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Listening transcript: 4. Students, who only learned what

Women still have to do the lion’s share of teachers provided them in the past, are
housework despite going out to work in ever expected to self-study a lot nowadays.
increasing numbers. Researchers found that 5. Most husbands, who didn’t do any
they spent three times as long on domestic housework in the past, often share
chores as their husbands or partners. Some housework with their wives nowadays.
female breadwinners, however, have to
shoulder the burden of all the housework as
almost one in five men admitted to doing Unit 12 MY FUTURE CAREER
nothing at all around the home.
The average for women was 17 hours a A PHONETICS
week, compared to just under six hours for I.
men. But more than a quarter of wives and 1.D 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A
girlfriends spend more than 21 hours a week II.
on domestic chores. These times exclude
childcare, which is also traditionally far 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. A
more likely to fall on women. B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
The findings come despite the best III.
intentions of most men, who agreed that 1. work- job 2. work
they should share the burden by doing more 3. job 4. career
housework.
5. job - career 6. work
Researchers said the survey results meant 7. career 8. work
women would not achieve equal
opportunities at work until their menfolk 9. work 10. job
contributed more to looking after the home. IV.
In the survey, 1,800 men and women were Positive Negative
asked about everyday chores, such as the personality traits personality traits
laundry, cleaning, cooking, food shopping, ambitious, disorganized,
looking after sick relatives and carrying out articulate, careless, absent-
repairs. But men only made a significant approachable, minded, arrogant,
contribution by mending faulty items around cheerful, creative, boastful, dependent,
the house. determined, selfish, messy,
At least two-thirds of women said it was devoted, diligent, distracted,
usually them who carried out the other tasks, energetic, punctual, pessimistic,
rising to 85 per cent for doing the laundry. patient, responsible, thoughtless

FWRITING open-minded
XV. V.
1. Dish washers will be used by more 1.C 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A
families in the coming years. 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. A

2. By the end of this week, a new vacuum VI.
cleaner will have been bought by my 1. launching 2. liking 3. to be
father as a gift for my mother.
4. meeting 5. learning 6. to buy
3. Air-conditioners, which weren’t used
popularly in the past, are now installed 7. to watch 8. playing 9. to cook
in almost every households. 10. working

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