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3. Marriage has always been argued about! Below are statements about mar-
riage which express different opinions. Imagine that they are your opinions, and 
change them into subjective arguments
1) Society would not exist without marriage. 2) Marriage is un-
necessary. 3) Marriage is important for the children. 4) Marriage keeps 
couples together. 5) A marriage licence is a worthless piece of paper. 
6) Marriage restricts freedom. 7) A lot of married people get divorced.
4. What are the characteristics of a wife/husband and a mother-in-law?
a) Study the following characteristics of:
1. Wife or husband: tolerant, considerate, faithful, affectionate to 
husband/wife, affectionate to children, hard-working, tidy, home-
loving, good-looking, rich, thrifty, quiet, well-educated.
2. Mother-in-law: willing to baby-sit, attractive, generous, (rela-
tively) young/old, well-dressed, rich, good at organizing home, has 
telephone, has many interests, does not interfere, has other married 
children, lives nearby.
b) Put the characteristics in order of priority
c) Cut them down to the five most important
d) Expand them to describe exhaustively the most perfect wife/husband and 
mother-in-law
5. One of the main problems of family life is the relationship between young 
adults and parents. Discuss the problem considering the following:
1. When do young people usually move out of their parents’ home 
and start living in their own place? Is it different for sons and daugh-
ters? How and why?
2. What are the advantages of living with parents? What are the 
disadvantages? What kind of problems do young adults have when 
they live with their parents?

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3. Should young adults live with their parents until they get married? 
Why or why not? When should they move out, in your opinion?
4. Are you living with your parents or relatives now? Would you 
rather be living in your own apartment? Why or why not?
5. In many countries young married couples live with their in-laws 
after marriage. Is this good? Why or why not?
6. If you are a parent, do you want your children to continue living 
with you until they get married? When do you think your children 
should leave home?