Family life.
The family in Britain is changing. People get married at a later age and many career-oriented women don't want to have children immediately. They prefer to do well at their jobs first and put off having a baby until late thirties.
In 1969, the law made it easier to get a divorce and now Britain is often called 'the divorce capital of Europe'. That means that there are more and more one-parent families.
However, marriage and the family are still popular. Most people in Britain still get married and stay together until the end of their lives. The majority of divorced people marry again, and they sometimes take responsibility for a second family.
Relationships within the family are also changing. Parents treat their children more as equals than they used to. Children have more freedom and the things they are interested in reflect this: music, computers, television, the Internet, fashion, shopping and money.
As for young British people, they are keen to become independent and can't wait to move out of their parents' homes, although for some of them this may be financially impossible.
Members of a family try to keep in touch, but they see less of each other than they used to. This is because people often move away from their home town to a different part of the country to find a job, which makes it more difficult for them to be in regular contact with their parents. That's why Christmas is so important in Britain. It's the traditional season for reunions and relatives often travel many miles in order to spend the holiday together.
There are 286,100 marriages each year and 160,000 divorces.
The typical family today has 1.6 kids.
The most popular boy's name is Jack.
The most popular girl's name is Chloe
B 8. The family in Britain is changing. People get married at … and many career-oriented women don't want to have children immediately.
a) an early age
b) a later age
c) a middle age
B 9. In … the law made it easier to get a divorce and now Britain is often called 'the divorce capital of Europe'.
a) 1969,
b) 1978,
c) 1993,
B 10. … people in Britain still get married and stay together until the end of their lives.
a) A few
b) Most
c) A lot of
B 11 … of divorced people marry again, and they sometimes take responsibility for a second family.
a) The majority
b) The minority
c) Some
B 12. Children have … and the things they are interested in reflect this: music, computers, television, the Internet, fashion, shopping and money.
a) less freedom
b) more freedom
c) some freedom
B 13. As for young British people, they are keen … and can't wait to move out of their parents' homes, although for some of them this may be financially impossible.
a) to become dependent
b) to become lonely
c) to become independent
B 14. Members of a family try to keep in touch and that's why … is so important in Britain.
a) Christmas
b) New Year
c) Birthday
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