Unit 1, grade 10: Family Life-Reading
1. Task 1 Unit 1 Grade 10 Reading
Look at the picture and answer the questions (Look at the picture and answer the questions)
first. What are the people in the picture doing?
2. Do you think they are happy? Why/ Why not?
Guide to answer
first. What are the people in the picture doing? (What are the people in the picture doing?)
⇒ They are doing housework (They are doing housework)
2. Do you think they are happy? Why / Why not? (Do you think they are happy? Why?)
⇒ Yes, they are. Because they do the housework together. (Yes, because they do housework together.)
2. Task 2 Unit 1 Grade 10 Reading
Read the text below and decide which of the following is the best title for it Read the following text and decide which title below is the most appropriate.
a. Doing Housework is Good for Children
b. Husbands Who Share Housework Make Their Wives Happy
c. Sharing Housework Makes the Family Happier
In many cultures, doing housework is considered a woman’s duty. The mother is usually the homemaker, who has to do most of the household chores, while the father is the breadwinner, who is responsible for the family finances. However, it is not good for the mother when the rest of the family does not help out. When families share household chores, it is good for them as individuals and good for all the relationships within the family.
According to psychologists, most people do not realise the enormous benefits that come to a family when husbands and children share the housework. Children who share the housework with their mums and dads do better at school, become more sociable, and have better relationships with their teachers and friends. They learn good skills, are more responsible, and tend to be overall good people. When men share the housework, they tend to have better relationships with their wives. Women often feel happy when they see their husbands doing housework because It says, ‘He cares about me and he doesn’t want to put all of the housework on me.’ Women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores are more vulnerable to illness and tend to think more about divorce.
When everyone works together on household chores, it creates a positive atmosphere for the family and sets a good example for the children. This is especially true if mum and dad can find a way to work well together and are not critical of each other.
Guide to answer
C (Sharing Housework Makes the Family Happier)
Translation
a. Housework is Good for Children.
b. Husbands Share Housework Making Their Wife Happy.
c. Share Housework Happier Family.
In many cultures, housework is seen as a woman’s duty. The mother is usually the housewife, who has to do most of the housework, while the father is the main breadwinner who takes care of the family’s finances. However, it is not good for the mother when the rest of the family does not help at all. When families share housework, it is good for all as well as for each individual and for all relationships in the family.
According to psychiatrists, most people do not realize the huge benefits that come to a family when husbands and children share the housework. Children who share housework with their mother and father often do better in school, become more open-minded, and have better relationships than teachers and friends. They learn good skills, and are more responsible, tend to be good people. When men share housework, they tend to have a better relationship with their wives. Women often feel happy to see their husbands doing housework because it says, “He cares about me and he doesn’t want to put all the housework on me.” Women whose husbands do not contribute to housework are more susceptible to illness and often think about divorce.
When everyone works together on housework, it creates a positive atmosphere for the family and sets a good example for children. This is especially true if mom and dad can figure out how to work well together and not judge each other.
3. Task 3 Unit 1 Grade 10 Reading
Read the text again. Do you understand the words from the context? Tick the appropriate meaning for each word from the text (Read the text again. Do you understand the words in the context? Choose the right meaning for each word in the text)
first. sociable
a. friendly
b. unfriendly
2. vulnerable
a. able to be well protected
b. able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt
3. critical
a. say that something is good
b. say that something is bad
4. enormous
a. not very large
b. very very large
5. tend
a. likely to behave in a particular way
b. unlikely to behave in a particular way
Guide to answer
first. a (sociable = friendly: friendly, open)
2. b (vulnerable = able to be physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt: vulnerable)
3. b (critical = saying that something is bad: criticize, blame)
4. b (enormous = very very large: huge, huge)
5. a (tend = likely to behave in a particular way: tend)
Translation
first. sociable
a. friendly
b. not friendly
2. vulnerable
a. well protected
b. can be easily hurt physically, emotionally, or mentally
3. criticize
a. say that something is good
b. say that something is bad
4. very big
a. not very big
b. very very big
5. take care
a. like to behave in a special way
b. don’t like to behave in a particular way
4. Task 4 Unit 1 Grade 10 Reading
a. What does ‘it’ in line 11 mean …? (What does the word “it” in line 11 mean?)
A. women feeling happy
REMOVE. women seeing their husbands doing housework
OLD. the husbands doing housework
b. What does ‘it’ in line 14 mean …? (What does the word “it” in line 14 mean?)
