Listen to a letter a father is writing to his newborn son and give a paragraph long summary of it.

LABWORK TASKS

MODULE 3 "DIFFICULT CHILDREN

Listening 1 Work

Starting a family early usually means giving something up. You will hear a few women, who had children early in their lives, telling about the price they had to pay for their decision.

Listen to their stories and then do the test. Read the foregoing statements and define whether they are true (T), false (F) or, if a statement contains the facts that are not mentioned in the stories, not given (N/G).

1. Tara Hastings and her husband didn’t plan to have children early.

2. Tara was not fully prepared to face the challenges of nurturing kids.

3. The most tiring for her was to wake up several times at night.

4. Tim failed to attend to their kids as much as he could because he was a neglectful father.

5. Tara and Tim eventually separated because they had driven apart.

6. Janice Pepper had to live on a shoe string once her three sons were born.

7. Jason was forced to work double tides to earn extra money for the family.

8. Janice and Jason feel very bad about not having enough money to drive a posh car and dine out

9. Janice was motherly enough to have put her children before career.

10. Linda Stern had to quit college when she gave birth to her first child at the age of 23.

11. Linda regrets having split up with her husband.

12. Linda wishes she hadn't had her kids that early in life.

13. Vanessa Carroll was annoyed by the grim prospect of packing in her job because of children.

14. Vanessa claimed she would never sacrifice her career for her children’s sake.

15. All the four women attach more significance to raising children than anything else in their lives.

Listening 2 A Letter to an Expectant Son

Listen to a compelling story of a family’s tribulations. Why do you think the man is telling it to his unborn child? Does Daniel (that’s how the man calls his expectant son) relate to the story in any way?

Listening 3 A Letter to a Newborn Son

Listen to a letter a father is writing to his newborn son and give a paragraph long summary of it.

Listening 4 Father's Reminiscences on His Son's Birth

Listen to a father's reminiscences brought to mind at the sight of his sleeping son and answer the questions below.

1. What country was the man staying in at the moment?

2. What kind of reports did the man usually prepare?

3. Did he regret doing anything before? What exactly and why?

4. What is so unbearable for the man to think of at the moment? Why?

5, What countries the images of suffering children come from?

6. What awesome children's sufferings did the man witness?

Listening 5 Entrusting Key to Kids

Listen to the talk given by a psychologist and fill in the missing information in the parents' tips below. Do you consider them useful? Why? What other important tips would you like to add to this list?

1. Parents have to assess................

2. If you are sure they can................ and............ you may proceed with..............

3. Have them................ with you when they...................

4. You should................ when you...................

5. You should instruct you child................... if............... or somebody....................

6. Teach you children................. to anyone, no matter whether.......................

7. You should get your kids................. where they are left alone.

8. Allow your children to have................. in which they................ with using the key.

9. They should be instructed to.................. in their schoolbag with.......................

10. Make.................... available by........................

11. Prevent the kids from..................... as it might cause....................

12. Make sure your kids know the location of...................... and teach them................

13. Keep......................... away from the kids in a special....................

14. Conduct frequent talks with your children about................. that might occur.

15. It is advisable to introduce.................... as an..................... in showing them how....................... with such situations.

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