Учебно-методическое пособие для студентов 1 курса Нижний Новгород 2003 (стр. 4 из 6)
3. What’s the longest relationship you’ve had so far?
a. three months or less b. three months to a year
c. one to two years d. longer than that
4. What do you think is the main reason most people marry?
a. to please their parents b. because they want children
c. it’s a way of telling the world how they feel about each other
d. so they can live together without social embarrassment
5. How much do you like to be on your own?
a. most of the time b. a couple of hours a day c. very little
6. How do you see yourself in your daydreams!
a. as a world famous star b. with a happy home life
c. with a busy career and social life that takes you out and about
7. How do you think marriage would improve your life?
a. it would stop you feeling depressed so often b. it would give you more confidence
c. you’d have someone to help you with the housework
d. there would be someone to look after you in your old age
e. you’d be sharing a home with your best friend
8. After a quarrel with your partner, who usually says sorry first?
a. your partner b. you hardly ever quarrel , c. you
9. If you suspected your partner of having an affair, what would you do?
a. have one yourself b. think hard to find the reason
c. ask your partner directly for the truth
10. How should a couple behave at a party?
a. meet people together
b. separate until it’s time to go home
c. spend some time together and some apart
11. When should a married couple have children?
a. within two years b. if the husband or wife wants them
c. when they both want them12. How important is it to be faithful in marriage?
a. both partners should be free to do as they please
b. it’s important for the wife but not for the husband •”
c. both partners should be faithful to each other
ANSWER KEY
1. l.a-0b-lc-2d-le-0
2. a-0 b-1 c-2
3. a-0 b-1 c-2 d-3
4. a-0 b-1 c-2 d-3
5. a-0 b-1 c-2 d-3
6. a-0 b-2 c-1
7. a-0 b-2 c-1
8. a-0 b-1 c-0 d-1 e-2
9. a-0 b-2 c-1
10. a-2 b-0 c-1
11. a-0 b-1 c-2
12. a-0 b-1 c-2
WHAT YOUR SCORE MEANS
20-26 What are you waiting for? With your loving nature, you will enjoy a satisfying relationship and make someone a perfect partner.
13-19 Marriage could work for you, but not with someone who thinks a couple should do everything together. Don’t decide to have children unless you’re certain you want to make the necessary sacrifices.
0-12 Being single suits you perfectly as you’re not ready to make a full commitment. It would make you feel trapped and resentful.
Ex.1.
There are 12 statements below. Read each one carefully and decide if you agree or disagree with it. Then write A (if you agree) or D (if you disagree) on the right.
1. For women, financial support is one of the most important reasons for getting married.
2. A husband should support the family.
2. Women should work outside the home and make a financial contribution to the family budget.
3. A husband should share his earnings fairly with his wife.
4. A husband should help very little in the home, if the wife stays at home.
5. If the wife works full-time, housework should be shared equally between both partners.
6. Women should spend more time than men with children.
7. Mothers shouldn’t go out to work while their children are small.
8. A husband should have the last word on big decisions.
9. A woman’s career is just as important as a man’s.
10. Both husbands and wives should be free to have interests and friends of their own.
11. Older children should help with the housework.
12. Parents should always respect the wishes of their children.
Ex.2.
Compare your answers with other students’ and discuss the reasons for your opinions.
Ex.3.
Do the multiple choice.
The best years of your life?
1.................. people look back on 2......................... school with fond memories, but
while they are going through the 3 ............................ they can’t wait for it to be over.
One joke that students are very fond 4..................... repeating is that what they
like 5 . ................ about school is the 6.......................... And what they look 7.....................
to most of all is the end of the 8...................... and going on holiday. I think it
would be unrealistic to expect much enthusiasm form children for math 9 . . . . . . .a Monday morning. Oddly enough I was quite fond of school at the
time and I look back on most of my old teachers with 10
11 , I’m quite keen 12 my job and even enjoy the company
of noisy children. 13 ....... there are some things I expect from my classes if
we’re all to get on 14............................ The first thing I 15......................... them is that I
won’t accept bullying or 16.................... towards 17.................. students. I hope I’m not
too strict or 18.................... but I do want all members of the class to feel respected.
| 1 | A the most | B most | C much | D little |
| 2 | A the | B a | q . __ | |
| 3 | A exercise | B experience | C execution | D expectation |
| 4 | A of | B on | C at | D with |
| 5 | A good | B better | C the best | D best |
| 6 | A intervals | B breaks | C interruptions | D pauses |
| 7 | A toward | B forward | C to | D for |
| 8 | A term | B year | C course | D classes |
| 9 | A in | B at | C during | D on |
| 10 | A affection | B effect | C affectation | D efficiency |
| 11 | A Nevertheless | B Moreover | C Although | D Despite that |
| 12 | A of | B with | C at ‘ | D on |
| 13 | A In addition | B Moreover | C However | D Therefore |
| 14 | A good | B better | C the best | D well |
| 15 | A say | B speak | C tell | D talk |
| 16 | A irrespect | B disrespect | C unrespect | D inrespect |
| 17 | A other | B another | C the other | D others |
| 18 | A out-of-date | B up-to-date | C modern | D old-fashioned |
TEXT 1.
Work or Family: There’s a Problem
When the XX-th century began most of American families shared one characteristic: the wife didn’t work outside the home. The only exceptions were black women. If a wife worked it meant that her husband was not able to support a family. By contrast to the beginning of the century, in the 1990s over 60% of women were in the work force. The transformation was relatively quick. The two major reasons for that were the Great Depression and the World War II — when most women just had to start working. They became electricians, machinists, carpenters, as well as lawyers, engineers, physicians and proved that they could do this sort of work not worse than men.
