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Taking care
of their
families,
and
doing the
housework
Working in
the offices Part A: reading – (
Period: 91)
Class: 11B4


Homemaking (n)
Eg: Women are always busy with the homemakingThe age of
enlightenment (n)
Eg: The 18
th
century
is known as the
age
of enlightenment
Childbearing (n)
Eg:
She is at the age of
childbearing.Political philosopher (n)
Eg: He works as a
Political philosopher.Equal work opportunity (n)
Eg: Women and men have an equal work opportunity


a. Triết gia chính trị
b. Sự sinh đẻ
d. Thời đại khai sáng
g. cơ hội việc làm công
bằng
h. Khả năng trí tuệ
i. Việc nhà
c. Nền văn minh loài
ng ời
8. Involvemnt (n)
e. Sự dính líu, tham
gia.
9. Deep-seated cultural
beliefs (n)
f. Niềm tin ăn sâu vào
tiềm thức

50:50
A. Working in
education
B. Building houses
1. According to the text , what was the main
role traditionally accorded to women?
C. Taking care of the
house and family
D. Working in
factories

Widespread doubt about women…s intellectual
Widespread doubt about women…s intellectual
ability let most societies to deny education,
ability let most societies to deny education,
employment and many legal and political rights
employment and many legal and political rights
to women.
to women.It was men who controlled most
It was men who controlled most
positions of employment and power in society
positions of employment and power in society
.
.50:50
A. To free women
from housework
B. To establish a friendly
relationship between men and
women
3. According to the text , what is the purpose of
the struggle for women’s right?
C. To bring equality
between men and women
D. To argue that women have
better intellectual ability

politicians
–
–
began in the 18th century during a period
began in the 18th century during a period
known as the Age of Enlightenment.
known as the Age of Enlightenment.
this During
this During
period, political philosophers in Europe
period, political philosophers in Europe
began to
began to
argue that all individuals, male and female, were
argue that all individuals, male and female, were
born with natural rights that made them free and
born with natural rights that made them free and
equal.
equal.
These pioneer thinkers
These pioneer thinkers
advocated that
advocated that
women should not be discriminated against on the
women should not be discriminated against on the
basis of their sex.
basis of their sex.50:50

education. 50:50
A. women’ s
intellectual ability
B. The age of
enlightenment
6. Choose the best title for the
passage
C. Women’ s rights
D. Women’ s roles
in education Here are the summary sentences for the reading passage.
Match each sentence with one paragraph.
3. In the past, women were restricted to the
roles of mothers and wives due to
widespread doubt about their intellectual
ability.
1. The struggle for women…s rights began
in the 18
th
century as European political
philosophers believed that women should
be treated equally.
2. Women now enjoy important legal rights
such as equal work opportunities and equal
pay, the right to vote and to gain education.

Many people believed that women’s natural rol
Many people believed that women’s natural rol
es were as mothers and wives. These people co
es were as mothers and wives. These people co
nsidered women to be better suited for childb
nsidered women to be better suited for childb
earing and homemaking rather than for involve
earing and homemaking rather than for involve
ment in the public life of business or politi
ment in the public life of business or politi
cs.
cs.Widespread doubt about women’s
Widespread doubt about women’s
intellectual ability let most societies to deny
intellectual ability let most societies to deny
education, employment and many legal and
education, employment and many legal and
political rights to women.
political rights to women.It was men who controlled most positions of
It was men who controlled most positions of
employment and power in society
employment and power in society
.
.