1. Match the words with their definitions
1.Single parent
2.The break down of families
3.For the sake of …
4.Pretty tough
5.Skeletons in the closet
6.tory
a. when you don’t do things for yourself
b. just one parent either a mother or a
father
c. British conservative party
d. relatively severe
e. when parents get divorced or separate
f. uncomfortable secrets people try to
hide
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2. At what age do British people think their children should go to
school on their own?
a. Five years old
b. eight years old
c. eleven years old
3. Put in order what make people most happy:
Friends
Hobbies
Family
job
4. What percentage of people said that their jobs made them happy?
a. 80%
b. 84%
c. 85%
5. How many people said they would stay together for the sake of
their children?
a. Two thirds
b. one third
c. four thirds
6. How many people would report their relatives to the police if they
thought they had committed a crime?
a. 80%
b. 85%
c. 84%
7. Write down some examples of the skeletons people have in their
closets.
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