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1. Formulate the problem dealt with in the article. Does a similar problem exist in Belarus?
2. What is the so-called “crime-time” for school-age youngsters? Speak on some of the dangers an unsupervised child is confronted with.
3. What is the average age of American “latchkey kids”? Enumerate the popular options which are commonly invoked by working parents to keep their offspring under control.
4. Is after-hours supervision a commonly affordable arrangement for the majority of parents? Why is the situation particularly difficult for low-income parents?
5. What are some of the statistics revealing a close connection between a lack of a nationwide out-of-school supervision system and juvenile crime rates?
6. Has there been any notable governmental action so far aimed at solving the problem of “latchkey kids”?
7. Is there a new social awareness of the relevance of structured after-school activity?What are some of the steps taken by social policymakers and NGOs towards it?
8. Do al schools locally recognize their primary role in after-school care?
9. How would you comment on the availability of after-school facilities in Belarus?
10.What ways of solving the problem of out-of-school care would you suggest?
Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Match the words and word combinations in the left column with the correct definitions in the right column. Then complete the sentences below with words in the suitable form from the left column.
1) fringe benefit a) post-Second-World-War generation in the USA with a great increase in birthrates
2) to surge b) (e.g. of a job) not requiring much effort
3) quandary c) to hoodwink; deceive; trick; mislead smb
4) hefty d) homeless child
5) toddler e) to move forward; to increase suddenly or abnormally
6) to fret about smth f) state of doubt; dilemma
7) wastrel g) to resort to or put into use (e.g. a law, ruling, penalty) as pertinent
8) to invoke smth h) child who has just begun to walk
9) wrenching i) to worry; to be troubled
10) the “baby-bust”/ j) payment or service received in addition to the
baby-boom generation salary earned at a job; usually includes health and life insurance
11) to pull the wool over k) colloq. big and strong
over smb’s eyes
12) cushy l) causing emotional stress and anguish
1. President, Congress and state legislatures have provided more generous … to indigent working mothers with dependent children. But they have made it more difficult for non-working mothers to … public assistance.
2. Economists have detected an increase in wages among never-married single mothers, even as the supply of such low-wage workers ….
3. The situation is most … for middle-income parents who cannot afford quality care and who are not subject to government assistance.
4. An in-depth study shows that a sixth of all school-age children turn into … for part of every day to fend for themselves.
5. One of the … policymakers are faced with is the fate of commercial day-care centers, as those make up nearly 40 per cent of the licensed spaces across Canada.
6. Some parents enroll their children in baby-sitting cooperatives, as they … the kids’ being isolated with a nanny.
7. According to an ongoing study on … by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, children in high-quality center-based care outperform kids in other kinds of care in verbal interaction and cognitive skills.
8. What’s most important, is that the caregiver be responsive – and that she take her job not as a … piece.
9. The revived interest in center care follows a … infusion of cash that has, in some places, improved its quality and affordability.
10. … might prefer to think of their generation as the leaders of social progress, but the facts show otherwise.
11. The vast majority of some 2 million Canadian children receive care from untrained sitters, who often try … parents’ eyes by submitting fake references.
Ex. 2. Match the words and word phrases on the left with synonyms or synonymous expressions (A)/antonyms or antonymic expressions (B) on the right.
A 1) to fill the void a) neglectful, indifferent
2) exhaustive research b) to think the world of smb
3) to plummet c) to hoodwink smb
4) “latchkey kids” d) to be at the heart of the issue
5) to get in with the wrong crowd e) to bridge/fill the gap
6) lackluster f) to fall steeply; shrink
7) to be in the forefront g) unsupervised kids; kids in “self-care”
8) child-minder h) to get involved with troublemakers
9) to pull the wool over smb’s
eyes i) in-depth studies
10) to sing smb’s praise j) a nanny/care-giver/sitter
B 1) to go out of the workplace a) to surge/escalate
2) an overriding problem b) to be stripped of all pretence
3) to take a personal toll c) to get in with the wrong crowd
4) to band together d) in the care of a sibling
5) to create a totally false image
of oneself e) a non-issue
6) (childcare) of distressingly
poor quality f) to disintegrate
7) to know smb fractionally g) high-quality supervision
8) to get smb on the right path h) to pour into the laborforce
9) under adult supervision i) to become a national preoccupation
10) to plummet j) to know smb backwards
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