This picture is from 1927, and shows girls learning car repair. The picture was taken at Central High School in Washington DC.
SABİHA GÖKÇEN The first Turkish female aviator and the first female combat pilot in the world.
ROLE REVERSAL
What qualities are typical of men? What qualities are typical of women? Are there any jobs that only men usually do? Are there any jobs that only women do?
Who are some famous professional women athletes? Are there any sports that women don’t usually take part in?
Read the text and find what these words refer to. 1.That way(par. 1) ….. 2.This crime(par. 2) ….. 3.That moment(par. 3) ….. 4.This(par. 3) ….. 5.The sport(par. 3) ….. 6.Their(par. 4) …..
Answer the questions. 1.What happened when Laila Ali was nine years old? a) Her parents were divorced. b) She was caught shoplifting. C) She went to jail.
2.What was Laila Ali’s first business? a) A boxing gym. b) A nail salon. C) A modeling agency.
3.What first interested Laila Ali in a boxing career? a) She saw one of her father’s boxing matches. b) She saw a women’s boxing match. C) She had a fight with another girl.
4.How did the pressure of success affect Laila Ali? a) It made her proud of her father. b) It didn’t bother her. C) It caused her to lose some matches.
5.Why was Laila Ali called “She Bee Stingin?” a) Her father gave her that nick name. b) She wanted people to remember her father. C) Like her father, she ‘stings like a bee’ in the boxing ring.
Answer the questions. 6. Who is the Reach Foundation designed to help? a) Young women who are hurt in boxing matches. b) Young women who want to be boxers. C) Young women who want to go to school.
Find the words in red in the text. Put thick to the correct answer. 1.If someone is defiant, he or she often helps others / doesn’t obey others. 2. Shoplifting involves stealing/borrowing things from a store. 3.Something that is rigorous involves a lot of hard work / money. 4.If someone has a debut, it is their first time to try doing something / do something publicly. 5.To live up to expectations means to do/ to do better than what people expect. 6.If someone has several accomplishment, they have successfully reached/tried to reach different goals.
Now, fill in the blanks with the words in red from previous exercise. 1.It always feels good to take a shower after ………… exercise. 2.Emily’s rock band can’t wait to perform. Their …………… will be next week. 3.A lot of children become …………… when they become teenagers. 4.One of my proudest ………………… was getting all A’s in high school. 5.My parents have very high expectations, so it’s hard for me to …………………… them. 6.My brother tried …………………twice, but then he decided it was a bad idea.
SAYGILAR….