PARAGRAPH ONE:
1. |
when the clock |
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older women |
2. |
riskier to be |
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and nurses |
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difficult to help |
c. |
festival |
4. |
doctors |
d. |
pregnant after 35 |
5. |
an important |
e. |
didn't have a child |
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a science |
f. |
message |
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The best |
g. |
strikes 12 |
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worry if her daughter |
h. |
cure of all |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
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put off |
a. |
have babies |
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They do not want |
b. |
married |
3. |
get |
c. |
to stop working |
4. |
settle |
d. |
expert |
5. |
we must help younger women |
e. |
down |
6. |
barriers stop |
f. |
having a baby |
7. |
a childcare |
g. |
man |
8. |
the right |
h. |
women having children |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
An (1) ___________________ should have babies before they are 35. Professor Mary Herbert said 35 is when (2) ___________________ 12". It is riskier (3) ___________________ after 35. It is also difficult to help older women have a baby. The professor gave doctors and nurses an important (4) ___________________ science festival. She said: "The best cure (5) ___________________ your babies before this clock strikes 12." She said (6) ___________________ if her daughter didn't have a child by 35.
Many women (7) ___________________ a baby until they are older. They do not want (8) ___________________. They also get married and settle down (9) ___________________. The professor said we must help younger women have babies. We need to understand (10) ___________________ women having children early. A childcare expert agreed. She said you can't order babies. Women don't always (11) ___________________ and a house before they are 32. She said: "(12) __________________ doesn't always just come along."
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Anexpertthinkswomenshouldhavebabiesbeforetheyare35.Profe
ssorMaryHerbertsaid35iswhenthe"clockstrikes12".Itisriskiertob
epregnantafter35.Itisalsodifficulttohelpolderwomenhaveababy.
Theprofessorgavedoctorsandnursesanimportantmessageatasci
encefestival.Shesaid:"Thebestcureofallistohaveyourbabiesbefor
ethisclockstrikes12."Shesaidshewouldworryifherdaughterdidn't
haveachildby35.Manywomenputoffhavingababyuntiltheyareold
er.Theydonotwanttostopworking.Theyalsogetmarriedandsettled
ownatalaterage.Theprofessorsaidwemusthelpyoungerwomenha
vebabies.Weneedtounderstandwhatbarriersstopwomenhavingc
hildrenearly.Achildcareexpertagreed.Shesaidyoucan'torderbabi
es.Womendon'talwaysfindapartnerandahousebeforetheyare32.
Shesaid:"Therightmandoesn'talwaysjustcomealong."
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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WRITING
Write about babies for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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