Listening (the 9th Form)

Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false.

A typical British family consists of both parents and a child.

Most British parents don‘t work.

Young British children stay at home with their grandparents.

British people spend their free time with their children.

Old British people usually live with their children.

American families often move house.

American families live close to their relatives.

American families visit each other during the week.

American parents don’t spend their free time with their children.

A typical American family is different from a typical British family.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.

There are usually both parents and ............... in a typical British family.

Old British people usually live in their own homes or ...... if they can’t look after themselves.

British parents try to spend their free time with their children going to the cinema, ..........

During the week British usually have dinner ........ .

Americans often ....... from city to city or from state to state.

American families live far away from their ............ .

At celebrations like .......... American families often visit each other.

A typical American family is ........... a British family.

American parents try to spend time with their .......... at weekends.

Americans often visit ....... .