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The woman’s place was at home, giving ___4___ to and raising
children, ___5___for and feeding the family, nursing the sick and
the aged.
2. In the days of our grandparents, the word “marriage” meant only
one thing: the ___6___ of one man to one woman, for good or for
bad, until “death do they ___7___ ”. Marriage was traditionally
looked upon as something permanent, a ___8___ between man
and woman for the ___9___ of raising a family. In comparison,
marriage today can mean different things to different people. And
to some people it doesn’t mean much at all.
3. In the USA many families can receive help ___10___ some of
their problems by ___11___ a trained family counselor, a member
of the clergy, a social worker or a psychologist. Many such
specialists use a ___12___ called family therapy.

Grammar Exercises

1.Comment on the italicised grammatical structures.
1. More and more adults are remaining single, living together
without getting married or waiting longer to get married.
2. They are delaying having children, or not having children at all.
3. This attidude toward marriage and the fact that more women are
seeking further education and career opportunities has resulted in
more couples than ever before deciding not to have children at
all.
4. If the parents are more content with their lives, the family
environment will be more peaceful.
5. However, it does seem that Americans are moving away from
emphasizing one specific type of family and have begun to
accept many different types.
6. It is predicted that most of the children born during the 1990s
can expect their parents to divorce or separate at some point.

Conversational Activities

1.Describe your family.
2. You are showing your friend a family album. Make up a dialogue.

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