Gateway 2 Unit 4: Women and Power

Gateway 2 Unit 4: Women and Power

Gateway 2 Unit 4: Women and Power

Vocabulary Related To The Unit

• Stereotype: an exaggerated or wrong image of the characteristics of a particular group.
• Violence: actions or words which are intended to hurt people.
• Feminism: a movement that claims to advocate the right of women.
• Self-confidence: a belief in one’s own abilities and skills.
• International women’s day: an occasion celebrated by women’s groups around the world on March 8th.
• Emancipation: freeing someone socially and politically.
• Polygamy: having more than one spouse/wife.
• Gender: male or female.

Prefixes and Suffixes

1. Prefixes
A prefix is a group of letters at the beginning of a word that changes the word’s meaning.
Example: dis – pre – contr – anti – re – post – out – co – mis
Disappear – prehistoric – antibiotic – re-elect – post-war – outnumbered – co-exist – misunderstand
2. Suffixes
A suffix is a group of letters at the end of a word that changes the word’s meaning and often its part of speech.

Example: -cy –al -ance -ence –ism -able, -ible

privacy- refusal – maintenance – eminence – communism – edible, presentable.

Click here to see a list of  Common Prefixes and suffixes

Functions: Apology (saying sorry)

Making Apology

• I do apologize for…
• I must apologize for…
• I apologize for…
• I’d like to apologize for …
• I am so sorry for …
• I shouldn’t have…
• It’s all my fault.
• I’m ashamed of …
• Please, forgive me for…
• Excuse me for …
• I’m terribly sorry for …..
• Pardon me for this…
• Please, forgive me for my….
• Please, accept my apologies for …

Accepting Apology

• That’s all right.
• Never mind.
• Don’t apologize.
• It doesn’t matter.
• Don’t worry about it.
• Don’t mention it.
• That’s OK.
• I quite understand.
• You couldn’t help it.
• Forget about it.
• Don’t worry about it.
• No harm done.

Grammar: Passive Voice

To see the lesson on the Passive voice click on PASSIVE VOICE

Writing: Argumentative / Opinion Essay

Click on this link to see How to Write an Argumentative / Opinion Essay