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Compétences à évaluer
I- Réaction à un message écrit.
II- Production d’un texte de type et de fonction variés.

A-Contexte

Dans la plupart des société, la femme a toujours occupé une place d’infériorité par
rapport à l’homme dans toutes les instances de la vie ;mais de plus en plus de voix aussi bien
masculines que féminines prônent de nos jours la correction d’une telle méprise ou injustice.

B-Support

TEXT: Women’s rights activism in India.

1- Women in India now participate in all activities such as education, sport, politics, media,
art and culture, service sectors, science and technology, etc. Indira Gandhi, who served
as prime Minister of India for an aggregate period of fifteen years is the world’s longest
serving woman prime Minister.
2- The Constitution of India guarantees to all India women equality (Article 14), no
discrimination by the State (Article 15), equality of opportunity (Article 16), equal pay
for equal work (Article 39). In addition, it allows special provisions to be made by the
state in favour of women and children (Article 15), renounces practices derogatory to
the dignity of women (Article 51) and also allows for provisions to be made by the State
for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief (Article 42).
3- Feminist activism in India picked up momentum during the late 1970s. One of the first
national level issues that brought the women’s groups together was the Mathura rape
case. The acquittal of policemen accused of raping a young girl, Mathura, in a police
station, led to a wide-scale protests in 1979-1980. The protests were widely covered in
the national media, and forced the Government to amend the Evidence Act, the Criminal
Procedure Code and the Indian Penal Code, and introduce the category of custodial rape.
Female activists united over issues such as female infanticide, gender bias, women’s
health, and female literacy.
4- Since alcoholism is often associated with violence against women in India, many
women’s group launched anti-liquor campaigns in Andhra Pradesh, Hunachal Pradesh,
Haryana, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and other States. Many Indian Muslim women have
questioned the fundamental leaders’ interpretation of women’s rights under the Shariat
law and have criticized the ‘’triple talaq system’’.
5- In the 1990s,grants from foreign donor agencies enabled the formation of new women-
oriented NGOs. Self-help groups NGOs such as Self-Employed women’s rights in India.
Many women have emerged as leaders of local movements.

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 6- In 2006, the case of a Muslim rape victim called Imrana was highlighted in the media.
Imrana was raped by her father-in-law. The pronouncement of some Muslim clerics that
Imrana should marry her father-in-law led to widespread pread protests and finally
Imrana’s father-in-law was given a prison term of ten years. The verdict was wrlcomed
many women’s group and the ‘’All India Muslim Personal Aw Board’’.
7- On March 9th ,2010, one day after the celebration of the International women’s Day,
Rajyasabha passed women’s Reservation Bill, ensuring 33% reservation to women in
Parliament and State legislative bodies.

Malicky Paddy, Women in modern India

(Internet link)

C-Tâche:

Après avoir lu le texte ci-dessus, tu montreras que tu l’as compris en :

 Reconnaissant des détails du texte ;

 Expriment ta compréhension des idées maîtresses du texte ;
 Manifestant ta compréhension de certain mots du texte ;
 Reformulant des passages du texte ;
 Complétant convenablement des phrases proposées ;
 Traduisant un passage du texte en français.

D- Consignes

Item1: Complete the following sentences with information from the text.

Write the number and the answer only.

1- According to the Constitution, all India Women are……………..(Article14)

2- Article15 of the Indian Constitution allows special provisions……………………
3- Most violence against women in India happens after men…………………………..
4- The…………law also contributes to subvert the Indian Muslim women on religious
grounds.
5- Today, the law states that at least one third of………………………in India should be religious
grounds.

Item 2: Answer the following questions on the text.

1- What made Indian woman join hands to fight for more rights from the end of the 1970s
2- The Indian women’s fight against men’s discrimination also made them self-conscious
about other women-related issues: mention two oh term.
3- Has Indian women’s activism brought any permanent and legal again to women?
Mention two of them.

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Item3: Fin From the text the antonym of each of the following words and expressions:

1- Exclude from (paragraph1)

2- To the detriment of (paragraph 2)
3- The arrest (paragraph 3)
4- Rejected (paragraph 6)

Item4: Rewrite the following sentences as required; do not change their initial meaning.

1- Indira Gandhi has been the world’s longest serving woman prime Minister.
- No other woman in the world………………………………………………………………………..
2- Women protested as the policemen who raped Mathura were acquitted.
- No sooner…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3- It’s a pity women are discriminated against all over the world.
- Women all over the world wish…………………………………………………………………….
4- ‘’Women in India now participate in all activities; the Constitution of India guarantees
equality to all Indian woman’’.
- It is said that………………………………………………………………………………………………

Item5: Choose from the brackets the appropriate words to fill in the gaps. Write the
number and the answer only.

1- Of Indira and Rajysabha, the former is……………………………(the best - the more famous –
important – the good)
2- …………..Indira was a women, she ruled India very well. (As – Despite – Although – Since)
3- It is eight years……………Imrana was raped by her father – in – law (since – when – after
– ago).
4- The advent of NGOs in 1990s set confidence and mutual assistance…………. Indian
women. (Within – among – between – behind).
5- It is true, women should not be discriminated against but men should not be
discriminated against……………( again – either – also – too)
6- In fact, woman are ……….. men; there is no difference between them. ( as intelligent as ;
more intelligent than; the best than; the better than)

Item6: Translate the following passage from the text into French.

From: ‘’Since alcoholism is’’…………………down to: ………..…….. ‘’have criticized the triple talaq
system’’ (Paragraph 4).

II-Production d’un texte de type et de fonction variés

A- Contexte : De plus en plus de femmes à travers le monde ont pris conscience de leur
importance dans la société ; cela les amène à mener des actions en vue d’obtenir un
traitement équitable.
B- Tâche : Tu montreras ta compétence à rédiger un commentaire à travers un texte
cohérent sur la situation actuelle de la femme, en appréciant ses moyens de lutte
pour des droits équitables.

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C- Consigne

Writing
How do you view women’s living condition in Benin today? Do you think that the
annual March 8th celebration of the women’s Day is sufficient to improve women’s
living conditions of Benin?

You may use following words and phrases as a guide: the weaker sex,
victims of social inequalities, sexual harassment, marital violence, to discriminate
against women, reverse discrimination, position discrimination, to give women the
same rights and opportunities etc.

(Not more than 20 lines)

THE END
GOOD LUCH!