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      1. Read the statistics about families in the usa and the uk. How do you think the same statistics would be different in Russia?

      2. What’s your opinion of the current situation with the family life in our country? Is it different from the situation twenty years ago? If yes, what are the possible reasons for that? And how could it be changed?

Families

in the USA

in the UK

in Russia

Marriages that end in divorce

50%

33%

Families with only parent

25%

25%

Children who live in a single-parent home at some time

50%

33%

Children whose parents aren’t married

33%

40%

Single parents who are men

10%

10%

GRAMMAR: PRESENT TENSES

Present Simple

Formation

V1, V-s/-es (for 3d person Singular)

He reads newspapers every day.

They always walk a dog in the morning.

Question form

do/does

Does he read newspapers every day?

Do they walk a dog in the morning?

Negative form

do + not (don’t)/does + not (doesn’t)

He doesn’t read newspapers every day.

They don’t walk a dog in the morning.

Usage

routine, habits, universal truth, facts

Signal words

always, often, rarely, never, usually, every day, sometimes

Present Progressive

Formation

be (am, are, is) + Ving

My nephew is sleeping now.

Twin-brothers are playing football in the yard.

Question form

be (am, are, is) + subject +Ving

Is my nephew sleeping now?

Are twin-brothers playing football in the yard?

Negative form

be (am, are, is) + not + Ving

My nephew isn’t sleeping now.

Twin-brothers aren’t playing football in the yard

Usage

action going on at the moment of speaking, temporary event or situation, future arrangements describing a state which is changing

Signal words

now, at the moment, currently, at this period, Look! Listen!

Present Perfect

Formation

have/has + V3

I have just called my sister-in-law.

She has dyed her hair red.

Question form

have/has + subject+V3

Have I just called my sister-in-law?

Has she dyed her hair red?

Negative form

have/has + not + V3

I haven’t just called my sister-in-law.

She hasn’t dyed her hair red.

Usage

action started in the past and continues into the present, recent events with visible result, past events without specific time

Signal words

just, yet, still, already, never, ever, so far, up to now, recently, since, for