Housewives

B1 – Intermediate

Many decades ago, women were expected to stay at home after they got married. They had to take care of the children and maintain their homes. Nowadays, more women are working. There are still a few who are housewives.

Listen to the audio about being a housewife.

https://listenaminute.com/h/housewives.html

Discussion Questions:

  1. Do you agree that a housewife’s job is very demanding?
  2. How does the speaker describe a day in the life of a housewife?
  3. In your country, are there more stay-at-home wives or working mothers? Why do you think that is the case?
  4. What is your ideal family set-up?
  5. How can working mothers do both their domestic and professional duties efficiently?
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2 replies on “Housewives”

I think that the housewife’s job is not only demanding but also very ungrateful: housewifes spend along the day cleaning, ironing, shopping, cooking… and at the end of the day, the rest of the family is not aware of the effort and work that these activities have required.
The speaker describes a day in the life of a housewife as a monotonous one. It give us the impression that the wife is the first one to get up in the morning to prepare the breakfast to the family and she will be the last one to go bed when all the tasks have been finished.
In my country, the most common is that the women work outside but also they do the household when they get home. The main reason is because it is very difficult to keep a house with just one salary. Nowadays, more and more men are being conscious about these such tiring jobs and they are involving in some of these tasks.
I consider that my ideal family set-up is a cooperation among all the members. Each one should choose a task and be responsible for doing it. Working in team means that the family can have more time to share and enjoy themselves.

We appreciate your efforts in writing your answers to these questions. Have a quick look at this sentence and words you can use in order to express your thoughts better:

I think that the housewife’s job is not only demanding but also very ungrateful: housewifes spend along the day cleaning, ironing, shopping, cooking… and at the end of the day, the rest of the family is not aware of the effort and work that these activities have required.
> I think that a housewife’s job is not only demanding but also very under-appreciated. Housewives spend the whole day cleaning, ironing, shopping, and cooking. However, at the end of the day, the rest of the family is not aware of the effort and work that these activities require.

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