Şah Mat - Check Mate

02/21/2011 14:18:53

checkmateis a chess term meaing that the opponent has no chance but to give his king. The title of the news isdeliberatelywritten as two seperate words, because the Chineese government is trying to checkmate bigamy and infidelity by putting all the marriages records, that is, checking the mates.

Vocabulary

infidelity

spouse

bigamy

go back

qualm

unduly

listen to the news here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2011/01/110106_chinamarriage.shtml

Comprehension Questions

1. The government in China.....

doesn’t care much about the social change
is hopeful about decreasing the divorces
punishes severly those who cheat

2. Why was the man in the factory punished?

Having an affair was illegal but it is legal now
Having an affair was illigal, it is still not legal but it’s not searched as much as before
He was cheating his wife who was a worker in the factory

3. How do men feel about having a mistress?

In old traditions to have mistress was a sign of wealth and power but nowadays it is a shame.
They are proud of it because they think it is an indicator of power.
They like being in public with their mistresses.

4. What are the statistics about?

The rate of cheating
The rate of divorce
The rate of married people who are cheated by their spouses

5. What doesn’t “social fracture” cause in China?

Divorces are rising
People start having sex in earlier ages
The young have more home parties than before

6. What does “STD” stands for?

Sexual Transposed Dimention
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Sexual Trouble Divorce

7. Which of the options below isn’t mentioned as the reason of social change in China?

The young are more independent and have more private life
People have more income than before and more freedom to choose their own way of living
People live in small conservative societies which have pressure on them

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