Votes for women. Read the text and decide if the sentences are true or false.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 569.

Describing people. Match the questions to answers.

Subject and object questions. Match the question halves.

- who bought

- who did you sell

- how many people

- how many people did

- which team

- which team did

• you invite to your party?
• won the 2006 World Cup?
• live in this town?
• your old car to?
• your old car?
• you support in the 2006 World Cup?

1. What is you mother like?
2. What does your mother look like?
3. What does your mother like?
4. What is your father like?
5. What does your father look like?
6. What does your father like?

- He likes doing crosswords

- He's very quite and shy

- She's tail and has long hair

- She's very clever and stubborn

- She likes playing tennis

- He's bald and very handsome

1. New Zealand gave woman the vote in 1893

- true

- false

2. Women in Europe first got the vote in 1913.

- true

- false

3. Many Suffragettes were sent to prison because of their actions.

- true

- false

4. Emily Davison killed the King's horse.

- true

- false

5. During the First World War, women were not allowed to work.

- true

- false

6. In 1918 some women in the UK were given the right to vote.

- true

- false

7. The author says that only a few women have been successful politicians.

- true

- false

Voting for governments used to be something that only men did. But in 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world to give women the right to vote. In Europe, it was the Scandinavian countries who first allowed women to vote, starting with Finland 13 years later. Other countries followed, often after protests organized by women.

In the United Kingdom a group called the Suffragettes led the protests. At first, they went on peaceful demonstrations and wrote letters to newspapers, but some also broke windows or set fire to buildings. In the first years of the 20^th Century, their actions became more violent so many women were sent to prison where they often refused to eat. One of the most famous acts of the Suffragettes was by Emily Davison. She jumped in front of the King's horse at a race in 1913.

Several days later she died in hospital and became a hero for the Suffragettes. The political and social position of women in Britain improved during the First World War (1914-18). Women worked doing the same jobs as men because thousands of men were sent abroad to fight in the army. As a result many men realized that women could do the same work as them. So when the war finished in 1918 women who owned houses or who had been to university were given the right to vote. However it wasn't until 1928 that every woman over 21 could vote.

Much has changed in many countries since the early part of last century, and there have been many very powerful women in world politics who have led their countries, such as Indira Gandhi in India, Tansu Ciller in Turkey, Mary Robinson in Irelan and Margaret Thatcher in the UK.

8. A Quiz. Choose the correct phrases to complete the text.

1. The two people are …

- on a train

- on a plane

- in a car

2. They decide to a quiz in a …

- newspaper

- magazine

- book

3. There are about … people in Scotland.

- 5000

- 500 000

- 5 000 000

4. About … people speak Scottish Gaelic

- 60 000

- 600 000

- 2000000

5. “Whisky” means water of … in Gaelic.

- life

- love

- luck

6. England and Scotland joined together in ….

- 1677

- 1707

- 1797

7. Today is … the national Day of Scotland.

- 30 November

- 14 July

- 13 November

8. They decided to have a …

- coffee

- sleep

- walk

Adam: How many hours until the train gets to London?

Becky: Two more hours.

Adam: I'm bored.

Becky: There is a quiz here in today's paper about Scotland. Do you want to do it?

Adam: Ok, nothing better to do, I suppose.

Becky: Question 1: what was the population of Scotland in 2005?

Adam: Err, about 5 million

Becky: Yes, well done, just over 5 million in 2005. Question 2: Everybody speaks English in Scotland but some people also speak Scottish Gaelic. How many people speak Scottish Gaelic?

Adam: About 2 million

Becky: Not! It says about 60 000. OK, question 3: What does “whisky” mean in Gaelic?

Adam: Oh I know that … water of love.

Becky: No wrong, it's water of life.

Adam: Oh, almost.

Becky: OK, next. When did Scotland and England join to form part of Great Britain?

Adam: 1707

Becky: How did you know that?

Adam: First, because I'm very intelligent and second, because I saw a documentary about it last night on TV. Next!

Becky: That was lucky. Ok. Last question. When is St Andrew's Day, the National Day of Scotland?

Adam: No idea…

Becky: Guess.

Adam: I don't know. 14^th July.

Becky: No, it's today, 30 November. That's why there's a quiz in the newspaper.

Adam: Oh, right… very clever. How long to go now?

Becky: About 1 hour and 58 minutes.

Adam: Let's go and have a coffee.

1. What … about our last holiday?

• Are you thinking
• Do you think
• You think
• Do you thinking

2. I'm proud … from Budapest. It's the best city in the world.

• As
• To be
• Be
• Of

3. She's got long … hair.

• Pointed
• Slim
• Wavy
• Tanned

4. She … four children.

• Has
• is having
• have having

5. I … a new car.

• Am wanting
• Want
• Wanting
• Am want

6. She has a … complexion.

• Pale
• Shiny
• Pointed
• Narrow

7. What … about politicians?

• You think
• Are you thinking
• Do you think
• You thinking

8. … is you brother like?. He is very friendly.

• Who
• What
• How
• Why

9. He isn't fat. He's … .

· Slim

· Round

· Pointed

· Build

10. I … what you mean.

• Seeing
• Am seeing
• Am see
• See

11. What does you sister …? She's quite small and has got long blond hair.

• Like?
• Is like?
• Look like?
• Liking?

12. I … her. I think she's telling the truth.

• Believe
• Am believe
• Am believing
• Do believing