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KHÓA HỌC 2022 - 2023

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
BÀI HỌC: UNIT 15
Họ và tên: ___________________________________ - Lớp: ____________

UNIT 15 – WOMEN IN SOCIETY

Throughout much of the history of human civilization, deep-seated cultural beliefs allowed
women only limited roles in society. Many people believed that women’s natural roles were as mothers
and wives. These people considered women to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking
rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics. Widespread doubt about
women’s intellectual ability led most societies to deny education, employment and many legal and
political rights to women. It was men who controlled most positions of employment and power in
society.

The struggle for women’s rights - the rights that establish the same social, economic, and political
status for women as for men - began in the 18th century during a period known as the Age of
Enlightenment. During this period, political philosophers in Europe began to argue that all
individuals, male or female, were born with natural rights that made them free and equal. These
pioneer thinkers advocated that women should not be discriminated against on the basis of their
sex.

Today, although their status varies in different countries, women in most parts of the world have
gained significant legal rights. The most important of these are: the right to have equal work
opportunities and pay to men, the right to vote, and the right to formal education.

VOCABULARY
1. Deep-seated (a) = longstanding
Deep-rooted (a)

1. None could halt or defeat such

_____________ determination to learn.
2. The custom of giving bubble tea to your
teachers at Ho Thanh Center has become
a deep-seated practice.
2. Childbearing (n)
Childbirth (n) act of having a baby
1. Four hundred million women of
childbearing age weigh less than 45
kilograms-their malnutrition is passed on
to their infants.

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2. Why shouldn't a woman have a job
after years of _______________?
3. So alarming is the frequency of adolescent
childbirth that President Clinton recently
announced a community-oriented
campaign to prevent teen pregnancy.
3. Establish (v)
established (a)
establishment (n) /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
1. Not allowing patients to eat before
surgery is established practice.
2. His visit facilitated the establishment
of diplomatic relations between the
countries.
3. The effectiveness of the new drug has
not yet been scientifically
established. (ascertain = discover)
/ˌæsərˈteɪn/
4. Involve (v) VING
INVOLVE IN = ENGAGE IN = JOIN
Involvement (n)
Involved (a)
Uninvolved (a)
1. Running your own business usually
involves _______________ (work) long hours.
2. We want to involve the workforce at all
stages of the decision-making process.
3. Parents should _______________ themselves
IN their child's education.
4. Employee __________________ represents
Ford's first step in the long-term
renegotiation of the psychological
contract between the individual worker
and the company.
5. He became actively ______________ in
politics.
6. I was so _______________ IN my book I didn't
hear you knock.
7. My father was distant and cold-hearted
and very _______________ IN my life.
5. Intellect (n)

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Intellectual (a) = well-educated
Intellectual (n) an intelligent person
Intelligent (a) resourceful = enterprising
Intelligence (n) agility
(un) Intelligible (a) /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/
understandable = (in) comprehensible
Intelligibility (n) comprehensibility
1. He combined a formidable ____________
with a talent for speaking.
2. Their keen __________________ and powerful
personalities could spark off
more than just brilliant ideas at times.
3. Neruda became so popular due to the
quality and ____________________ of his
poetry.
4. Warning notices must be readily
_______________.
5. He says he longed for to find out if he
had the __________ ability to complete a
degree from scratch.
6. This book is Ho Thanh teachers’
intellectual property.
7. Few people would regard him as an
_______________, though he speaks with great
wisdom.
8. She's hoping to find a job which is
more demanding _______________.
6. Right (n)
Rightness (n)
Righteous (a) morally good and fair
Rightful (a) proper
1. You have no right to stop me from
doing my things.
2. The property belongs to her by right.
3. He asked with no malice, with no
thoughts of righteous anger and she
sensed this and answered his questions.
4. She had every right to be upset with
such an insensitive man like you! .
5. I am quite within my rights to ask for
my money back.

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6. Education is provided by the state as of

right = everyone has a right to it.)

7. They had fought hard for equal rights.
8. The stolen car was returned to its
rightful owner.
9. No matter how good and righteous
you think your cause is, you cannot break
the law.
10. The property _______________ belonged
to his brother, not to him.
7. Discriminate A FROM B
= distinguish A from B
= differentiate A FROM B
Discriminate BETWEEN A AND B
Discriminate AGAINST sb
Discrimination (n)
Discriminating (a)
Discriminatory (a) /dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɔːri/
COLLOCATIONS:
AGE/RACIAL/SEX/SEXUAL/GENDER
DISCRIMINATION
1. It was found that the company still
________________ on the basis of race in
promotions.
2. Newborn babies can discriminate
between a man’s and a woman’s voice.
3. The present law _______________ unfairly
AGAINST women.
4. The law has done little to prevent
racial _______________ and inequality.
5. The government enacted laws to protect
women from ________________ employment
practices.
8. Homemaker (n)
Homemaking (n)
1. It is traditionally said that men are
breadwinners and women are
_______________.

