A) Vocabulary Link Family trends

15%
In 1970, over 70 percent of
homes had a working father and
stay-at-home mother. Today,
this number has dropped to 15
percent because thousands of
women now have jobs outside
the home; thus, the parents hire
servants to help in the chores .
75%
The number of separations by
infidelity today is almost twice
as high as in 1990, in the
1990s, a quarter((25%) of all
marriages ended in
separations by violence.
Today, nearly half(50%) of all
marriages end in separations.
Today
1980
The average European
leaves home between the
ages of 17 and 21. In 1980,
20% of these people moved
back with their after leaving
home. Today, that number
has risen to eighty percent.
B) Find a blue word or phrase in A that has
a similar meaning to each word or phrase
below
1) Almost :
2) More than:
3) Two times as high as:
4) Usual, typical:
5) Fifty percent:
6) Increased:
7) Decreased:
8) Twenty-five percent, one-fourth:
Nearly
Over
Twice as high as
Average
Half
Risen
Dropped
A quarter
C) Complete the sentences with a blue word in A.
Which words are used to talk about an exact
number or amount? Which talk about an
approximate(not exact) amount?
1) Karis party is next week. Shes 17 years old.
2) of 60 is 30.
3) There were of people at the concert maybe 10,000 or
more.
4) Bob is 40. Maybe hes 44 or 45.
5) Class A has 20 people and B has 40. Class B is as big as
Class A.
nearly
Half
thousand
s
over
twice