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2. What family types can we meet in a modern society? Draw a diagram. What family type do you live in?

3. Read the text and compare how many family types are the same in your diagram and in the text.

PARENTS AND CHILDREN

What is a typical American family? The traditional includes mom, dad, and the kids, but there now are many other combinations of family households. Eight per cent are single-parent families, where one parent lives with the children, while other families may consist of children living with a parent or a stepparent.

In general, the average number of people living together under one roof has got smaller. In 1960, there were 3.3 people in a household; now there are only 2.7. The number of children in a family is also much smaller, and children are usually encouraged to be independent and leave home, when they finish school and start working.

Recently, more children are staying at home with their parents longer, because their salary is not high enough to cover the cost of living away from home. They also prefer the home comforts that their parents can offer.

Vocabulary

a typical family (traditional)

to include

a single-parent family

stepparent (stepmother/stepfather)

to live under one roof

to be independent (from)

to depend on

to stay at home

salary

enough

to cover the cost of living

to offer comforts

to suggest doing smth.

quarrel

to quarrel

to leave home

mutual understanding

misunderstanding

lack of understanding

relationship

4. Discuss the following questions with a partner:

    • Do you often spend time with your family? Why?

    • What is the best thing about living at home?

    • What don’t you like about living at home?

    • What do you miss when you leave your home?

5. Think about relationships in your family. Do you like living under one roof with your parents or maybe you would prefer to live alone? Write a composition: «There is no place like home».

6. Do you face any problems living with the family? How do you solve them?

7. Read the text and point out the family problems described there:

LOVE, MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

People usually get married in their twenties or thirties, although some couples decide to live together without getting married. Many men and women stay single, because it is difficult to find a compatible person to date or marry. Some single people look for partners through the personals, ads that appear in newspapers or magazines. More divorced people or single people who have never married choose to live alone.

One out of two American marriages ends in divorce. It is a painful process for all family members, and many couples seek marriage counseling to try to prevent a divorce. Children of divorced families often live with their mothers. When the parents have joint custody of the children, the children often divide their time between each parent.

Vocabulary

to get married

to marry

a married couple

marriage

marriage of convenience

to stay single

date

to date

to look for a partner

to divorce

to end in divorce

divorced

a painful process

to prevent a divorce

marriage of convenience

to pay alimony

child support payments

life experience

to decide

suitable