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This unit includes:
LANGUAGE
Pronunciation
Stress in three-syllable adjectives and verbs
Vocabulary
Words and phrases related to gender equality
Grammar
Passive voice with modals
SKILLS
Reading: Reading for specific information in a text about gender equality
Speaking: Talking about career choices
Listening: Listening for specific information in a talk about the first woman in space
Writing: Writing about jobs for men and women
COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL
Everyday English
Expressing agreement and disagreement
CLIL
Women's football
PROJECT
Doing a survey on students' future jobs
I. GETTING STARTED
Equal job opportunities
1. Listen and read. 🎧
At an international summer camp: Lan is talking with Mark and Linda about jobs.
Lan: It's great to have another week full of activities and trips at the camps.
Mark: Oh, yeah. I like the trip to the kindergarten most. The kids were adorable and the teachers were great. I think I'll be a kindergarten teacher.
Lan: That's fantastic. My cousin works at a kindergarten and the children love being in his class. By the way, what do you want to be in the future, Linda?
Linda: Oh, I've always wanted to be a surgeon, so I'll go to medical school. What about you, Lan?
Lan: Me? My dream is to become an airline pilot. That's why I'm focusing on maths and physics, and exercising more to improve my fitness.
Linda: Cool! I hope your dream will come true. In some countries girls may not be allowed to be pilots.
Lan: That's true, Linda. We're lucky to live in a country where boys and girls are encouraged to do the jobs they want.
Mark: I couldn't agree more. Girls mustn't be kept home in today's world. Boys and girls should be treated equally and given the same job opportunities.
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2. Read the conversation again. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
| T | F | |
| 1. Linda would like to be a kindergarten teacher. | ||
| 2. Lan wants to be a teacher of maths and physics in the future. | ||
| 3. Mark says that girls mustn't be kept home in today's world. |
3. Match the words to make meaningful phrases.
| 1. treated | a. school |
| 2. medical | b. opportunities |
| 3. job | c. equally |
4. Complete the summary below. Use the verb phrases from the conversation in 1.
Three students are talking about future jobs. While Mark wants to work as a kindergarten teacher, Linda wants to be a surgeon. Lan dreams to be an airline pilot. Linda says that in some countries girls (1) _____ to be pilots. Mark thinks girls (2) _____ home in today's world. He says that boys and girls (3) _____ equally and given the same job opportunities.
