UNIT 6: GENDER EQUALITY WRITING Do they work ? WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE ? WORKING MOTHER What are the woma n Are they ACTIVITY - VOCABULARY: Contribute + to (v): góp phần, đóng góp Set good example for sbd: làm gương cho Domestic (adj): nhà, gia đình Value (n): giá trị Be likely to: xảy ra, có khả xảy Pass down from generation to generation: truyền từ hệ sang hệ khác Household expenses (n): chi phí sinh hoạt gia đình Need (n): nhu cầu Household budget: ngân quỹ gia đình Widen (v): mở rộng Mature (v): làm cho trưởng thành Strength >< weakness: điểm mạnh>< điểm yếu Knowledgeable (adj): am hiểu ACTIVITY 1.b 2.c 3.a The advantages of working mother  OPENING: Mothers should be encouraged to work outside the home ACTIVITY I1  BODY: Working mothers contribute to household income - ……………………………………………………………… -………………………………………………………………… Working mother are good educators for children -……………………………………………………………… -……………………………………………………………… Working mother set good examples for their chidren -………………………………………………………………… -………………………………………………………………… ENDING: Clearly, mothers should be strongly supported to work outside the home OUTLINE OPENING: Topic sentence BODY: First, Supporting idea Explanation………………………………… secon ………………………………………………… d,fina Supporting idea Explanation…………………………………… lly, ………………………………………………… then, Supporting idea next, Explanation…………………………………… etc ENDING: Concluding sentence Clearly, to conclude, to sum up, to summarize, in conclusion, in sum, in short, etc Write a passage on the disadvantage of a working mother  OPENING: Mothers should not be encouraged to work outside the home  BODY: Women have traditional roles  housewives, housekeeper  Do housework……… Not having enough time  Men work at office  Women have to work at the office and at home Not being good workers  Household chores affect work  Cannot concentrate on work  Worry about kids and housework ENDING: Clearly, mothers should be strongly supported to work outside the home ACTIVITY 1II Write a passage on the disadvantage of a working mother Mothers should be strongly discouraged from working outside the home First, women have traditional roles as housewives and housekeepers They should stay at home, doing housework and looking after their husbands and children In extended families where more than two generations live together, women are also the main caregivers for elderly people Second, working mothers not have enough time Men’s work finishes at the office, but women‘s work is extended to their households After an eight-hour working day, these exhausted women have to household chores, take care of their husbands and children without having any time to relax Finally, working mothers cannot be good workers Tiring and boring chores at home negatively affect women’s tasks in their working place They cannot concentrate or work as effectively as those who not have to worry about taking kids to school, picking them up after school