Reading: The women working in male- dominated sectors

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Jobs for men

jobs for women

nurse

plumber

builder

PA(secretary)

engineer

shop asisstant

primary schoolteacher

firefighter

Match the keywords with the definitions: treat - sector - physical challenge - male-dominated - apprentice

1. someone who works for a person or company, usually for low pay, to learn the type of work that they do.

2. a certain area or type of business or industry 

3. consisting mainly of men 

4. behave towards someone in a particular way 

5. when something is difficult because you need to be strong to do it 

Match the keywords with the definitons: attract - maritime - strong willed - welder - training course

6. realting to ships

7. someone who joins pieces of metal together by heating them and pressing them together

8. lessons that teach someone how to do a job 

9. make someone interested in something 

10. when you do something that you want to do, even if others do not want you to do it

Read the following  four slides about the text "The women working in male-dominated sectors". Then do the true/false statements

TRUE

FALSE

1. There are almost the same number of male and female apprentices in the UK.

2. The female apprentices in the article all work in engineering.

3. Most female apprentices in the UK earn the same money as male apprentices.

4. Evie Hammond works with just one other woman in her team of engineers.

TRUE

FALSE

5. Sometimes the women say that they find their jobs physically difficult.

6. Chloe Sales likes it when her boss treats her better than the male apprentices.

7. One company is going to schools to try to get more girls interested in being train drivers.

8. Young female apprentices need to be strong and serious to succeed in a male-dominated industry.

Do you believe in men/women jobs? Yes/No +why?