{"id":25042,"date":"2023-03-20T07:47:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T06:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=25042"},"modified":"2023-03-21T05:51:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T04:51:24","slug":"househusbands-embarrass-their-wives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/03\/househusbands-embarrass-their-wives\/","title":{"rendered":"Househusbands Embarrass their Wives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Living\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0traditional\u00a0job is now the new lifestyle.\u00a0Nowadays, people choose\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0career\u00a0and\u00a0decide\u00a0to\u00a0try\u00a0a\u00a0different\u00a0way\u00a0of\u00a0living. Moms and dads have also been shifting roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it isn&#8217;t very new, being or having a househusband is still something that not everyone is willing to flaunt this domestic arrangement out in the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please read the article to know more about the househusbands of Wall Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-ideas wp-block-embed-ideas\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"u32XaLojrb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/12\/09\/the-househusbands-of-wall-street\/\">When Stay-at-Home Husbands Are Embarrassing to Their Wives<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;When Stay-at-Home Husbands Are Embarrassing to Their Wives&#8221; &#8212; Ideas\" src=\"https:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/12\/09\/the-househusbands-of-wall-street\/embed\/#?secret=0I8CM5kIo4#?secret=u32XaLojrb\" data-secret=\"u32XaLojrb\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does the idiom &#8220;<strong>at the top of the heap<\/strong>&#8221; mean, &#8220;<em>I\u2019ve been covering the elite echelons of big law firms for over 10 years, and I can tell you that many of the women who make it to<strong> the top of the heap<\/strong> often have a man at home who\u2019s shepherding the kids around town, planning the meals, and otherwise keeping the hearth fired up<\/em>.&#8221;? Use it in your own sentence. <\/li><li>What does the word &#8220;<strong>ambivalence<\/strong>&#8221; mean, &#8220;<em>All of this points to our entrenched <strong>ambivalence <\/strong>about changing gender roles. Men in these situations often feel alienated, particularly if they are surrounded by stay-at-home moms<\/em>.&#8221;? Use it in your own sentence.<\/li><li>What does the word &#8220;<strong>bow out<\/strong>&#8221; mean, &#8220;<em>Though three couples were happy to speak to me on the record about their arrangement, many more <strong>bowed out<\/strong> about going public.<\/em>&#8220;? Use it in your own sentence.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you think that being a househusband is an alternative lifestyle to having a regular job? Why?<\/li><li>Why are househusbands less common than housewives?<\/li><li>What are your thoughts on this reversed domestic gender roles?<\/li><li>Share your opinion on this statement: &#8220;<em>We simply haven&#8217;t evolved to the point where a househusband is considered desirable.<\/em>&#8220;.<\/li><li>How are fathers better at being in-charge of raising the children and taking care of everything domesticity-related?<\/li><li>Do you know any proud stay-at-home dads? What can you say about their lifestyle? <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate Living\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0traditional\u00a0job is now the new lifestyle.\u00a0Nowadays, people choose\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0career\u00a0and\u00a0decide\u00a0to\u00a0try\u00a0a\u00a0different\u00a0way\u00a0of\u00a0living. Moms and dads have also been shifting roles. Although it isn&#8217;t very new, being or having a househusband is still something that not everyone is willing to flaunt this domestic arrangement out in the open. 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