PARAGRAPH ONE:
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a. |
strikes 12 |
2. |
when the clock |
b. |
festival |
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riskier to become |
c. |
about my daughter |
4. |
difficult to help with |
d. |
pregnant |
5. |
doctors |
e. |
expert |
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a speech at a science |
f. |
all |
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the best cure of |
g. |
as women got older |
8. |
getting worried |
h. |
and nurses |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
1. |
put off |
a. |
the barriers are |
2. |
one of the biggest |
b. |
down |
3. |
settling |
c. |
a partner |
4. |
help younger women |
d. |
expert |
5. |
understand what |
e. |
having a baby |
6. |
childcare |
f. |
man |
7. |
find |
g. |
reasons |
8. |
the right |
h. |
have babies |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
A (1) ___________________ women should have babies before they are 35 years old. Professor Mary Herbert said the age of 35 is like when (2) ___________________ 12". She said it is riskier to become pregnant after 35. She added that it was difficult to help with (3) ___________________. Professor Herbert gave doctors and nurses an important (4) ___________________ at a science festival. She said: "The (5) ___________________ is to have your babies before this clock strikes 12." She added: "I would be (6) ___________________ my daughter if she hadn't had a child by 35."
Many women (7) ___________________ having a baby until they are older. One of the (8) ___________________ they do not want to stop their career. Women are also marrying (9) ___________________ at a later age. Professor Herbert said society must think about how to help younger women have babies. She said: "We need to understand (10) ___________________ are to women having their children early." A childcare expert, Belinda Phipps, agreed. She said you (11) ___________________. She added that women don't always find a partner and a house before they are 32. She said: "The right man doesn't always (12) ___________________."
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Aexpertthinkswomenshouldhavebabiesbeforetheyare35
yearsold.ProfessorMaryHerbertsaidtheageof35islikewhenthe"cl
ockstrikes12".Shesaiditisriskiertobecomepregnantafter35.Shea
ddedthatitwasdifficulttohelpwithaswomengotolder.Profe
ssorHerbertgavedoctorsandnursesanimportantmessageinaspee
chatasciencefestival.Shesaid:"Thebestcureofallistohaveyourbab
iesbeforethisclockstrikes12."Sheadded:"Iwouldbegettingworrie
daboutmydaughterifshehadn'thadachildby35."Manywomenchoo
setoputoffhavingababyuntiltheyareolder.Oneofthebiggestreaso
nsistheydonotwanttostoptheircareer.Womenarealsomarryingorse
ttlingdownatalaterage.ProfessorHerbertsaidsocietymustthinkab
outhowtohelpyoungerwomenhavebabies.Shesaid:"Weneedtoun
derstandwhatthebarriersaretowomenhavingtheirchildrenearly."
Achildcareexpert,BelindaPhipps,agreed.Shesaidyoucan'torderb
abies.Sheaddedthatwomendon'talwaysfindapartnerandahouseb
eforetheyare32.Shesaid:"Therightmandoesn'talwaysjustcomeal
ong."
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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