The Reading / Listening - Violence against Women - Level 6

Police in the UK have released a report highlighting a serious surge in violence against women and girls. The report states that levels of misogyny and criminal acts against women are at record levels. More than one million such crimes have been reported in one year. This may be just the tip of the iceberg. There will be a substantial number of instances of violence that go unreported. London's Metropolitan Police wrote about the gravity of this problem. It said: "Violence against women and girls is endemic, systemic, and a threat to society on the same scale as terrorism." It added that crimes against women constituted 20 per cent of all recorded crime. It said: "We must act to change the unacceptable reality for women and girls."

The report was issued by the UK's National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth called the statistics "staggering". She said: "Violence against women and girls is a national emergency. We need to move forward as a society to make change, and no longer accept violence against women and girls as inevitable." The police said: "One in every 12 women will be a victim of violence. One in every six murders is a result of domestic abuse. One in 20 people - more than two million of them – will be perpetrators of violence against women and girls in their lives." It said gender-based violent crimes included harassment, murder, online sexual abuse, rape, and stalking.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

    Violence against Women - Level 4  or  Violence against Women - Level 5

Sources
  • https://news.met.police.uk/news/tackling-violence-against-women-and-girls-will-require-the-whole-system-to-step-up-486419
  • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/23/violence-against-women-girls-at-epidemic-levels-uk-police
  • https://news.sky.com/story/violence-against-women-and-girls-related-crime-reaches-staggering-levels-13183550


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. VIOLENCE: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about violence. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
       police / violence / women / girls / crimes / tip of the iceberg / violence / terrorism /
       policing / statistics / national emergency / victim / domestic abuse / murder / stalking
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. VIOLENCE: Students A strongly believe sentences for violence against women should increase ten-fold; Students B strongly believe otherwise. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. MISOGYNY: How bad are these instances of misogyny? What should be done about them? Have you seen/experienced them? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

How Bad?

Action Needed

Your Experience

Expressing hatred for women

 

 

 

Catcalling or harassing women

 

 

 

Rejecting women's ideas

 

 

 

Ignoring or speaking over women

 

 

 

Favouring men over women

 

 

 

Strong belief in traditional gender roles

 

 

 
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5. TERRORISM: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "terrorism". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. GENDER EQUALITY: Rank these with your partner. Put the most important issues in need of addressing at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Equality at home
  • Equal pay
  • Equal education
  • Better health
  • Zero harassment
  • Shared cooking
  • Shared child-caring
  • Harsher penalties for crimes

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1. surge  (noun) a. Common in a certain place or among a certain group of people.
      2. misogyny b. Very large in amount or size.
      3. substantial c. Dislike or hate of women.
      4. gravity d. Made up or formed of.
      5. endemic e. A sudden, strong increase.
      6. systemic f. Extreme importance; seriousness.
      7. constituted g. Affecting the whole system.

    Paragraph 2

      8. staggering  (adjective) h. Sure to happen, cannot be avoided.
      9. inevitable i. A person who does something bad or illegal.
      10. victim j. Following or watching someone in a way that bothers them.
      11. abuse  (noun) k. Someone who is hurt or harmed by someone.
      12. perpetrator l. Unwanted and annoying actions.
      13. harassment m. Cruel or violent treatment.
      14. stalking n. Very surprising or shocking.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. A feminist group issued a report highlighting violence against women.     T / F
  2. A report said levels of misogyny in the UK are on the decrease.     T / F
  3. The article said a huge number of crimes against women go unreported.  T / F
  4. A fifth of all crimes in the UK are committed against women.     T / F
  5. A police deputy chief was staggered by the crime statistics.     T / F
  6. The deputy chief called crimes against women a national emergency.     T / F
  7. Around 12 per cent of women in the UK will experience violence.     T / F
  8. More than two million people in the UK will be violent towards women.    T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. surge
  2. violence
  3. substantial
  4. gravity
  5. constituted
  6. staggering
  7. inevitable
  8. abuse
  9. murder
  10. harassment
  1. unavoidable
  2. sizeable
  3. amounted to
  4. molestation
  5. brutality
  6. pestering
  7. astonishing
  8. increase
  9. seriousness
  10. homicide

