Regarding my friday homework:

• Common Errors (level difficult) - score 85%
• Common Errors 4 (medium) - score 85%
• Common Errors 2 (difficult) - score 100% :-)
• Sentence Transformation #1 (difficult) - 6/10
• Sentence Transformation #4 (difficult) - 8/10
• My friend Luisa: Complete the sentence (difficult) - 100%
• Present and Past tenses with Non-Continuous Verbs (difficult) - 75%
• Interesting Facts (difficult) - 88%

Some remarks:

arrive at the party x come to the party

None of the contestants knows...

He escaped by means of a disguise.

I'm not in favor of prohibiting smoking in bars.

I'm afraid that car is just too expensive. That car is beyond my means.

Men should do 50% of the housework

Despite living in the new millennium, studies show that women continue to do the biggest part of the housework. Times are changing and the situation seems to be better but marriage still means more housework for women and less for men. But why? Men often argue that it is supposed to be like that since the prehistoric times. Man always was a hunter who fed and protected the family, woman cooked and looked after children. But nowadays even women are hunters, so why continue this prejudice?

In my opinion the most important thing in a relationship between a man and a woman is an agreement. A fair division of the tasks in household depends mainly on the kind of the job that each partner has.

Besides the character of the man (and of course his family background) his attitude to housework plays a significant role, I think. It is not a good idea to force men to do what they hate. The best way is to let them do what they like and prefer according to their skills e.g. a lot of men are excellent cooks.

In conclusion, I am convinced that men should participate in housekeeping but they don't always have to do 50% of the housework.

Regarding my book
I've been reading my book for a while but this changing weather makes me headache and I can't concentrate any more.
I've reached the page 50 and the story still seems to be a bit wearisome. Moreover I don't understand more and more vocabularies and you know, it's annoying.
The Delaneys retrospect. They talk about memories from their childhood and try to remember everything about their parents. But what is the most interesting - you don't know who is telling the story. So, I hope to find out it soon.

A story - A beautiful surprise

I sat in the hotel lounge and nervously looked at my watch. It was half past three and my friend should have arrived at two o'clock.

She was allways a bit late but never so much. I was getting nervous more and more. "What the hell has happened?" I asked myself. Her mobile phone was still switched off. I decided to call the airport to find out information about her flight. They confirmed that the plane had landed on time but they refused to tell me if my friend had been on board. I felt desperate. She was my best friend and in spite of her pregnancy she had been determined to visit me in England. "If only I hadn't invited her," I blamed myself. I hesitated for a while - call her husband or not? I didn't want to scare him but the fear for her was stronger. I dialled his number but the line was busy. I sat down on a cosy hotel sofa. I was exhousted and stressed and felt sleepy. Suddenly the phone started to ring. I jumped up and answered it. It was Paul, my friend's husband. "What happened to Jane?" I asked nervously. He told me the whole story and I felt a big relief.

My friend Jane was in hospital but fortunately, nothing horrible had happened. She gave birth to a beautiful girl.