1. Explain the meaning of the words and expressions in bold. Use them in your own sentences.

2. Find English equivalents in the text:

убирать(ся), мыть посуду, вывешивать бельё, пылесосить, зарабатывать, живая изгородь, стричь газон, пришивать пуговицу, гладить, выполнять обязанности по дому, воспитание, скучный, шитьё, вязание, одеяло.

3. Choose the right answer.

1. Nowadays husbands are willing to help their wives with…

1. washing clothes b) playing chess c) cooking

2. Vivien would give her children some pocket money if they…

1. did some chores b) got good marks at school c) read a lot of books

3. Vivien thinks that a woman has to be prepared to do all the household chores if she wants to be…

1. a housewife b) a career woman c) a teacher

4. In the past men were outraged if their wives left children…

1. with other people b) at home c) with their husbands

5. Vivien shares a flat with …

1. an English girl b) a Hungarian girl c) a boy

6. Vivien doesn’t like…

1. travelling b) playing the piano c) sewing or knitting

4. Say whether the following statements are true or false. In case they are false give the right answer.

1. They say that the wife’s responsibility is to do, basically, everything.

2. A typical husband should bring up children.

3. Husbands are quite willing now to help their wives with the household chores.

4. Children should learn that the house doesn’t clean itself.

5. Vivien thinks that a woman should choose herself what to do in her life.

6. In England it’s now accepted that a woman cannot have a family and a career.

7. Vivien shares her flat with a boyfriend.

8. Vivien is very fond of sewing and knitting.

5. Answer the questions.

1. What should be the children’s responsibility?

2. What is the typical role of a wife/ a husband, according to Vivien?

3. What is becoming more balanced nowadays?

4. Are men really willing to help with household chores nowadays?

5. What chore, to Vivien’s mind, ‘kills your back’?

6. What does Vivien call ‘typical female pursuits’? Do you agree with her?

7. In what meanings is the multi-part verb ‘to put’ used in the text?

6. Each paragraph of the text is an answer to a certain question. Ask these questions and let your group mates answer them.

7. Comment on the italicized parts of the text. Do you agree with all Vivien’s ideas concerning household chores?

8. Speak about ‘stereotypical responsibilities’ in an average family.

9. Answer the questions:

1) What are your household chores? Are they difficult?

2) What are your parents' household chores?

3) Who will fulfill household chores in your future family?

4) What is an ideal situation concerning household chores in the family?

5) Who shares responsibility in your family? Why?

Literature

1. Живой английский. Сборник живых бесед носителей языка по 19 темам / под ред. А.И. Пахотина. – М.: Издатель Карева А.К., 2002.

2. English Vocabulary in Use/ Stuart Redman. – UK: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

3. English Vocabulary Organizer/ Chris Gough. – England: Language Teaching Publications, 2002.

4. http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com

5. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/

6. http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/index.htm

7. http://elt.oup.com/student/naturalenglish/upp/b_vocabulary/?cc=ru&selLanguage=ru

Пензенский государственный университет

Педагогический институт имени В.Г. Белинского

Разумова Марина Владимировна

Лакина Наталья Юрьевна

English as a Second Language

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