Unit 15 Women in society Speaking

 stay at home, looking after their children and husbands  better at looking after children, doing housework  traditional role of housewives neglect family responsibilities if spendin[r]

LESSON 2: SPEAKING Do you think men should share housework with women? Study the expression and practice saying them aloud Giving your I think / I believe / In my opinion, / opinion From my point of view, / As I agree, Strongly agreeing I quite agree./ I agree with you completely./Absolutely!/ That’s right! Partly agreeing Well, I see your point but / I don’t quite agree/ to a certain extent, yes, but Disagreeing I don’t agree./ I’m afraid, I disagree./ That’s wrong./ That’s not true Strongly What nonsense!/ what rubbish!/ I disagreeing completely disagree 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] lãng, thờ 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 To look down upon: coi thường, khinh rẻ To gain: [gein] thu được, lấy được, giành được, kiếm được Read and respond to these statements Begin your responses with one of the expressions in task 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 A: Men are usually stronger than women B: I quite agree/ Absolutely/ That’s not true/ I don’t quite agree/ I completely disagree Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the following statement and give explanation: Married women should not go to work For Against  stay at home, looking after their children and husbands  better at looking after children, doing housework  traditional role of housewives neglect family responsibilities if spending too much time at work  cannot two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at offices  prevent husbands from developing thier full potential at work  too boring to be housewives all their lives  financially dependent and have no decisions or power  be slaves at home  lose contact with friends  lose contact with social activities  housework can be tiring, stressful and boring  be looked down upon by men  waste education and knowledge gained before marriage 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 Write a paragraph of about 80 words to give your opinion about the statement: Married women should not to work ...Do you think men should share housework with women? Study the expression and practice saying them aloud Giving your I think / I believe / In my opinion, / opinion From my point of view, /... 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 A: Men are usually stronger than women. .. following statement and give explanation: Married women should not go to work For Against  stay at home, looking after their children and husbands  better at looking after children, doing housework