5.4 Reading

Learning outcomes: replace words/synonyms in context read for specific information in a literary text discuss viewpoints in written comosition

5.4 Reading/ multiple choice

Student book pg 72/73

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US TODAY

Pre-reading activity

Vocabulary focus

Post - reading

2-part diary

Reading/ Listening

Thanks

reading qiuzz

1. Read Us Today and answer the questions.

Activate your vocabulary

1. What percentage of women earn the biggest salary in the family? 2. How much time do men spend doing their housework and child care? 3. What is the trend for couples where both people work compared to previous eras?

Vocabulary focus

Child care

earn the biggest salary in the family

eras

couples where both people work

What are the differences between working in US and Albania?

What are the similarites between working in US and Albania?

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Read the text on pg 72 and answer the questions

What was the author’s mother job and what did his father think about it?

How many siblings did the author have and what sort of house did they live in?

Which of these descriptions do you think best describes the book that this extract was taken from? • A historical novel • A memoir • A travel guide

Post - reading

Multiple choice

Reading quiz

For questions 1-6 choose the correct answer A,B,C or D

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Question 1/6

NancyB. Mavity

believed both husbands and wives should work

thought that gender roles should not be changed

worried about women who were ambitious in thier job

wondered how couples would share housework

Question 2/6

The writer's family

were sure that their homefurnishing were up to date

knew a lot of people with large houses in town

had a more comfortable lifestyle thanks to their dual incomes

came from a better socio-economic background

Question 3/6

In paragraph 4 the writer:

sympathises with his mother's situation

suggests that his mother was overworked

complains that his mother is always late

recommends that women shouldn't work

Question 4/6

How does the writer's mother feel about the food she cooks?

upset that her food is burned

confident that the family will enjoy it

uncaring about the family's reaction

aware that it is not perfect

Question 5/6

What does "this" refer in line 62?

the lack of meat on the plate

the appearance of his meal

his wife's apology

his wife's way of cooking

Question 6/6

The writer liked reading the magazines because...

he didn't have anything else to read

they showed a different way of living

he wanted to learn about his mother's job

he envied the lifestyle they portrayed

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You just completed exercise 5 pg 73.

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