- •American family
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- •Complete the sentences with the prepositions
- •Say whether these statements are true or false
- •Complete the sentences with active words and expressions
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- •Marriage and dating
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- •Engagement and wedding customs
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Find the English equivalents in the article
Существуют уже 300,000 лет, современная американская семья, дети находятся в детском саду, заботятся друг о друге, по-новому, проводить меньше времени с родственниками, родственники живут по соседству, семья, состоящая из ближайших родственников, экономически не зависит от семьи, поддерживать родственные связи, в конце концов покидать семью, семья, домашний очаг; состоять из людей, не являющихся родственниками; дети младше 18, высокий уровень разводов, дети, рожденные вне брака; молодые люди, неполная семья, младшие школьники, группа продленного дня, после окончания колледжа, жениться / выйти замуж, вернуться в родительский дом, испытывать недостаток в средствах, люди среднего возраста, пожилые люди, гордиться своей независимостью, быть обузой, новорожденный ребенок, пенсионеры, инвалиды, единственный выбор, собрать семью вместе.
Complete the sentences with the prepositions
Because _____ the high divorce rate and the trend _____ having fewer children, the American household is now smaller than it has ever been.
Visiting _____ parents and their married children and _____ married sisters and brothers is frequent when they live close _____ each other.
Don't American family members love each other and take care _____ each other?
American children may spend less time _____ relatives than children did _____ the past.
The contemporary American child doesn't have a lot of companionship _____ brothers and sisters.
Most families consist _____ a mother, a father, and a maximum of two children living _____ home.
Approximately 51% _____ American families have no children _____ the age _____ 18 living _____ home.
If they live _____ different communities, they keep _____ touch _____ writing letters and _____ telephone.
When Americans grow _____, they eventually leave the family _____ their childhood.
Young children are _____ day care centers. Teenagers are often _____ trouble. Mothers are _____ work.
_____ so many women working full-time, five or six million preteens come home _____ school _____ an empty house.
It is unusual _____ members _____ the family other than the husband, wife and children to live together.
The nuclear family unit is economically independent _____ the rest _____ the family.
Families have existed _____ about 300,000 years now, continually changing _____ the times.
Because _____ the high divorce rate and the large number _____ children born out-of-wedlock, 15 million American children live _____ only one parent.
Only 9% of households are made _____ _____ people who are not related.
In the USA, it's common _____ a family to span four generations.
Other senior citizens choose to move _____ the Sun Belt, one _____ the southern or southwestern states.
Other parents enjoy their release _____ parental responsibilities.
to 25% _____ Americans alive today will reside _____ a nursing home _____ some time _____ their lives.
The high cost _____ housing keeps many young adults _____ their parents' home until they get married.
Family members hop _____ a car or _____ a plane to come together _____ the major turning points _____ each others' lives. 7. Most American children live _____ their parents _____ least until they finish high school. 8. The telephone, the car, and the airplane keep them _____ close contact even when they live _____ different parts _____ the country.
Senior citizens are often thought _____ as two different groups.
The younger senior citizens enjoy leisure activities _____ friends, and traveling _____ the country to visit their children and grandchildren.
Many young people go _____ _____ college, leaving some parents sad and lonely _____ their empty nest.