Read and translate the text. About myself, my family and my friend

Answer the questions.

1. 
   What are your ideas about marriage?
   
2. 
   What is the right age to get married?
   
3. 
   Is it a good idea to advertise for a partner?
   
4. 
   What way of finding a partner would you prefer?
   
5. 
   If parents divorce, is it better for children:
   

1. 
   to live only with their mother or their father?
   
2. 
   to live part time with each parent? (explain your answer)
   

Text 3
Caring and sharing

In many families both the mother and father work. Today women represent more than 50 per cent of the work force. The responsibilities of running a house and raising the children are now more equally shared between men and women than ever before. Fathers have become more involved in raising the children and taking care of their everyday needs, although mothers still spend more time caring for the children and doing the household chores.

When both parents work, they have to make child-care arrangements for their children. Some parents hire babysitters to stay at home with babies and younger children. Others take their children to a day-care centre. School-age children can go to an after-school programme when the regular school day is over. Organizing family life can involve writing schedules to make sure everything gets done.

VOCABULARY

responsibilities
duties
to run a house
running a house
to raise children
raising children
to bring up children
to share the responsibilities about the house
(un)equal sharing of domestic responsibilities
to involve
to become involved in smth.
to take care of smth.
everyday needs
to hire a babysitter
to take the children to a day-care centre (kindergarten)
to pick up the children from
an after-school programme
schedule
to support
to supply
to earn money
to do work about the house

1. 
   В нашей семье все вовлечены в ведение хозяйства. Мы делим наши обязанности поровну.
   
2. 
   Сейчас много семей, где оба родителя работают. Поэтому они вынуждены нанимать няню, чтобы она заботилась о детях.
   
3. 
   Основная обязанность отца – заработать деньги для обеспечения семьи.
   
4. 
   У мамы много обязанностей. Она занимается хозяйством, заботиться обо всех членах семьи.
   
5. 
   Я считаю, что оба родителя должны принимать участие в воспитании детей.
   
6. 
   После уроков многие школьники остаются в группе продленного дня.
   
7. 
   Вечером он забирает брата из детского сада. Это его основная обязанность.
   
8. 
   Воспитание детей и забота о них – трудная задача, поэтому во многих семьях родители составляют распорядок дня.
   

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