Unit 5

Expand your vocabulary :                                      Women and power

1)      Match the words in the left side with those on the right : P 68

Word	Definition
1) stereotype	a) The movement which advocates the rights of women to have equal opportunities to those possessed by men.
2) violence	b) Freeing someone socially and politically.
3) feminism	c) Having more than one spouse
4) self-confidence	d) Actions or words which are intended to hurt people.
5) International Women’s Day	e) an exaggerated or wrong image of the characteristics of a particular group.
6) emancipation	f) Male or Female
7) polygamy	g) An occasion celebrated by women’s groups around the world on March 8th.
8) gender	h) A belief on one’s abilities or skills

 

Definitions :

A stereotype : an exaggerated or wrong image of the characteristics of a particular group.

For example, people think that mathematicians are not social persons. But, it’s not always the case, some of the most social persons I know are PHD in mathematics

Violence :  Actions or words which are intended to hurt people.

No need to explain this one right

Feminism :  The movement which advocates the rights of women to have equal opportunities to those possessed by men.

Self-confidence : A belief on one’s abilities or skills

International Women’s Day : An occasion celebrated by women’s groups around the world on March 8^th.

Emancipation :  Freeing someone socially and politically.

Polygamy: Having more than one spouse

Gender :Male or Female

Exercice 3 :

Use these words to make sentences :  humanitarian /  emancipation / self-confidence / polygamy /  family code / stereotypes

Thanks to the new Moroccan family code, the status of women has noticeably changed.

According to the new ‘Mudawana’, polygamy can’t be practiced without the first wife’s approval.

All over the world, women have always had a continuous struggle for emancipation

Women need to have self-confidence and other social and intellectual abilities.

The Red Crescent organization provides humanitarian aid for people in need, especially women and children.

Negative stereotypes are obstacles that hinder women’s advancement in different domains.

 

Exercice 4, P : 69

Add appropriate suffixes to these words and complete the table below.

      dominate       feminine     resist           criticize     responsible     differ       ignore        active     equal      confer     organize

      united            improve      repudiate     manage     govern         globalize    inferior       participate          dependent

– – ation	– -ment	– -ance / ence	– -ism	– – ity
emancipation Repudiation Domination Globalization Participation	requirement Management Improvement Government	assistance Difference Ignorance Conference dependance Resistance	terrorism Feminism Criticism Activism	security Responsibility Equality Inferiority Equality Unity