Lesson 4

Listening

1. Listen to a speech about Women’s Day. Which message is repeated?

She repeats the fact that things are getting better for women.

2. Listen again and complete the information.

1. Egypt’s Women’s day is on 16 March.

2. The event in 2019 lasted from the 1st to the 16th of March.

3. The organisers had chosen these dates to remember the events in 1919.

4. The event aimed to remember women’s contribution to Egyptian society.

5. There are now around 90 women members of parliament.

6. In 2021, many women had become judges.

Language

3. Look at the graph and choose the correct words from the box to complete the report.

From the graph, it can be seen that there is a significant difference between people’s opinions when asked the question in the graph.

The highest number of people who agreed were in India, where the majority of people (80%) thought things would be better if women had more important jobs in government and business.

Perhaps the most surprising thing about the figures is that over 70% of people in the less developed countries, such as South Africa and Turkey, agreed with the question.

However, in some of the more developed countries such as Sweden and the USA, fewer than 60% of the people agreed, while in South Korea, nearly half the number of people disagreed. It is especially interesting to note that in Japan, only 43% agreed. That may reflect the fact that Japan is a very traditional society.

In conclusion, we can see that in most countries, people believe that things would be better if women had more important jobs in business or government.