English 10 unit 01 family life lesson 5 listening

GAME: web completionList the roles of a wife and a husband in the family give a birth Look after the children Do household chores care for family Be a homemaker Be a breadwinner Earn mon

UNIT 1 : FAMILY LIFE

GAME: web completion

List the roles of a wife and a husband in the family

give a birth Look after the children

Do household chores care for family

Be a homemaker Be a breadwinner

Earn money Protect family

ROLES

OF MAN

ROLES

OF WIFE

I BEFORE YOU LISTEN

Look at the chart and discuss the changes in weekly hours of basic

housework by married men and married women in the USA

between 1976 and 2012 Guess the reasons for the changes

1 old notions = old thought

2 sole = only (a)

3 conscious = aware >< unaware

4 purposeful = focused, decisive >< indecisive (a)

5 balance = equality(n)

6 nurture = care for(v)

7 equally shared

8 Parenting(n)= child raising

9 traditional (a)

10 Solution(n) the way to do sth/ answer

III WHILE YOU LISTEN

ACTIVITY 1.

Listen to a family expert talking about how the roles of men and women in families have

changed and decide whether the following

statements are true (T) or false (F)

Listen to a family expert talking about how the roles of men and women in families havechanged and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1 Men’s and women’s roles in the family have

become similar.

2 Both men and women now work to contribute to the

family finances

3 According to 'equally shared parenting', both men

and women have equal chances for recreation

4 According to 'equally shared parenting', the

husband’s career is less important than the wife’s

5 Families following 'equally shared parenting' are

happier

T T

T

F T

ACTIVITY 2: Work in pairs Match the word / phrase with its appropriate

meaning.

Activity 3: Listen again and answer the questions

1 How has the role of men in the family changed?

2 How have men’s and women’s roles become alike?

3 What is the result of ‘equally shared parenting’?

Game : lucky colors

• Rules of the game

Lucky colors

1 How has the role of men in the family changed?

 They are not the only breadwinner in the family, and they get more involved in housework and parenting

2 How have men’s and women’s roles become alike?

finances, home-making /

housework, and parenting.

3 What is the result of ‘equally

shared parenting’?

 The families become happier and the divorce rate amongst them is the lowest

Lucky color

HOMEWORK