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Phrases related to the topic



non-crease (wash-and-go) fabrics matrimonial mates
child rearing marriage for convenience
day care (child-minding) centre flexible work hours
to be run down flextime policies
behind the kitchen sink marriage has many pitfalls
to pull in one’s belt to contribute to the family budget
inferiority complex the finances are touch-and-go
to put up (food for the winter) means of self-fulfilment
processed food to pursue a career
a two-career couple to be too stressed
to juggle career and family  
domestic violence to work on flextime or part-time schedules
sex role stereotypes to feel unfulfilled
to champion freedom/women’s rights to be entitled to a (un)paid maternity leave
to shoulder the brunt from cradle to grave
family-friendly policies/benefits A high-powered career
to maintain a sense of one’s identity the stay-at-home mom
unmanageable children absentee fathers/truant fathers
marrital breakdown to cling to one’s supremacy
a match-maker sexual trafficking
cohabitation to be in the workforce
social-wellfare policy  

 


Women in the Modern World

 

Speech Functions Bank

 

F – Formal

Inf – Informal


I. Asking for and Giving Opinions

 

(i) Asking for Opinions

 


F Inf I was wondering where you stood on the question of X? What’s your position on X? How do you feel about X? What do you reckon about X? What about X?

 

(ii) Giving Opinions


F    Inf It would seem to me that as far as I'm able to judge, As far as I'm concerned, From my point of view, I think In my opinion                                          + SENTENCE Personally, I think As I see it Frankly, I think I reckon

 

1. Make the following into questions and answers about opinions using the language in the boxes above.

 

E x a m p l e:

 

What/think/new divorce law?

Personally ... awful.

 

 

What do you think of the new divorce law?

Personally, I think it’s awful.

 

1. What/ position/introducting paternity leaves?

As far ... judge, it won’t help matters.

2. How/feel/women being treated like second-class citizens?

From ... it’s an outdated approach.

 

3. I/wondering/you stood/question/Women’s Liberation movement?

As …, it has no future.

 

2. Use appropriate language from the boxes above to ask for and give opinions in the following situations.

E x a m p l e:

Two friends – a new dishwasher

– What do you think of my new dishwasher?

– Frankly, I don’t think it'll make your life easier.

 

1. Conference participants – Indian practice of burning brides.

2. Work colleagues – new benefits for working mothers.

3. Female friends – plans for their summer holidays.

 


 


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