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1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
a.
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Researchers say having a child will negatively affect a marriage.
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T
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b.
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The researchers spent eight years studying 218 different parents.
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T
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c.
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The study looked at the impact of a couple having two children.
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F
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d.
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Parents who weren’t married had more problems than married couples.
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T
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e.
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The article said there was some good news for future parents.
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F
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f.
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Richer parents were unhappier after the birth of their first baby.
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T
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g.
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The researchers said parents could be happier than childless couples.
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F
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h.
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Couples who did not have children stayed happy together forever.
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F
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2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
1.
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study
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5
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a.
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happiness
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2
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conducted
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9
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b.
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kind
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3.
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transition
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10
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c.
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sped up
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4.
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examined
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3
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d.
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change
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5.
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bliss
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8
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e.
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report
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6.
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would-be
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1
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f.
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stated
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7.
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starting a family
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6
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g.
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hopeful
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8.
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noted
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7
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h.
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having children
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9.
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type
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2
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i.
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carried out
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10.
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accelerated
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4
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j.
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looked at
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3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
QUESTION FORMS
3 A Read the questions. Think about your answers.
1. How many hours do you usually sleep?
2. Are you good at sport?
3. How much time do you spend doing exercise? Where do you go?
4. What do you do that really interests you?
5. When did you last learn something new? Where were you?
6. What small things in life do you enjoy?
1. Most people don’t sleep enough. If you want to feel good about life, then try to sleep for at least seven hours a night. Personally I sleep seven or eight hours.
2. Of course I really good at sport. For example I play footbal very well.
3. Usually I spend two or three hours for my exercises, and prefer doing it all at home
4. Definitely I am studying, it's really intersts me.
5. It was last Friday at my courses on the next area, this course directed to learn Chinese language.
6. It's can be absolutely everything, I am this kind of person. For example it's can be chareography or listen music.
B Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions.
4 A Complete the questions in the tables.
Questions with auxiliaries
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question
word
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auxiliary
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Subject
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infinitive
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Where
2 What
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1 did
did
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you
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go?
last learn something new?
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Questions with be
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question
word
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be
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subject
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adjective/noun/verb +
-ing, etc
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4 which
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3 are
were
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You
You?
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good at sport?
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B Circle the correct word in bold to complete the rules.
Rules
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1 In questions with auxiliaries, put do/does/did before/after
the subject.
2 In questions with be, put am/are/is/was/were before/after
the subject
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5 A Put the words in the correct order and add an auxiliary or be to
make questions.
1 many / your / how / in / people / family?
2 see/often/you / parents/how /your?
3 family / with / you / spending / your / time / enjoy?
4 last/you r/ when / celebration / family?
5 you/with / live/who?
6 you / often / eat / friends / how / out / with?
7 friend /you r/ live / where/ best?
1. How many people in your family?
2. How often you see your parents?
3. You enjoy spending time with your family
4. When your family last celebration ?
5. Who live with you?
6. How often you eat out with friends?
7. Where live your best friend?
Listen to the extract and fill in the gaps with proper words.
A new study has found that having a child can make a couple less happy with each other. . Researchers from the University of Denver conducted an eight-year study of 218 sets of parents. Their report is called “The effect of the transition to parenthood on relationship quality”. It is published in the March 2009 edition of the ‘Journal of Personality and Social Psychology’. The psychologists examined how happy couples were in the eight years after the birth of their first child. They concluded that the first baby put a lot of stress and pressure on a marriage. Ninety percent of couples experienced a decrease in marital bliss immediately following the birth of their first child. Unmarried couples experienced bigger problems. It’s not all bad news for would-be parents. Some couples in the research said their relationship was stronger after their baby was born. Parents who were married for a long time before starting a family were happier. Couples on higher incomes also seemed to have fewer problems. Researcher Scott Stanley said his team’s findings did not mean children bring unhappiness in life. He said that parents may be happier as part of a family than as a childless couple. He noted that “this type of happiness can be powerful and positive”. Stanley also pointed out that couples who did not have children also became unhappier with each other over time. However, he said parenthood accelerated levels of unhappiness.
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STUDENT 1
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STUDENT 2
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STUDENT 3
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Q.1
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What was the researcher's name?
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Q.2.
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what university did he represent?
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Q.3.
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how many families did they study?
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Q.4.
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How long time they study families?
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Q.5.
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how many percent of people are unhappy married?
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| C What are the secrets to a happy marriage? Complete this table. Share your answers with your partner(s). Change partners and share again.
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Pros / Cons
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I (will / won’t) do this
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Say “I love you”
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Pros
You're expressing your feelings and making it clear to your partner what your true feelings are.
Cons
It can sting like hell if you don't hear it back
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I will do this
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Have children
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Pros
Many people really love to spend time with their kids.
It can be quite exciting to see your kids growing up.
Cons
There is also no guarantee that your kid will stay on the right track.
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Definitely, I will do this
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Share the housework
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Pros: You can make sure everything is done properly the way you want.
Cons: Now if you are also working a job, then it can be difficult to manage both housework and job, and living your normal life.
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I will do this
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Let him drive
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Pros
You can do what you want.
Cons You can't be sure to your life.
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I won't do this
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She controls finances
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Pros
she will be careful.
Cons
You can't do what you want when you need it
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I won't do this
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Buy lots of presents
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Pros
giving gifts it opens up new opportunities for your relationship.
Cons
problem for the wallet
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I will do this
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D Tell the class. Who do you think:
1 has the best holidays?
2 has very busy weekends?
3 enjoys staying at home?
4 does the most exercise?
5 sleeps the most?
6 really knows how to enjoy themselves?
1. I think, Anvar has the best holidays.
2. I think, Sevara has very busy weekends.
3. Sevara enjoys staying at home.
4. Sevara does the most exercise.
5. Anvar sleeps the most
6. My class really knows how to enjoy themselves.
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