3. Write about the possible future achievements of tv in information, education, entertainment. Test 4 Family life

1 Answer the following questions in written form:

1. Could courses on marriage & family matters in secondary schools be helpful in

preserving the family?

2. Are marriages at later ages more stable?

3. Why do some psychologists believe that it is unhealthy for several generations of a family to live together for a long period of time?

4. In your home culture, do the majority of young single adults live with their parents or independently? If an individual does not conform to the behaviour of the majority, are there problems?

5. In your home culture, do the majority of young married adults live with their parents or on their own? If with their parents, do they generally live with wife's parents or husband's parents? If on their own, under what circumstances is the majority behaviour not followed?

6. In your opinion, what special adjustments, if any, are necessary when different generations of a family live together?

7. Given your experiences, do you agree with the psychologists who say that it is difficult for a young adult to achieve a separate identity if he or she lives with parents?

8. Is divorce morally wrong and marriage should be preserved at all costs?

2. Write a monthly budget that includes rent, groceries, utilities, clothing, entertainment expenses, etc. What salary do you think would be necessary to finance this budget?

3. If you are currently living with your parents, write about the results of your imaginary interview of a young adult who is living independently (or, if you are currently living independently, of someone who is living with his or her parents). Ask that person to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the living arrangement.

Test 5 Lesson 3 part IV.

1. Spelling dictation

Conscientious, photograph, anonymous, antithesis, ambiguous, homogeneous, megalomania, coincidence, psychic, yield, assurance, curiosity, initiative.

2. Translate into Russian.

1. He has come down in the world.

2. I'd like to know how she came by that black eye.

3. Once we'd sound some common ground we got on very well together.

4. She worked her initials in red.

5. Baby toys are usually made out of yielding materials.

6. After an hour my attention started to wander.

7. They were forced to yield up some of their lands during the war.

3. Translate into English.

1. Как продвигается ваша работа?

2. Ваше мнение вполне обоснованное.

3. Именно он обратил мое внимание на эту картинку.

4. Его слова были для меня большой поддержкой.

5. Хорошая мать уделяет одинаково внимание каждому своему ребенку.

6. У него мягкий (уступчивый) характер, и он скоро изменит свое мнение.

7. Перед сном она удостоверилась, что дверь заперта.

4. Write a short essay on "Reading detective stories in bed".