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Trang 1Unit 1: FAMILY LIFE
A PHONETICS
I Write the words in the box into the correct column.
II Write /tr/, /kr/, and /br/ above the word that has the corresponding consonant cluster sound Then, practise reading the sentences.
1 We tried to catch the train to Ha Noi
2 This morning I felt crazy because the traffic was very heavy with a lot of trucks and the streets were crowded
3 My father likes cream in his coffee
4 My mother buys groceries on credit
5 My computer crashed while I was trying to create a new directory
6 My parents are both broad-minded, so they are willing to listen to our own opinions
7 My brother has brown eyes and broad shoulders
8 A breathalyser is a device to measure the amount of alcohol in a driver’s breath
9 I spend two hours browsing the web every day
10 People feel lonely because they build walls instead of bridges
B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I Fill in each blank with the correct word/phrase from the box.
1 Mr Long has found that his wife receives a great deal of love when he to chores
2 In fact, child care seems to have some important for young children
3 Ho Xuan Huong was a female poet who was of gender inequality
4 Ties with the family are generally very close
critical nurture equally shared parenting gender convergence benefits enormous contributes financial burden extended finances
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6 Fathers and mothers who follow have made a conscious decision
to share equally in the raising of their children, household chores, breadwinning, and time for recreation
7 Overall, women’s time in domestic work has been declining and we see a slow but continuing trend of in work time and the domestic division of labour
8 My mother goes to work too and does everything else including all the , laundry, cleaning, and child care
9 More than one-fourth of American families faced due to medical costs
10 When your child was young, your role was to and guide him
II Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
1 One recent survey found that men’s in the home had increased almost threefold in the last four decades (contribute)
2 A mother’s love can be as as breastfeeding (benefit)
3 In the traditional Japanese family system, the entire estate of the family, and the
assets are transferred from the father to the eldest son (finance)
4 Mrs White spoke of her husband because he didn’t share anything with household chores (criticize)
5 My aunt works hard to support her family because her husband died in
a car accident a year ago (enormous)
6 When we have some trouble in our family, we should have family meetings to work out a
(solve)
7 The husband is responsible for the family's economic well-being and takes pride in his role as a (provide)
8 Parenting can offer children good opportunities for their future (collaborate)
9 We do our share of housework willingly so that we can follow interests
in our free time (recreation)
10 Researchers found that an unequal of household chores negatively affected wives' marital (divide – satisfy)
III.Match the pictures 1-9 to the phrases,
and write the answer in each blank.
There are some extra phrases Number 1
has been for you.
1 do the cooking
_ do the ironing
_ do the washing
_ do the vacuuming
_ lay the table
_ make the bed
_ tidy your room
_do the cleaning
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_ do the washing-up
_ empty the dishwasher
_ make breakfast/lunch/dinner
_ take the rubbish out
_wash the car
IV Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form.
1 Why didn’t you your bed this morning?
2 I can’t come out now I’m the cleaning
3 Could you the dishwasher and put the things away, please?
4 It’s not fair I breakfast yesterday Nam should it today
5 Look at this bin! Please the rubbish out now
6 Mum, I’ve my room Can I go out now?
7 Phong, the table It’s nearly dinnertime
8 A: Where’s Dad?
B: He’s the car He always the car on Sunday morning
V Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Ms Lan is not in the office today She (work) at home today.
2 “Where (you/come) from?” “I’m Italian - from Rome.’
3 “(you/ speak) French” “Just a little.”
4 Don’t forget your umbrella It (rain) again
5 “Can you help me with the dinner?” “Not now I (watch) TV.”
6 In Viet Nam, children (look) after their old parents
7 “Hi! What (you/do) here” “I (wait) for a friend.”
8 Can I look at the newspaper now? (you/read) it?
9 Can I phone you back? We (have) dinner
10 Mr Long (work) in an office every day, but now he (help) his wife to prepare dinner
C READING
I Read the passage, and decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).
Career of the Year
Fourteen-year-old Ed Bond from London is this year's winner of the Young Career of the Year Award
When he’s not at school Ed looks after his mother, who is disabled and in a wheelchair
He also looks after his ten-year-old sister He helps to do the washing and the cooking ‘Ed’s great,’ says his father ‘I have to go to work at six in the morning, so Ed has to help his
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he doesn’t have much free time, but he doesn’t complain.’ ‘I want to help.’ says Ed, ‘and anyway I don’t have to do so much at weekends because my dad’s at home.’
II Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Family types vary in different countries and among different cultures In Western, industrialized societies, the nuclear family ranks as the most common family type It consists
of a father, a mother and their children But nuclear families exist together with many other types of family units In the single-parent family, for example, a mother or a father heads the family alone A blended family is formed when a divorced or widowed parent remarries As divorce rates have risen, the number of single-parent and blended families has increased
In many parts of the world, parents and children live together with other family members under the same roof These complex families usually contain several generations of family members, including grandparents, parents and children They may also include brothers or sisters and their families, uncles, aunts and cousins Even when relatives do not live together, they still consider themselves members of the same extended family includes grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins
1 The nuclear family ranks as the most common family type
A an many industrialized countries B in countries with nuclear weapons
C that consists of more than two generations D that leads to the divorce of parents
2 In the single-parent family,
A there are often no children
B only one parent lives with his or her child or children
C the number of blended children has increased
D children live with their grandparents
3 Grandparents, parents and children are mentioned as
A the three typical generations of an extended family
B three branches of a family tree
C the closest and happiest relatives in family units
D a complex combination
4 The second paragraph is about
A American culture B relatives and family members
C the relationship between family members D the extended family
5 The word “blended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
III.Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
The American family unit is in the process of change In the first half of the 20th century, there were mainly two types of families: the extended and the nuclear An extended family includes mother, father, children and some other relatives, living in the same house A
nuclear family is composed of just parents and children living under the same roof.
Trang 5As the American economy had progressed from agricultural to industrial one, people were forced to move to different parts of the country to get good jobs These jobs were mainly in the large cities Now, in fact, three-quarters of Americans live in urban areas which occupy 2.5% of the national total land mass Of the 118 million in the labour force, only 3 million still work on the farm
Since moving for better jobs has often divided the extended family, the nuclear family became more popular At present, 55% of the families in the US are nuclear families But besides the two types of traditional family groupings, the family is now being expanded to include a variety of other living arrangements because of divorce There is an increase in single-parent families, in which a father or mother lives with one or more children Divorce has also led to blended families, which occur when previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriage into a new family There are also some couples who do not want to have children to form two-person childless families
1 A nuclear family is one that
A consists of father, mother, and children living in the same house
B relatives live with
C there are only grandparents, parents and their children living in
D is bigger than extended family
2 The expression “under the same roof” means
A a house with one roof B a house with the roof the same as the wall
C in the same building D under the house
3 The nuclear family becomes more popular because of
A more divorces B the division of the extended family
C fewer jobs in big cities D an increase in single-parent families
4 How many types of families have there been in the US since the first half of the 20th
century?
5 A blended family is a newly-formed family
A with the combination of children of the two previously married father and mother
B that has only father or mother living with children
C in which there are no children
D that there is only one couple living in with their newborn children
IV Read the passage carefully, and do the tasks that follow.
The Role of the Japanese Mother
The focus of the mother is her home and family, with particular attention to the rearing of children While most Japanese believe that a woman's place is in the home, women make up almost 40 percent of the labor force More than half of these women are married Many mothers with small children work only part-time so they can be home when their children are not in school The extra income earned by the mother is often used to meet the cost of their children's education
Japanese mothers take the responsibility of their child's education and upbringing very seriously They seldom confront their preschool children because they want to foster an intimate, dependent relationship The purpose of this approach is to get the child to obey willingly with the mother’s wishes and to shape the child's behavior over a long period of time The close nature of the mother-child relationship and the strong parental commitment help to provide a strong foundation for the child's entry into elementary school
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Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.
Task 2: Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
7 Taking care of children and bringing them up are of great importance to Japanese mothers
8 Japanese mothers tend to be very strict to their children at home
9 Japanese mothers and teachers work together for the children's study progress and comfort at school
10 The Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children through, so the atmosphere at home is very stressful
D SPEAKING
Rearrange the sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation, writing the letter (A-H) in each blank.
1 _ A Nam: It’s not only for our mother's benefits but it also makes us more
independent when we have grown up
2 _ B Nam: Besides cleaning and cooking, my mother also does a lot of other things
around the house although she goes to work
3 _ C Nam: I agree with that saying All of us take it for granted that our mother is
responsible for doing all the housework
4 _ D Nam: Besides the relationship, we enjoy a friendlier atmosphere in our home
all the time when we attend to each other
5 _ E Mai: So does my mother My father, my brother and I try to share the burden
so that my mother can follow her own interests
6 _ F Mai: I’ve just read a saying about household chores, Nam It’s “Housework is
what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it.”
7 _ G Mai: It’s very useful for our future life And I think we will have better
relationship when we share household chores with one another
8 _ H Mai: Yeah, when we come home from school, our house is clean and tidy and
lunch or dinner is ready for us to eat
1 rearing
2 foster
3 intimate
4 commitment
5 remarking
A encourage something to develop
B giving an opinion or thought
C a promise to support someone or something
D the practice of looking after children until they’re old enough
E having a close relationship
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Write complete sentences using the words/ phrases given in their correct forms You can add some more necessary words, but you have to use all the words given.
1 Young people/ want/ love/ support/ encouragement/ nurture/ attention/ their parents
2 Teenagers/ need/ “helpful attention”/ rather/ protective attention
3 Helpful attention/ mean/ parents/ be interested/ who/ the children/ be/ and/ what/ they/ do
4 Parents/ try/ listen/ their children/ although/ it/ sometimes inconvenient
5 Parents/ encourage/ children/ learn/ their mistakes/ rather/ show them/ how/ do it
6 Teenagers/ would like/ be on/ their mobile phones or computer/ playing games/ communicating/ their friends
7 They/ also want/ spend time/ together/ their parents
8 They/ spend time/ sitting around the table/ have dinner/ watching TV as a family/ going out with the parents
9 Teenagers/ tend/ make their own decisions/ although/ they/ not have much experience
10 Parents/ share experience/ their children/ so that/ they/ not make wrong decisions
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TEST 1 (UNIT 1)
I Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
4 A breadwinner B homemaker C washing-up D equally
III.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6 Do you have to do ?