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

  1. levels of
  2. instances of violence that go
  3. Violence against women and girls
  4. a threat to society on the same
  5. change the unacceptable
  6. One in every six murders is a
  7. no longer accept
  8. One in every 12
  9. perpetrators
  10. gender-based
  1. of violence
  2. violence against women
  3. reality for women
  4. unreported
  5. result of domestic abuse
  6. is endemic
  7. misogyny
  8. violent crimes
  9. scale as terrorism
  10. women will be a victim

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
such
scale
surge
instances
misogyny
reality
gravity
tip

Police in the UK have released a report highlighting a serious (1) _____________________ in violence against women and girls. The report states that levels of (2) _____________________ and criminal acts against women are at record levels. More than one million (3) _____________________ crimes have been reported in one year. This may be just the (4) _____________________ of the iceberg. There will be a substantial number of (5) _____________________ of violence that go unreported. London's Metropolitan Police wrote about the (6) _____________________ of this problem. It said: "Violence against women and girls is endemic, systemic, and a threat to society on the same (7) _____________________ as terrorism." It added that crimes against women constituted 20 per cent of all recorded crime. It said: "We must act to change the unacceptable (8) _____________________ for women and girls."

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
domestic
staggering
inevitable
online
issued
gender
victim
national

The report was (9) _____________________ by the UK's National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth called the statistics "(10) _____________________". She said: "Violence against women and girls is a (11) _____________________ emergency. We need to move forward as a society to make change, and no longer accept violence against women and girls as (12) _____________________." The police said: "One in every 12 women will be a (13) _____________________ of violence. One in every six murders is a result of (14) _____________________ abuse. One in 20 people - more than two million of them - will be perpetrators of violence against women and girls in their lives." It said (15) _____________________-based violent crimes included harassment, murder, (16) _____________________ sexual abuse, rape, and stalking.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)  Police in the UK have released a report highlighting a serious ______
     a.  sarge in violence
     b.  surge in violence
     c.  purge in violence
     d.  stage in violence
2)  The report states that ______
     a.  levels of misogynist
     b.  levels of misogamy
     c.  levels of misogyny
     d.  levels of misophobia
3)  endemic, systemic, and a threat to society on the same ______
     a.  shale as terrorism
     b.  scale as terrorism
     c.  squall as terrorism
     d.  scaled as terrorism
4)  It added that crimes against ______
     a.  women constituted 12%
     b.  women constituted 30%
     c.  women constituted 20%
     d.  women constituted 10%
5)  It said: "We must act to change ______"
     a.  the unacceptable realty
     b.  the unacceptable relativity
     c.  the unacceptable really
     d.  the unacceptable reality

6)  make change, and no longer accept violence against women and ______
     a.  girls was inevitable
     b.  girls as inevitable
     c.  girls has inevitable
     d.  girls is inevitable
7)  The police said: "One in every 12 women will be a ______"
     a.  victim of violence
     b.  victim of violent
     c.  victim of violently
     d.  victim of bio-lance
8)  One in every six murders is a result ______
     a.  of domestic abused
     b.  of domestic ab use
     c.  of domestic abusive
     d.  of domestic abuses
9)  One in 20 people - more than two million of them - will be ______
     a.  perpetrators of violent
     b.  perpetrators of violence
     c.  perpetrator of violence
     d.  perpetrators off violence
10)  harassment, murder, online sexual abuse, ______
     a.  rape, and stoking
     b.  rape, and stalking
     c.  rape, and store keen
     d.  rape, and staking

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Police in the UK have released a report highlighting a (1) ____________________ violence against women and girls. The report states that levels (2) ____________________ criminal acts against women are at record levels. More than one million such crimes have been reported in one year. This may be just the tip (3) ____________________. There will be a substantial number of instances of violence that go unreported. London's Metropolitan Police wrote about (4) ____________________ this problem. It said: "Violence against women and girls is endemic, systemic, and a (5) ____________________ on the same scale as terrorism." It added that crimes against women constituted 20 per cent of all recorded crime. It said: "We must act to change (6) ____________________ for women and girls."

