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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