There is also another difference between old and modern families. nowadays it is very unusual to find three generations living under one roof as they used to do in the past. relatives, as a rule, live separately and don't often meet one another. this fact sharply hurts an older generation. our parents and grandparents usually suffer from lack of attention and respect from their children and grandchildren, although they try not to show it. they really don't need much, just a telephone call or a visit once a week will make them happy.
there are two basic types of families. a nuclear family — a typical family consisting of parents and children. a single-parent family consists of one parent and children. nowadays there are very few people who have never divorced. today the highest divorce rate in the world has the maldive republic. the united states of america take the third place. russia is at the ninth place. what are the reasons of great numbers of divorce? let us name some of the most common and serious ones.
выписать все существительные ед.ч с переводом и перевести их во мн.ч
1.I like to sit at home reading books
( 1. люблю сидеть дома и читать книги )
2. I like to sit by the window when it rains and paint the landscape
( Я люблю сидеть у окна, когда идет дождь, и писать пейзаж )
3. I like to play with friends in my free time or watch a movie
( В свободное время люблю поиграть с друзьями или посмотреть фильм )
4. I really like to cook food
( Я очень люблю готовить еду )
5. I like to often sit at home surrounded by my parents and have fun chatting with them
( Мне нравится часто сидеть дома в окружении родителей и весело болтать с ними )
This photo was taken on Thanksgiving Day. It contains my cousin's family, he sent me this photo. In the foreground is his mother Vika and his younger sister Kamila with his younger brother Josh, behind his father Mike and my cousin Nick. They live in California, his dad is a doctor, and his mom is a veterinarian, so they live well. Nick's mom is very kind, and his dad is strict, but fair, his younger sister is a little capricious, and his younger brother is very shy, Nick himself went along with his mother in character, and he is also very smart and loves to study, in this he looks like his dad