1. Practice Always Makes Perfect Why I want a wife Unit Four

2. Practice Always Makes Perfect Discussion before class When you first read the title, who do you think is the writer, a man or a woman? If you are a boy, answer this question: why you want a wife? If you are a girl, do you think this is a question worth answering? Then why you want a husband, if you really want.

3. Practice Always Makes Perfect Global reading Why does the author as a woman want a wife? What do you think is the reason for her to write such an article? What are the reasons mentioned by the author?

4. Practice Always Makes Perfect Global reading (s) Does the author need a wife or a slave? If there was such a wife, what does the husband do? Should a good wife be the example like the writer describe? If you can restart your life, which will you choose, to be a man or to be a woman? If you were a man, do you want a wife of the type in this article?

5. Practice Always Makes Perfect Global reading (s) The whole passage used the same sentence at the most place. "I want a wife......” Is it too monotonous? The author herself is a wife, why she need a wife ？ According to the text, how many main parts should “a wife’s duties” include? What’s your opinion about the wife’s responsibilities in today’s society ?

6. Practice Always Makes Perfect Why I want a wife—about the text Class 1 group 2 To take care of children/husband/physical needs/social life Class 1 group 3 I need a wife : Who will work and send me to school Who will take care of my physical needs Who won’t bother me Who will take care of the details of my social life Who is sensitive to my sexual needs

7. Practice Always Makes Perfect Why I want a wife—about the text Class 2 group 1 I want a wife who will take care of my physical /the details of my social life I want a wife who understands me/ is sensitive to my sexual needs Class 2 group 4 to support me to take care of my physical needs to take care of the details of the social life not to bother me with rambling complaints to satisfy my sexual needs

8. Practice Always Makes Perfect Why I want a wife I want a wife who is not only beautiful but also smart. She knows how to dress up and looks pretty at any time any place. She is wise and knowledgeable as well. But she won’t buy a lot of clothes and make- ups. Because they cost too much. I want a wife who will take care of the housework.. She should make sure that when I get up, breakfast is ready. When the meals are finished, the dishes are done. If we have kids, she will be the one who read bedside stories. I want a wife who can give us a baby. She will be happy to be pregnant with a big stomach for 10 months. She won’t feel painful during childbirth.

9. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph one Words and phrases classification incidentally Questions: According to her classification, who she is? What does the author mean by saying “I belong to that classification…”? Why does she say it is not “incidentally”?

10. Practice Always Makes Perfect Detailed understanding (s) para1 line2: 分析这句话的结构并解释

11. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph two Words and phrases a male friend of mine on the scene fresh from ex-wife iron It occurred to me that… Questions: Line 2: “He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex-wife.” Why does the author use of course here? What does she imply?

12. Practice Always Makes Perfect Detailed understanding (s) L1: Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent divorce. 分析 L2: He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex- wife. 分析结构 L3: As I thought about him while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I too, would like to have a wife. (translate) L4: Why the author say “I, too, would like to have a wife” instead of “I would like to have a wife, too.” 其中 “too” 的作用是什么，是否可以省略， why?

13. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph three Words and phrases economically independent if need be dependent (upon) keep track of (dentist appointment) eat properly nurturing attendant (to) arrange for (schooling)/ arrange to be around/arrange to lose time have social life with one’s peers a small cut (in) tolerate (tolerant) needless to say

14. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph three Questions: What is the reason mentioned in this paragraph? I want a wife who will work and send me to school. (line 3) I want a wife to take care of my children while I am studying. (line 3) I want a wife to arrange and pay for the care of the children while working at the same time. (keep track of dentist appointment /eat properly/a good nurturing attendant /arrange for schooling/ arrange to be around/ arrange social life)

15. Practice Always Makes Perfect Detailed understanding (s) L1:Why does the author want to go back to school? L1: What’s the function of the first sentence? (Can it be deleted?) L4: I want a wife to keep track of the children's doctor and dentist appointments. And to keep track of mine, too. (anything wrong with the grammar?) L7 I want a wife……schooling. 为什么不能这样用： to my children and arranges … L7-9:“I want a wife………takes them to the park, the zoo, etc” 句子结构并解释。

16. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph four Words and phrases physical needs pick up after when need be see to a good cook do the cleaning up sympathize with take a vacation change of scene

17. Practice Always Makes Perfect Detailed understanding (s) L2: What’s the meaning of “A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me”? L3-5 :“I want a wife………so that I can find what I need the minute I need it” 句子结构并解释. L4: keep track of 做何解释

18. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph four Questions: What is the reason mentioned in this paragraph? I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. (house/ clothes/ personal things/ meal/ sickness/ vacation)

19. Practice Always Makes Perfect Detailed understanding (s) L3-5:I want a wife……I need it. 解释并分析句子结构

20. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph five Words and phrases bother…with… rambling (complaint) come across (difficult point) Questions: What must and mustn’t this wife do? No complaints, just listening and obeying.

21. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph six Words and phrases social life be invited out baby-sitting arrangement entertain sb. take care of the needs of (the guests) a second helping (glass) be replenished serve coffee Questions: What is the reason of having a wife in this paragraph?

22. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph six Questions: When the author say social life, what does she refer to? What is a wife expected to do when they are invited out? When guests are invited home, what are the tasks of the wife? What is the requirement for the wife when doing the serving? take care of baby-sitting arrangement (line 2) clean the house / prepare the meal (line 4) take care of the needs of (the guests)/children (L5-11) do not interrupt / leave me alone when I don’t want the company (L5/12)

23. Practice Always Makes Perfect Detailed understanding (s) L3-5: ‘when I meet..., I want a wife who will have the house clean, will prepare a special meal, serve it to me and friends. 前面有 2 个 will 并列， 后面的 serve 和什么并列 。 L5: I want a wife who will…, will …, and not interrupt … my friends. 为什么前面用了 will, 而 and 后面却没有？ L7-11:“I want a wife ………that their coffee is served to them as they like it ” 句子结构并解释。

24. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph seven Words and phrases be sensitive to sexual needs passionately demand …attention be in the mood for assume the responsibility for… birth control remain faithful to… clutter up…with entail more than adherence to relate to (people)

25. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph seven Questions: As for sexual needs, what is the husband’s expectation of the wife?  be sensitive  be passionate when needed  no demanding when not asked  assume the complete responsibility for birth control  remain faithful but allow husband’s infidelity

26. Practice Always Makes Perfect Detailed understanding (s) L6: What’s the meaning of “clutter up my intellectual life with jealousies”?

27. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph eight--ten Words and phrases liberty replace…with… solely be left free be through with quit working Questions: What does the last sentence mean to you?

28. Practice Always Makes Perfect Detailed understanding (s) Para 8 L1:If, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have, I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another one 作者是女的为什么要换妻子呢 ?(class1 group 3) Para 10 What can we learn from the text when the author concludes the text with “My God, who would not want a wife?”