British and American families

FAMILY LIFE

British and American families are small. The typical British family has a father, mother and two children. Grandparents* come to visit, but they do not usually live with their children. The family starts the day at seven o’clock, has breakfast at eight, and goes to work before nine o’clock. The children have lunch at school at twelve o’clock, and come home at four in the afternoon. Their parents are usually home before six o’clock, and the family eats together at seven. In the evenings, father sometime goes to the pub for a drink, but he usually stays at home and watches TV. Children go to bed early at about eight o’clock, two or three hours before their parents.

1) Responda as perguntas sobre o texto.

1	Are British and American families big?	8	Where do the children have lunch?
2	What is the typical British family?	9	When do the children have lunch?
3	Do grandparents come to visit?	10	Does the family eat together?
4	Do they live with their children?	11	Where does the father go in the evening?
5	What time does the family start the day?	12	What does the father do at home?
6	When does the family have breakfast?	13	Do children go to bed early or late?
7	When does the family go to work?	14	What time do parents go to bed?

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