Ex.2 Find In the text the English equivalents for

American FAMILY

Most of American families consist of a mother, a father and three or four children living at home. There may be relatives - grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and in-laws in the same community, but they usu­ally maintain separate households. Occasionally an aging grandparent may live with the family, but it's not considered desirable.

Marriage in the US is considered a matter of individual responsibil­ity and decision. It is preceded by dating, that is, young men and women are going out together.

After their marriage the young couple is free to decide where to live and when to start a family. They plan the number of children and the practice of limiting the size of families has general approval. The birth rate has been declining steadily in recent years.

If the couple finds their marriage was a mistake, they are free to get a divorce.

In the American family the husband and the wife usually share im­portant decision making. When the children are old enough, they par­ticipate as well. Young people are expected to break away from their parental families by the time they have reached their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of weak dependence.

This pattern of independence often results in serious problems for the aging parents. Elderly couples feel useless and lonely.

There are some problems concerning equality of men and women. Many members of the women's liberation movement believe that equal­ity of men and women requires changing the traditional roles of women and men in the home. They say that men should take on some of the re­sponsibilities of child care and household work. They believe that men should perform some of the home-making duties that women have tradi­tionally performed.

Ex.1 Define if the sentences are true or false.

1. Most of American families are very large.

2. Aging parents never live with the family of their children.

3. Marriage is preceded by dating.

4. After the marriage the young couple is not free to decide where to live.

5. The birth rate has been declining steadily in recent years.

6. People are free to get a divorce.

7. Children never share important decision making.

8. Young people are expected to break away from their parental families by the time they have reached their late teens or early twenties.

9. Elderly people often feel useless and lonely.

10. Equality of men and women requires changing the traditional roles of women and men in the home.

Ex.2 Find In the text the English equivalents for

1) вести раздельное хозяйство;

2) стареющие дедушка и бабушка;

3) считается нежелательным;

4) создавать семью;

5) дело личной ответственности;

6) общее одобрение;

7) уровень рождаемости;

8) получить развод;

9) принимать совместные решения;

10) расставаться с родительской семьей;

11) движение в защиту прав женщин;

12) равенство мужчин и женщин

13) традиционные роли женщин и мужчин в семье;

14) забота о ребенке;

15) обязанности по дому.

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