Unit: 5” Women and Power” Vocabulary ( 2nd Bac) Teacher: Youssef Ait Said
Task 1: Classify the following words in the table below.
House-wives_ Free_ dependent_ illiterate_ Mass Media _ Islam_ working-women_ education_ traditions_
can’t participate in the political life _ literate _ Women’s association _ Sexism _ Ignorance _ they have a
voice in the political life _ independent _ Feminism _ Oppressed _ Controlled _ Educated _ stereotypes_
secure _ polygamy _ family code _ violence _ confident _
Women in the past Women in the present Barriers/ obstacles Factors of change
Task2: Match words (1-6) with their definitions (A-F).
1. Stereotype: a. a movement which supports and defends women’s rights.
2. Violence: b. Male (men) or female (women).
3. Feminism: c. actions or words which hurt people.
4. Self-confidence: d. having more than one wife (spouse).
5. Polygamy: e. a false (wrong) image of the characteristics of a particular people.
6. Gender: f. Belief in one’s abilities and skills.
Task 3: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from the list.
Polygamy _ code _ violence _ rights _ equality
1. A lot of feminists call for ………………………between men and women.
2. The new family……………………….has changed the status of women in Morocco.
3. ……………………….can’t be practiced without the approval of the first wife.
4. They are many associations that defend women’s ……………………….
5. We must stop …………………….against women.
Task 4: Add suffixes to these words to change them into Nouns.
Organize _ confer _ equal _ participate _ ignore _ Feminine _ globalize _ responsible _
criticize _ imagine _ inferior _ differ _ Prior _
-tion -ity -ance/-ence -ism
Task 5: Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form.
1. Many world (confer)……………………..take place in Marrakech.
2. (Globalize)…………………………..has a great impact (influence) on our life.
3. Many human rights associations call for (equal)……………… between men and women.
4. Illiteracy and (ignore)…………………………….are the same thing.
5. In Morocco, they are many (organize)…………………… that combat violence against women.
❖ Speaking Activity: Are you for or against working-women?