{"id":10141,"date":"2019-04-04T20:52:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T18:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10141"},"modified":"2023-02-22T07:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:29:45","slug":"japanese-women-rebel-against-high-heels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/04\/japanese-women-rebel-against-high-heels\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Women Rebel Against High Heels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most companies impose dress codes on their workers and some companies even compel their female workers to wear high heels while working. We all know that it is important to follow our company’s rules and regulations but what if apart from the pain, women also complain about injuries after slipping, falling, and tripping due to wearing of high-heeled shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s find out how the movement started in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/1904\/190403-high-heels-1.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What does “hashtag<\/strong>” mean? “The movement has the hashtag<\/span><\/strong> KuToo – a combination of the Japanese words that mean “shoe” and “pain”.”<\/em> Use this word in your own sentence.<\/li>
  2. What does “petition<\/strong>” mean? “She started an online petition<\/span><\/strong>.”<\/em> Use this word in your own sentence.<\/li>
  3. What does “impaired<\/strong>” mean? “A visually impaired<\/span><\/strong> woman who has to wear high heels at work said it is difficult for her to keep her balance in high heels.”<\/em> Use this word in your own sentence.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. How did the campaigns against having to wear high heels start?<\/li>
    2. Why do companies require women to wear high heels?<\/li>
    3. What do you think about wearing high heels?<\/li>
    4. Have you ever been compelled to do something you don’t want to at work?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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