Task 1. Read the text. Open the brackets and write the verbs correctly. The family is the most basic and ancient of all institutions, and it remains the fundamental social unit in every society. British and American families are small. In fact the populations of both Britain and the USA (1, to stop) growing. The typical family has a father, a mother and two children. Grandparents come to visit, but do not usually live with their children. Most people get married between the ages of 25 and 30. The typical British family (2, to have) a car, a computer, a colour telly with a DVD, a washing machine, a dishwasher, a mobile phone and a cat or a dog as well. They start the day at about 7 o'clock, have breakfast at 8 and (3, to be) to work by 8.30. More and more women now go out to work as well as men. The children have lunch at school at about 12.30, and come home at 4 in the afternoon. Their parents are usually at home by 6 o'clock, and the family (4, to eat) together at 6.30 or 7. In the evenings, father may go to the pub for a drink, or stay at home and watch TV with the others. Children go to bed early, at about 8 o'clock, two or three hours before their parents. The typical American family (5, to have) more money than a British family. Many have two or three cars, large modern kitchens and more electrical goods. They eat more meat and spend more on clothes. But their daily program (6, to be) nearly the same. Like British children, American children eat lunch at school, come home mid- afternoon, and go to bed earlier than their parents.

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