As work for married women is now accepted and commonplace, the internal character of American families has greatly changed. Most women have to combine family and work outside the home. There is the so-called Super-mom — the woman who tries to juggle a career with a family. Others have come to the conclusion that the dual role can often cause them to be mediocre at both. So they’ve given up their career to stay home with children. Some view it as a temporary solution until their children start school. But even when at home, women pursue various interests. They participate in all kinds of organizations, e.g., English-teaching committees for the foreign-born, in fund-raising activities for the colleges they graduated from, the jog in the morning with friends, etc. All that gives them a feeling of achievement.
The major worry for most is that if they decide to go back to work they’ll have problems with finding jobs. Many women say they continue reading in their fields so that they won’t fall behind. Others say that they communicate with their former colleagues to keep up with what is going on. Otherwise, they say, you feel that you’re “a bit out of touch.”
Men haven’t easily accepted changes in the family pattern with working women. Sometimes they show anger and resentment. One Atlanta attorney says, “My wife has her own career as a lawyer and when I arrive home from a tough day, all I want to do is put my feet up and have a drink — the sort of thing a man always expects. Instead I have to help with the household or attend to my children. I frequently have to cut short my own working day in order to pick up our eighteen-month-old son from day care or to spend time with my older child. Often I’m also the one who is on call in case of illness, who prepares many of the meals, and who keeps the house clean.”
On the one hand, a majority of men now believe that both sexes should enjoy equal employment opportunities, but on the other, most also believe that children may be harmed psychologically if their mothers work outside the home. This contradiction increasingly rules the Americans.
Ex.1.
Give opposites of the following words and word-combinations:
to fall behind —.................................. frequently —............................................
to change —........................................ working day —........................................
to harm —......................................... temporary job —......................................
Ex.2.
Do the multiple choice.
Changes in British Family
Most young people 1...................... get married, buy or 2......................... a house or a
flat and start a family. However, a great many changes 3.......................... in this
pattern of behavior. More and more people are living together without being
married. People tend to get married 4 than they 5
6 ....... marriage is still popular even among those whose first marriage has
failed. 7 trend is towards smaller 8 Very 9
children now grow up in large families and more and more adults are living
alone. It’s unusual to find three 10........................ living in one house as they used to
do in the past. It’s quite common for close 11........................... to live in different parts
of the country and many people 12.................... their uncles, aunts and cousins.
One reason for this is that British people move house every five years
13 They do this in order to change jobs or to buy a bigger and better
house.
| 1 | a) obviously | b) amazingly | c) eventually | d) apparently |
| 2 | a) let | b) rent | c) borrow | d) lend |
| 3 | a) take place | b) take part | c) are taking place | d) are taking part |
| 4 | a) later | b) of late | c) lately | d) late |
| 5 | a) did | b) get used to | c) used to | d) have ever done |
| 6 | a) Besides | b) Nevertheless | c) Also | d) Therefore |
| 7 | a) The other | b) Other | c) Another | d) Others |
| 8 | a) household | b) housework | c) housing | d) house |
| 9 | a) many | b) few | c) little | d) much |
| 10 | a) generations | b) generators | c) genders | d) genii |
| 11 | a) friends | b) classmates | c) acquaintances | d) relatives |
| 12 | a) hardly ever met | b) hardly ever meet | c) had hardly ever met | d) will hardly ever meet |
| 13 | a) on average | b) on the whole | c) at least , | d) at last |
Role play 1.
STRICT PARENTS
Work in a group of 3 or 4 students.
Students A and B — you are extremely strict parents. Describe the way yoifr bring your child(ren) up. Give the reasons for this method of up-bringing.
Student(s) C (and D) — you are their child(ren). Describe your relations with parents.
The following words can .help you:
o not to allow children to do smth/not to let children do smth (stay up late, watch TV, play computer games, talk on the phone, etc.)
o to make children do smth (do homework, the washing up, exercise, go to music/ art school)
o to teach children to do smth (respect adults, teachers, people’s rights, etc.)
· to punish, to tell off
· to hit, to beat
· to foster in children love for work/studies/parents/art etc.
· to bring children up to love their country/parents etc.
Role play 2.
LIBERAL PARENTS
Work in a group of 3 or 4 students.
Students A and B — you are very kind parents. Describe the way you bring your child(ren) up. Give the reasons for this method of up-bringing.
Student(s) C (and D) — you are their child(ren). Describe your relations with parents.
The following words can help you:
· to love/adore/worship children
· to share the same interests
· to spoil children
· (dis)obedient, spoiled children
· to allow to do smth/to let do smth
· to hug children
· to foster in children love for work/studies/parents/art etc.
· to bring children up to love their country/parents etc.
· mutual understanding
· to teach children by your own example
Role play 3.
PROBLEM OF EARLY MARRIAGES
Work in a group of 3 or 4 students.
.Students A and B — you are both 17 and you have decided to get married. Explain your reasons. Describe your relationship.
Student(s) C (and D) — you are their parent(s) and you are worried. You don’t think they should get married at such a young age. Give your reasons. Have a talk with them.
The following words can help you:
· early marriage
· to keep/support family
· to earn money
· to get pregnant
· to have a baby;
· to take care of the baby
· to baby-sit
· daily routine
· deep feelings
· to rent a flat
· to be responsible
Role play 4.
PROBLEM OF LIVING TOGETHER
Work in a pair.
You are both 20. You love each other, but don’t want to get married so early. You are living together without being married. Describe your life and give some reasons for living together.
The following words can help you: to be tied down to be responsible to be cautious sexual fidelity to be tolerant to break up
· to make financial investments together
· to keep distance from the partner
· to be independent
· to be committed to each other
· to imply strong commitments
· to start a family
Role play 5.
PROBLEM OF DIVORCE
Work in a group of 3 students.