Read the text and match. British Family Today The model of a traditional British family - with a working father and a housewife mother raising two children — has changed greatly over the past 20 years. The biggest change has been caused by the growing divorce rate. As many as two out of three marriages now end in separation, which brings about the situation where many children live with one parent and only see the other at weekends or holidays. The number of working mothers has also increased. The large rise in divorces has meant many women need to work to support themselves and their children. But even when there is no divorce, many families need both parents to work in order to survive. This has caused an increase in childcare facilities, though they are very expensive and can be difficult to find in many areas. Besides, women are no longer happy to stay at home bringing-up children, and many make careers earning as much as or even more than men. However, these changes have not had a totally negative effect. For women, it is now much easier to have a job and good salary. Although it is difficult to be a working mother, it has become normal and it's no longer seen as a bad thing for the children. As for children themselves, some people argue that modern children grow up to be more independent and mature than in the past. From an early age they have to go to nurseries, and so they are used to social behaviour and dealing with new people. So, in spite of the fact that the traditional picture of a family may no longer be true in modern Britain, the contemporary family continues to raise happy, successful children. What has caused an increase in childcare facilities? How many marriages end in divorce nowadays? What are the children used to at nurseries? What are modern children like? The traditional British family What was one of the consequences of the increasing number of divorces? Many women have to work to support themselves and their children. They are more independent and mature than children were in the past. The increased number of working mothers. has changed greatly over the past 20 years. To behave in a community. Two out of three.

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British Family Today
The model of a traditional British family - with a working father and a housewife mother raising two children — has changed greatly over the past 20 years. The biggest change has been caused by the growing divorce rate. As many as two out of three marriages now end in separation, which brings about the situation where many children live with one parent and only see the other at weekends or holidays. The number of working mothers has also increased. The large rise in divorces has meant many women need to work to support themselves and their children. But even when there is no divorce, many families need both parents to work in order to survive. This has caused an increase in childcare facilities, though they are very expensive and can be difficult to find in many areas. Besides, women are no longer happy to stay at home bringing-up children, and many make careers earning as much as or even more than men. However, these changes have not had a totally negative effect. For women, it is now much easier to have a job and good salary. Although it is difficult to be a working mother, it has become normal and it's no longer seen as a bad thing for the children. As for children themselves, some people argue that modern children grow up to be more independent and mature than in the past. From an early age they have to go to nurseries, and so they are used to social behaviour and dealing with new people. So, in spite of the fact that the traditional picture of a family may no longer be true in modern Britain, the contemporary family continues to raise happy, successful children.

Объекты 1
- What has caused an increase in childcare facilities?
- How many marriages end in divorce nowadays?
- What are the children used to at nurseries?
- What are modern children like?
- The traditional British family
- What was one of the consequences of the increasing number of divorces?
Объекты 2
- Many women have to work to support themselves and their children.
- They are more independent and mature than children were in the past.
- The increased number of working mothers.
- has changed greatly over the past 20 years.
- To behave in a community.
- Two out of three.

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