Vocabulary: Topic-related vocabulary:a. a movement which advocates the rights of women to have equal opportunities to those possessed by men. | =feminism |
b. freeing someone socially or politically. | =emancipation |
c. having more than one spouse. | =polygamy |
d. actions or words which are intended to hurt people. | =violence |
e. an exaggerated or wrong image of the characteristics of a particular group. | =stereotype |
f. male or female. | =gender |
g. an occasion celebrated by women’s groups around the world on March 8th. | =InternationalWomen’s Day |
h. belief in one’s own abilities and skills. | =self-confidence |
Word Formation:-ation | -ment | -ance/-ence | -ism | -ity |
emancipation domination organization globalization repudiation participation | requirement improvement management government achievement movement | assistance ignorance governance dominance difference conference | terrorism feminism criticism fanatism realism pragmatism | security unity activity inferiority equality responsibility |
Word Formation:Nouns | Adjectives |
power strength feminism/feminist pregnancy literacy ≠ illiteracy law existence prominence hero/heroine | powerful ≠ powerless strong feminist/feminine pregnant literate ≠ illiterate legal ≠ illegal existent/existing prominent heroic (=very brave) |