The following is a summary of Tina and Will's friendship. Put the lines of the summary in the correct order.
( ) met. They became close
( ) separate ways and they've drifted
( ) friends and got on
( 1 ) Tina and Will hit it
( ) in common. Now they have gone their
( 2 ) off immediately when they first
( ) out and they say that they are still
( ) there for one another.
( ) apart. They haven't fallen
( ) well together. They had a lot
Task 4.
Read the following statements and mark each True (T), False (F) or Depends (D) to reflect your opinion best.
A GOOD FRIEND IS...
1. You can predict which people will become your friends from your first impressions.
2. Best friends should like everything about each other.
3. Good friends always have a lot in common.
4. Best friends must have similar characters.
5. Friendship doesn't last unless you keep in touch.
6. It's impossible to have a good friend of the opposite sex.
7. It's difficult to be friends with an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend.
8. You can depend on members of your family more than you can depend on your friends.
9. Most friends have fallen out with each other at sometime.
10. A good way of making friends is through Internet chat rooms.
11. Good friends are normally keen on doing the same kinds of things.
12. You can only have a few really close friends.
13. You normally get on with your friend's friends.
14. Close friends should never lie to each other.
Task 5.
Match the words with their definitions:
| 1) divorce | A. a breadwinner is the person who earns the most money in their family |
| 2) childcare facilities | B. a man who thinks and acts in the way that is traditionally perceived as being typical of men |
| 3) breadwinners | C. special institutions whose job is to look after children while parents are working |
| 4) single mothers | D. places equipped for looking after very young children |
| 5) male role model | E. when a marriage ends and the former husband and wife separate from one another |
| 6) nurseries | F. women who raise their children by themselves because they live separately from the children's fathers |
MODERN BRITISH FAMILIES
· What was the traditional picture of a happy family in Britain like?
· Is it true today? Why/why not?
· What is the biggest change and what has caused it?
· Why has there been a huge rise in the number of working mothers?
· What problems go along with being raised by a single mother? What positive changes has the current situation brought?
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Father leaves for work in the morning after breakfast. The two children take the bus to school, and mother stays at home cooking and cleaning until father and the kids return home in the evening. This is the traditional picture of a happy family living in Britain. But is it true today? The answer is - no! The past 20 years have seen enormous changes in the lives and structures of families in Britain, and the traditional model is no longer true in many cases.
The biggest change has been caused by divorce.As many as 2 out of 3 marriages now end in divorce, leading to a situation where many children live with one parent and only see the other at weekends or holidays.
There has also been a huge risein the number of mothers who work. The large rise in divorces has meant many women need to work to supportthemselves and their children. Even when there is no divorce, many families need both parents to work in order to survive. This has caused an increase in childcare facilities,though they are very expensive and can be difficult to find in many areas. In addition, women are no longer happy to stay at home raisingchildren, and many have careers earning as much as or even more than men, the traditional breadwinners.
There has also been a sharpincrease in the number of single mothers,particularly among teenagers. Many of their children grow up never knowing their fathers, and some people feel the lackof a male role model, whichhas a damaging effect on their lives.
However, these changes have not had a totally negative effect. For women, it is now much easier to have a career and good salary. Although it is difficult to be a working mother, it has become normal and it's no longer seen as a bad thing for the children. As for children themselves, some argue that modern children grow up to be more independent and mature than in the past. From an early age they have to goto childminders or nurseries,and so they are used to dealing withstrangers and mixing withother children.
So while the traditional model of a family may no longer be true in modern Britain, the modern family continues to raise happy, successful children.
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