Paternity Leave listening exercise
In this English listening exercise we hear The Economist discuss the benefits of paternity leave.
Research suggests that enabling fathers to look after their newborn children has positive knock-on effects. These days, more governments are starting to believe that the best way to improve women’s career prospects is instead to turn to the dads.
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Listen to The Economist discuss the positive aspects of paternity leave, and answer the questions in the following listening exercise. Write your answers in the comments box at the bottom of the page, and we will reply with the answers shortly!
Questions:
1. Women still have to ______ with the _____ of childcare.
2. ____________ allow up to ___________ of maternity leave.
3. Only ___________ offer fathers __________ paternity leave.
4. Enabling fathers to ________________ has positive _____________.
5. Fathers who ____________ are more likely to take an _____________.
6. Fathers who have taken paternity leave are more likely to _____________________ with their child __________ the period of leave _________
7. This early interaction ___________ for a child's ___________.
8. Third, paternity is good for ___________
9. When childcare responsibilities fall exclusively to __________ the effect is
10. The best way to improve __________ is instead ___________
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