1. I come from …….. . I’ve got four brothers and two sisters.

2. We’re ………………. . We see each other almost every day and if ever I’m in trouble, I know I can turn to one of them for help.

3. It’s my son’s eighteenth birthday next week. We’re hoping to get ……….. together.

4. My wife and I are celebrating our 40^th wedding anniversary soon. We’re planning to have ….. .

5. When I was researching my ……… , I found out that my great-great-grandfather came over to England from Ireland 120 years ago.

6. It runs in the family

Complete the following expressions with the verbs below:

tell

looks

runs

got

takes

1. She …. Just like her mother.

2. She’s … her father’s nose.

3. He … after his father.

4. It …. In the family.

5. You can’t … them apart.

Now use the expressions to complete the following sentences:

1. John’s got a terrible temper. He …………….. .

2. You can see that Jane is Mary’s daughter. She ……………. .

3. All my brothers and sisters are good at sport. It …… .

4. You can see that little Rebecca is a Smith. ……………….

5. We’ve got identical twins in my class at school. ………… .

7. Read the text below. For questions (1-5) choose the correct answer (A,B, C or D).

British Family Today

The model of a traditional British family – with a working father and a housewife raising two children – has changed greatly over the past 20 years.

The biggest change has been caused by the growing divorce rate. As many as two out of three marriages now end in separation, which brings about the situation where many children live with one parent and only see the other at weekends or holidays.

The number of working mothers has also increased. The large rise in divorces has meant many women need to work to support themselves and their children. But 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. Besides, women are no longer happy to stay at home bringing up children, and many make careers earning as much as or even more than men. However, these changes have not had a totally negative effect. For women, it is now much easier to have a job 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 children. As for children themselves, some people argue that modern children grow up to be more independent and mature than in the past. From an early age they have to go to nurseries, and so they are used to social behaviour and dealing with new people.

So, in spite of the fact that the traditional picture of a family may no longer be true in modern Britain, the contemporary family continues to raise happy, successful children.

1. According to the author, the traditional British family ……..

1. means a working father and a housewife mother.

2. means a working father and mother.

3. has never existed

4. has changed over the past 20 years.

2. Nowadays ________ marriages end in divorce.

1. two out of three

2. one out of three

3. three out of three

4. two out of four

3. What are modern children like?

1. They are more outgoing and bright than children were in the past.

2. They are more polite and childish than children were in the past.

3. They are more dependant from adults than children were in the past.

4. They are more independent and mature than children were in the past.

4. At nurseries children used to ________

1. behave in a community.

2. behave well.

3. behave independently.

4. be nice to strangers.

5. The result of the increasing number of divorces is that _________

1. many children help their mothers to earn money.

2. many men need to change work to support themselves and their children.

3. many women have to work to support themselves and their children.

4. many women have to change occupation to support themselves and their children.