A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through, so he prayed:

“Dear Lord: I go to work everyday and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please allow her body to switch with mine for a day. Amen”

God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish. The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, prepared them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home and picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to make a deposit, went grocery shopping, then drove home to put away the groceries, paid the bills and balanced the checkbook. He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog.

Then it was already 1 p.m. and he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum dust, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor. He ran to school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home. Set out milk and cookies and got the kids organised to do their homework. Then he set up the ironing board and watched TV while he was doing the ironing. At 4,30 he began peeling potatoes and washing vegetables for salad, breaded the pork chops and snapped fresh beans for supper. After supper, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids and put them to bed. At 9 p.m. he was exhausted and though his daily chores were finished, he went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he managed to get through without complaint.

The next morning, he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said:
“Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife's being able to stay at home all day. Please, oh please, let us trace back.”

The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied: “ My son, I feel you have learnt your lesson and I will be happy to change things back the way they were. You'll just have to wait nine months, though. You got pregnant last night.”

Questions:

1.- Do you think women's life is better now than 50 years ago? Explain your answer in 80-100 words. (4 points)

2.- According to the text, why couldn't the Lord change things a second time? (1,5 points)

3.- Imagine that your father complains about being a man.Tell him a few reasons not to do so. (1,5 points)

4.- Write the following sentence into reported speech: “Dear Lord: I go to work everyday and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home”. Starting: “The man told the Lord.......... “ (1 point)

5.- Find two words in the text containing vowels o groups of vowels that are pronounced in the same way as i in wisdom, o in go and ea in please. (Don't give more than two examples of each sound). (2 points)

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