Chapitre 1: Reading comprehension - Anglais Terminale D | DigiClass
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Reading comprehension

I.  Text

Text : should prostitution be legalized ?

    As an increasing number of prostitutes are being subjects to beatings, rape and even murder, feminist groups are becoming more active in calling for the legalization of prostitution. However, governments world-wide are failing to respond to these callings and the issue has not acquired an important place on political agendas.

   There are certainly a number of arguments to justify the legalization of prostitution. Firstly; it offers increased protection for prostitutes in a number of ways. A prostitutes is an easy target for a sexual attack given that she is involved in an illegal activity. Therefore, she will be afraid to report a rape or a beating to the police in case she is imprisoned or will have to pay a huge fine. Legalizing prostitution could mean that prostitutes will be encouraged to report any attack on them and this could in turn help police to identify previously unknown sex offenders.

  Secondly, prostitutes would eventually cease to become an underground activity. Prostitutes could take the time to observe and select clients rather than making rash on the spot decisions on a street sidewalk. No longer fearing police harassments, clients would probably be more willing to allow themselves to be "checked out". This increases a prostitute's chances of selecting geguine client rather some stalkers out to prey on a vulnerable, helpless.

  On the other hand, the repercussions of legalizing prostitution could create problems for some governments. Firstly, it would almost certainly be condemned by church leaders and Christian group who could argue that lending political recognition to such activities makes a mockery of the sanctity of the human body.

   Secondly, they could argue that legalizing prostitution could encourage young and impressionable teenagers to turn to this activity seduced by the promise of easy money and the security that what they doing is legal.

  Thisdly, governments would also be faced with the problem of establishing an age limit for prostitutes. At what age one can become a prostitute ? There is no easy answer to this question.

II.  Guided Commentary

Anwer the following question.

  1. According to the text what problems a prostitutes meet ?
  2. In your own words, define a feminist groups.
  3. Referring  to the text, what are the calls of feminist groups about prostitution ?
  4. Basing on the text, what can be the advantages in legalizing prostitution ?
  5. Relying an the text, what problems could government meet if they legalized prostitution ?
  6. Are-you for or  against the legalization  of protitution ? Justify your position.

III.  Correction of the activity

Results:

  1. According to the text, prostitutes meet problems such as rape, beatings, murder.
  2. In my own words, a feminist group is a group of people that fight to promote women's rights.
  3. Referring to the text, feminist groups want governments to legalize prostitution.
  4. Basing on the text, in legalizing prostitutes can be protected by the low, this activity will cease to be  underground one, prostitutes can rport any attach to the police and they can also take the time to observe and select their clients.
  5.