CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS - Emigra a
CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS - Emigra a
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Men & women<br />
B. Use the words and expressions in the box to complete the conversation below.<br />
gender roles • child-rearing • male counterparts<br />
breadwinner • stereotypes • household management • role division<br />
battle of the sexes • Sex Discrimination Act • social convention<br />
Chris: Cleaning and cooking are a woman’s job. After all, men are no good<br />
at 1. ____________________ .<br />
topic-specific vocabulary<br />
Terry:<br />
What rubbish! Thank goodness the 2. ____________________ exists to prevent men from taking<br />
advantage of women.<br />
Chris: Well, let’s face it, in the workplace women never do as well as their 3. ____________________ .<br />
Terry:<br />
And I suppose you think that women are only good for changing babies’ nappies and other<br />
tedious aspects of 4. ____________________ .<br />
Chris:<br />
No, but I do believe that in a modern household there should be a clearly-defined<br />
5. ____________________ . Men are good at DIY, for example. Most women aren’t. And I’ll always<br />
believe that it’s the man who should be the 6. ____________________ , providing food and shelter<br />
for his family.<br />
Terry:<br />
Well, all I can say is that I’m glad your ideas of 7. ____________________ are not shared by most<br />
people.<br />
Chris:<br />
Nonsense! A lot of people believe in traditional 8. ____________________ ; the man goes out to<br />
work, the woman stays at home. It’s as simple as that.<br />
Terry: Men at work and women at home Come on dear, those are such typical 9. __________________ !<br />
With people like you around, the 10. ____________________ will always continue.<br />
Chris:<br />
Oh, shut up dad.<br />
Terry:<br />
Sorry Christine, but it’s an issue I feel strongly about.<br />
Don’t forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review<br />
your notes from time to time and try to use new vocabulary items whenever possible.<br />
For reference, see the Easier English Dictionary for Students (978 0 7475 6624 3)<br />
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