- •Язык профессионального общения:
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one
- •Moral Re-armament: History and Challenges
- •1. Give definitions of the following words and word-combinations, make use of a dictionary. Reproduce the situations they are used in the text.
- •Reading two Britain’s Moral Crisis
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one What Makes People Volunteer
- •Speech activities
- •Reading two
- •Nurse Nicky Nears Her Peak of Fitness
- •Reading one Who Uses Drugs and Why?
- •2. Check and compare your answers with your partner. Language Focus
- •Reading two
- •Europe: Drugs – Adapting To New Realities
- •Reading three
- •They're toking up for algebra class. Teenagers need incentives to keep it clean
- •Reading four
- •Partnering Against Trafficking
- •Discussion
- •Imagine you are the head of a Charity Fund. Write a report about the charity activities your fund is performing. Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •Speech Functions Bank
- •I. Interrupting People
- •Reading One Status of Women
- •Status of women and girls around the world: facts and figures (provided by the Global Fund for Women)
- •Violence
- •Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
- •Reading two Schoolbooks and the female stereotype
- •Reading One The Qualities to Look for in a Wife
- •Reading two What’s wrong with marrying for Love
- •Reading three
- •I’m your Equal, Partner!
- •Is your relationship out of balance? Scared to stick up for yourself? It's time for a change
- •Imagine you are having a row with your male partner/husband. Work in pairs and try to make it up with the help of the Five r’s.
- •Reading One Careers and Marriage
- •1. Explain the meaning of the word combinations used in the text:
- •3. What practical tips for having a stable and fruitful marriage were given in the text? Discuss them in pairs. Reading two They'll Never Go Home Again
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •Reading three The Frustrated Housewife
- •Insert a preposition or a particle where necessary.
- •Interview several working and staying-at-home mothers about their attitude to the problems raised in the text. Present the findings of your questionnaires in class and analyse the results together.
- •Role-play. Discuss the problem.
- •General Discussion
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •I. Asking for and Giving Opinions
- •2. Use appropriate language from the boxes above to ask for and give opinions in the following situations.
- •2. Explaining and Justifying
- •1. Make the following into statements explaining and justifying using the language from the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make statements explaining and justifying in the following situations.
- •1. Asking for Clarification
- •2. Giving Clarification
- •1. Make the following into questions and statements asking for and giving clarification.
- •2. Ask for and give clarification in the following situations.
- •1. Make the following into statements of agreement and disagreement using the language in the boxes above.
- •Reading one Censorship Debate
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading two bbc Chiefs Order Tough Curb on tv Sex and Violence
- •Reading three
- •Is Film Censorship Necessary?
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading four Censorship – What and by Whom?
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading two
- •Public Concerns
- •Did he follow this pattern? ________
- •Reading three Paying the Price for News
- •Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •The power of the media Speech Functions Bank
- •I. Expressing Preferences
- •II. Talking about likes and Interests.
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one Ten Ways to find the best schools
- •Bruce Kemble. News Week. 2002 Language focus
- •A Whitehall checklist;
- •Speech activities
- •Reading two Slimmed-down School Curriculum Aims to Free Quarter of Timetable for Pupils Aged 11 to 14
- •Reading three High-Stakes Games
- •Reading four
- •5 Times More Florida Kids to Repeat Third Grade State's New Policy Links Promotion to Reading Test Scores
- •Reading one Why Parents Choose to Opt out of State System
- •In the following sentences use the right particle with the verb to put:
- •Reading two
- •Reading three The City – as- School
- •Imagine that a friend of yours is considering sending his/her child to a non-government school (institute) you are working in. Write a letter either encouraging or discouraging him/her.
- •Reading one Survey Results Detail What Top Entry Level Employers Want Most
- •Reading two Employers Still Prefer Traditional Degrees Over Online Learning, Study Finds
- •Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
- •In groups of 3 or 4 prepare and stage a debate on the prospects of online learning. For more ideas read the supplementary texts and visit the relevant web sites.
- •Reading three Two in Three Trainee Teachers who Qualify 'Are not up to the Job'
- •Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •Speech Functions Bank
- •1. Asking for More Detailed Information
- •1. Make the following into questions or statements asking for more detailed information using the language in the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to ask for more detailed information in the following situations.
- •2. Making Comparisons
- •1. Make the following into statements of comparison using the language in the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make statements of comparison about the following.
- •3. Making generalisations
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make generalisations about the following.
