1.

Explain the following terms from the text in English:

 Separation: family breakdown due to conflicts

 Divorce: destruction of the home

 Globalisation: comes the 24 hours/7 days-a-week economy, bringing long hours, unsocial
shifts and pressure at work which all militate against time with the family. dependent
children:

 dependent children: children under age

 part-time work: 5 or 6 hour Jobs

 flexible work: jobs with flexible hours

2. Answer the questions:

 What are the key factors of successful families? Describe them in a more detailed way The keys
R//: to a successful family according to the text are:
 Having enough money.

 Setting and enforcing
 family rules.

 Having family and friends to ask for help when needed.
 Having two parents, not one.

 A loving environment.

 Sharing responsibility for housework and childcare.

 Having a decent place to live.

 Mutual respect.

 Honesty/openness.

 Trust.
Discipline.

 How has the globalisation a ected family life? R//: Globalization has affected family life with
long working days, separating families and the times they can share.

 How can families share time together and why is it so important? 
R//: Families can share time
together on weekends, also on days that are sharing a breakfast or a week. And it is very important
that they share time together so that family ties are not broken and they are united families

3. Disciplining and punishing children

There has been much debate about di erent ways of disciplining and punishing children, and ways of
parenting positively without recourse to punitive methods . Parents most favour teaching a child the di
erence between right and wrong by parents themselves setting a good example. Building up a child’s
self-esteem and con dence through making them feel happy and loved is also important, as is spending
time with children. Half of parents say reasoning with children and rewarding good behaviour would
be e ective. Grounding children and smacking them continue to be less popular . Today’s parents think
communication, negotiation, loving behaviour and reason produce good families, even if they nd it di
cult and frustrating and less easy to impose education .

Although we all live busy lives, most parents say that they spend more time with their children talking
and socialising together – than they did with their own parents. While modern families might come in
all shapes and sizes, they remain an important source of love, support and education