3. Vocabulary Link Family statistics ________
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Use the expressions to complete the statistics about American families. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a majority of
Stay-at-home mothers
15 percent 2
quadrupled
four times
two-thirds a.
In 1960, over 70 percent of homes had a working father and a stay-at-home mother. Today, this is true for only
of homes.
________
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4. Vocabulary Link Family statistics _______
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Use the expressions to complete the statistics about American families. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a majority of
15 percent
quadrupled
four times
two-thirds 4
1950
1966
Today b.
The number of divorces today is twice as high as in 1966 and
as high as in 1950.
_______
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5. Vocabulary Link Family statistics _________
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Use the expressions to complete the statistics about American families. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a majority of
15 percent
quadrupled 3
four times
two-thirds
1970
2001 c.
The number of unmarried couples living together from 1970 to 2001.
_________
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6. Vocabulary Link Family statistics ________.
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Use the expressions to complete the statistics about American families.
Children in day care programs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a majority of
15 percent
quadrupled
four times
two-thirds d.
In 1970 one-fifth of all children aged 3 to 5 were in day care programs. Today that number has increased to 5
________.
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7. Vocabulary Link Family statistics __________
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Use the expressions to complete the statistics about American families. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a majority of 1
15 percent
Believe
quadrupled
four times
Do not believe
two-thirds e.
__________
women believe both men and woman should work outside the home, and that both should help with the children.
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8. Vocabulary Link Family statistics
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Work with a partner and talk about the statistics in the former exercises.
Stay-at-home mothers a.
In 1960, over 70 percent of homes had a working father and a stay-at-home mother. Today, this is true for only 15 percent of homes.
A: Graph (a) shows that many married women go out and work today.
B: Yes, that’s true. Only 15 percent of them now stay at home.

9. Vocabulary Link Family statistics
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Work with a partner and talk about the statistics in the former exercises.
Children in day care programs d.
In 1970 one-fifth of all children aged 3 to 5 were in day care programs. Today that number has increased to two-thirds.
A: Graph (d) shows that only one-third of children aged 3 to 5 are taken care of at
home. It’s unbelievable.
B: It’s not surprising. In today’s society, most mothers and fathers are busy with
work. They have no choice.

10. Vocabulary Link Family statistics
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Work with a partner and talk about the statistics in the former exercise.
1950
1966
Today b.
The number of divorces today is twice as high as in 1966 and four times as high as in 1950.

11. Vocabulary Link Family statistics
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Work with a partner and talk about the statistics in the former exercise.
1970
2001 c.
The number of unmarried couples living together quadrupled from 1970 to 2001.

12. Vocabulary Link Family statistics
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Vocabulary Link
Family statistics
Work with a partner and talk about the statistics in the former exercise.
Believe
Do not believe e.
A majority of woman believe both men and women should work outside the home, and that both should help with the children.

13. Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Speaking
I don’t agree!
Here are some useful expressions for agreeing and disagreeing.
Agreeing and disagreeing
Useful Expressions
Agreeing
Disagreeing
Exactly.
I agree (with you).
I feel the same way.
That’s right.
That’s true.
I couldn’t agree with you more.
Definitely!
Absolutely!
I don’t agree.
I don’t think so.
I don’t think that’s true.
I disagree.
Not necessarily.

14. Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Speaking
I don’t agree!
Read the statistic below. What do you think of this trend?
A day care center is a place where children are cared for while their parents are at work. Today in the United State, over two-thirds of children aged 3 to 5 are in a day care center or preschool program.

15. □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Speaking I don’t agree!
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Speaking
I don’t agree!
Read the statements. Check ( ) Agree or Disagree and write a reason. √ 1. 2. 3. 4.
It’s wonderful that working parents can put their children in day care.
Especially in a family with young children, only one parent should work.
A father can never match a mother in taking care of children and home.
Couples are getting married too late these days. □ √ □
Agree Disagree
Reason:
Both the husband and wife can work and
make more money. □ √ □ √ √ □ □ √ □ √ □ √

16. Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Speaking
I don’t agree!
Ask your partner what he or she thinks of the statements and what is the reason. 1. 2. 3. 4.
It’s wonderful that working parents can put their children in day care.
Especially in a family with young children, only one parent should work.
A father can never match a mother in taking care of children and home.
Couples are getting married too late these days.
A: It’s wonderful that working parents can put their children in day care.
B: Exactly. Both the husband and wife can work and make more money.