General Discussion
Exchange your views on the following points. For further ideas and information read the supplementary texts at the end of the Unit.
We have to overcome the myth that gender equality is won.
A lot of careers and job opportunities are still heavily based on gender.
Behind every great man there is a great woman.
The right man in the right job is often a woman.
The high rate of divorce reflects the true level of marital breakdown and women’s independence.
It’s time to tighten the divorce law.
Paternity leaves – pros and cons.
Male guidance at home is of paramount importance for children.
Men need liberation too.
While boys plan whatthey’ll achieve, young girls planfor whomthey’ll achieve.
The motto of the marriage is “Bear and Forbear”.
Not all who have arranged marriages live loveless life and not all who have love marriages, continue to love.
It’s a good wife who makes a good husband.
Role-play.
Imagine that you are a member of the organising committee of an International Women’s conference. Write down the problems to be raised and discussed at the conference. Exchange your opinions with the other members of the group.
Role-play this conference, electing the chairperson and the spokespeople in the problems you are going to discuss.
Writing
Write a report to be made at an international conference about the status of women in your country.
Make up a list of arguments and counter-arguments to be used in a talk-show “Gender equality: myth or reality?”
Write a letter to the editor of the magazine that published the article “The Qualities to Look for in a Wife”. Support the author’s viewpoint or criticize him and the editor for publishing this article.
Imagine you are a social worker. Write a newspaper article under the heading “Women and Work” in which you outline your reasons why women with babies should/should not be in the workforce.
Functional vocabulary
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abject adj |
to live in ~ poverty |
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abuse n |
human rights ~, sexual ~ |
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access n |
~ to sth |
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advance v, n |
to ~ the status of women, huge advances |
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affect v |
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angst n |
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allude v |
~ to sth |
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assail v |
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assailant n |
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assert v |
to ~ rights, independence; to ~ oneself |
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balance n |
to be out of ~ |
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benefit n |
maternity ~ |
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blatant adj |
~ discrimination |
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bombastic adj |
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bruise v |
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cast v |
to ~ down the eyes to ~ away |
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castigate v |
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chastity n |
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condone v |
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coerce v |
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coercion n |
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Composite, adj |
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conduct n, v |
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consume v |
time ~ing chores |
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contempt n |
to hold in ~ |
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denigrade v |
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denounce v |
to ~ human rights violations |
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devastate v |
to be ~ed by grief |
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devastating adj |
~ news, effect |
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ditch v, n |
to ~ a career as dull as ditch-water a last-ditch attempt, effort to fight up to the last ~ |
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dominate v |
male-dominated world |
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dowry n |
~ killing |
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drudgery n |
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dump v, n |
to ~ on sb to ~ a boyfriend, ~ goods to be down in the dumps |
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elusive adj |
an ~ goal |
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expertise n |
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flog v |
to ~ a dead horse |
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fret v |
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frustrate v |
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frustration n |
career ~ |
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footing n |
on an equal ~; lose/miss one’s ~ |
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gear, n,v |
to be in top ~; to be geared to sth/to do sth; to be geared up (for sth) |
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gendercide n |
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humiliate v |
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heartthrob n |
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Impunity, n |
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ingrain v |
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insipid adj |
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levity n |
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maintain v |
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maintenance n |
home- ~ chores to pay ~ to sb |
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marital adj |
~ status, ~ success |
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menial adj |
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mortality n |
~ rate |
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mutilate v |
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prudent adj |
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relentless adj |
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resent v |
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resentful adj |
~ of, at, about |
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retreat v, n |
humiliating ~s; to ~ from one’s pledge/promise; to ~ into one’s thoughts |
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reverse v, adj |
the ~ side of the coin |
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rivet v |
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shirk v |
to ~ housework |
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shortchange v |
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scholastic adj |
~ excellence; ~ institution; ~ degree |
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scratch n, v |
to do sth from ~ |
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screw v |
to ~ up values; one’s courage |
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skyrocket v |
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shun v |
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stamp out v |
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stigma n |
a ~ to sth |
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stymie v |
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steer v |
to ~ towards sth; ~ on to sth to ~ a middle course; to ~ clear of sth |
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subservient adj |
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sweep v |
to ~ away; to ~ sb off their feet; to ~ to victory/power |
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tangle v |
to ~ cables; to ~ with sb |
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target n, v |
to ~ on/at a ~ group; to be on ~ for; to miss the ~ a ~ of criticism/violence |
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wane v, n |
on the ~ |