2I. Culture

1. Work in pairs. Discuss and match the three famous women with their great achievements.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận và nối ba người phụ nữ nổi tiếng với những thành tích to lớn của họ.)

2. Read the text and circle the correct words. Then listen and check.

(Đọc bài khóa và khoanh tròn từ đừng. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra lại.)

Ann Davison

Margaret Ann Longstaffe was born (1) in/on 5 June 1914 in Surrey, England. As a child, she really loved adventures. When she grew up, she travelled a lot. She liked riding horses, driving fast cars and flying aeroplanes. Ann became one of the very (2) few/little women pilots in Britain in the 1930s.

In 1947 Ann and her husband, Frank Davison, also a pilot, bought an old boat "Reliance" and decided to (3) go/set sail to travel the world. However, they were caught in (4) rough/hard weather in the Irish Sea. The ship was wrecked and Frank was killed. Ann survived, washed (5) offshore/ashore at the foot of a cliff.

3. Which of the following words can replace the ones in bold in the second part of the text?

(Từ nào dưới đây có thể dùng để thay thế từ in đậm trong phần thứ hai của bài khóa?)

Later…

After recovering from the tragedy, Ann worked as a successful writer and waited for a chance to sail again. She became more determined to complete the challenge of a lifetime. She bought a small boat "Felicity Ann" (FA) and spent two years preparing it and teaching herself to sail. On 18 May 1952, she departed from Plymouth. She was still relatively inexperienced, but she made up for lack of experience with bravery.

With her strength of character, Ann and ‘FA’ got through days of severe storms and loneliness. Ann Davison finally reached land in Dominica on 23 January 1953, becoming the first woman to sail solo across the Atlantic.

4. Rearrange the following events of Ann Davison's life in the order they happened.

1, She started to write. (Cô ấy bắt đầu viết.)

2. She bought "Reliance". (Cô ấy mua con thuyền “Reliance”.)

3. Her boat arrived in Dominica. (Thuyền của cô ấy đến Dominica.)

4. She learned how to fly a plane. (Cô ấy học cách lái máy bay.)

5. She luckily survived a shipwreck.  (Cô ấy may mắn sống sót sau vụ đắm tàu.)

6. She bought "Felicity Ann". (Cô ấy mua “Felicity Ann.”)

7. She left Plymouth. (Cô ấy rời Plymouth.)

5. Read the whole text again. Are the sentences True or False? Write T or F.

(Đọc lại cả bài lần nữa. Những câu sau là đúng hay sai? Viết T hoặc F.)

1. Ann always loved adventures. 

2. There were quite a few women pilots in Britain in the 1930s. 

3. "Reliance" was caught in a tsunami and was wrecked. 

4. It took Ann 2 years to prepare "Felicity Ann". 

5. Ann was not experienced at sailing, but she was brave. 

6. Ann hardly felt lonely when she was sailing across the Atlantic.

6. Work in groups. Talk about Sally Ride, using the following prompts.

(Làm việc theo nhóm. Nói về Sally Ride, sử dụng gợi ý đi kèm.)

Born / May 26, 1951 

Graduate / Stanford University / 1973 

Obtain / doctorate in Physics / 1978 

One of six women / begin spaceflight training / 1978 

Experience first flight into space / Challenger / 1983 

Travel into space / 2nd time / Challenger / 1984 

Die / 2012 / cancer