TWO FAMILIES

Scene 1

FAMILY 2  (machista)

James: Good morning, my love, I´m going to work, I will come for dinner, you take the children to school, ok?

Emily: It´s all right. Then I will have to go shopping and do a lot of things.

Narrator: Later, at seven in the morning…

Emily: Come on, children, time to get up. Sarah, take out your clothes and your brother´s while I prepare breakfast! Do it quickly.

Sarah: It´s all right, mum.

Sarah: Mark, wake up, we´re late for school.

Harry: Ok, little sister…

Emily: Come on, have your breakfast. Mark, have you prepared your schoolbag? What about you, Sarah?

Harry: Ummm, I forgot about it, mum, I´m sorry.

Sarah: I did it yesterday, mum

Emily: Ok, help your brother with his schoolbad

Sarah: It´s all right. I´ll help my brother… Harry, let´s check your schoolbag, give me your timetable…Let´s see…Give me the Maths book, the Science book, …What else? History, Spanish, and Physical Education…What about your tracksuit? And your trainers? You´re not wearing it…Uff, It´s always the same …I have to do everything.

Narrator: In the other house…

FAMILY 1:(no machista)

Eric: Good morning, my love, I´m going to work, I´ll come for dinner….I´ll take the children to school, I´ll help you to get them ready.

Susan: It´s all right. Thank you, Eric. Thanks God you always help me because today I have so many things to do: go to the supermarket, visit my mother, make an appointment to see the doctor and go to the bank and I am exhausted.

Eric: Calm down, Susan, I´m going to help you. Today I´m going to finish earlier at work and I´ll have time to pick up the children at school. I can also go to the supermarket and go to your mother´s house with the children,…Ok?

Susan: Oh, thank you, Eric…You are so kind...See you

Eric: See you, Susan

Narrator: Later, at seven in the morning…

Susan: Let´s go, children, time to get up…take you clothes.

Mark: These are my clothes…My timetable, today I need…the Science book, Maths, Social Studies, …

Julie: I´m going to wear …these jeans and this jumper…and I need my pencil case and these books

Susan: Have you got your schoolbags ready?

Julie and Mark: Yes, we have just done it

Susan: Oh, how responsible you are, I´m so proud of you…

Eric: Come on, children, we are late for school…