The (7) ____________________ by the UK's National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth called (8) ____________________. She said: "Violence against women and girls is a national emergency. We need to move forward as a society to make change, and (9) ____________________ violence against women and girls as inevitable." The police said: "One in every 12 women will be a (10) ____________________. One in every six murders is a result of domestic abuse. One in 20 people - more than two million of them - will (11) ____________________ violence against women and girls in their lives." It said gender-based violent (12) ____________________, murder, online sexual abuse, rape, and stalking.

Comprehension questions

  1. What kind of surge did the police say there was in?
  2. What did the article say the number of crimes was the tip of?
  3. How many crimes against women and girls go unreported?
  4. What did the police say the violence was a threat to?
  5. How much of all recorded UK crime takes place against women and girls?
  6. What did a deputy chief constable call the crime statistics?
  7. What did the deputy chief constable call the violence?
  8. How many women in the UK will be a victim of violence?
  9. How many murders are as a result of domestic abuse?
  10. How many people in the UK will be violent toward women and girls?

Multiple choice quiz

1)  What kind of surge did the police say there was in?
a) a sudden surge
b) a serious surge
c) an electric surge
d) a tidal surge
2)  What did the article say the number of crimes was the tip of?
a) the spear
b) the tongue
c) the iceberg
d) the toes
3)  How many crimes against women and girls go unreported?
a) hundreds of thousands
b) millions
c) countless numbers
d) a substantial number
4)  What did the police say the violence was a threat to?
a) the future of the UK
b) national security
c) men too
d) marriage
5)  How much of all recorded UK crime takes place against women and girls?
a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 40%
d) 50%

6)  What did a deputy chief constable call the crime statistics?
a) staggering
b) appalling
c) confusing
d) worrying
7)  What did the deputy chief constable call the violence?
a) a national crime
b) a national embarrassment
c) a national disgrace
d) a national emergency
8)  How many women in the UK will be a victim of violence?
a) one in 10
b) one in 11
c) one in 12
d) one in 20
9)  How many murders are as a result of domestic abuse?
a) one in ten
b) one in eight
c) one in seven
d) one in six
10)  How many people in the UK will be violent toward women and girls?
a) one in 10
b) one in 20
c) one in 30
d) one in 25

Role play

Role  A – Equal Pay
You think equal pay is the most pressing thing society must achieve. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their issues aren't as pressing. Also, tell the others which is the least urgent of these (and why): shared cooking and cleaning duties, equal education opportunities or harsher crimes for violence against women.

Role  B – Shared Cooking/Cleaning Duties
You think shared cooking and cleaning duties is the most pressing thing society must achieve. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their issues aren't as pressing. Also, tell the others which is the least urgent of these (and why): equal pay, equal education opportunities or harsher crimes for violence against women.

Role  C – Equal Education Opportunities
You think equal education opportunities is the most pressing thing society must achieve. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their issues aren't as pressing. Also, tell the others which is the least urgent of these (and why): shared cooking and cleaning duties, equal pay or harsher crimes for violence against women.

Role  D – Harsher Crimes for Violence against Women
You think harsher crimes for violence against women is the most pressing thing society must achieve. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their issues aren't as pressing. Also, tell the others which is the least urgent of these (and why): shared cooking and cleaning duties, equal education opportunities or equal pay.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH:Look online / in your dictionary to find collocates, information on, synonyms for… the words

'violence'

  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________

    • and 'misogyny'.

  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________

    • • Share your findings with your partners.

    • Make questions using the words you found.

    • Ask your partner / group your questions.

    2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

    •Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

    3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

    4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

    5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

    • highlighting
    • such
    • number
    • threat
    • 20
    • change
    • statistics
    • national
    • forward
    • 12
    • lives
    • included

    Student survey

    Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

    (Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

    Discussion - Violence against Women

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    1. What did you think when you read the headline?
    2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'violence'?
    3. How are women treated in your country?
    4. Why is there so much violence against woman and girls?
    5. Do you think the violence will increase or decrease?
    6. Why is there so much misogyny in the world?
    7. Is violence against women and children the same as terrorism?
    8. Should all school children be taught about respect?
    9. Should all schoolboys be taught what the word 'no' means?
    10. How worried are you about your female family members?

