Read the following passage and complete the task below it.
Chores for children
Assigning new jobs for children as they mature will develop their work ethic, says Gregg Murset, CEO of BusyKid, a chore and allowance tracking app. “The most important thing is to challenge them,” he says. “Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job.” Mr. Murset, a father of six children ages 10 to 20, believes parents should teach children to do housework when they’re young, no matter if it yields imperfect results. “Even though it’s easier to just clean the toilet by yourself and be done with it, you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important,” he says.
Attaching an allowance to chores teaches children not to expect handouts, says Michael Eisenberg, a financial advisor and member of the National Financial Literacy Commission. “At earlier ages, it instills within children the reality that you do something and you get paid for it,” he says. “Later on in life, they learn that the only way we get money is if we produce stuff at our jobs.” Some 68% of U.S. parents say they pay an allowance to their children, at an average rate of $67.80 per month, according to a 2016 survey of 1,005 adults. More than 80% of respondents who pay an allowance say they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility, the survey found.
Who expressed the four opinions below? Answer by choosing A, B or C.
1) Children should learn that you don’t get something for nothing.
2) Parents should give their children tasks of increasing difficulty.
3) Children should learn to manage their money carefully.
4) Parents should think about the future benefits of giving chores to their children.
A Gregg Murset
B Michael Eisenberg
C most American parents
(Source: wsj.com)
A
Posted by: San Hoang | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 09:15
Here are my answers:
1: B
2: A
3: C
4: A
Posted by: Thanh Truong | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 09:24
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
Posted by: cuong pham | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 09:30
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: KTN | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 09:39
1.B
Attaching an allowance to chores teaches children not to expect handouts
2.A
Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job
3.C
they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility
4.A
you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important
Posted by: Philip YANG | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 09:58
Hello Sir,
Here are my answers:
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: Amsha | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 10:06
B
A
C
A
Posted by: Blis | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 10:22
1. B
“At earlier ages, it instills within children the reality that you do something and you get paid for it,” he says.
“Later on in life, they learn that the only way we get money is if we produce stuff at our jobs.”
Here is what I learnt:
you don't get something for nothing = you don't get something for free
handouts: something given free to you, you don't have to pay for it
instill somebody with something: make somebody think or behave in a particular way
2. A
“Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job.”
Here is what I learnt:
make them stretch = push themselves harder, assign them harder jobs so that they can develop as many as their potentials and abilities.
3. C
More than 80% of respondents who pay an allowance say they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility
4. A
"you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important"
Here is what I learnt:
take the long view of something: think about long-term benefits or what may happen in the long run.
I am so in love with this passage and exercise! They get me so excited because there are quite a lot of things I don't know. I can get a lot of useful and beautiful vocabulary and idiomatic phrases out of them!I am really impressed! Thank you very much, Teacher Simon!
Posted by: Nam Anh | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 10:38
There is one thing: I am not sure what "work ethic" means.
Posted by: Nam Anh | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 10:41
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
Kind Regards
Posted by: Katherina | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 11:07
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: Joseph Christie | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 11:34
1.B
:it instills within children the reality that you do something and you get paid for it
2.A
:Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job.
3.C
: they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility
4.A
:Assigning new jobs for children as they mature will develop their work ethic
Posted by: Muhammad Imran Asif | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 11:55
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
Posted by: Lucy | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 12:42
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
Posted by: Maylen Herrera | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 13:02
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: Hazlin Garcia | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 14:40
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: doena | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 14:43
1-B
2-A
3-C
4-A
Posted by: Nzr | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 16:12
1)B
2)A
3)C
4)A
Posted by: Ser Bronn of Blackwater Bay | Monday, April 17, 2017 at 17:10
1) B
2) A
3) C
4) A
Posted by: Mika | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 03:18
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
Posted by: wiwik | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 03:27
1-B they learn that the only way we get money is if we produce stuff at our jobs.
2-A once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job
3-C they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility.
4-A you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life style are so important
Posted by: bkfet | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 03:28
B
A
C
A
Posted by: TAE | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 04:28
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
Posted by: Dwi Mustika H | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 04:53
B
A
C
A
Posted by: NP | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 05:06
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: Tony | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 10:51
B
A
C
A
Posted by: L | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 11:08
Many thanks Mr.Simon
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: NAZI | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 11:44
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: hmkr | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 12:08
1.B You don't get something for nothing
Attaching an allowance to chores teaches children not to expect handouts( Somethin free)
2.A Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch( Pressure) to do the next job.
3.C they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility.
4. A these fundamental life skills are so important,
Posted by: sujit kumar biswas | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 12:21
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: Amy Lee | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 12:47
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. B
learn that you don’t get something for nothing = teaches children not to expect handouts
2. A
give their children tasks of increasing difficulty = challenge them... make them stretch to do the next job
3. C
manage their money carefully = financial responsibility
4. A
think about the future benefits of giving chores = take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important
Posted by: Simon | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 13:01
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
Posted by: Leman Maharramova | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 14:28
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
Posted by: Kari | Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 04:28
B
A
C
A
Posted by: juliet | Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 10:09
My answer:
1)B
2)A
3)C
4)A
Posted by: Firdavs | Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 13:13
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: blueberry | Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 22:01
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
Posted by: Cuc | Friday, April 21, 2017 at 04:02
Dear Mr.Simon,
Is the sentence "...make them stretch to do..." right in grammar ?
Please teach me, thanks!
Posted by: VyNgo | Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 08:55
1) B Michael Eisenberg (Children should learn that you don't get something for nothing. -> "it instills within children the reality that you do something and you get paid for it")
2) A Gregg Murset (Parents SHOULD give their children tasks of increasing difficulty. -> "Once they have some proficiency you NEED TO make them stretch to do the next job.")
3) C most American parents (Children should learn to manage their money carefully. -> they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility)
4) A Gregg Murset (Parents SHOULD THINK about the future benefits of giving chores to their children. -> "you HAVE TO REALISE that these fundamental life skills are so important")
Posted by: Dina Shcherbakova | Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 13:31
B
A
C
A
Posted by: OANH | Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 08:35
B
A
C
A
Posted by: Niki | Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 21:44
1) B
2) A
3) C
4) A
Posted by: Lopez | Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 09:53
1-B
2-A
3-C
4-A
Posted by: Khaled Said | Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 04:32
BACA
Posted by: Sophia | Friday, June 23, 2017 at 22:51
1. B (Attaching an allowance to chores teaches children not to expect handouts)
2. A (Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job)
3. C (More than 80% of respondents who pay an allowance say they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility, the survey found.)
4. A (you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important)
Posted by: Derek | Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 06:01