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March 8th is International Women’s Day. What is this day?Wikipedia: “International Women's Day?(IWD), originally called?International Working Women's Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year. It commemorates the struggle for women's rights.The earliest Women's Day was held on February 28, 1909, in New York and organised by the?Socialist Party of America. A Women's Day demonstration on March 8, 1917 in?Petrograd?started the?Russian Revolution. Made a national holiday in the?Soviet Russia?in 1917, it was celebrated by the socialist movement and communist countries until the United Nations started celebrating it in 1977.”Vocabulary 1:Verb: celebrates / remembers:Noun: fight:Noun: A political fight to change the country:Adverb: in the first place / not now:Discussion:Do you feel women and men are equal in your country?How do you think we should celebrate the women mentioned above?What influential women do you know?Have you ever heard of Emily Wilding Davison?right16510Emily Wilding Davison worked for women’s rights. She died after being knocked down by the King’s horse.Would you like to learn more about her? How do you think she was knocked down by the King’s horse?020000Emily Wilding Davison worked for women’s rights. She died after being knocked down by the King’s horse.Would you like to learn more about her? How do you think she was knocked down by the King’s horse?Read the information about Emily Wilding Davison below. What information did you find interesting? Chat with your partner. Before reading, notice the vocabulary below:Suffragette: someone who fought for women’s right to vote.Suffrage: the right to voteCensus: a count by the government to see who many people live in each building in the countryEmily Wilding Davison?(11 October 1872 – 8 June 1913) was a?suffragette?who fought for?women's suffrage?in?Britain?in the early 20th century. She was known for extreme tactics and was arrested nine times. She protested with hunger strikes, and was force-fed 49 times while in prison. The hunger strike was common with suffragettes as was force-feeding by British authorities in response.?In her most famous moment of protest, Davison stepped in front of?King George V's horse Anmer at the?Epsom Derby?on 4 June 1913 and died four days later. Her funeral on 14 June 1913 was organised by the?Women's Social and Political Union?(WSPU). Thousands of suffragettes walked beside the coffin and tens of thousands of people stood along the streets of London. She once hid in a cupboard in a parliament building during a national census so she could say it was her official address. There is a sign in the cupboard commemorating her. General Comprehension:How did she die?What was she fighting for?How many times was she arrested?Vocabulary 2:When people are arrested for political reasons, how do they act in prison?What do you think a “hunger strike” is?If people go on “hunger strike”, what do the police do in response?What do you think “force-feeding” is?Google your ideas to check? Language focus:“She was known for extreme tactics and was arrested nine times”Who knew her? Who arrested her? Are these examples of active or passive verbs? Can you rewrite them in active?Can you find any other examples of passive verbs in the text?Why do you think they use passive in this situation?Practice:In groups, research someone who fought for women’s rights (in the UK or in your country) and write a paragraph about them. Remember to use the passive to focus the paragraph on this woman. ................
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