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
    2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'misogyny'?
    3. What do you think about what you read?
    4. What role does social media play in increased misogyny?
    5. What do you think of the sexualization girls in advertising?
    6. Should there be life in prison for violence against women?
    7. How responsible are advertising companies for misogyny?
    8. Should men call out male friends for misogynistic comments?
    9. Should all governments have a female anti-misogyny minister?
    10. What questions would you like to ask the police chief?

    Discussion — Write your own questions

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    (a) ________________

    (b) ________________

    (c) ________________

    (d) ________________

    (e) ________________

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    (f) ________________

    (g) ________________

    (h) ________________

    (i) ________________

    (j) ________________

    Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

    Police in the UK have released a report highlighting a serious (1) ____ in violence against women and girls. The report states that (2) ____ of misogyny and criminal acts against women are at record levels. More (3) ____ one million such crimes have been reported in one year. This may be just the tip of the iceberg. There will be a substantial number of instances of violence that go unreported. London's Metropolitan Police wrote about the (4) ____ of this problem. It said: "Violence against women and girls is endemic, systemic, and a threat to society on the same scale (5) ____ terrorism." It added that crimes against women constituted 20 per cent of all recorded crime. It said: "We must act to change the unacceptable (6) ____ for women and girls."

    The report was (7) ____ by the UK's National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth called the statistics "(8) ____". She said: "Violence against women and girls is a national emergency. We need to move forward as a society to make change, and (9) ____ longer accept violence against women and girls as inevitable." The police said: "One (10) ____ every 12 women will be a victim of violence. One in every six murders is a result (11) ____ domestic abuse. One in 20 people - more than two million of them - will be perpetrators of violence against women and girls in their lives." It said gender-based violent crimes (12) ____ harassment, murder, online sexual abuse, rape, and stalking.

    Which of these words go in the above text?

    1. (a)     surge     (b)     purge     (c)     scourge     (d)     verge    
    2. (a)     level     (b)     leveller     (c)     levels     (d)     levelling    
    3. (a)     top     (b)     apex     (c)     tip     (d)     summit    
    4. (a)     relative     (b)     relativity     (c)     grave     (d)     gravity    
    5. (a)     as     (b)     was     (c)     is     (d)     at    
    6. (a)     realism     (b)     reality     (c)     realty     (d)     relative    
    7. (a)     charged     (b)     opted     (c)     verged     (d)     issued    
    8. (a)     stagger     (b)     staggering     (c)     staggers     (d)     stagger    
    9. (a)     not     (b)     non     (c)     no     (d)     now    
    10. (a)     for     (b)     as     (c)     by     (d)     in    
    11. (a)     by     (b)     at     (c)     on     (d)     of    
    12. (a)     inclusive     (b)     included     (c)     including     (d)     inclusion

    Spelling

    Paragraph 1

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    2. levels of nogmysyi
    3. just the tip of the igecerb
    4. Police wrote about the rtviyag of this problem
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    6. crimes against women ntuoidttesc 20 per cent

    Paragraph 2

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    Put the text back together

    (...)  crimes have been reported in one year. This may be just the tip of the iceberg. There will be a substantial
    (...)  inevitable." The police said: "One in every 12 women will be a victim of violence. One in every six murders is a result
    (...)  of domestic abuse. One in 20 people - more than two million of them - will be perpetrators of
    (  1  ) Police in the UK have released a report highlighting a serious surge in violence against women and girls. The report
    (...)  crimes included harassment, murder, online sexual abuse, rape, and stalking.
    (...)  number of instances of violence that go unreported. London's Metropolitan Police wrote about the gravity
    (...)  called the statistics "staggering". She said: "Violence against women and girls is a national emergency. We need to move
    (...)  scale as terrorism." It added that crimes against women constituted 20 per cent of all recorded crime. It said: "We must act
    (...)  of this problem. It said: "Violence against women and girls is endemic, systemic, and a threat to society on the same
    (...)  forward as a society to make change, and no longer accept violence against women and girls as
    (...)  to change the unacceptable reality for women and girls."
    (...)  The report was issued by the UK's National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth
    (...)  violence against women and girls in their lives." It said gender-based violent
    (...)  states that levels of misogyny and criminal acts against women are at record levels. More than one million such

