TA10-U1- Family Life - listening

UNIT 01: FAMILY LIFE
Period 6: Listening


Family life – Changing roles


1. Discuss the changes in weekly hours of basic
housework by married men and married women in
the USA between 1976 and 2012.


Both men and women
now work to contribute
to the family finances.


2. T / F
T
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.

F


3. Match the word/phrase with its appropriate
meaning.
a. a way of solving a problem
1. balance
or dealing with a difficult
situation
2. nurture
b. to care for and protect sb/ sth
while they are growing and
developing
3. equally shared
c. sharing housework and
parenting
childcare evenly
d. existing for a long time
4. traditional
e. a state where things are of
equal weight or force
5. solution


4. 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’?


4. Answer the questions
1. How has the role of men in the family changed?

They are not the sole breadwinner in the family
and they are becoming much more involved in
housework and parenting.


4. Answer the questions

2. How have men’s and women’s roles become
alike?
Both are responsible for
housework and parenting.

family

finances,


4. Answer the questions

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

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

- Learn by heart the words / phrases
- Prepare for the next lesson