A. A good example for children
REMOVE. Everyone working together in the house
OLD. A postotove family atmosphere
Guide to answer
CB
Translation
4. a. What does the word “it” mean in line 11?
A. women feel happy
B. women see their husbands doing housework
C. husbands who do housework
4. b What does the word ‘it’ in line 14 mean?
A. a good example for children
B. everyone in the house works together
C. a positive family atmosphere
5. Task 5 Unit 1 Grade 10 Reading
Answer the questions (Answer the questions)
first. How do children benefit from sharing housework? (How do children benefit from sharing housework?)
2. Why do men tend to have better relationships with their wives when they share housework? (Why do men tend to have a better relationship with their wives when they share the housework?)
3. What may happen to women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores? (What can happen to women if their husbands don’t do housework?)
4. How does the family benefit when everyone works together on household chores? (What is the benefit of the family when everyone does housework together?)
Guide to answer
1. How do children benefit from sharing housework? (How do children benefit from sharing housework?)
⇒ They did better at school, became more sociable and have better relationships with their teachers and friends. (They do better in school, become more approachable, and have better relationships with teachers and friends.)
2. Why do men tend to have better relationships with their wives when they share housework? (Why do men tend to have a better relationship with their wives when they share the housework?)
⇒ Because it shows that they care about their wives and this makes their wives happy. (Because it shows that they care about their wives and this makes wives happy.)
3. What may happen to women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores? (What can happen to women if their husbands don’t do housework?)
⇒ They may fall ill easily or may think about divorce. (They are prone to illness or divorce.)
4. How does the family benefit when everyone works together on household chores? (What is the benefit of the family when everyone does housework together?)
⇒ There is a positive atmostere for the family. (Positive atmosphere for family)
6. Task 6 Unit 1 Grade 10 Reading
Discuss with a partner (Discuss with a friend)
first. Do you have any problems with sharing housework? (Do you have difficulty sharing housework?)
2. What benefits do you get when sharing housework? (What are the benefits you get from sharing the housework?)
Guide to answer
first. Do you have any problems with sharing housework? (Do you have difficulty sharing housework?)
⇒ No, I don’t. I am very happy when doing housework with my family. (No, I’m happy to do housework with my family.)
2. What benefits do you get when sharing housework? (What are the benefits you get from sharing the housework?)
⇒ I become sociable, happier and love my family more. (I became more approachable, happier and loved my family more)
7. Practice
7.1. Reading comprehension
Read the following passage and decide if the statements are T or F (Read the passage below and see if the statements are true or false.)
I’m Brian. I belong to a middle class family. There are six members in my family. They are our parents, students, I and my younger sister. Our grandfather is the head of the family. He enjoys a commanding position. His decision is final in family matters. Nobody can dare to go against him. Everybody respects him. He is the guardian of the family. He is a cool and considerate man. He is just and fair. His decision is never derived by any other. He is a retired teacher. He helps us in our study. Our grandmother tells good stories.
My father is a police officer. He is a great disciplinarian. He is sincere and hardworking. He always goes to office in time. My mother is a simple housewife. She is a postgraduate in English. She is soft-natured and caring. She takes great care of us. She does not care for her comfort for us. She looks after our business. She helps the poor and the needy. She is religious and God-fearing.
Our family has been known for discipline and values. We give great importance to values and morals in life. Since our early childhood, we are taught to respect the elders and love the children. We learnt the lesson of punctuality and honesty from our grandfather. It is due to the good education of our student that we could excel both in sports and education. Since our childhood we have been put into the habit of rising early in the morning. This has a natural effect on our health and physical fitness.
Our family is like a heaven. There is peace, prosperity, love and care. The younger’s have regard and respect for the elders while the elders shower them with their love and affection. The instructions of the elders are followed with great respect. If a member has some problem the whole family is beside him. I am proud of my family.
first. Brian’s family has six people.
2. His father’s decision is the most important in his family.
3. His grandfather’s decisions can be affected by grandmother’s opinions.
4. His father is disciplined.
5. His mother is gentle and considerate.
6. His grandfather taught him how to be on time and honest.
7. He doesn’t get used to getting up early in the morning.
8. Family members have mutual respects within the family.
9. Every members tries to solve their own problems.
ten. Brian loves his family..
8. Conclusion
Through this lesson, you need to memorize the following basic vocabulary
- family finances: family finances
- vulnerable (Adj): vulnerable
- enormous (Adj): enormous, enormous
- responsible (Adj) for: responsible
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