenced by the awards and
honours given to her during her life and following her death: the element Curium, discovered in 1945,
and the symbol for radioactivity, the Curie, were named after Marie and Pierre and she has been the
subject of numerous books, films, museums, bank notes, and more. Her achievements are more
remarkable as she accomplished them at a time when the societal obstacles to women were much greater
than they are now.

15. Where and when was Marie Curie born and where and when did she die?

16. Write down one information you found interesting about Curie’s life:

17. How was Curie recognised after her death?

18. O gênero textual apresentado sobre a cientista tem como objetivo:
a) noticiar uma sequência de fatos em linha cronológica
b) informar sobre eventos realizados que envolvem celebridades
c) apresentar uma opinião científica
d) narrar a história de vida de uma pessoa, destacando alguns aspectos da sua trajetória

Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise McCauley was born February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Her father was a carpenter, and her mother was a teacher. When she was
two, her parents separated. Her family moved to her grandparents’ farm in
Pine Level, Alabama. Both her grandparents were former slaves. White
children rode a bus to their newly built school while African-American
children had to walk to a one-room schoolhouse that didn’t have enough
desks or supplies. In 1932, Rosa married Raymond Parks. He was a barber
who was actively involved in the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). On December (1955), a bus
driver asked Rosa to give her seat on a bus to a white male passenger. She
refused. She was arrested and fined $10 plus court costs ($4) for violating
a city ordinance that said the bus driver could assign seats.

19. Where was she born?

20. What did her parentes do for a living?

21. What important event happened in December 1955?

Think globally and act locally

The message for women around the world is to ‘think globally and act locally’.
This means to learn about some of the key issues that women face around the
world and then to try to take action close to home. Emma Watson is a great
example of someone who is doing something to raise awareness about the issues
that women face globally. She has launched a campaign called HeForShe, which
aims to get people talking at all levels about gender equality. The aim is to create
a ‘gender- equal world’. The HeForShe campaign makes it very clear that it’s the
role of men as well as women to make changes in all areas of their lives, both at
work and in the family, to help make this possible.

23. Mark T (true) or F (false):

( ) International Women's Day is only celebrated in a few

countries. ( ) Emma Watson’s campaign is called SheForHer.

( ) The campaign only involves women and men aren’t allowed to take part.

24. Entre as mulheres citadas, de qual você mais gostou de conhecer a história? Por quê?