17. □ □ √ √ √ Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Read the opinions of the people below. Do you agree or disagree? Check ( ) Agree or Disagree and write a reason for each one. √ □ 1.
Agree Disagree □ √ √
Reason: ___________________________________
__________________________________________
“You always have to have confidence in yourself!”

18. □ □ √ √ √ Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Read the opinions of the people below. Do you agree or disagree? Check ( ) Agree or Disagree and write a reason for each one. √ □ 2.
Agree Disagree √ □ √
Reason: ___________________________________
__________________________________________
“The secret to success is to stay with the same company throughout your career.”

19. □ □ √ √ √ Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Read the opinions of the people below. Do you agree or disagree? Check ( ) Agree or Disagree and write a reason for each one. √ □ 3.
Agree Disagree √ □ √
Reason: ___________________________________
__________________________________________
“Our children’s lives will be better than ours in many ways.”

20. Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Get into groups of six to eight. Discuss your answers with the members of your group.
“Our children’s lives will be better than ours in many ways.”
“The secret to success is to stay with the same company throughout your career.”
“You always have to have confidence in yourself!”

21. Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Survey the members of your group. Find out how many agree and how many disagree with the modern opinions about life and work in the chart below.
Modern opinions about life and work
How many agree?
How many disagree?
1. Life is hard and there are no guarantees of success.
2. It is better to get married later in life.
3. The most important thing is to trust yourself.
4. It is important to have a balance between work
life and home life.
5. The future will be positive.
6. Life for my generation will be better than it was
for my parents’ generation.
7. You shouldn’t change jobs more than once or
twice in your lifetime.

22. Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Report your results back to the class, making use of quantity expressions. Discuss the results as a class.
Useful Expressions
Quantity expressions
100% all (of)
most (of)
a lot (of)
some (of)
a couple (of)
0% none (of)

23. Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
1. All of the people in my group think it’s important to have a balance between
work life and home life.
2. A couple of my group’s members feel it’s better to get married later in life.

24. Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Read the information about six families from around the world. Then take turns with a partner filling in the blanks below with quantity expressions.
the SHAW family
the IKEDA family
the OLIVEIRA family
the CHOI
family
the POPOV family
the KUMAR family
hometown
Chicago
Tokyo
São Paulo
Seoul
Moscow
New Delhi
language
English
Japanese
Portuguese
Korean
Russian
English
housing
house
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
transportation
car
subway
bus
car
car
bus
wife works
restaurant
office
hotel
office
office
office
children no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes 1. 2.
__________ of the families live in big cities.
__________ of the families speak English.
All
A couple
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25. Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Read the information about six families from around the world. Then take turns with a partner filling in the blanks below with quantity expressions.
the SHAW family
the IKEDA family
the OLIVEIRA family
the CHOI
family
the POPOV family
the KUMAR family
hometown
Chicago
Tokyo
São Paulo
Seoul
Moscow
New Delhi
language
English
Japanese
Portuguese
Korean
Russian
English
housing
house
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
transportation
car
subway
bus
car
car
bus
wife works
restaurant
office
hotel
office
office
office
children no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes 3. 4.
__________ of them speak French.
__________ live in apartments.
None
Most
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26. Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Read the information about six families from around the world. Then take turns with a partner filling in the blanks below with quantity expressions.
the SHAW family
the IKEDA family
the OLIVEIRA family
the CHOI
family
the POPOV family
the KUMAR family
hometown
Chicago
Tokyo
São Paulo
Seoul
Moscow
New Delhi
language
English
Japanese
Portuguese
Korean
Russian
English
housing
house
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
transportation
car
subway
bus
car
car
bus
wife works
restaurant
office
hotel
office
office
office
children no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes 5. 6.
__________ travel by car.
__________ of the families have a working wife.
Some
All
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27. Communication Modern opinions
Lesson A Modern family trends
Lesson B Family trends
Communication
Modern opinions
Read the information about six families from around the world. Then take turns with a partner filling in the blanks below with quantity expressions.
the SHAW family
the IKEDA family
the OLIVEIRA family
the CHOI
family
the POPOV family
the KUMAR family
hometown
Chicago
Tokyo
São Paulo
Seoul
Moscow
New Delhi
language
English
Japanese
Portuguese
Korean
Russian
English
housing
house
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
apartment
transportation
car
subway
bus
car
car
bus
wife works
restaurant
office
hotel
office
office
office
children no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes 7. 8.
__________ of the wives work in an office.
__________ of the families have children.
A lot
Most
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