The Reading / Listening - Level 1

A third of women in the European Union have experienced violence. A survey on human rights found that 62 million women over the age of 15 have experienced violence. The EU talked to 42,000 women about violence at home and at work. The women spoke about rape, stalking, sexual harassment and online bullying. Around 22 per cent of women had violent husbands or boyfriends. Around 67 per cent of women did not report domestic violence to the police.

The EU wants new laws to protect women. They want to make domestic violence a crime. Police in many countries cannot stop domestic violence. The survey's author said violence against women is a big human rights abuse in all EU countries. He said people must understand this problem affects everyone, saying. "Violence against women…impacts on society every day." He also said there was a link between alcohol and violence.

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Sources
  • http://www.bbc.com/news/world-26444655
  • http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/majority-of-women-victims-of-violence-in-eu-do-not-report-abuse-study-finds-1.1713837
  • http://www.thelocal.de/20140305/study-female-assault-above-eu-norm-in-germany


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

A third

a.

rights

2.

A survey on human

b.

husbands

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62 million women over

c.

per cent of women

4.

violence at home

d.

harassment

5.

sexual

e.

of women

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22 per cent of women had violent

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to the police

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Around 67

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the age of 15

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report domestic violence

h.

and at work

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

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The EU wants

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stop domestic violence

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protect

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everyone

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make domestic violence

c.

and violence

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Police in many countries cannot

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abuse

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a big human rights

e.

new laws

6.

this problem affects

f.

impacts on society

7.

Violence against women

g.

women

8.

a link between alcohol

h.

a crime

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A (1) ___________________ the European Union have experienced violence. A survey (2) ___________________ found that 62 million women (3) ___________________ 15 have experienced violence. The EU talked to 42,000 women about violence at (4) ___________________. The women spoke about rape, stalking, sexual harassment (5) ___________________. Around 22 per cent of women had violent husbands or boyfriends. Around 67 per cent of women (6) ___________________ violence to the police.

The EU wants (7) ___________________ women. They want to make domestic (8) ___________________. Police in many countries cannot stop domestic violence. The survey's author said violence against women (9) ___________________ rights abuse in all EU countries. He said (10) ___________________ this problem affects everyone, saying. "Violence against women… (11) ___________________ every day." He also said there was a link (12) ___________________ violence.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

From  http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1403/140308-violence-against-women-1.html

AthirdofwomenintheEuropeanUnionhaveexperiencedviolence.
Asurveyonhumanrightsfoundthat62millionwomenovertheageof
15haveexperiencedviolence.TheEUtalkedto42,000womenabou
tviolenceathomeandatwork.Thewomenspokeaboutrape,stalkin
g,sexualharassmentandonlinebullying.Around22percentofwom
enhadviolenthusbandsorboyfriends.Around67percentofwomen
didnotreportdomesticviolencetothepolice.TheEUwantsnewlaws
toprotectwomen.Theywanttomakedomesticviolenceacrime.Poli
ceinmanycountriescannotstopdomesticviolence.Thesurvey'sau
thorsaidviolenceagainstwomenisabighumanrightsabuseinallEU
countries.Hesaidpeoplemustunderstandthisproblemaffectsever
yone,saying."Violenceagainstwomen…impactsonsocietyeveryd
ay."Healsosaidtherewasalinkbetweenalcoholandviolence.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about violence for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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Answers

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