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Task 2.2
Read the text below and fill the blanks with the statements of expression of giving
opinion and building argument from the tables below the text.

Discrimination against Women Must Be Eliminated
(By Muhammad Ammar H/IPIREL 2015)

Assalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
Good Morning, ladies and gentlemen; brothers and sisters.
“It is a time when woman has privilege to liberate themselves. It is a time when man must
break the wall of man superiority. It is a time when woman and man live in harmony.” This
statement came up from my friend, (1) ............................................................................................................................
In fact, discrimination and violence against women is happening every time and everywhere. Then
how could we make woman and man live in peace possible? (2) ..........................................................................
Therefore, in this very occasion, I am going to talk about the three main reasons why the
discrimination against woman must be eliminated. In this speech, I will mention the three reasons
why we must eliminate the discrimination against women. Eventually, I will end my speech by
giving a suggestion about the thing we can do to eliminate the discrimination and violence against
women; hence woman and man can live in peace together.
The first reason is that women are victims of close-minded people. (3)
....................................................................................................................... The reason why I could say this
statement is that women tend to be discriminated and violated physically and sexually by those
close-minded people. For instance, more than one in three women (35.6%) globally report having
experienced physical and/or sexual violence. In addition, 42% of women who have been physically
and/or sexually abused have experienced injuries as a result of that violence. This worse situation
of woman is threatening their presence, role, and even participation in society. Therefore, (4)
............................................................................................................................................
The second reason is that women are human being. The reason of my statement in regard
to the discrimination and violence against women, (5) .............................................................................................
While women as human beings are guaranteed to be protected as well as men based on the existing
law whether in local, national or international level. (6) .........................................................................................
which rule the special right for women. Not to mention, we have the United Nations Convention on

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