Families have a great-great future

Twenty years ago, the typical extended family was 'wide'. It usually consisted of two or three generations, with many children in each 'nuclear family'. People had lots of aunts and uncles but often didn't know their grandparents. However, according to a new study by the British research group Mintel, the family is changing shape. Here are some of their predictions:

1. Most children will know their great-grandparents (and even great-great-grandparents) because people are living longer.

2. Very few children will have brothers or sisters, and it will be common to be an only child. As a result, future generations will not have many cousins either.

3. Many people will grow up isolated from other children and young adults. This will make them more selfish and introverted.

4. More couples will divorce and re-marry, some more than once. They may have children with their new partners, so many children will have a stepmother or stepfather and half-brothers or sisters.

5. There will be more single-parent families.

Задание 15. Сопоставьте подчеркнутые слова с их определениями.

1. extended family 2.great-grandparents 3.great-great-grandparents 4.cousins 5.an only child 6.couples 7.stepmother 8.half-brothers 9.single-parent families

a). your grandparents’ parents b). a child who doesn’t have any brothers and sisters c). families where the mother or father is bringing up the children on his/her own d). your uncle’s or aunt’s children e). the family of your husband/wife f). all your relatives including your aunts, grandparents, etc. g). your grandparents h). boys who have the same father as you but a different mother i). the new wife of your father j). people who are having a relationship

Задание 16. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.

1. What is extended family?

2. Did people have lots of aunts and uncles 20 years ago? Did they know them?

3. Will future generations have many cousins? Why?

4. Why will people be more selfish?

5. Will there be more single-parent families? Why do you think so?

Задание 17. Прокомментируйте предсказания из текста. Воспользуйтесь полезными фразами, данными ниже. Запишите ваше мнение после каждого высказывания (2 предложения для каждого высказывания).

1. Very few children will have brothers or sisters.

2. There will be more single-parent families.

3. More couples will divorce and re-marry.

Useful language.

Задание 18. Ответьте на вопросы письменно (обратите внимание на грамматическое время в вопросах, не забудьте, что когда мы говорим о запланированных действиях, мы используем Present Continuous со значением будущего).

1. Are you having dinner with your family tonight?

2. Are you getting married soon?

3. Are you going out with your brothers or sisters on Saturday night?

4. Are you going to have nephew or niece soon?

5. Are you going to leave home in the near future?

6. Are you going to go on holiday with your family this year?

Задание 19. Сопоставьте прилагательные противоположные по значению, запишите пары.

Задание 20. Подчеркните ударный слог в каждом прилагательном, переведите их.

a) charming

b) responsible

c) imaginative

d) unfriendly

e) moody

f) impatient

g) ambitious

h) sociable

i) aggressive

j) disorganized

Задание 21. Подберите подходящее прилагательное для каждого предложения.

Образец: 1. “I’m going to beat him if it’s the last thing to do.” - impatient

2. “I don’t like working. I prefer to sit and watch TV.” -

3. “Take your time – I can wait.” -

4. “No problem. You can depend on me.” -

5. “Oh great! A party! I love being with my friends.” -

6. “I don’t want to go to the party. I hate meeting new people.” -

7. “I understand exactly how you feel.” -

8. “Right. John, go and buy the food. Maria, tidy the room.” -

– GRAMMAR

Задание 22. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Simple, Present Continuous или Future Simple.

1. It (to be) cold in autumn. It often (to rain). A cold wind often (to blow). 2. The weather (to be) fine today. It (to be) warm, the sun (to shine) brightly. A soft wind (to blow). Small white clouds (to sail) in the sky. 3. Don't go out: it (to rain) heavily. 4. Take your raincoat with you. I am afraid it (to rain) in the evening and you (to get) wet through if you (not to put) on your raincoat. 5. Every spring birds (to come) to our garden. 6. Listen! Somebody (to sing) in the next room. 7. It usually (not to snow) at this time of the year. 8. What the weather (to be) like now? It (to snow)? - No, it.... 9. We (to go) out of town to ski on Sunday? - Yes, we... if it (to snow) this week and if there (to be) a lot of snow everywhere. 10. What you (to do) tomorrow? - We (to go) out of town if the weather (not to change) for the worse. You (to come) with us? - With pleasure.

Задание 23. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present или Past Simple.

1. I (to go) to bed at ten o'clock every day. 2. I (to go) to bed at ten o'clock yesterday. 3. My brother (to wash) his car every week. 4. I (not to have) history lessons every day. 6. We (not to rest) yesterday. 5. My brother (not to manage) to visit our cousin because he (to be) busy yesterday. 6. My mother always (to take) a bus to get to work. Yesterday she (to walk) to her office. 7. You (to come) home at six o'clock yesterday? - - No, I..... Yesterday I (to come) home at half past eight. I (to be) very tired. I (to have) dinner with my family. Then I (to try) to relax.

Задание 24. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в одном из следующих времен: Present Continuous, Present Simple, Past Simple или Future Simple.

1. He (to spend) last summer in the country? 2. Where he (to spend) last summer? 3. She (to help) mother yesterday. 4. She (not to help) mother yesterday. 5. She (to help) mother yesterday? 6. How she (to help) mother yesterday? 7. Kate (to cook) dinner every day. 8. Kate (to cook) dinner tomorrow. 9. Kate (to cook) dinner now. 10. Kate (to cook) dinner yesterday. 11. I (not to eat) ice-cream at all. 12. I (not to eat) ice-cream now. 13. I (not to eat) ice-cream tomorrow. 14. I (not to eat) ice-cream yesterday. 15. You (to go) to school every day? 16. You (to go) to school now? 17. You (to go) to the south next summer? 18. You (to go) abroad last summer? 19. What your brother (to do) every day? 20. What your brother (to do) now? 21. What your brother (to do) tomorrow? 22. What your brother (to do) yesterday?

Задание 25. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или Past Continuous

1. I (to write) an English exercise now. 2. I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday, 3. My little sister (to sleep) now. 4 My little sister (to sleep) at this time yesterday. 5. My friends (not to do) their homework now. They (to play) volleyball. 6. My friends (not to do) their homework at seven o'clock yesterday. They (to play) volleyball. 7. You (to do) now? 8. You (to eat) ice-cream when I rang you up yesterday? 9. What your father (to do) now? 10. What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday? 11. Why she (to cry) now? 12. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday? 13. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 14. She (not to read) now. 15. Now she (to go) to school. 16. What you (to do) now? —-I (to drink) tea. 17. My sister is fond of reading. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday, and now she (to read) again. 19. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the trees.

Задание 26. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в одном из будущих времен: Future Simple, Future Continuous.

1. I (to do) my homework tomorrow. 2. I (to do) my homework at six o'clock tomorrow. 3. When I come home tomorrow, my family (to have) supper. 4. When you come to my place tomorrow, I (to read) your book. 5. Don't come to my place tomorrow. I (to write) a composition the whole evening. 6. I (not to go) to the cinema tomorrow. I (to watch) my favorite movie the whole evening. 7. What you (to do) tomorrow? 8. What you (to do) at eight o'clock tomorrow? 9. You (to play) volleyball tomorrow? 10. When you (to go) to see your friend next time? 11. Tomorrow I (to begin) working over my project as soon as I come from school.

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Задание 27. Прочитайте статью.

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