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33. Can you be sure that you won’t be imprisoned for openly criticizing
your government in your country?
34. Very often it is journalists who speak about the violation the freedom
of speech. Is there really censorship in press?
35. Can freedom of speech have a negative effect?
Listening and Speaking
Exercise 4. Listen to the text «Equality for women» and mark the
following statements as True or False. Prove your point of view.
1. Now women have equal rights with men.
2. British women have achieved a lot over the past several decades.
3. Men’s and women’s wages are different because they choose different
professions.
4. If a woman is promoted she earns as much a man for the same job.
5. Boys are more prepared for the difficulties of work because they study
better than girls.
6. Women in Britain have made a significant progress in politics.
7. The role of most women is to do household chores and to bring up
children.
Exercise 5. Listen to the text once again and answer the following
questions.
1. What rights have British women gained?
2. In what spheres do women occupy top positions?
3. How many women worked in 1969 and in 1999?
4. What solution to the problem do teachers suggest?
5. How many women are there in the British Parliament? In the Scottish
Parliament? In the Welsh Assembly?
6. What do statistics say about women’s domestic chores?
Exercise 6. Make a presentation on the basis of this text.
Exercise 7. Make a presentation about one of the human rights
organizations.
UNIT 19. INTERNATIONAL LAW
Vocabulary
Exercise 1. Find one word which does not belong to the group and explain
why. Translate all the word combinations into Russian.
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      33. Can you be sure that you won’t be imprisoned for openly criticizing
         your government in your country?
      34. Very often it is journalists who speak about the violation the freedom
         of speech. Is there really censorship in press?
      35. Can freedom of speech have a negative effect?

      Listening and Speaking
      Exercise 4. Listen to the text «Equality for women» and mark the
following statements as True or False. Prove your point of view.

      1. Now women have equal rights with men.
      2. British women have achieved a lot over the past several decades.
      3. Men’s and women’s wages are different because they choose different
         professions.
      4. If a woman is promoted she earns as much a man for the same job.
      5. Boys are more prepared for the difficulties of work because they study
         better than girls.
      6. Women in Britain have made a significant progress in politics.
      7. The role of most women is to do household chores and to bring up
         children.

      Exercise 5. Listen to the text once again and answer the following
questions.

      1. What rights have British women gained?
      2. In what spheres do women occupy top positions?
      3. How many women worked in 1969 and in 1999?
      4. What solution to the problem do teachers suggest?
      5. How many women are there in the British Parliament? In the Scottish
         Parliament? In the Welsh Assembly?
      6. What do statistics say about women’s domestic chores?

      Exercise 6. Make a presentation on the basis of this text.

      Exercise 7. Make a presentation about one of the human rights
organizations.

      UNIT 19. INTERNATIONAL LAW

      Vocabulary
      Exercise 1. Find one word which does not belong to the group and explain
why. Translate all the word combinations into Russian.

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