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UNIT 11: CHANGING ROLES IN SOCIETY
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
* Answer the questions
1. What changes in society will we see in ten year time?
Maybe the quality of education will be improved more and more.
Maybe the quality of education will not be improved more and more.

2. What will be the changes in the roles of men and women in the society?
A. The roles of men and women in society will be equal; women can do jobs that are once considered as only for men.
B. The roles of men and women in society will be unequal; women can do jobs that are once considered as only for men
It will increase the gender equality in the society.
It will not increase the gender equality in the society.



3. How will the increasing involvement of women in public life affect society?
* Vocabulary:
- witness (v) /ˈwɪt.nəs/: chứng kiến, làm chứng
- burden (n) /ˈbɜː.dən/: gánh nặng
- content (adj) /kənˈtent/: hài lòng
- doubt (n)/ daut/: sự nghi ngờ
- sole (adj) /səʊl/: duy nhất
- affection (n) /əˈfek.ʃən/: sự yêu mến - socio-economic(a) /sousiou¸i:kə´nɔmik/: KTXH
Checking new words
1. witness (v) a. hài lòng
2. burden (n) b. sự nghi ngờ
3. content (adj) c. sự yêu mến
4. doubt (n) d. gánh nặng
5. sole (adj) e. KTXH
6. affection (n) f. duy nhất
7. socio-economic (adj) g. chứng kiến, làm chứng
2a. Read the passage and match the underlined words/phrases in the passage with their definitions.
  Developing countries have witnessed enormous changes in their societies, and the most fascinating one, no doubt, is the ever increasing involvement of women in education and employment. More and more women in these countries are entering university, getting higher education degrees, and going out to work. They are no longer content with staying at home, in the sole role of a housewife. This dramatic change will greatly affect the socio-economic picture of these countries.
  With more women going out to work, the financial burden of the male ‘breadwinners’ in the family will be reduced. However, along with this, they will no longer be the dominant figures, the sole decision-makers, and will learn to share the housework. This change will certainly be advantageous for children. They will get more affection and care from their fathers. They will also learn to be more independent since both parents will work.
  The service sector will therefore be the first to be challenged. There will be greater demand for child-care provision, convenience foods, housework services, and after-school activities and tutoring services. With higher education and more money to spend, people will be expecting better quality services and higher living standards. This, consequently, will help develop the countries’ economy.
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* True (T) or False (F) statement.
1. The ever increasing involvement of men in education and employment.
2. The socio-economic picture of these countries will be affected by the dramatic change.
3. The children will learn to be more
dependent on their parents.
4. The service sector will be the first to be changed.
5. The countries’ economy will not develop.


F
T
F
T
F
2b. Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. What is seen as a fascinating change in developing countries?





→The ever increasing involvement of women in education and employment.
Developing countries have witnessed enormous changes in their societies, and the most fascinating one, no doubt, is the ever increasing involvement of women in education and employment.

2. What will be affected by this change?

→ The socio-economic picture of these countries.
They are no longer content with staying at home, in the sole role of a housewife.
This dramatic change will greatly affect the socio-economic picture of these countries.


3. How will the roles of the males in families change?
→ Their financial burden will be reduced. However, they will no longer be the dominant figures and will learn to share decision-making and housework.
With more women going out to work, the financial burden of the male ‘breadwinners’ in the family will be reduced. However, along with this, they will no longer be the dominant figures, the sole decision-makers, and will learn to share the housework.


4. What will the children learn when their mothers go out to work?


→ They will learn to be more independent.
They will also learn to be more independent since both parents will work.



5. Which economic sector will be challenged first by the change?

→The service sector.
The service sector will therefore be the first to be challenged.


6. How will the countries’ economies benefit from this change?

→ It will develop.
The service sector will therefore be the first to be challenged. There will be greater demand for child-care provision, convenience foods, housework services, and after-school activities and tutoring services. With higher education and more money to spend, people will be expecting better quality services and higher living standards. This, consequently, will help develop the countries’ economy.
UNIT 11(cont) : CHANGING ROLES IN SOCIETY
UNIT 11(cont) : CHANGING ROLES IN SOCIETY
SKILLS 1
Speaking:
* Suggestions:
A: I agree that more men will be stay-at-home dads: looking after the children and doing housework.

B: Impossible! Men will always be the breadwinner of the family; they rarely stay at home.

A: It is an old-fashioned opinion. In the future, not only men but also women can be the breadwinner. Therefore, it is not strange for a man to stay at home.
UNIT 11(cont) : CHANGING ROLES IN SOCIETY
Homework:
Reading
Speaking
- Learn by heart all the vocabulary.
- Prepare the new lesson: Unit 11: Lesson 6: Skills 2.
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