Listening, Reading and Vocabulary Changes in The Family Listening, Reading and Vocabulary

Warm Up Questions How many members are in your family? Did you grow up in a traditional or nontraditional family? Who is or was in charge of your family? Do you prefer to have a small or big family

Nuclear Family

nuclear family (n ph) a social unit of a mother, a father and their children Most people in the United States live in a nuclear family.

consist of (v) be made up of something This salad consists of lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and onions.

Single-parent Family Single Father Single Mother

It is difficult for children to grow up in a single-parent family. single-parent family = a family with a single mother and her children or a single father and his children grow up = to become an adult It is difficult for children to grow up in a single-parent family.

Blended Family Her daughter His daughter Their daughter

blended family (n ph) a family whose children are from a previous marriage or relationship It is important to apply the same rules to all of the children of a blended family.

Extended Family

extended family (n ph) a married couple and their relatives Jane lives with her husband, children, parents and her husband’s uncle. She has lived with her extended family since she had her first child.

household (n) the person or people living together in one home Peter is the bread winner of his household.

relatives (n) people connected by blood or marriage to someone My grandparents are my favorite relatives, but my in-laws aren’t.

take care of (ph v) to watch Babysitters take care of children when their parents are at work.

household tasks (n ph) everyday jobs, chores, duties around the house such as cooking and cleaning Most people dislike doing household tasks.

industrialization (n) the making and selling of products With the industrialization of the United States in the early 1900s, many people moved from their farms to the city to work in factories.

majority (n) more than half, but not all of something Obama won the elections because the majority of the people voted for him.

afford (v) to have enough money for something Steve and his wife live with his parents because they can’t afford to buy a house or pay rent.

financially (adv.) relating to money The bank didn’t approve Jack’s loan application because he isn’t financially stable.

emphasis (n) special importance place on something Restaurant managers put great emphasis on customers’ satisfaction.

opportunity (n) a chance, a good occasion to act Betty had the opportunity to travel to Italy for free.

tremendously (adv.) tremendous (adj.) enormously, immensely, greatly enormous, immense, huge, great Most immigrants miss their native country, relatives and friends tremendously.

sociologist (n) a person who studies the development of human society Dr. Leon is a respectable sociologist. He has done research and written articles on interracial marriages.

divorce (n) (v) a legal ending of a marriage About half of the marriages in the United States end up in a divorce. to separate, to break up Jerry and Jenny divorced years ago.

roughly (adv) The meeting started at roughly 10:00. about, around, approximately, more or less Jane earns roughly $900 a month. The meeting started at roughly 10:00.

increase (v) to become larger in size or number, to raise, to go up The number of new ESL students at Mt. SAC increased from 120 to 180 this semester

decrease (v) to become smaller in number or size, to go down Doctors advise people to decrease the amount of fat they eat.

stabilize (v) to become steady, stable, even Mark’s doctor prescribed some medicine to stabilize his blood pressure.

Pronunciation nuclear family consist of single-parent family grow up blended family extended family household relatives take care of household tasks increase / decrease industrialization majority afford financially emphasis opportunity tremendous(ly) sociologist divorce stabilize roughly