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
UNIT 1 : FAMILY LIFE
Lesson 4 : LISTENING
Family life – Changing roles
Task 1. 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.

The chart shows that the changes in weekly hours of basic housework by married men and married women in the USA were dramatic (from 6,7% in 1976 to 29,8% in 2012). They had to do housework two times compared with the married American women (from 11,4% in 1976 to 17,2% in 2012).
In my opinion, American married women must have gone to work while their husbands might have been unemployed so they had to stay at home to do their housework for their wives.

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

Task 2. 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).
T

T

T

F
T
equally
Task 3: Work in pairs. Match the word / phrase with its appropriate meaning.
Task 4: Listen again and answer the questions
3. What is the result of ‘equally shared parenting’?
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?
- Both are responsible for family finances, home-making/housework, and parenting.
- The families become happier and the divorce rate amongst them is the lowest.

Task 5: Talk about changing role in your family

HOMEWORK