1. New Internationalist Easier English Ready Pre-Intermediate Lesson
India’s women march
New Internationalist Easier English
Ready Pre-Intermediate Lesson

2. This lesson: Vocabulary Reading Speaking Writing
This lesson could take 90 mins, 1/ Picture discussion 10 mins 2/ Vocabulary matching 15 mins 3/ Reading 15 mins 4/ Reading & sequencing I: 10 mins 5/ Sequencing II: 5 mins 6/Listing controls 15 mins 7/ Banners 20 mins

3. m
1) How many women are in this photo? 2) How do you think the men feel? 3) What do you think the man in the centre is talking about?
Pairs work together and then class feedback

4. a) “For tomorrow we take action today
a) “For tomorrow we take action today!” b) traditional social classes in India c) lowest social class in India d) do something special for an idea or a person or a day e) complain f) what everyone should have, eg education
Match:
1) caste system 2) rights 3) dalit 4) protest 5) slogan 6) celebrate
You can print and cut up this sheet for learners to match in groups. Key: 1)b 2)f 3)c 4)e 5)a 6)di

5. The article is about India. Yes/no?
Read the first part of the article in 10 seconds and answer the questions:
The article is about India. Yes/no?
The article is about women. Yes/no?
Key: 1) Yes 2) Yes

6. Nagpur is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra in the west of the Indian peninsula, It is the headquarters for the Hindutva movement. The Hindutva movement attacks Indian women for not being ‘traditionally dressed’, or for acting in an unHindu or unIndian way. But these are only their ideas. Women from all over the country arrived at Nagpur to celebrate Indian women and to protest against the caste system, the way men control life, and discrimination of all kinds. The women were meeting to speak against hate and intolerance on 10 March, the 120th anniversary of the death of Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule. She was a great woman who protested for dalit rights in the 19th century. Dalit women, Muslim, adivasi, bahujan, minority, differently abled, queer women, transgender people, sex workers, nomadic tribeswomen, students all protested together – for justice, friendship, peace, freedom, equality, and respect.

7. Read the text again and answer the questions:
The Hindutva movement is unhappy about what Indian women wear. Yes/no?
The Hindutva movement is unhappy about what Indian women do. Yes/no?
Indian women think men control their lives. Yes/no?
Indian women from one background came to protest. Yes/no?
Students read and then compare with a partner. Key: 1) yes 2) yes 3) yes 4) no

8. Manjula Pradeep is a dalit leader. Put what she says in order:
with different ideas came together Women from different backgrounds to talk about our fear. on Valentine’s day The Hindutva movement is beating up women and men It is horrible. in parks and on beaches. Hindu culture and tradition. They say they are protecting
The parts can be cut up for sequencing in pairs/groups Key Women from different backgrounds with different ideas came together to talk about our fear. The Hindutva movement is beating up women and men on Valentine’s day in parks and on beaches. It is horrible. They say they are protecting Hindu culture and tradition.

9. Put Manjula Pradeep’s sentence in order:
these people the country. want We do not to control
Key: We do not want these people to control our country.

10. Make a list of the ways you think men sometimes control women’s lives:
They…

11. Write a slogan to help women:
Make a banner and chant the slogan in your classroom.
Work on students’ sentence stress, intonation and sounds before they chant.

12. Homework Read all the article:
Find words which mean:
money for travel
someone who works for an idea
describes a system with complete control over people
d) describes someone who changes their sex
Key: a) fare b) activist c) fascist d) transgender