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🌷International Women’s Day, March 8 (A2)🌷

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International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is on March 8 every year. It is an important day for women all around the world. On this day, people talk about women’s lives and the problems they still have.

Many things are better today, but some problems are still not solved. In some countries, girls cannot go to school. Sometimes families think boys’ education is more important. But girls also need education to have a good future.

Women also have problems at work. In many jobs, women get less money than men. This is not fair because they often do the same work. Women should get the same pay as men.

Another problem is safety. Some women feel unsafe at home, at work, or in the street. Violence against women is still a big problem in many places.

Women are also not always leaders in politics, business, or science. The world needs more women leaders and more women’s ideas.

International Women’s Day reminds us that women and men should have the same rights. The world still needs to work hard to make life better for women and girls. 🌷

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Vocabulary:

  • to solve a problem – to find an answer to a problem
  • education – learning in school or university
  • a good future – a good life later
  • less money than men – women get smaller pay than men
  • to be fair – to be good and equal to everyone
  • to get the same pay – to get the same money for the same work
  • safety – when you are safe and nothing bad happens
  • to feel unsafe – to feel afraid or not safe
  • violence – hurting someone (for example hitting or attacking)
  • a leader – a person who leads a group
  • politics – work about running a country or government
  • science – study about nature, the world, and how things work
  • to remind – to help someone remember something
  • to remember – to keep something in your mind
  • to have the same rights – people have the same freedoms [when a person can choose what they want to do and live without control or unfair rules]
  • to make life better – to improve life

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Match the word with the correct definition:

  1. education
  2. violence
  3. to remind
  4. less money than men
  5. a good future
  6. safety
  7. politics
  8. to get the same pay
  9. freedom
  10. to solve a problem
  11. to be fair
  12. a leader
  13. science
  14. to remember
  15. to have the same rights
  16. to make life better
  17. to feel unsafe


Definitions:

a. study about nature, the world, and how things work
b. people have the same freedoms [when a person can choose what they want to do and live without control or unfair rules]
c. to help someone remember something
d. a person who leads a group
e. women get smaller pay than men
f. learning in school or university
g. when a person can choose what they want to do and live without control or unfair rules
h. to improve life
i. work about running a country or government
j. to find an answer to a problem
k. when you are safe and nothing bad happens
l. to feel afraid or not safe
m. to keep something in your mind
n. hurting someone (for example hitting or attacking)
o. to get the same money for the same work
p. to be good and equal to everyone
q. a good life later

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Answers:
1-f, 2-n, 3-c, 4-e, 5-q, 6-k,
7-i, 8-o, 9-g, 10-j, 11-p, 12-d,
13-a, 14-m, 15-b, 16-h, 17-l
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Correct version:

education – learning in school or university

violence – hurting someone (for example hitting or attacking)

to remind – to help someone remember something

less money than men – women get smaller pay than men

a good future – a good life later

safety – when you are safe and nothing bad happens

politics – work about running a country or government

to get the same pay – to get the same money for the same work

freedom – when a person can choose what they want to do and live without control or unfair rules

to solve a problem – to find an answer to a problem

to be fair – to be good and equal to everyone

a leader – a person who leads a group

science – study about nature, the world, and how things work

to remember – to keep something in your mind

to have the same rights – people have the same freedoms [when a person can choose what they want to do and live without control or unfair rules]

to make life better – to improve life

to feel unsafe – to feel afraid or not safe

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True or false?

  1. Women always earn the same pay as men.
  2. International Women’s Day is on March 8.
  3. Some girls cannot go to school in some countries.
  4. Violence is not a problem for women today.
  5. A leader is a person who leads a group.
  6. Women should get less money than men for the same work.
  7. Safety means when you are safe and nothing bad happens.
  8. Women are not important in society.
  9. International Women’s Day reminds us to support equality.
  10. Politics is learning in school or university.
  11. A good future is a good life later.
  12. To solve a problem means to keep something in your mind.
  13. Women can be leaders in science, business, or politics.
  14. To make life better means to improve life.

_________________________

True: 2,3,5,7,9,11,13,14

________________________

Correct answers:

  1. Women always earn the same pay as men. True is: Women should get the same pay as men for the same work.
  2. International Women’s Day is on March 8.
  3. Some girls cannot go to school in some countries.
  4. Violence is not a problem for women today. True is: Violence is hurting someone (for example hitting or attacking) and is still a problem.
  5. A leader is a person who leads a group.
  6. Women should get less money than men for the same work. True is: Women should get the same money for the same work.
  7. Safety means when you are safe and nothing bad happens.
  8. Women are not important in society. True is: Women help families, communities, and countries grow.
  9. International Women’s Day reminds us to support equality.
  10. Politics is learning in school or university. True is: Politics is work about running a country or government.
  11. A good future is a good life later.
  12. To solve a problem means to keep something in your mind. True is: To solve a problem means to find an answer to a problem.
  13. Women can be leaders in science, business, or politics.
  14. To make life better means to improve life.

