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.
VOCABULARY
old notions = old thought
sole = only (a)
conscious = aware >< unaware
purposeful = focused, decisive >< indecisive (a)
balance = equality(n)
nurture = care for(v)
equally shared
Parenting(n)= child raising
traditional (a)
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).
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
How has the role of men in the family changed?
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?
Both are responsible for family 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