1. Enumerate typical jobs men and women do at home. Compare them having in mind these aspects: the time spent and the amount of work done every day at home. Express your opinion about the existing situation and suggest some ways to change it.
The main duty of males is to earn money for a family. In all over the world females must do housework, take care of the children and don’t have any job. Regrettably, this situation was in the past. Nowadays it is different. Women are busiest members in all families- do housework, in addition, go to work, because economical situation isn’t good in Lithuania- big unemployment, low pays. We know that only one employed spouse can’t maintain all family. So both parents have jobs, but housekeeping there are too and women do them.
So lets talk about one day’s jobs whose woman and man do at home:
A woman gets up earlier then others. She has many works: does breakfast, washes up, does a kitchen, sends off children to school. After that she takes care of appearance and goes to work. Finally, after work she goes to shop and does all housework- makes meals, irons, sweeps, vacuums, washes up, does rooms, waters flowers.
Man is different from a woman. As man wakes up, he has breakfast on a table, and then he goes to work. After work father watches TV, reads newspapers, but sometimes repairs, polishes.
You must agree, the busiest member is a woman. We think it is unfair. As we know, a woman is weaker, so family members must divvy up all housework. In my opinion, men must do harder jobs, so women jobs could be gardening, ironing, doing rooms and making meals. But many men don’t agree. Their opinion is same like in the past, that women are housewives. This is a reason why arguing start, women are tired and nervous. So we must to change the present situation and we have some ideas:
Firstly, men should change an old opinion and help to women. Next, a family can make a schedule of housework. Then all members will know when and what they must to do. Families who have enough money can employ a servant. Then all have time for leisure. Finally, in one day men must to do all housekeeping. Just then they will know how woman feels in the evening, why she is so tired, nervous and rude.
2. What is there in your daily life that makes you happy and unhappy? Describe an ideal day you would like to have and explain how it is different from your ordinary day?
In my opinion the majority of teenager’s ordinary days are very similar. Firstly, we all must go to school five days a week. Secondly, we must study very hard, because most of us want to achieve the highest results, to study in a university or college. Finally, we live in a province where there are not enough facilities and there aren’t enough ways to spend your leisure. However, a weekend is a bit different, when we can sleep longer, go to disco, relax being with friends, take a rest, etc.
Now I would like to describe my ordinary day.
• 7.00 my alarm-clock rings;
• 7.05 I’m still at bed and I’m trying to wake up;
• 7.10 finally I get up and wash;
• 7.25 I have my breakfast;
• 7.40 I go to school;
• 8.00 my first lesson starts;
• 15.00 at last I’m at home;
• 15.15 I have my dinner;
• 15.30 it’s time to relax: I watch TV or just have a nap after long and hectic day at school;
• 18.00 I do my homework. It’s quite challenging and boring work;
• 18.30 I remember that I should eat my supper;
• 18.45 I continue doing homework… It’s real struggle!