Spanish · Chapter 12 · Lesson 5 · Phrase session
Equal, in theory
Rights on paper versus rights in practice.
Why these go together
The language of equality: rights, discrimination, injustice and the distance still to travel. The sentences make claims and demand change with the subjunctive.
Todos deberíamos tener los mismos derechos.
We should all have the same rights.
Las mujeres todavía ganan menos que los hombres.
Women still earn less than men.
Es una injusticia que alguien pierda su trabajo por ser homosexual.
It's an injustice that someone should lose their job for being gay.
La igualdad de género es un tema que nos afecta a todos.
Gender equality is an issue that affects us all.
Hay que luchar contra la discriminación en el trabajo.
We have to fight discrimination at work.
Muchos puestos importantes siguen ocupados por hombres.
Many important posts are still held by men.
La ignorancia es la base de muchos prejuicios.
Ignorance is the root of many prejudices.
Es injusto que las mujeres tengan que hacer siempre las tareas de la casa.
It's unfair that women always have to do the housework.
Se ha avanzado mucho, pero queda mucho por hacer.
A lot of progress has been made, but there's a lot still to do.
Matching
0/9Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/9Put the missing word back.
Todos deberíamos tener los mismos . (We should all have the same rights.)
Las mujeres todavía menos que los hombres. (Women still earn less than men.)
Es una que alguien pierda su trabajo por ser homosexual. (It's an injustice that someone should lose their job for being gay.)
La de género es un tema que nos afecta a todos. (Gender equality is an issue that affects us all.)
Hay que luchar contra la en el trabajo. (We have to fight discrimination at work.)
Muchos puestos importantes siguen por hombres. (Many important posts are still held by men.)
La es la base de muchos prejuicios. (Ignorance is the root of many prejudices.)
Es que las mujeres tengan que hacer siempre las tareas de la casa. (It's unfair that women always have to do the housework.)
Se ha mucho, pero queda mucho por hacer. (A lot of progress has been made, but there's a lot still to do.)
Lesson 5 of 6 in this chapter