Unit 1 listening adapt

Unit 1: Family Life
Listening – Changing roles
A.1: Listen to a family expert talking about how the roles of men and
women in families have changed. Tick the words or phrases that you
hear.
- alike
- solution
- like
- solve
- involved
- nature
- balance
- nurture
- equally shared parenting


A.2: Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.Men’s and women’s roles in the family have become similar……….
2.Men are the sole breadwinner in the families now. ………..
4.According to ‘equally shared parenting’, the husband’s career is less
important than the wife’s. …………
3.According to ‘equally shared parenting’, both men and women have equal
chances for recreation. ……………
5.Families following ‘equally shared parenting’ are happier. …………
A.3: Listen again and complete the sentences. Write one word or
number in each gap.
1.Men are not the only breadwinners in the family, and they get more
involved in housework and ……………. .
2.The wives are also……………… for the family finances.
3. Equally shared parenting means the conscious and purposeful sharing in
…………… domains of life.

4.Both parents have equal responsility to………………. and to …………care
of the children.

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