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Families have a great-great future Twenty years ago, the typical 1) … 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 2) ... . However according to a new study by the British research group Mintel, the family is changing shape. The family groups of the future will be “long and thin”, with three or four small generations. Here are some of their predictions: Most children will know their great-grandparents, and even 3) … , because people are living longer. Very few children will have brothers or sisters, and it will be common to be an 4) … . As a result, future generations will not have many 5) … either. Many children will grow up isolated from other children and young adults. This will make them more selfish and introverted. More 6) … will divorce and re-marry, some more than once. They may have children with their new partners, so more children will have a 7) … or stepfather and 8) … or sisters. There will be many “boomerang children”. These are children who leave home to get married, but then divorce and return to live with their parents. There will be more 9) … . Because houses are now so expensive, different generations will decide to live together, so parents, grandparents and adult children may co-own their houses, and many couples will have to live with their 10) … . b. Match the words in the box from ex. 3. a. with the definitions. a. your grandparents’ parents b. a child who doesn’t have any brothers or 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 aunts, grandparents, etc. g. your grandparents’ grandparents h. boys who have (for example) the same father with you but a different mother i. the new wife of your father j. people who are having a relationship c. In pairs, or small groups, answer the 3 questions for each prediction. Prove your answers. 1. Is this already happening in your country? 2. Do you think it will happen in the future? 3. Do you think it will be a good thing or a bad thing? Ex. 4. a. Who do you think knows you better, your family or your friends? Why? Read the introduction to the article and answer the questions. 1. Who is Richard? 2. Who is Danny? 3. What do Richard’s mum and Danny try to do? 4. What does Richard have to do? Who knows you better, your family or your friends? In our weekly ‘test’ single people who are looking for a partner ask their mother and their best friend to help. Their mother chooses one partner and their best friend chooses another. The test is to see who can choose the best partner! This week’s single man is Richard Taylor, a 26-year-old musician from Southampton. His mother Meg chooses one girl, and his best friend Danny chooses another. Then Richard goes on a date with each girl. Which girl does he prefer? Who knows him better, his mother or his best friend? Who chooses the right girl for him? b. Now read what Richard says. Identify the following statements as T (true) or F (false) and correct the false ones. Prove your ideas. 1. He sometimes travels with his job. 2. He’s friendly and extrovert. 3. He likes music and parties. 4. He prefers women who talk a lot. 5. He doesn’t talk to his family about girls. 6. His mother doesn’t think he’s good at choosing girlfriends. ‘I usually work in England but sometimes I work abroad too. When I’m not working, I like going to the cinema and eating in nice restaurants. I’m not very sporty and I don’t do any exercise, but at least I don’t smoke. I think I’m open and friendly – I get on well with most people – but I’m sometimes quite shy too. For example, I don’t like going to parties. I prefer to meet friends individually or in small groups. I like intelligent, funny women who make me laugh, and ideally who love music. Physically I prefer women with dark hair who are not taller than me. And I like women who are good listeners. I’m sure that my friend Danny knows me better than my family because we often talk about girlfriends and the problems we have. I don’t usually talk to my family about that kind of thing. My mum always says that I look for the wrong kind of girl but that’s what mothers always say!’ c. Cover the text. In pairs, try to remember five things about Richard. d. Look at the photos of Claire and Nina.  Who do you think is more Richard’s type? Why? Track 2. e. Listen to Richard talking about what happened when he met Claire and Nina. Does he like them? What are the problems?f. Now listen again and write down any adjectives or expressions that Richard uses to describe Claire and Nina. g. Who knows Richard better, his mum or Danny? Are you surprised? Track 3. Ex. 5. “What shall we do with Grandad?”a. Think of the advantages and disadvantages of living with elderly relatives. Tell your ideas to your partner / group mates / teacher. b. Listen to a man called James talking about an argument that he had with his sister, Kate. Find six actual errors. James’ father became ill twelve years ago. He was 75 years old, and living alone at the time. One February James visited to find his father lying on the kitchen floor. His father had had a stroke, and spent two weeks in hospital to recover. James couldn’t look after his father as he was out at work all day. His sister Kate wouldn’t look after him. So when he came out he went into a nursing home. James visited his father at weekends, but Kate visited about once a month. Their father died of a heart attack five months later. c. Listen to Kate’s side of the story. Find three reasons why Kate didn’t want to look after her father. d. Work in pairs / groups. One student / group lists all the arguments for putting old people who are sick into nursing homes, the other student / group lists all the reasons why children should care for their sick parents. Ex. 6. Describe your friend’s family. You should say: how many members there are in it and what they are; how old they are and what they do for a living; what the relations between them are. Explain why family is important for people. VI. APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY Ex. 1. a. Read the text, point out words and phrases that describe the members of the family. My father’s a tall, muscular, attractive man. He has large hands and his feet are size 45. He has short, dark, curly hair and a small beard. His arms, legs and chest are hairy. He's a cheerful person and when he laughs, you can see even white teeth. He wears spectacles (glasses) and you can't see his eyes, but I know they are steel grey. He’s in his late forties. He usually wears jeans and checked shirts or sweaters. But for work he wears a suit and a tie and looks every inch a teacher. My mother’s a very different person. She's in her mid-forties. She is short and plumpish. She has small hands and feet. She has long, straight, fair hair. She has dimples and rosy cheeks. She has long eyelashes which she darkens with mascara. She likes pink nail-varnish, high-heeled shoes and fashionable clothes. My 20-year old sister likes to be well-dressed. She is incredibly beautiful. She uses lots of make-up, is always going to the hairdresser's and has fantastic hairstyles. She's tall and slim, with slender arms and elegant legs. Her full lips are always red. She is married and has a baby. My baby nephew is still just a toddler; he can't speak yet, but he's very selfish and bores me. My uncle is rather short and stout. His hair is grey and thin and he's bald on top. He's clean-shaven. He has a double chin. He's always immaculately dressed: a white shirt, a dark well-creased suit with a matching tie and black leather shoes. Ex. 2. When we use more than one adjective before a noun, the order is:
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