c) Consider the following "Being married or being single". You should: 1. discuss the differences between
them; 2. discuss the advantages and disadvantages they have; 3. say what you would do if you were given the
choice (use the topical vocabulary).
3. Marriage has always been argued about. Below are statements about marriage which express different
opinions. Imagine that they are your opinions, and change them into subjective arguments:
1. Society would not exist without marriage. 2. Marriage is unnecessary. 3. Marriage is
important for the children. 4. Marriage keeps couples together. 5. A marriage licence is a
worthless piece of paper. 6. Marriage restricts freedom. 7. A lot of married people get
divorced.
4. Choose one of the following topics and prepare to give your views on it for 1
1
/
2
to 2 minutes. You may
make notes, but do not try to write out a whole speech. (The students are allowed 15 minutes to prepare this
beforehand):
1. Husbands and wives who both work should share domestic chores. 2. The problems of
having a granny in the family. 3. Courses on marriage and family matters in secondary
school might be helpful in preserving the family. 4. Home life feels the stress of social
life. 5. Divorce is morally wrong and marriage should be preserved at all costs. 6.
Marriages at later ages are more stable. 7. Love begins at home.
5. What are the characteristics of a wife/husband and a mother-in-law?
a) Study the following characteristics of:
1. Wife or husband: tolerant, considerate, faithful, affectionate to husband/wife, affectionate
to children, hard-working, tidy, home-loving, good-looking, rich, thrifty, quiet, well-
educated.
2. Mother-in-law: willing to baby-sit, attractive, generous, young (relatively), well-dressed,
rich, good at organizing home, has telephone, has many interests, does not interfere, has
other married children, lives nearby.
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