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day care assistant, Pittsburgh, USA

“I work here at Daisies Day Care Centre doing the early shift. That means that I work from eight in the morning till four in the afternoon. We take children from birth to five years. Their parents leave them here at the centre and pick them up after work. We have five different rooms: one is for the babies to play in, two are for the older children to play in, one is for the babies to sleep in and one is where we serve their meals. Of course, there is a big playground outside. And we do a lot of educational activities with the older children – music, painting, nature studies.”

Annette Stills

nanny, Cambridge, England

“I live with the Carter family and look after their two daughters: Amy, who’s three and Ella, who’s eighteen months. Not all nannies live with their employers, but I have my own room and bathroom in the Carter’s house. Mr and Mrs Carter leave home really early for work, so I get the children up and give them their breakfast. After that I take Amy to nursery and then I go to the shops with Ella. I pick Amy up at half past twelve and we go home for lunch. While Ella is having her day sleep, I do some cleaning. Then I take Amy to music classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I give the children a bath before their parents come home. I have Saturday afternoon and all Sunday off.”

Vocabulary

1. What is the English for:

завести семью, быть чрезвычайно важным, образование и карьера, бросить успешную карьеру, достигать астрономических высот, цены на жилье, особенно, присматривать за детьми, работать

вутреннюю смену, забирать, работодатель, делать уборку,

2.Match the words to their definitions:

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Reading

2. Read the first paragraph of “Working mothers” and answer the questions:

1)Why do some women in the English-speaking world prefer to have babies later in life?

2)What sometimes happens in couples where the woman earns more than the man?

3)What causes particular financial pressure on families in the UK these days?

4)What is the percentage of British families where both the mother and the father work?

3. Which of the three women:

1.looks after very small children?

2.works at her home?

3.does educational activities with the children?

4.looks after three children each day?

5.gives the children a bath in the evening?

6.helps with the housework too?

7.works until four in the afternoon?

8.lives with the employer’s family?

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Listening  11 a

4. Discuss with your groupmates:

How do you think working mothers who leave their children with other people feel about the situation?

5. Alison and Beth both leave their children at Daisies Day Care Centre. Listen to what they say and answer the questions:

1)How many children does each woman have?

2)How long do their children spend at Daisies Day Care Centre each

week?

3)How do the women feel about leaving the children there?

Speaking

6.Look at the table of birthrate figures. Do you think these figures were different 30 years ago? Why have these statistics changed in recent years? Are these statistics similar or different for your country?

7.Do you agree or disagree with these statements?

1)Women these days have babies too late in their lives.

2)Women who have very young children shouldn’t continue to

work.

3)Men who look after their children while their wives work are ridiculous.

4)It’s wrong to pay someone else to look after your children while you work.

8. What are advantages and disadvantages of leaving the children

-with a nanny;

-in the nursery (day care centre);

-with grandparents.

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