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Fill in, words below:

happens – reminds – every – solve –
violence – countries – means –
future – choose –
same – women – pay –
street – leaders

  1. International Women’s Day is on March 8 __________ year.
  2. The day is only for celebrating ___________ and not for thinking about problems?
  3. Some girls cannot go to school in some __________.
  4. Education helps girls have a good __________.
  5. Women always earn the same _________ as men?
  6. Women sometimes get less money than men for the __________ work.
  7. Safety is when you are safe and nothing bad __________.
  8. Some women feel unsafe at home, at work, or in the ___________.
  9. __________ is a problem for women in many countries.
  10. Women cannot be ___________ in politics, science, or business?
  11. International Women’s Day __________ us to support equality.
  12. To make life better __________ to improve life for everyone.
  13. Freedom is when a person can __________ what they want to do.
  14. To __________ a problem means to find an answer to a problem.

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Correct version:

  1. International Women’s Day is on March 8 every year.
  2. The day is only for celebrating women and not for thinking about problems.
  3. Some girls cannot go to school in some countries.
  4. Education helps girls have a good future.
  5. Women always earn the same pay as men.
  6. Women sometimes get less money than men for the same work.
  7. Safety is when you are safe and nothing bad happens.
  8. Some women feel unsafe at home, at work, or in the street.
  9. Violence is a problem for women in many countries.
  10. Women cannot be leaders in politics, science, or business.
  11. International Women’s Day reminds us to support equality.
  12. To make life better means to improve life for everyone.
  13. Freedom is when a person can choose what they want to do.
  14. To solve a problem means to find an answer to a problem.

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Fill in, words below:

education – home – year – help – problems –
choose – helps – reminds – politics –
happens – pay –
hurting

Interview with Anna – fighting for women’s rights

1. Interviewer: What is International Women’s Day?
Anna: It is on March 8. We celebrate women and think about __________ women have.

2. Interviewer: When is International Women’s Day?
Anna: It is on March 8 every __________.

3. Interviewer: Why do girls need education?
Anna: Education __________ girls have a good future.

4. Interviewer: How can we make life better for women?
Anna: We can give women safety, __________, and the same rights as men.

5. Interviewer: Who can be leaders?
Anna: Women can be leaders in __________, science, or work.

6. Interviewer: Where do some women feel unsafe?
Anna: Some women feel unsafe at __________, at work, or in the street.

7. Interviewer: What is safety?
Anna: Safety is when you are safe and nothing bad ___________.

8. Interviewer: What is violence?
Anna: Violence is __________ someone.

9. Interviewer: How can we solve problems for women?
Anna: We can give women education, ___________ the same money as men, and protect them.

10. Interviewer: Why is freedom important?
Anna: Freedom is when a person can ___________ what they want to do.

11. Interviewer: Who does International Women’s Day remind?
Anna: It _______ everyone to respect women and support equality.

12. Interviewer: Why are women important?
Anna: Women __________ families, communities, and countries grow.

__________________________

Correct version:

Interview with Anna – fighting for women’s rights

1. Interviewer: What is International Women’s Day?
Anna: It is on March 8. We celebrate women and think about problems women have.

2. Interviewer: When is International Women’s Day?
Anna: It is on March 8 every year.

3. Interviewer: Why do girls need education?
Anna: Education helps girls have a good future.

4. Interviewer: How can we make life better for women?
Anna: We can give women safety, education, and the same rights as men.

5. Interviewer: Who can be leaders?
Anna: Women can be leaders in politics, science, or work.

6. Interviewer: Where do some women feel unsafe?
Anna: Some women feel unsafe at home, at work, or in the street.

7. Interviewer: What is safety?
Anna: Safety is when you are safe and nothing bad happens.

8. Interviewer: What is violence?
Anna: Violence is hurting someone.

9. Interviewer: How can we solve problems for women?
Anna: We can give women education, pay the same money as men, and protect them.

10. Interviewer: Why is freedom important?
Anna: Freedom is when a person can choose what they want to do.

11. Interviewer: Who does International Women’s Day remind?
Anna: It reminds everyone to respect women and support equality.

12. Interviewer: Why are women important?
Anna: Women help families, communities, and countries grow.

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