Parenting:
A Challenging, but Rewarding Job
A Challenging, but Rewarding Job
I.
Pre-Listening Exercises
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HELPFUL TIP: It is easy to rescue children
from their problems, but we can help them more if we teach our kids the
skills to solving their own problems starting from when they are small.
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II.
Listening Exercises
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I. Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play
Audio" button and answer the questions. Press the "Final Score"
button to check your quiz.
1. Where does this conversation take place?
A. at the girl's dormitory
B. at their home
C. in the car
2. What might have happened to the family car?A. at the girl's dormitory
B. at their home
C. in the car
A. The woman drove it into some deep water.
B. Some people stole the vehicle by the lake.
C. The man's daughter hit a tree on a picnic.
3. The father's computer is currently ____________.
A. in a repair shop after the woman dumped water on it
B. being stored safely in the vehicle by the lake
C. in serious trouble unless it is in a waterproof container
4. The man's daughter might have been dating a man who was ___________.
A. majoring in criminal justice at the university
B. or will be involved in some illegal activity
C. working as an officer in a police gang unit
5. From the conversation, the father's best course of action in the next 20 minutes is to ____________.
A. sit on his front porch and watch the sunset
B. plant some new sunflowers in his yard
C. jump in his car and leave home or call the police
Parenting:
A Challenging, but Rewarding Job
A Challenging, but Rewarding Job
III. Listening
Exercises
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Dad: Hey. Uh, what are you doing home this weekend? I
thought classes didn't end until next week.
Daughter: Hi Dad. I love you. Dad: Ah, the three magic words: (1)...............! I've heard those before.
Daughter: Uh, Well, we'd better sit down.
Dad: Uh, this doesn't sound good.
Daughter: Well, first of all . . . hey, is that painting on the wall new?
Dad: No, no, no, no, no. Let's get back to (2)...........
Daughter: Okay, first of all, I am failing all of my classes, I lost my job, I wrecked my car, I mean, your car last week. It's at the bottom of the lake . . . I think, and the laptop I borrowed from you . . . well, it was in the backseat of the car. That's all of (3)..............
Dad: Uh, wait . . .
Daughter: Dad. You're not saying anything . . .
Dad: Okay. Now, what's the bad news?
Daughter: Well, I just found out that (4)................... was a member of a gang; he says that he and 20 of his friends are gonna come over here to talk to you about what you posted on their Facebook page.
Dad: I don't even know how to use Facebook!
Daughter: Well, you do now. I have to go. I'd rather not be here in (5)........... . Love you. Bye.
Dad: Ugh!!
- had
better (modal of advice): similar to "should," but
somewhat stronger. There could be negative consequences if the advice or
suggestion is not followed.
- You'd better see a doctor before your condition takes a turn for the worse. - fail
(verb): not pass
- You will fail the test if you don't sit down and study. - wreck
(verb; also noun): crash or destroy
- You're going to wreck your parents' car if you keep driving like this. - post
(verb): put up something in writing on a wall or online
- I posted a funny message on her Facebook page this morning.
Vocabulary
Activities
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IV.
Post-Listening Exercises
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Parenting is one job people take on without any experience.
It is not like working at a restaurant. Therefore, in what ways can new parents
prepare for the new adventure as parents? What challenges do parents face in
raising and caring for new infants, toddlers, teenagers, and even adult
children?
V.
Online Investigations - [ What's This? ] [Top]
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Use the Internet to find three specific suggestions on
raising and understanding teenagers. Do you think that these recommendations
are applicable to all situations, families, and nationalities? Why or why not?
Parenting
Matching Exercise
Match the items on the right to the items on the left by
dragging them over. Your score is calculated by adding up the scores for all
the questions that have been answered so far (correct and wrong tries), and
changing the result into a percentage.
Not being loyal to friends and family can ________
relationships.
In many cases, parents ________ think carefully of the
potential consequences before punishing their children.
I rarely _______ any of my family pictures online.
If we _______ to praise our children enough, they sometimes
doubt their self-worth.
fail
wreck
had
better
post
Parenting: A Challenging, but Rewarding Job
Answer the questions based on the vocabulary you learned.
- A parent _______________ think really carefully before getting angry at a child. We often don't understand the true impact of our words and actions.
- had better
- should to
- have
- A parent's anger and abuse can _________________ a family.
- wreck
- wring
- wreath
- I don't ______ any of our family pictures online for privacy reasons.
- pin
- pour
- post
- Parents should never ______________ to express their love to their children.
- fill
- fail
- fall