K e y t o E x e r c i s e s Opener
Suggested answers for reference:
1. In China it is a familiar scene that grandparents take their grandchildren to or from school every day, which, however, seldom happens in the West. There parenting responsibility mainly rests with the parents rather than others.
2. In general there is not much difference between Western and Chinese tourists. If any, it seems that Chinese like to pose for photos with the scenery as the background, whereas Westerners often just shoot pictures of scenic spots.
3. Well, it's true that many Western employees see them and their boss as equals, but anywhere, anytime, you and your boss are never equals in its truest sense. There always exists a gap in between. Compared with Westerners, Chinese employees might tend to be more forbearing (克制)
towards their boss and seldom air their grievances publicly.
Reading & Interacting
I. Understanding the Text
1.Text Organization
2. Comprehension Check
Digging into detail
1. The fact that he wasn't taking on half of the childcare duties, and he thought it was more important to spend time on his work than on his daughter, and his expectation that his mother would do all the housework he was supposed to do.
2. Her mother-in-law explained that her role in the family was to lighten the burden of her son, allowing him to keep his former way of life, and to help her daughter-in-law out with parenting and household management.
3. She thought it was absolutely unacceptable, because, in her view, her husband is one of two parents, and therefore their daughter should be half his responsibility; and she married her husband, not her mother-in-law.
4. He obviously believed that mothers are the primary caregiver of children and this was the normal difference between mothers and fathers.
5. She totally rejected the idea, because she thought what her mother-in-law did was fulfilling the parenting responsibility of her husband, therefore it was her husband's responsibility to take care of his own mother when she was old.
Understanding difficult sentences
1.B
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. B
II. Focusing on Language in Context
1. Key Words & Expressions
1. In a TV interview after the election, the elected congresswoman said repeatedly how grateful she was to all her supporters.
2. More and more people now understand the importance of striking a balance between work and family.
3. Lots of people enjoy cooking yet hate to wash up.
4. In the plane crash over the weekend, the sole survivor was a baby traveling with its parents.
5. More and more people are becoming increasingly aware that climate change affects every aspect of our lives.
