Ticket 2 Unit 5 : Women and Power

Vocabulary related to the unit

 stereotype : an exaggerated or wrong image of the characteristics of a particular group .
 violence : actions or words which are intended to hurt people .
 feminism : a movement which claims to advocate the right of women .
 self-confidence : a belief in one’s own abilities and skills
 international women’s day: an occasion celebrated by women’s groups around the world on March 8th .
 emancipation : freeing someone socially and politically
 polygamy : having more than one spouse/wife
 gender : male or female

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 Prefixes and suffixes
1. Prefixes
A prefix is a group of letters at the beginning of a word which changes the word’s meaning.
Example: dis – pre – contr – anti – re – post – out – co – mis
Disappear – prehistoric – antibiotic – re-elect – post-war – outnumbered – co-exist – misunderstand
2. Suffixes
A suffix is a group of letters at the end of a word which changes the word’s meaning and often its part of speech.

Example: -cy –al -ance -ence –ism -able, -ible

privacy refusal – maintenance – eminence – communism – edible, presentable.

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Functions :expressing addition and concession

Expressing addition

Expressions of addition Examples

 In addition to – moreover – Educated women have a big influence on society ,moreover , they contribute

also to the welfare of their families

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 As well as – besides  Moroccan rural women need education as well as health care

 Along with +verb(ing)  Along with studying , Loubna helps her mother in the house work

 Not only…but …also….  Loubna not only studies but she also helps her mother in the house work

Expressing concession

Expressions of concession Examples

· Although – though· · Although women’s situation have improved , it still needs

However – yet· Despite – in more· Many girls can attend school , yet their situation is far from

spite of + verb (ing) perfect· In spite of being blind , Helen Keller wrote famous novels

Grammar : Passive voice

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