    Put the words in the right order

    1. women   .   There's   against   serious   a   violence   in   surge
    2. and   against   crimes   at   record   levels   .   women   Misogyny
    3. of   the   This   just   is   iceberg   .   tip   the
    4. scale   the   threat   same   as   terrorism   .   on   A
    5. must   the   change   act   unacceptable   to   reality   .   We
    6. national   against   a   emergency   .   and   is   Violence   girls   women
    7. a   to   forward   We   need   as   society   .   move
    8. as   violence   against   No   women   accept   inevitable   .   longer
    9. violence   .   of   two   Over   million   perpetrators   be   will
    10. included   gender-based   violent   It   harassment   .   said   crimes

    Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

    Police in the UK have released a report lowlighting / highlighting a serious surge in violence against women and girls. The report states that levels of misogyny / misandry and criminal acts against women are at record / recording levels. More than one million so / such crimes have been reported in one year. This may be just the tip of the iceberg. There will be a substance / substantial number of instances of violence that come / go unreported. London's Metropolitan Police wrote about the gravity / grave of this problem. It said: "Violence against women and girls is pandemic / endemic, systemic, and a threat to society on the same scale as terrorism." It added that criminals / crimes against women constituted 20 per cent of all recorded crime. It said: "We must act to change the unacceptable realism / reality for women and girls."

    The report was issuance / issued by the UK's National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth called the statistics "staggering / staggered". She said: "Violence against women and girls is a national emergency / emergent. We need to move forward as a society to make change, and no lengthen / longer accept violence against women and girls as inevitability / inevitable." The police said: "One in every 12 women will be a victim of violence. One in / to every six murders is a result / cause of domestic abuse. One in 20 people - more than two million of them - will be perpetrators at / of violence against women and girls in their lives / living." It said gender-based violent crimes included harassment, murder, online sexual abusive / abuse, rape, and stalking.

    Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

    Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

    P_l_c_  _n  th_  _K  h_v_  r_l__s_d  _  r_p_rt  h_ghl_ght_ng  _  s_r___s  s_rg_  _n  v__l_nc_  _g__nst  w_m_n  _nd  g_rls.  Th_  r_p_rt  st_t_s  th_t  l_v_ls  _f  m_s_gyny  _nd  cr_m_n_l  _cts  _g__nst  w_m_n  _r_  _t  r_c_rd  l_v_ls.  M_r_  th_n  _n_  m_ll__n  s_ch  cr_m_s  h_v_  b__n  r_p_rt_d  _n  _n_  y__r.  Th_s  m_y  b_  j_st  th_  t_p  _f  th_  _c_b_rg.  Th_r_  w_ll  b_  _  s_bst_nt__l  n_mb_r  _f  _nst_nc_s  _f  v__l_nc_  th_t  g_  _nr_p_rt_d.  L_nd_n's  M_tr_p_l_t_n  P_l_c_  wr_t_  _b__t  th_  gr_v_ty  _f  th_s  pr_bl_m.  _t  s__d:  "V__l_nc_  _g__nst  w_m_n  _nd  g_rls  _s  _nd_m_c,  syst_m_c,  _nd  _  thr__t  t_  s_c__ty  _n  th_  s_m_  sc_l_  _s  t_rr_r_sm."  _t  _dd_d  th_t  cr_m_s  _g__nst  w_m_n  c_nst_t_t_d  20  p_r  c_nt  _f  _ll  r_c_rd_d  cr_m_.  _t  s__d:  "W_  m_st  _ct  t_  ch_ng_  th_  _n_cc_pt_bl_  r__l_ty  f_r  w_m_n  _nd  g_rls."

