Roles in the�mily 3

Extract 1

“The article also gives statistics from a magazine survey of 2,000 couples. As you can see, only one-third of those asked, 34 per cent in fact, wanted to continue working full-time after having children. The majority either wanted to return to part-time work or become full-time househusbands.”

Extract 2

“The article then goes on to say that the social stigma attached to men stopping work to bring up a family is disappearing ... social stigma - this means something people might be ashamed of doing, that society would not approve of. As I said, this is disappearing, so you now see morę men coming to schools and playgroups to collect their children.”

Extract 3

“So, the article reports on some interesting changes in social attitudes to work and fatherhood. However, it doesn’t mention the effect of socioeconomic background on men’s decisions or wishes regarding work and parenthood. I mean, the men who are choosing or wanting to give up work to become househusbands, are these men from high, middle or lower income groups?”

® Now listen to these three extracts.

a)    Underline where the speaker:

® slows down;

© stresses particular words or phrases.

b)    Why do you think the speaker does this?

Presentation Skills: When you give your own presentations, you need to make surę you slow down for key pieces of Information so that your audience has time to understand what you are saying.

It is also essential that your audience understands the key words of your presentation. It is a good idea to ensure these are on your OHT or slide and are appropriately stressed/defined in your presentation.

Look again at the fuli transcript on pages 101 and 102. Find and highlight at least eight of the phrases the presenter uses to refer directly to the article. Write the phrases in the box on page 28.

For example:

As the title suggests, this article deals with an apparent change in the role men would like to play in family life.

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