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2. Women are often considered to be better
suited for _______________ rather for
involvement in public life.
9. Doubt (v) /daʊt/
Cast/ throw doubt on (n)
Doubtful (a) about = ske____________ of/
about = su_______________ of/about
Undoubted (a) = indubitable
/ʌnˈdaʊtɪd/ /ɪnˈdjuːbɪtəbl/
Doubtless(ly) (adv) = without/beyond
(a) doubt
1. I didn’t _______________ for a second
that she was telling the truth.
2. The article raised doubts about how
effective the new drug really was.
3. If you are in any doubt as to
whether you should be doing these
exercises, consult your doctor.
4. Research has cast doubt on the
safety of mobile phones.
5. She knew without a shadow of a
doubt that she will win his heart.
6. Whether he will continue to be
successful in future is open to doubt.
7. He was _______________ about
accepting extra work.
8. She looked at him _______________.
9. Mr. Ho Long Thanh has an
_______________ talent as an organizer
and an CEO.
10. There is _______________ a great deal
of truth in what he says.
11. He would doubtless(ly) disapprove
of what Kelly was doing.
10. Politics (n)
Political (a)
Politician (n)
1. He’s thinking of going into
politics (= trying to become a
Member of Parliament, Congress,
etc.)

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2. He was a political prisoner (= one
who was put in prison because he
was thought to be harmful to the
state).
3. Much of the money from illegal
logging goes to corrupt
_______________ and officials.
11. Philosophy (n)
Philosophical (a)
Philosopher (n)
Philosophize (v)
1. Have you read the book entitled
“Basic principles of Marxism and
Leninism _______________”?
2. Was Marx a political, social or
historical _______________?
3. Whenever John is tipsy, he is to
spend hours_______________ on the
meaning of life.
12. Advocate (n) /ˈædvəkət/FOR/OF
sth supporter
Advocate (v) support
Synonym: PROPONENT (n)
Antonym: ADVERSARY (n) = OPPONENT
(n)
1. She became a firm _______________ of
overseas ventures.
2. He has emerged as a leading
_______________ of the reforms.
3. The report _______________ that all
buildings be fitted with smoke
detectors.
4. Many experts _______________
rewarding your child for good
behaviour.
13. Consider (v)
Consider N N = regard N as N = deem
N N = reckon N N
TAKE sth INTO consideration / account
Considerable (a) >< inconsiderable (a)
Considerate (a) >< inconsiderate (a)

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Considerably (adv)
Considerately (adv)
1. You wouldn’t consider
___________________ (marry) a man for
his money, then?
2. Certain subjects were not considered
___________________(prudent) for
female artists.
3. After due consideration, I have
decided to tender my resignation.
4. The difference between the two
descriptions is _______________.
5. As a motorist, I try to be
_______________ TOWARDS cyclists.
6. Many nations began pursuing
measures that took this discrepancy
into _______________.
7. In terms of housing standards and
occupancy rates, conditions have
improved ______________ during the
course of this century.
8. People are better off driving carefully
and _______________.
14. Suit (n, v)
Suitable (a) a__________________
>< unsuitable
Suited (a) >< unsuited (a)
1. The building has been rebuilt to suit
the needs/requirements of older
people.
2. This outfit suits me very well.
3. ‘Mind if I sit here?’ he said gently.
‘Suit yourself.’
4. It is not however so well suited to an
intensive, detailed study of spoken
language.
5. He is not really suited __________ a
teaching career.
6. Sympathy is not Jack’s strong suit.
7. He is unsuited __________ academic
work.

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15. Enlighten (v) /ɪnˈlaɪtən/
= edify
Enlightening (a)
Enlightened (a)
Enlightenment (n) /ɪnˈlaɪtnmənt/
1. The show is meant to both
_______________ and entertain.
2. Her comments about current
measures tackling environmental
problems were both __________________
and thought-provoking.
3. These days she's much more
_______________ in her views on
education.
4. More ________________ companies
provided education for the
workforce.
5. The newspapers provided little
_______________ about the cause of the
accident.
16. Individual (n) /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/
Individual (a)
Individualized program
Individuality (n) /ˌɪndəvɪdʒuˈæləti/
Individualism (n) /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəlɪzəm/
1. The competition is open to both
teams and _______________.
2. You can have the bathroom designed
to suit your _________________ needs.
3. The bridegroom thanked them all
_______________.
4. The staff here like to show their
_______________ rather than wear a
uniform.
5. Capitalism stresses innovation,
competition and _______________.
6. Each individual receives two genes,
one inherited from each parent.
17. Basic (a) /ˈbeɪsɪk/
Basically (adv) /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
Base (v) → be based on

