Grammar focus task Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using the correct form of the words in
brackets and any other words you need.
1 The total number of hours worked by married women with children is
(great) the total number of hours worked by men.
2 Whilst women aged 45 to 64 may work
(few) hours inside the home
than younger women, overall they work
(great) number of hours per
day due to the extra hours of paid work that they do.
3 Men aged 25 to 44 spend only
(slight/more) time working outside the
home than men aged 45 to 64, but this figure is
(significant/high) the
number of hours of paid work that women of the same age do.
4 Women in the 25 to 44 age group work almost
(many) hours inside the
home as outside, and there is only a slight difference in the 45 to 64 age group.
5 However, men work on average
(three/long) outside the home than inside.