Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

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: 
There is a campaign in Spain to persuade men to help with household ______________________ . 
Many men still think that ______________________ tasks are women’s work. 
Spanish women are very ______________________ of their cooking skills. 
Tasks are often clearly ______________________ between men and women. 
It is difficult to change ______________________ to domestic responsibility. 
On summer evenings men and women gather to ______________________ to their friends. 
The day of the book is ______________________ every year. 
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? 
______________________________ 
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Where men are men .... and women don’t know the recipe for equality 
LEVEL THREE
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ADVANCED 
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.