Answer — Exercise 4
2.4 - A quiet revolution·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
- -
- Listen to two people giving a presentation about the pros and cons of traditional gender roles. Which of your ideas do they mention?
- Listen again and tick the key phrases you hear.
Answer
b)
pros
- roles clearly defined, no confusion about who does what
- woman can manage family life because she has time to do so
- more contact between mother and children
- men are better at tasks considered traditionally 'male, and women at tasks traditionally considered 'female'
cons
- too little contact between father and child
- woman might in fact be better at traditionally 'male' tasks, and vice-versa
- woman may want a career for herself, and traditional roles restrict this
c)
- Our presentation is about ...
- First, to make it clear what we mean by [traditional roles] ...
- Generally speaking [the woman does the housework]
- On the [positive / negative] side ...
- That's bound to be [good / bad] for ...
- Finally, and perhaps most importantly ...