Simon’s ielts writing task 2

Posted by: Simon | 
Friday, March 20, 2015 at 08:39
 
FROM SIMON:
Here are my suggestions for correct and improved sentences: 
1. Women play a MORE important role than ever in raising the family. 
2. Firstly, females nowadays are BETTER educated than ever before. 
3. The role of parents has been affected by wider changes in society. 
4. I personally believe that these changes are beneficial to families and society in a number of ways. 
5. I do not believe that many husbands are happy to stay at home, do the cooking, and look after the 
children while their wives are at work. 
Posted by: Simon | 
Friday, March 20, 2015 at 08:49
 

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015 
IELTS Writing Task 2: 'parental roles' essay 
These days more fathers stay at home and take care of their children while mothers go out to 
work. What could be the reasons for this? Do you think it is a positive or a negative 
development?
It is true that men are increasingly likely to take on the role of househusband, while more women than 
ever are the breadwinners in their families. There could be several reasons for this, and I consider it 
to be a very positive trend. 
In recent years, parents have had to adapt to various changes in our societies. Equal rights 
movements have made great progress, and it has become normal for women to gain qualifications 
and pursue a career. It has also become socially acceptable for men to stay at home and look after 
their children. At the same time, the rising cost of living has meant that both marriage partners usually 
need to work and save money before starting a family. Therefore, when couples have children, they 
may decide who works and who stays at home depending on the personal preference of each