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II. LANGUAGE
Pronunciation
Stress in three-syllable adjectives and verbs
1. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the stressed syllable in each word. 🎧
| Three-syllable adjectives | Three-syllable verbs |
| ex'pensive fantastic 'medical 'opposite | 'organise 'benefit de'velop en'courage |
2. Listen and mark the stressed syllables in the words in bold. 🎧
1. We'll celebrate her success with a party.
2. They hope to discover new ways to promote gender equality.
3. The job requires both physical and mental strength.
4. Equal opportunities in education bring important changes in society.
Vocabulary
Gender equality
1. Match the words with their meanings.
| 1. equal (adj) | a. school for children aged three to five |
| 2. kindergarten (n) | b. to deal with or behave towards somebody in a certain way |
| 3. treat (v) | c. a doctor who does operations in a hospital |
| 4. surgeon (n) | d. the fact of being male or female |
| 5. gender (n) | e. having the same rights, opportunities, etc. as other people |
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2. Complete the following sentences with the words in 1.
1. Nowadays male teachers can be seen working at _____.
2. The _____ performed an eight-hour operation on my grandpa yesterday.
3. Some parents may _____ boys differently from girls.
4. Traditional _____ roles influenced how men and women should behave.
5. They should promote _____ income opportunities for men and women.
Grammar
Passive voice with modals
💡Remember!
Modal verbs
can could may might must ought to should
| Active voice | Passive voice | |
| Rule | Modal + verb | Modal +be+ past participle |
| Example: | Engineers may build a new bridge. | A new bridge may be built (by engineers). |
1. Choose the best answers.
1. Some people still think married women shouldn't allow / shouldn't be allowed to work.
2. Both men and women can work / can be worked as surgeons.
3. Cooking classes may offer / may be offered to all students.
4. My sister could join / could be joined the air force. She wants to be a fighter pilot.
5. All the food must prepare/must be prepared before the guests arrive.
2. Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.
1. They may complete the report on gender equality by April.
-> The report _________________________________________________.
2. Businesses can create more jobs for girls and women.
-> More jobs _________________________________________________.
3. They must provide all girls with access to education.
-> All girls ____________________________________________________.
4. Governments should improve education in rural areas.
-> Education _________________________________________________.
5. They ought to give men and women equal rights.
-> Men and women __________________________________________.
