Introduction
A woman is often considered as someone’s daughter, someone’s wife, someone’s mother. Women have always fought for their rights and the fight for a better life still continues.
Read about Emmeline Pankhurst, Winnie Mandela, Malala Yousafzai and Letenk'iel and complete the tasks.
Task
Work in group and complete the activities below.
SUFFRAGETTES
http://www.my-english-courses.com/projetseleves/suffragettes2/pagesuffragettes.htm THE GUARDIAN
1. Analyze the document and answer the question “Who were the suffragettes?”
http://www.biographyonline.net/politicians/uk/emily-pankhurst.html BIOGRAPHY
2. Read and find out who Emmeline Pankhurst was, where she was born, when she was born and died, information about her family, organizations she founded, who Emily Davison was, the suffragettes’ tactics and the consequences, what women did during WW1, and the voting rights.
WINNIE MANDELA
http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/winnie-madikizela-mandela BIOGRAPHY
Read and create a timeline about Winnie Mandela’s life.
Add information about her family, schooling, work and children.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
http://www.slideshare.net/Neerajniaj/malala-15670973 PPT
http://www.biographyonline.net/women/malala.html BIOGRAPHY
Explore the website pages and find out information about Malala
Date of birth – Birthplace - Her father -The Taliban- Girls’ right she’s fighting for - What happened in 2009 - What happened in 2011 - What happened in 2012 and why - What happened after the incident - Malala Day – Millennium Goal by 2015 - Some reactions from world leaders
AFRICAN WOMEN - LETENK'IEL’S STORY
Read the article and find out
African women’s working hours and how much they earn – their health and life expectancy - who doesn’t usually go to school – what has happened in Asia when girls are educated - how much food women grow in Africa – what happens if a woman’s husband dies – what where Letenk'iel lives – how many people there are in her family – what she prepared for breakfast one day - where her husband an her eldest son went - what she and her children did early in the morning – who went to school – how long it takes Letenk'iel to fetch water from the pump – what the water is like in most African countries – What she did when everybody came back home – what she did as the others were eating - where she did after that and why – what she did when she came back home again – what she did when everybody was in bed
Process
Prepare a group PPT presentation about your topic (WOMEN).
You'll have to use it to present the topic to your classmates.
Don't write too much on the PPT slides. Insert pictures, key words and data only.
Evaluation
Assessment of speaking skills
oral production, pronunciation, intonation, fluency, accuracy, vocabulary and voice quality
Conclusion
“Being a woman is a terribly difficult task” said the famous writer Joseph Conrad.
1) Are women equal to men in your opinion?
2) What are girls best at? What are boys best at?
3) Have you got as much freedom as you want in your life? Why? Why not?