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Base (n)
Basis (n) /ˈbeɪsɪs/ → on the basis of
1. The farm lacks even _______________
equipment.
2. You’re building up a knowledge
________________ that you’ll be able to
use later.
3. I used to see him every night,
_______________.
4. Drama school may provide a sound
________________ for an acting career.
5. She used her family's history as a
base for her novel.
6. Their proposals have no proven
scientific _______________.
18. Significant (a) >< insignificant (a)
Significantly (adv) >< insignificantly (adv)
Significance (n) >< insignificance (n)
Signify (v)
1. Please keep me informed if there are
any _______________ changes in your
plans.
2. You realize that your problems are
_______________ in comparison.
3. Methods used by younger teachers
differ _____________ from those used
by older ones.
4. The crime problem has great
_______________ to the general public.
5. The image of the lion _______________
power and strength.
19. Pioneer (n) /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/ = trailblazer
Pioneer (v)
Pioneering (a)
1. He was a ______________ in the field of
biotechnology.
2. He _________________ techniques for
photographing moving objects.
3. The book was a _________________
effort and has all the faults, as well as
the merits, of such an enterprise.

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20. (il) Legal (a) legitimate = valid =
justifiable /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ ≠ illicit (a)
Legality (n)
Legalize (v) ≠ criminalize (v)
1. Several ministers have questioned the
________________ of the ban.
2. It is ______________ to sell tobacco to
someone under 16.
3. Abortion was ______________ in the
1960s.
4. Recycled water can never be
______________ considered sewage.
21. Civil (a) connected with the ppl who
live in a country → civil unrest / civil
war/ civil rights
[2] polite OPP: uncivil → civility (n)
courtesy
Civic (a) = civil (khác collo: civic duty
– civic pride)
Civilian (a) /səˈvɪliən/ (not the army)
→ civilian casualties/ civilian life
Civilian (n) thường dân
Civilize sb/sth make somebody’s
behaviour or manners better
A civilized society is well organized
and developed, and has fair laws and
customs
Civilization (n) nền văn minh
1. Helicopters are mainly used
for military rather than ____________
use.
2. Further measures are adopted to
protect ________________.
3. Try at least to be __________.
4. I don’t want her around if she can’t
behave in a ____________ manner to
me.
5. TA at HT center are trained to treat
students with ____________ at all times
except the ones playing truant
frequently.

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6. The girls in a class tend to have a
____________ influence on the boys.
7. Let’s try and be civilized about this
problems, shall we? Don’t use violence
as the last resort!
8. No ____________ country should allow
such terrible crimes.
9. He left the army and returned to
____________ life.
22. Vary = change = alter (v)
➔ Variation (n) alteration
➔ At variance with (n)
➔ Variable (n)
➔ Various = varied = sundry (a)
➔ the variety of = the diversity of
➔ Invariably (adv)
1. She was involved in a number of car
accidents of ________________ degrees
of seriousness.
2. A good teacher is aware of the
extremely __________________ needs of
each student.
3. Tradition and culture are often at
____________________ with the needs of
modern living.
4. The reasons why teenage girls get
pregnant are many and
_______________________.
5. This acute infection of the brain is
almost ____________________ fatal.
6. There is considerable
______________________ between sports
around the overall averages reported
above.
23. Tempting (a)
Temptation (n)
→ give way to/yield to temptation
→ resist the temptation
Tempter (n)
Tempt (v) sb INTO/ TO DO sth

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1. Don't tempt thieves by leaving valuables
clearly visible.
2. I was tempted by the dessert menu.
3. A weekend in Rome? Mm, sounds
tempting!
4. Keep your valuables locked away so as not
to put temptation in the way of thieves.
24. Accelerate (v)
>< decelerate (v)
Accelerator (n) = gas pedal
Acceleration (n)
an acceleration in the rate of economic
growth
25. Status (n) /ˈsteɪtəs/
Status = prestige
COLLOCATIONS:
SOCIAL STATUS
HAVE/ ENJOY HIGH/LOW STATUS
STATUS QUO
1. What is your marital _______________?
2. Doctors have traditionally enjoyed
high social status.
3. Conservatives want to maintain the
status quo
4. This little-known British firm has now
gained considerable prestige.

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