Unit 15Women in society
Lesson 4Writing
Warm upMake a statistic of these activities and the time that your mother and your father often do every day
Activities Your father Your mother TimeCleaning the floor
Washing clothes
Tidying the kitchen
Ironing clothes
Repairing things
Doing the washing
Taking care of the baby
Cooking meal
Going shopping
Total
Suggested answers
Activities Your father Your mother
Time
Cleaning the floor v 1 hour
Washing clothes v 1 hour
Tidying the kitchen v 30minutes
Ironing clothes v 30minutes
Repairing things v 1 hour
Doing the washing v 1 hour
Taking care of the baby
v 4 hours
Cooking meal v 1.5 hours
Going shopping v 1 hour
Total 1.5 hours 11.5 hours 13 hours
Look at the chart and answer the questions .
1.Who, in general does more home work ? In general married women do more than men. 2. Do married women have to do more or less
housework when they have more children ? They have to do more housework . 3. Do men have to do more or less housework when
they have more children ? They have to do less housework. 4.How many hours do married men and women without
children spend on their housework per week ? Married men and women without children spend 20 and
30 hours on their housework per week respectively.
Look at the chart and answer the Look at the chart and answer the questionsquestions
5. How much time does it take men and 5. How much time does it take men and women with one or two children to do their women with one or two children to do their housework every week ?housework every week ?
It takes 15 and 50 hours to do housework It takes 15 and 50 hours to do housework every week .every week .
6. what are the number of weekly housework 6. what are the number of weekly housework hours that men and women with three or hours that men and women with three or children do respectively ?children do respectively ?
They are 10 and 55.They are 10 and 55. 7. what do you think should be done to 7. what do you think should be done to
reduce the unequal distribution of the reduce the unequal distribution of the housework hours per week between married housework hours per week between married men and women ?men and women ?
Women should ask men to help sharing Women should ask men to help sharing housework every day./ Married men should housework every day./ Married men should spend more time sharing the housework spend more time sharing the housework every day.every day.
*Look at the following table, work in *Look at the following table, work in groups to discuss the ways to describe groups to discuss the ways to describe
the information in this tablethe information in this table..
1998 2001 2004 2007
Lowlands
52% 58% 65% 76%
Midlands
58% 54% 47% 43%
Highlands
40% 49% 69% 77%
A. Some kinds of charts.A. Some kinds of charts.
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+ You can describe it by a column + You can describe it by a column chart:chart:
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* Some useful expressions used in* Some useful expressions used in describing a chart:describing a chart:
The chart shows / describes /illustrates…The chart shows / describes /illustrates… As can be seen from the data in the As can be seen from the data in the
chart ,...chart ,... We can see from the chart...We can see from the chart... According to the chart,...According to the chart,... It is clear from the chart that...It is clear from the chart that... From the chart, it can be seen that…From the chart, it can be seen that… In contrast, ...In contrast, ... While...While... In general, ... / To sum up, ... Generally In general, ... / To sum up, ... Generally
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Sample answerSample answer The column chart illustrates / shows the average hours of housework The column chart illustrates / shows the average hours of housework
per week done by married women in comparison with married man.per week done by married women in comparison with married man. As can be seen from the chart in families without children, women As can be seen from the chart in families without children, women
tend to spend 30 hours per week doing housework whereas this tend to spend 30 hours per week doing housework whereas this number is only 20 hours for men. However, things are quite different number is only 20 hours for men. However, things are quite different when children enter the house. In families of one or two children, men when children enter the house. In families of one or two children, men maintain approximately the same number of time doing housework as maintain approximately the same number of time doing housework as in childless households, but women’s hours of work at home rises to in childless households, but women’s hours of work at home rises to 50 per week because it takes them more time to take care of their 50 per week because it takes them more time to take care of their children.children.
According to the chart with families have 3 or more children, women According to the chart with families have 3 or more children, women have to work harder. They may spend 55 hours a week doing have to work harder. They may spend 55 hours a week doing housework while their husbands share with only 10 .housework while their husbands share with only 10 .
In general the chart suggests that if women are to gain social equality, In general the chart suggests that if women are to gain social equality, they should first be librated from familial responsibilities. This can they should first be librated from familial responsibilities. This can only be done if men lend more helpful hand to women in doing only be done if men lend more helpful hand to women in doing domestic chores.domestic chores.
3. Homework:3. Homework:
Complete your writing perfectly at Complete your writing perfectly at homehome
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