• Гідрологія і Гідрометрія
• Господарське право
• Економіка будівництва
• Економіка природокористування
• Економічна теорія
• Земельне право
• Історія України
• Кримінально виконавче право
• Медична радіологія
• Методи аналізу
• Міжнародне приватне право
• Міжнародний маркетинг
• Основи екології
• Предмет Політологія
• Соціальне страхування
• Технічні засоби організації дорожнього руху
• Товарознавство продовольчих товарів

QUESTIONS FOR CLOSE READING

1.What is the selection’s thesis? Locate the sentence (or sentences) in which Brady states her main idea. If she doesn’t state the thesis explicitly, express it in your own words.

2.What event sparked Brady to think about why she would like to have a wife? How is this event related to her thesis?

3.What are the duties of a wife, according to Brady?

4.How does Brady develop her definition of a wife? Does she ever provide a direct summary statement of what a wife is?

5.What is Brady’s tone in the essay? How does this tone help readers understand her definition of what it is to be a wife?

6.Why do you suppose the author repeats “I want a wife” over and over? How does this repetition add to the essay’s effectiveness?

7.Refer to your dictionary to define the following words used in the selection: nurturant, replenished, entail, adherence.

QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER THOUGHT

1.This essay was first published in 1971, when the women’s movement was still new. Have times changed? Or is Brady’s message still relevant today?

2.Brady concludes, “My God, who wouldn’t want a wife?” Would you? Why or why not?

3.Brady casts herself in the role of a certain kind of spouse. What’s your opinion of this spouse? How do you think most husbands would react to this essay?

4. Do you know any married women who are the kind of “wife” that Brady describes? Are these people happy? Do you see any positive aspects of such a relationship?

WRITING ASSIGNMENT

1.Adopting either a positive or negative viewpoint, write an essay defining a husband. Use either “I want a husband” or “I don’t want a husband” as your theme. Build your definition around numerous examples of the ways husbands behave.

2.Define what you mean by the phrase “a good marriage” – that is, the kind of marriage you would like to have. Develop your definition in an essay that explains what a couple should do to make a good marriage a reality.

TEXT 2.

IN THE MALE DIRECTION

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