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The document outlines a vacation assignment for Form 2 students at St. Augustine’s College, focusing on grammar, writing, and reading comprehension tasks. It includes a summary discussing the changing perceptions of childbearing, highlighting the economic challenges faced by families today compared to traditional views where children were seen as future security and symbols of respect. The assignment encourages students to reflect on the implications of childbearing in contemporary society.

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The document outlines a vacation assignment for Form 2 students at St. Augustine’s College, focusing on grammar, writing, and reading comprehension tasks. It includes a summary discussing the changing perceptions of childbearing, highlighting the economic challenges faced by families today compared to traditional views where children were seen as future security and symbols of respect. The assignment encourages students to reflect on the implications of childbearing in contemporary society.

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ST.

AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE, CAPE COAST


DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES
FORM 2 – VACATION ASSIGNMENT
GRAMMAR AND WRITING
1. List a hundred idiomatic expressions with their meanings, and use twenty of
them in meaningful sentences.
2. Write an essay using no fewer than ten idiomatic expressions you have
identified.
READING AND COMPREHENSION
3. Please read the following books, as there will be tests on them when school
reopens:
• The Girl Who Can – Ama Ata Aidoo
• Weep Not Child– Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
SUMMARY
Since creation, childbearing has been and continues to be one of the divine
orders given to mankind by the creator. Thus, this divine order has become a basic
challenge to married couples all over the world. But I am always amazed when I find
a married couple merely giving birth to children without considering the economic
realities of the present day. After all, is it the number of children that one has which
is important or the ability to support them?
For some time past, children were seen as future security. Parents, therefore,
tried to have as many children as possible. Children cared for their aged parents by
continuing their farm work. When parents were old enough and were therefore less
mobile, children joined their company at home and comforted them psychologically.
Many parents were assured of their fitting burial once they had children who could
provide a shroud, coffin and other things.
In many traditional societies, children were considered a symbol of respect.
The more children one had, the more respect one earned from society. Infertility or
barrenness was therefore considered a curse to a family and could often lead to the
break-up of marriages.
With today’s changing world, the picture looks different. The harsh economic
conditions prevailing in many countries, particularly the developing ones, make it
difficult for people to make ends meet. Children hardly visit their parents or send
money home to support them. Ironically, some of them become dependent on their
aged parents. With formal education, many young school leavers abandon their aged
parents in the countryside and migrate to the urban areas in search of white – collar
jobs which may be non–existent. The poor parents are therefore left behind in the
villages to fend for themselves.
It must be conceded that childbearing now poses a bigger challenge to couples
than ever before. We need to support and maintain our children to attain the highest
possible standards in education to guarantee their future. We need to provide food
and shelter for our children. All these need money. Thus, the pertinent question one
may ask is how many children can married couples bear? The answer lies exclusively
with the married couples themselves.
a. In 2 sentences, state reasons why children are no longer considered assets.
b. In one sentence, give the reason why the number of children a family should
have lies with the married couple.
c. In 3 sentences, state how children were considered a failure in security for
parents.

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