READING AND SPEAKING

2.- Look at the adjectives in the box. Which do you think

usually describe boys, and which usually describe girls?
GIRLS BOYS
Talkative Athletic
Sensitive Loud
Quiet Messy
Gentle Competitive
polite Boisterous

3.-Read the introduction to Sons and Daughters. What was the

aim of the TV show? Who were the two families? What did they
have to do?
The families of the reality show are put to the test facing a
new challenge of exchanging families and seeing what it is like to
live with the largest number of people of the opposite sex.

4.- Work in two groups. Answer the

questions.

Group 1

1. What jobs do the parents have?

Steve is manager for Jaguar Cars and Karen is an
accountant
2. How long have they been married?
They´ve been married for 22 years.
 3. Why did they want a big family?
Karen is the oldest of four children, and she always
wanted a big family.
4. Why are the husbands happy with their families?
Steve is very athletic and loves soccer, so he is
delighted to have four sons.
5. How do the children behave? Do they get along well?
The children are very active, they play ball, go for
a bike ride and they get along well

Swap

6. What were the parents´ first impressions when they

swapped families?
The mess in the house and the preferences

7. What differences did they find?

That girls are nicer to each other and that they
require a little more attention
8. Do they think boys or girls are harder to raise?
No doubt the girls
Group 2

1. What jobs do the parents have?

They run a road hauling business together
2. How long have they been married?
They have been married for 16 years.
3. Why did they want a big family?
Marianne is an only child, and it was her dream to
have a big family
4. Why are the husbands happy with their families?
Joh loves having for daughters. The girls think he is
a superhero dad.
5. How do the children behave? Do they get along well?
The girls get along very well.

Swap
6. What were the parents´ first impressions when they
swapped families?
They were very quiet and polite

7. What differences did they find?

How competitive they are with each other and
how active
8. Do they think boys or girls are harder to raise?
She considers that it is more difficult for children,
since they fight more