Unit 15: Women in society
LESSON 2: SPEAKING
Do you think men should share housework with women?
Task 1
Study the expression and practice saying them aloud
Sympathetic [,simpə`θetik] (a) thông cảm; đồng cảm
To run a home: Trông nom nhà cửa
To lose temper: mất bình tĩnh, nổi nóng, cáu
Neglect (a): [ni`glekt] sao lãng, thờ ơ
Financially (adv): [fai`næn∫əli] về phương diện tài chính, về mặt tài chính
Slave (n): [sleiv] người nô lệ (đen & bóng)
To lose contact with = To lose touch with: mất liên lạc với ai, đứt liên lạc với ai
To look down upon: coi thường, khinh rẻ
To gain: [gein] thu được, lấy được, giành được, kiếm được
New words
A. Men are usually stronger than women
B. Women are usually more sympathetic than men
C. Women are usually better with children than men
D. Women are usually are more careful than men.
E. Men are better at making decisions than men
F. Women are better at running a home than men
G. Men lose their temper more easily than women
H. Women waste more time than men
I. Women work harder than men
Task 2
A: Men are usually stronger than women.
B: I quite agree/ Absolutely/ That’s not true/ I don’t quite agree/ I completely disagree.
Read and respond to these statements. Begin your responses with one of the expressions in task 1
Task 3
Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the following statement and give explanation: Married women should not go to work
A: I think married women should not go to work.
B: I quite agree. I think if they stay at home, they have time to look after their children and husband.
C: I don’t agree. It’s too boring to be housewives all their time.
Example
Write a paragraph of about 80 words to give your opinion about the statement: Married women should not do to work
Homework