Подготовительные упражнения (стр. 1 )

Подготовительные упражнения

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

Vocabulary:

average - средний

strict - строгий

to obey - подчиняться

cheeky - нахальный

to answer back - дерзить, грубить(в ответна замечание

peace and quiet - тишина и покой

to retire - удаляться

permission - разрешение

dressmaker - nпортниха

upbringing - воспитание

responsibility - ответственность

for his own good - ради его же блага

Spare the rod and spoil the child. Пожалеешь розгу - испортишь ребенка

firmly - твердо

workhouse - работный дом

penniless - без гроша

to force - заставлять

to split up - разделять

career - oriented

стремящийся - сделать карьеру

to put off - откладывать

divorce - развод

majority - большинство

equal - равный

to reflect - отражать

financially - с финансовой точки зрения

to keep in touch - поддерживать связь

family reunion - встреча всей семьи

Task 1 Выберите правильный вариант из предложенных

1. 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

2. 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,

3. … people in Britain still get married and stay together until the end of their lives.

a) A few

b) Most

c) A lot of

4. … of divorced people marry again, and they sometimes take responsibility for a second family.

a) The majority

b) The minority

c) Some

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

Test 2 (grammar)

1. … in Britain still get married and stay together until the end of their lives.

a) The elderly

b) The retired

c) The young

2. … treat the … more as equals than they used to.

a) The retired, the young

b) The elderly, the young

c) The disabled, the elderly

3. As for young British people, they are keen to become independent and can't wait to move out of their parents' homes, … for some of them this may be financially impossible.

a) despite the act that

b) because of

c) though

4. Britain is often called 'the divorce capital of Europe' … the law which made it easier to get a divorce.

a) in spite of

b) although

c) because of

5. … that it is difficult for members of a family to be in regular contact with each other they try to keep in touch.

a) In spite of the fact

b) Because of

c) While

Ключи:

Task 1 1-b 2-a 3-b 4-a 5-b 6-c 7-a

Task 2 1-c 2-b 3-a 4-c 5-a

Упражнения по типу ЕГЭ

Базовый уровень

Установите соответствие между заголовками A – G и параграфами 1 – 5. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании один лишний заголовок. Если вы затрудняетесь соотнести какой-либо текст с темой, то ставьте в таблице знак Х под номером этого текста.

A. Other benefits

B. Neither pension nor benefit

C. Women’s pension

D. Benefits or pensions

E. State pension

F. Benefit for children

1. In Great Britain some categories of people are entitled to financial help. The benefit paid to retired people is the state pension or retirement pension, to which women are entitled at the age of 60 and men at 65. Anyone below the retirement age of 65 who has previously worked for a certain minimum period of time can receive unemployment benefit (known colloquially as the dole).

2. Women who leave work to have a baby receive maternity pay from their employer. Women, who do not qualify for this, for example, the self-employed, receive a maternity allowance from the government. A woman whose husband dies before he retires, receives a widow's pension if she is aged 45 or over. If she has children, she receives a widowed mother's pension.

3. Some people are entitled to neither pension nor unemployment benefit (because they haven’t previously worked for long enough or because they have been unemployed for a long time). These people can apply for income support and if they have no significant savings, will receive it.

4. Child benefit is a small weekly payment for each child, usually paid directly to mothers, for examples are housing benefit (distributed by the local authority, to help with rent payments), ness benefit, and death grants (to cover funeral expenses).

5. Family credit is for working families on modest incomes. Income support is for those without work and with low financial resources.

There is also a housing benefit scheme, a mobility allowance available to the disabled to pay for transport or to buy a special vehicle. Invalidity pension is paid to a person who is unable work after a sickness period.

№ текста	1	2	3	4	5
тема

Ключи: 1- E 2- C 3 –B 4 – D 5 – A (6 - F)

Повышенный уровень задания

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1 – 6 частями предложений, обозначенных буквами А - G. Одна из частей в списке А – G лишняя. Занесите букву, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.

In Great Britain some categories of people are entitled to financial help. The benefit paid to retired people is the state pension or retirement pension, to which women are entitled at the age of 60 and men at 65. Anyone below the retirement age of 65 who has previously

1 ………………….. can receive unemployment benefit (known colloquially as the dole).

Women who 2 ………………to have a baby receive maternity pay from their employer. Women, who do not qualify for this, for example, the self-employed, receive a maternity allowance from the government. A woman whose husband dies before he retires, receives a widow's pension if she is aged 45 or over. If she has children, she receives a widowed mother's pension.

Some people are entitled to neither pension nor unemployment benefit (because they haven’t previously 3 ……………… or because they have been unemployed for a long time). These people can apply for income support and if they have no significant savings, will receive it.

Child benefit is a small weekly payment for each child, usually 4 ………., for examples are housing benefit (distributed by the local authority, to help with rent payments), ness benefit, and death grants (to cover funeral expenses).

Family credit is for working families 5 …………………… Income support is for those without work and with low financial resources.

There is also a housing benefit scheme, a mobility allowance available to the disabled to pay for transport or to buy a special vehicle. Invalidity pension is paid to a person who is 6 ……………..

A leave work

B worked for a certain minimum period of time

C paid directly to mothers

D worked for long enough

E5. worked a short period of time

F6. unable work after a sickness period

G7. on modest incomes

1	2	3	4	5	6

Ключи: 1 – B 2 - A 3 – D 4 – C 5 – G 6- F (7 –E)