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Lesson A Modern family trends Lesson B Family trends

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Use the expressions to complete the statistics about American families. Family statistics

a majority of1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

quadrupled

four times

two-thirds

In 1960, over 70 percent of homes had a working father and a stay-at-home mother. Today, this is true for only of homes.

a.

Stay-at-home mothers

________

15 percent2

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a majority of1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

15 percentquadrupled

two-thirds

b. The number of divorces today is twice as high as in 1966 and as high as in 1950.

_______

four times

1950 1966 Today

4

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

a majority of15 percent

four times

two-thirds

c. The number of unmarried couples living together from 1970 to 2001.

_________

quadrupled

1970 2001

3

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

a majority of15 percentquadrupled

four times

Children in day care programs

d. In 1970 one-fifth of all children aged 3 to 5 were in day care programs. Today that number has increased to

________.

two-thirds

5

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

15 percentquadrupled

four times

two-thirds

Believe

Do not believe

e. women believe both men and woman should work outside the home, and that both should help with the children.

a majority of

__________

1

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Work with a partner and talk about the statistics in the former exercises. Family statistics


In 1960, over 70 percent of homes had a working father and a stay-at-home mother. Today, this is true for only 15 percent of homes.

a.

Stay-at-home mothers

A: Graph (a) shows that many married women go out and work today.

B: Yes, that’s true. Only 15 percent of them now stay at home.

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Work with a partner and talk about the statistics in the former exercises. Family statistics


A: Graph (d) shows that only one-third of children aged 3 to 5 are taken care of at home. It’s unbelievable. B: It’s not surprising. In today’s society, most mothers and fathers are busy with work. They have no choice.

Children in day care programs

d. In 1970 one-fifth of all children aged 3 to 5 were in day care programs. Today that number has increased to two-thirds.

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Work with a partner and talk about the statistics in the former exercise. Family statistics


b. The number of divorces today is twice as high as in 1966 and four times as high as in 1950.

1950 1966 Today

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c. The number of unmarried couples living together quadrupled from 1970 to 2001.

1970 2001

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Believe

Do not believe

e. A majority of woman believe both men and women should work outside the home, and that both should help with the children.

Speaking

I don’t agree!

Agreeing and disagreeing


Here are some useful expressions for agreeing and disagreeing.

Agreeing

Useful Expressions

Exactly. I agree (with you).I feel the same way.That’s right.That’s true.I couldn’t agree with you more.Definitely!Absolutely!

Disagreeing

I don’t agree. I don’t think so. I don’t think that’s true. I disagree. Not necessarily.

Speaking

A day care center is a place where children are cared for while their parents are

at work. Today in the United State, over two-thirds of children aged 3 to 5 are

in a day care center or preschool program.


I don’t agree!

Read the statistic below. What do you think of this trend?

It’s wonderful that working parents can put their children in day care.

Especially in a family with young children, only one parent should work.

A father can never match a mother in taking care of children and home.

Couples are getting married too late these days.

Speaking

Read the statements. Check ( ) Agree or Disagree and write a reason.


I don’t agree!

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1.

2.

3.

4.

Agree Disagree

Agree Disagree

Agree Disagree

Agree Disagree

Reason:

Reason:

Reason:

Reason:

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Both the husband and wife can work and

make more money.

Speaking

Ask your partner what he or she thinks of the statements and what is the reason.


I don’t agree!

A: It’s wonderful that working parents can put their children in day care.

B: Exactly. Both the husband and wife can work and make more money.

It’s wonderful that working parents can put their children in day care. Especially in a family with young children, only one parent should work.A father can never match a mother in taking care of children and home.Couples are getting married too late these days.

1.2.3.4.

Communication

Modern opinions Read the opinions of the people below. Do you agree or disagree? Check ( ) Agree or Disagree and write a reason for each one.

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“You always have to have confidence in yourself!”

1. Agree Disagree

Reason: _____________________________________________________________________________

√□ √□


Communication


√

2. Agree Disagree

Reason: _____________________________________________________________________________

√□ √□


“The secret to success is to stay with the same company throughout your career.”

Communication


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3. Agree Disagree

Reason: _____________________________________________________________________________

√□ √□


“Our children’s lives will be better than ours in many ways.”

Communication

Modern opinions Get into groups of six to eight. Discuss your answers with the members of your group.


“You always have to have confidence in yourself!”

“Our children’s lives will be better than ours in many ways.”

“The secret to success is to stay with the same company throughout your career.”

Communication

Modern opinions Survey the members of your group. Find out how many agree and how many disagree with the modern opinions about life and work in the chart below.


Modern opinions about life and work How many agree? How many disagree?

1. Life is hard and there are no guarantees of success.

2. It is better to get married later in life.

3. The most important thing is to trust yourself.

4. It is important to have a balance between work life and home life.

5. The future will be positive.

6. Life for my generation will be better than it was for my parents’ generation.

7. You shouldn’t change jobs more than once or twice in your lifetime.

Communication


Modern opinions Report your results back to the class, making use of quantity expressions. Discuss the results as a class.

Quantity expressions

Useful Expressions

100% all (of) most (of) a lot (of) some (of) a couple (of)

0% none (of)

Communication

1. All of the people in my group think it’s important to have a balance between work life and home life.


Modern opinions

2. A couple of my group’s members feel it’s better to get married later in life.

Communication


Modern opinions Read the information about six families from around the world. Then take turns with a partner filling in the blanks below with quantity expressions.

hometownlanguage

housing

transportationwife workschildren

the SHAW family

the IKEDA family

the OLIVEIRA family

the CHOI family

the POPOV family

the KUMAR family

Chicago

Englishhousecarrestaurant

no

Tokyo

Japaneseapartmentsubwayoffice

yes

São Paulo

Portugueseapartmentbushotel

yes

Seoul

Koreanapartmentcaroffice

yes

Moscow

Russianapartmentcaroffice

yes

New Delhi

Englishapartmentbusoffice

yes

1.

2.

__________ of the families live in big cities.

__________ of the families speak English.Keys

All

A couple

Communication



hometownlanguage

housing


the SHAW family

the IKEDA family

the OLIVEIRA family

the CHOI family

the POPOV family

the KUMAR family

Chicago


no

Tokyo


yes


yes

Seoul


yes

Moscow


yes

New Delhi


yes

3.

4.

__________ of them speak French.

__________ live in apartments.Keys

None

Most

São Paulo

Communication



hometownlanguage

housing


the SHAW family

the IKEDA family

the OLIVEIRA family

the CHOI family

the POPOV family

the KUMAR family

Chicago


no

Tokyo


yes


yes

Seoul


yes

Moscow


yes

New Delhi


yes

5.

6.

__________ travel by car.

__________ of the families have a working wife.Keys

Some

All

São Paulo

Communication



hometownlanguage

housing


the SHAW family

the IKEDA family

the OLIVEIRA family

the CHOI family

the POPOV family

the KUMAR family

Chicago


no

Tokyo


yes


yes

Seoul


yes

Moscow


yes

New Delhi


yes

7.

8.

__________ of the wives work in an office.

__________ of the families have children.Keys

A lot

Most

São Paulo

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