4.3 Listening: international women's day

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome AM2A

 Please take your seat

 Put your phone and earbuds

 in your bag

Grab your laptop and read this article. What two things did you learn from it? Discuss.

Class rules

Everyone tries to speak English

Laptops are half-closed when not in use - NO gaming!

Listen to each other when someone's speaking

You're silent when working alone - Q's allowed

No loud noises when working together

Have respect and be kind!

Today you will...

... read a short article about gender pay gap

... practice your listening skills (4.3)

... have a discussion about gender equality

Goal: I can listen for gist and detail and can express my opinion.

Discuss these questions in pairs:

1. How are people unequal in the workplace? Think of examples.
2. What do you know about international women's day?
3. What is its purpose? Why/where is it celebrated?

 

01:37

What do you think the answer is?

02:26

Do you agree that CEO's are more often identified with men than women

03:09

Why do you think the numbers differ som much: 95% vs 5%?

Now, let's watch the first 20 seconds & make predictions:

1. The street campaign takes place in ...

2. The man and the woman will probably ...

3. The purpose of the video is to ...

Now, open this word document

& complete exercise 1 & 2 + reflection question

About Equal Pay Day

Answers

Exercise one:                     Exercise two:

TRUE - a, e                        a - $0.77                     d - 23%

FALSE - c, d                       b - 90 (something)      e - 70

DS - b, f                              c - 2                             f - $1.00

extra info

c - false: they were compared to robbers bc they chose to pay less for the same service

d - false: most people didn't realise this until they were told so

e - true: 70 years

Discuss in small groups (3-4 people)

What surprised you the most about the video?

How effective do you think the campaign is?

What does "the biggest robbery in history" refer to? Why?

Do you know about similar campaigns? Share details

What other initiatives could be implemented to raise awareness 

on this issue?

Why do you think it's going to take so long to close the gap?

Do you ...

... know how to listen for gist and for detail?

... know how to express your opinion based on facts?

TO DO: study 4.3

Extra practice? Go to MyEnglishlab or come to a (delta)flexhour.