that does not start in the morning and end in the late afternoon.
In these families, one of the parents manages the children while the other works.
Prior to school, adequate day care of children is necessary for dual-earner families. In recent years, many private companies and home-based day care centers have sprung up to fulfill this need.
Increasingly, companies are getting involved in the arrangement of day care. Governments are providing assistance to parents that require day care as well. Keys: (1)typical (2)known (3)Generally (4)find (5)apartment (6)sole (7)principal
(8)Dual-earner families are the predominant type for families with children in the United States
(9)adequate day care of children is necessary for dual-earner families (10)companies are getting involved in the arrangement of day care
Task 2:Fatherhood in Australia Script:
Can it be true that Australian men spend more time during the week brushing their teeth than they do alone with their children?
A new study from the University of New South Wales has discovered that during the working week, Australian fathers only spend an average of just over a minute each day alone with their children.
Australian mothers, on the other hand, spend three hours a week purely looking after their children—a much greater disparity than in other countries like America, Denmark, Italy, and France, where couples divide the childcare more evenly.
These findings will probably infuriate those who want to shake off the perhaps unfair image of Australia as a land of old-fashioned male chauvinism.
According to the study, Australian fathers appear to like the fun aspects of parenthood, but shy away from the boring housework. So while they tend to be happy taking the kids to the park or to sporting events, they are unlikely to participate regularly in feeding, bathing, or taking the kids to school.
In short, Australian parenting is seen as a woman's job and a man's hobby. Many people believe that the last 20 years have seen the arrival of the so-called \man\—the man who is willing to share the housework
and childcare.
The new man has a picture of his children on his computer desktop at work; he never misses the kids' school plays, and he skips a drink at the bar after work so that he can get home in time to read bedtime story to their kids.
This study suggests that the new man feels a little more at home in Europe than in Australia.
Indeed, a poll conducted in the U.K. for the think tank the Fatherhood Institute in January indicates that almost 70 percent of British women think that men are as good at raising children as women.
That's something for Australian men to ponder while they brush their teeth!
Keys:1.B 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.A
Task3: Views on filial piety see change Script:
With fast economic development in Hong Kong, young people are less likely to cherish the traditional notion of filial piety.
Instead, they are gradually taking a new approach to a welfare society, according to a three-year survey conducted by the City University of Hong Kong.
As many as 85 percent of the respondents expect the government to take up the responsibility for supporting the elderly, and 77 percent agree with
the idea that the burden should fall on society as a whole rather than on individual families.
Researcher Richard Wong, who took charge of the study, is sad about the eroding of traditional family bonds.
He said that while most people still respect their parents and grandparents, they tend to equate economic assistance with love.
When asked about how they would show their love for their old parents, many simply said they would send them to old people's homes.
Others said they would give money, and only two percent of the respondents said they would be ready to take care of the psychological health of their parents.
According to the study, middle-aged people who have children of their own take their filial duties more seriously.
Also, married women know better than men the need for this kind of loving care.
Researcher Wong questioned the wisdom of adopting the new concept of government welfare.
He said, \Kong the personal tax rate is only 15 percent.
How can you expect the government to take care of all the elderly?\He further pointed out that even when a social security network can support all senior citizens, it cannot replace the love that only family
members can give. Keys:1.A 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.C IV. Speaking Out MODEL1 MODEL2 MODEL3 V. Let?ˉs Talk
Task 1:When I knew my parents split up Keys: (1) cry (2) relief (3) strong (4) understanding (5) angry (6) left (7) wondering (8) five (9) sad (10) stress (11) friends (12) helps (13) Christmas