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3 Vocabulary Work 1
Match the words in the left/hand column with the meanings in the right/hand column
a. task
very tired
b. struggle
talk informally
c. exhausted
job, duty
d. recipe
gather together
e. display
funeral
f. chat
battle, fight
g. congregate
show
h. burial
a set of instructions for preparing a meal
4 Vocabulary Work 2
Complete these sentences without looking back at the text:
a. There is a campaign in Spain to persuade men to help with household ______________________ . 
b. Many men still think that ______________________ tasks are women’s work.
c. Spanish women are very ______________________ of their cooking skills.
d. Tasks are often clearly ______________________ between men and women.
e. It is difficult to change ______________________ to domestic responsibility.
f. On summer evenings men and women gather to ______________________ to their friends.
g. The day of the book is ______________________ every year.
h. It is the ______________________ to give friends a book as a present.
Now check your answers in the text.
5 Discussion Points
Is it the same in your country? ______________________________
Are there some household jobs which are only done by women? ______________________________
Is the situation changing? ______________________________
Should women be paid for doing housework? ______________________________
W h e re men are men .... and women don’t know the recipe for equality
L E V E L T W O
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1 Pre-reading discussion
Are there specific jobs that men and women do in the home in your country? Make a list of jobs and
tasks that are specific to women and another list of jobs and tasks that are typically done by men.