Oral Practice -- Day 8

PICTURE DISCUSSION:
This picture depicts a scene at a playground yard in a kindergarten. It is probably play time for the kids and they are playing some outdoor activities in the spacious playground yard the kindergarten had. A well-dressed woman, who seemed to be one of the teachers in the kindergarten, is having much fun the kids, judging from the big, wide smile on her face. A line of children hid behind her, where she will protect the children from the little boy with a neat haircut and wearing striped shorts standing opposite to her. In the background, there is another group of kids together with another kindergarten teacher, playing the same type of game. I am sure that everyone in the picture is having lots of fun, especially the girl in the foreground, who is wearing a flowery dress and a hairband as she was beaming widely. At the end of the activity, the kids would probably go for a water break and go for a afternoon nap after a long play.


CONVERSATION 2:
When a woman wishes to pursue a career and at the same time have a family, the main difficulty she would face would be that she might not be able to balance with both her work and family. Having to take care of the family with regards to their meals, sending kids to school and doing the household chores all by herself at the same time, there just isn't any time for a woman who have just knocked off from work to rest! Thus it could be especially difficult for women to balance both work and family well with suffering from stress and fatigue. Well, I suggest that the employers could add some flexibility to their working time as sometimes there may be some urgent matters at home which would need them to stay at home for long hours. The employers could also allow them to bring their work home and by doing so, these women could better monitor their kids at home while completing their work at home instead of in the office and this is one advantage of working at home. However, the disadvantage would be that without good time management, parents may not be able to finish their work on time or they may tend to spend more time with their kids and family since they are at home. Also, their communications with their colleagues may also be affected in a negative way unless an effort is made to meet with the problem.