1. What tasks are there in a typical house?

2. Is it wrong to be a house husband?

3. Is housework boring? Enter into a frank discussion.

4. Which is more difficult or boring? Why?

a. cooking

b. doing the dishes

c. doing the laundry

d. tidying

e. dusting & vacuuming

5. Is housework now easier than 30 years ago? Discuss.

6. How should the members of these families share the housework? Discuss in detail.

a. Billy and Janice have two children, Rosa and Brian. Billy works in a gas station 8 hours a day. Janice is a housewife. Rosa, 16, is a high school student, and Brian is 9.

b. Paul and flora have a 12- year- old daughter, Claire. Paul is a sales manager of a company and works 12 hours a day. Flora is a radiologist and works around 10 hours a day.

7. Do fathers and husbands understand how dull and time-killing the housework is? Discuss.

8. What do these statements mean? To what extent do you agree with them? Discuss.

a. "Men make houses, women make homes."

b. "Nature abhors a vacuum. And so do I." (Anne Gibbons)

1. Who does the housework in your home?

2. Do you help with the chores? If yes, how? If no, why not?

3. Does your father help your mother with the chores? What does he do?

4. (To girls) Do you like to be a housewife when you get married or do you prefer to work outdoors? Discuss your reasons.

5. (To girls) Do you like to have a part- time or a full-time job? Why?

6. Who should take care of your children while you are out working?

7. Do you like your(future) wife to remain a housewife or to work? Discuss.

8. Many people find it very difficult to balance their responsibilities at home and in the workplace. what advice would you give them?