Учебное пособие для студентов 1 курса направлений

Exercise 1
Complete these sentences. Not only one variant is possible.
1. The nuclear family consists of...
2. The extended family includes ...
3. In the extended family older men and women ...
4. In the nuclear family older people ...
5. In the extended family a young mother and father …
6. In the nuclear family the children …
7. In Victorian times it was important...
8. Changes in family life are caused by ...
9. Nowadays families are getting …
10. According to the traditional idea, the man .,.
11. The woman’s role in the family has ...
12. In modern families the breadwinners are ...
13. Britain has the largest...
14. The majority of divorced people ..., and they take responsibility for ...
15. Society is now more tolerant of…
16. Besides the traditional nuclear family, there also exist other patterns, such as
17. The decline of the family can be proved by …
18. People in Great Britain can’t afford …
19. Young people are keen on ...
20. Many older people live ...


Exercise 2
Answer the questions:
1) What group of people do we call “a family”? What is the role of the family in the life of a person?
2) What are the general types of families?
3) Which part of the world is every type of family characteristic of?
4) What are the advantages of living in an extended family?
5) How is family life organized in a nuclear family?
6) What was the ideal for a family in Victorian times?
7) Why do young people nowadays lose touch with their relations?
8) What are the consequences of the fact that Britain is a small island?
9) What new patterns of family life have appeared in recent years?
10) How have the relationships between parents and children changed?
11) What are some reasons for the changes in family life nowadays?
12) Is the family life in Britain in crisis now?