    Th_  r_p_rt  w_s  _ss__d  by  th_  _K's  N_t__n_l  P_l_c_  Ch__fs'  C__nc_l  _nd  th_  C_ll_g_  _f  P_l_c_ng.  D_p_ty  Ch__f  C_nst_bl_  M_gg__  Blyth  c_ll_d  th_  st_t_st_cs  "st_gg_r_ng".  Sh_  s__d:  "V__l_nc_  _g__nst  w_m_n  _nd  g_rls  _s  _  n_t__n_l  _m_rg_ncy.  W_  n__d  t_  m_v_  f_rw_rd  _s  _  s_c__ty  t_  m_k_  ch_ng_,  _nd  n_  l_ng_r  _cc_pt  v__l_nc_  _g__nst  w_m_n  _nd  g_rls  _s  _n_v_t_bl_."  Th_  p_l_c_  s__d:  "_n_  _n  _v_ry  12  w_m_n  w_ll  b_  _  v_ct_m  _f  v__l_nc_.  _n_  _n  _v_ry  s_x  m_rd_rs  _s  _  r_s_lt  _f  d_m_st_c  _b_s_.  _n_  _n  20  p__pl_  -  m_r_  th_n  tw_  m_ll__n  _f  th_m  -  w_ll  b_  p_rp_tr_t_rs  _f  v__l_nc_  _g__nst  w_m_n  _nd  g_rls  _n  th__r  l_v_s."  _t  s__d  g_nd_r-b_s_d  v__l_nt  cr_m_s  _ncl_d_d  h_r_ssm_nt,  m_rd_r,  _nl_n_  s_x__l  _b_s_,  r_p_,  _nd  st_lk_ng.

    Punctuate the text and add capitals

    police in the uk have released a report highlighting a serious surge in violence against women and girls the report states that levels of misogyny and criminal acts against women are at record levels more than one million such crimes have been reported in one year this may be just the tip of the iceberg there will be a substantial number of instances of violence that go unreported londons metropolitan police wrote about the gravity of this problem it said violence against women and girls is endemic systemic and a threat to society on the same scale as terrorism it added that crimes against women constituted 20 per cent of all recorded crime it said we must act to change the unacceptable reality for women and girls

    the report was issued by the uks national police chiefs council and the college of policing deputy chief constable maggie blyth called the statistics staggering she said violence against women and girls is a national emergency we need to move forward as a society to make change and no longer accept violence against women and girls as inevitable the police said one in every 12 women will be a victim of violence one in every six murders is a result of domestic abuse one in 20 people  more than two million of them  will be perpetrators of violence against women and girls in their lives it said genderbased violent crimes included harassment murder online sexual abuse rape and stalking

    Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

    PoliceintheUKhavereleasedareporthighlightingaserioussurgeinviole
    nceagainstwomenandgirls.Thereportstatesthatlevelsofmisogynyan
    dcriminalactsagainstwomenareatrecordlevels.Morethanonemillions
    uchcrimeshavebeenreportedinoneyear.Thismaybejustthetipoftheic
    eberg.Therewillbeasubstantialnumberofinstancesofviolencethatgo
    unreported.London'sMetropolitanPolicewroteaboutthegravityofthis
    problem.Itsaid:"Violenceagainstwomenandgirlsisendemic,systemi
    c,andathreattosocietyonthesamescaleasterrorism."Itaddedthatcri
    mesagainstwomenconstituted20percentofallrecordedcrime.Itsaid:
    "Wemustacttochangetheunacceptablerealityforwomenandgirls."Th
    ereportwasissuedbytheUK'sNationalPoliceChiefs'CouncilandtheColl
    egeofPolicing.DeputyChiefConstableMaggieBlythcalledthestatistics
    "staggering".Shesaid:"Violenceagainstwomenandgirlsisanationale
    mergency.Weneedtomoveforwardasasocietytomakechange,andnol
    ongeracceptviolenceagainstwomenandgirlsasinevitable."Thepolice
    said:"Oneinevery12womenwillbeavictimofviolence.Oneineverysix
    murdersisaresultofdomesticabuse.Onein20people-morethantwomi
    llionofthem-willbeperpetratorsofviolenceagainstwomenandgirlsinth
    eirlives."Itsaidgender-basedviolentcrimesincludedharassment,mur
    der,onlinesexualabuse,rape,andstalking.

    Free writing

    Write about violence against women and girls for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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    Academic writing

    The sentence for violence against women and girls should be life in prison. Discuss.

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    Homework

    1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
    2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
    3. VIOLENCE: Make a poster about violence. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
    4. LIFE IMPRISONMENT: Write a magazine article about imprisoning people for life for        violence against women and girls. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
    Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
    5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
    6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on violence against women and girls. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your solutions to stop it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

    A Few Additional Activities for Students

    Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

    Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

    Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

    Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

    Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

    Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

    Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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