UNIT 1: HOME LIFE
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
Exercise 1: Find the most suitable word to fill in the blank. Identify your choice by
circling a, b, c or d:
1. I have to go to school during the day, so I work night ................. in a restaurant as my
part time job.
a. time b. hours c. shift d. period
2. In a/ an ................. to win the championship, Martina spent 8 hours a day practicing
with her coach.
a. success b. attempt c. order d. wish
3. Your child is well-behaved! I wish my children would be as ................ as yours.
a. obedient b. mischievous c. noisy d. Handsome
4. We belong to one team, so we must be ........................ of one another.
a. competitive b. well-behaved c. encouraged d. supportive
5. Each person must be .................. for his own actions
a. response b. responsive c. responsible d. responsibility.
6. Whenever a problem .................., Maria is the first to work out a solution.
a. comes in b. comes to c. rises d. arises
7. We feel grateful because our mother .................... us very carefully.
a. looks at b. looks for c. looks before d. looks after
8. The children were ................... forward to their holiday.
a. expecting b. wanting c. wishing d. looking
9. .......................... my father is very busy with his work, he manages to help us with our
homework.
a. Because b. Although c. However d. Despite
10. Can you give me a hand to do the household ....................?
a. work b. job c. chores d. items
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
Late yesterday afternoon while I (1. prepare)................................ dinner, the
doorbell (2. ring)........................................ . I (3. put )....................................... everything
down and (4. rush ).............................. to answer it. When I (5. open )........................... the

morning. She’s great! Normally I like to get up early too.
I hate going to bed, but I’m a good sleeper. (7)....................... , my daughter and
my dog often keep me awake (8)................ nights. They’re full of energy and every day is
full of new opportunities. Just seeing them makes me smile.
I don’t do (9)................... housework. I don’t cook. When I’m hungry I just want
to eat – the idea of planning a meal is not something I’m good at. I do a bit of vacuuming
now and again and I’m capable of cleaning the bath. I wish I had more time to do ironing
(10)................. I find that really calming.
6. a. get b. to get c. getting d. got
7. a. However b. Moreover c. Addition d. In case
8. a. during b. in c. between d. at
9. a. many b. much c. a lot d. lots
10. a. because b. although c. if d. unless
III. WRITING:
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words so that
the meaning is unchanged:
1. The last time Monika’s parents had a holiday was three years ago.
Monika’s parents haven’t .......................................................................................
2. They haven’t been abroad for a long time.
It’s a long time .......................................................................................................
3.Tommy has studied English for five months.
Tommy started ......................................................................................................
4. We started watching T.V at 8.30, our father came back home.
While ....................................................................................................................
5. I fell asleep during the film.
When ....................................................................................................................

Exercise 2: Write complete sentences using the words given to make a complete letter.
6. Hello Claire. How, you?
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11. My parents don’t put pressure on me to make ..................... about what to study at
university.
a. choice b. a decision c. a reply d. determination
12. My mother works ..................... a secretary for a big company.
a. like b. as c. similar d. unlike
13. She is always under .................... and it is affecting her health.
a. relax b. pressure c. work d. study
14. My sister I always ........................ our respect for our grandparents and our parents.
a. show b. express c. give d. have
15. My mother is very busy at work and she usually doesn’t come home .................... very
late at night.
a. after b. before c. at d. until
16. We are a very .................... family. All of us have very close relationship with one
another.
a. close-knit b. strange c. friendly d. typical
17. Every member in my family is very ......................... of one another so we don’t have
to worry a lot when problems come out.
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a. careful b. supportive c. tired d. afraid
18. The household chores daughters often share with their parents is ........................
a. making clothes b. painting
c. washing dishes d. mending chairs
19. My Dad is always willing to give a hand ....................... cleaning the house.
a. of b. with c. about d. in
20. ........................ most men , my father can cook very well.
a. Unlike b. Almost c. All d. The
21. Who can suggest a good ....................... to this problem?
a. result b. key c. solution d. answer
22. Children need a ....................... environment in their families.
a. careful b. care c. caring d. careless

each one a good life. They thought it was important for a mother to spend as much time as
possible with her children. After 1800 more fathers worked outside the home for money.
Mother stayed at home and had greater control of the children and the home than the
father had. Most homes did not produce anything. Home was a safe, warm place for the
father after work and for the mother and children all day. The other relatives were still
important, but they were separated more than before.
Family life is changing even faster in the United States today. Each year there is
almost one divorce for very two marriages. Many children grow up in a home with a
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mother but no father , and the mothers generally have to work outside the home to take
care of the family.
In Canada people are getting divorced and remarried more often. They are
having fewer children. This trend is having a powerful effect on a country where change
usually comes slowly.
Some social scientists think that soon there will be no family life in the United
States as we know it today. They do not know how people will live. Others think that
needs families , and we will always have them.
Understanding the reading:
26. Comprehension Questions:
Answer the questions about the reading:
a. What has happened to the Western family during the last two centuries?
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b. What do social scientists say about this change?
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c. Before the 19
th
century, were families usually large or small?
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d. After 1800 why did people usually get married?
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children.
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