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1. What proves that the traditional family in the US is a disappearing species?
2. Do all the states in the country recognize non-traditional families? What kinds of such families are mentioned in the text?
3. What does the case with the Shannon family show?
4. What other non-traditional families can register under Californian law?
5. Does a registration certificate guarantee such families legal benefits in terms of insurance and taxation?
6. According to the text, are members of such families optimistic about their legal status?
Vocabulary revision & development
1. Who are these people? Fill in the blanks on the right.
| 1 your mother’s parents 2 your mother’s brother 3 your mother’s sister 4 your husband’s son from a previous marriage 5 the sister of the person you marry 6 your brother’s or sister’s male child 7 your brother’s or sister’s female child 8 a child with no brothers and sisters 9 someone from another country 10 someone you have not met before | your maternal grandparents ............................................. ............................................. ............................................. ............................................. ............................................. ............................................. ............................................. ............................................. ............................................. ............................................. |
Match each expression (a-j) with one of the explanations (1-10).
a) nearest and dearest ... 7......
b) newlyweds...........
c) the nuclear family...........
d) adults...........
e) a community...........
f) a generation...........
g) contemporaries...........
h) the extended family...........
i) a household...........
j) outcasts...........
1) people who are alive at the same time or e.g. attend the same school;
2) people who have only recently been (or are still) on their honeymoon;
3) all the people of approximately the same age;
4) the people in a family who live together under the same roof;
5) the entire range of relatives in one family;
6) all the people living together in the same area;
7) a person (or people) from your immediate family;
8) people who are no longer teenagers;
9) people abandoned by their families or by society in general;
10) parents and their children.
Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
| alike children couple elder engaged friendship housewife husband single twin |
1. Jane got married to her ….. husband ….., Bob, four
years ago.
2. Jane’s friends think that she and Bob are the perfect …………………….....................................................................
3. They haven’t got any ………………………..yet, but they want a large family.
4. Jane’s ……………………… sister, Mary, was born half
an hour before she was.
5. Jane and Mary look………………… but are not exactly
the same.
6. Mary isn’t married. She says she prefers to be …………………….............................................................
7. She says she believes in ……………………., but doesn’t believe in marriage.
8. Diana is Jane and Mary’s ……………….. sister. She calls them her ‘little sisters’.
9. Diana has been …………………………… for three years, but hasn’t got married yet.
10. She has a career and doesn’t like the idea of being a ………………………..................................................................
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| Before listening, look at the words and expressions below that you will hear and make sure you understand them. | | | Replace the word underlined with the most appropriate phrase from the box. |