A the mess B your bed C the washing-up D the cook
7 Do you have to the rubbish out?
8 My mother the responsibility for running the household
9 We share the house with our grandparents and our uncle’s family It is a(n) family
10 Are you free on Sunday evening? I’d like to to the cinema?
A ask you B ask out you C ask you out D ask you away
11 My mother is very good at her time between work and family
12 When a couple can chores in a way that both spouses feel satisfied with the outcome, they are showing mutual respect for one another
13 The children, all three, have done , mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard
14 Our parents hands to provide for the family and make it happy
A were joining B are always joining C join D joins
15 My grandparents with my family at present and my grandmother me how to cook several traditional Vietnamese dishes
A stay - instructs B stay - is instructing
C are staying - instructs D are staying - is instructing
IV Fill in each blank with the correct word/phrase from the box.
16 If your partner has agreed to buy the , you might plan the week’s meals and make the shopping list
breadwinner heavy lifting iron chores responsibilities
Trang 917 We should pay attention to the conditions that and strengthen early childhood development and health across the life course
18 Past studies have shown that couples who household chores report feeling happier overall
19 Couples who share at home are happier overall
20 It takes a housewife a lot of time to clothes for the household
21 I have watched my husband and children take over much of my role as a
22 The husband replaces the light bulbs while the wife does the
23 Nowadays in nuclear families, homemaker and roles have evolved into something that makes it impossible to define exactly
24 Many couples find that they look at the division of differently
25 Men and boys do most of the in the family.
V Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best tits the blank space in the following passage.
Working Mothers
In the United States today, more than half of mothers with young
children work, compared to about one third (26) 1970s
Women have been moving into the workforce not only for career (27)
but also for the income
In many families today, mothers continue to work because they
have careers that they have spent years (28) Some women (29) to work soon after (30) birth because they know that most employers are not sympathetic to working mothers who wish to take time off to be with their young children
Some people still think that a “good mother” is one who (31) work to stay home with her children However, no scientific evidence says children are harmed when their mothers work A child who is emotionally well adjusted, well loved, and well cared for will thrive regardless of (32) the mother works outside the home
In most families with working mothers, each person (33) a more active role
in the household The children tend to (34) one another and help in other ways The father as a (35) is more likely to help with household chores and child rearing These positive outcomes are most likely when the working mother feels valued and supported by family, friends, and coworkers
27 A enjoy B satisfy C satisfaction D pleasant
28 A develop B to develop C developing D developed
34 A look at B look after C look for D look up
35 A bread B breadwinning C breadstick D breadwinner
VI Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Home Life in Japan
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Husbands in Japan give their salaries to their wives They are returned a sum of money as pocket money, otherwise how to use the rest is the wife's decision The finances of a family are the responsibility of the women who handle most of the household expenses There are exceptions in instances when something of value, like a car, is being bought This is changing with more women going to work
Japanese fathers in contemporary urban households spend so much time at work, and the company demands on them are so great It means that they often really have very little time
or energy to spend with their children The responsibility for raising children, overseeing the education fall onto the mothers Mothers play an enormous role in the lives of their children and the bond is very strong Babysitters are rarely used and mothers often sleep with their babies A mother will also spend hours with children doing school work Few Japanese men help with housework There is more pressure today for this to change
Most families in Japan today are nuclear families, such as those in the United States That
is to say that a married couple lives together with their children, perhaps with one grandparent But for the most part, the Japanese family today looks much like the American family
36 In Japan, extended families are still popular
A in big cities B in the countryside C everywhere D in urban areas
37 A Japanese woman is responsible for all of these EXCEPT
A raising children B handle household expenses
C making decisions on very valuable things D taking care of children's school work
38 Japanese fathers in contemporary urban households
A are under great pressure of work B are responsible for most household
chores
C handle most of the household expenses D stay at home to work as babysitters
39 Nowadays there is a pressure that men should
A earn more money B help their wives with housework
C leave important decisions to their wives D work harder at work
40 Most families in Japan nowadays may be
A extended families B three-generation families
C the same as the traditional ones D similar to those in the Western
VII Complete the conversation, using the sentences (A-F) given There is one sentence that you do not need.
A It’s hard work, and it may hurt your back.
B I can do it in my free time.
C I do the laundry, fold the clothes after doing the laundry, and iron the clothes.
D I hate ironing most.
E I don’t mind cooking.
F I love eating, and I think it’s one of the most important skills in my life later.
Anna: What household chores do you do to help your parents?
Mai: (41) _
Sometimes I help to cook dinner
Anna: Which of the chores do you like doing the most?