Homework 3

Read and study Chapter 3 Modern Marriage: Until Death Do Us Apart?

Work on the following exercises:

Read the articles. Look for the answers to your questions.

Pg. 29, exercises: Check the Facts Reading1 A, B

Read the statements and write true (T) or false (F). Go back to Reading 1 and look for the answers you are unsure of.

FALSE1. Susan Fine is on the radio.

TRUE2. "Nervous in New Jersey" wrote to Susan Fine.

FALSE3. "Nervous in New Jersey" is a man.

TRUE4. "Nervous in New Jersey" wants to get married.

FALSE5. In 2003 most women said that only men should propose.

FALSE. Dr. Linda O'Connor is a divorce lawyer.

TRUE7. The Advisor told "Nervous in New Jersey" to propose to her boyfriend.

Pg. 30, exercises: Reading 2, A, B

Read the statements and write true (T) or false (F). Go back to Reading 2 and look for the answers you are unsure of.

TRUE1. Most married couples get divorced.

FALSE 2. There is a mathematical formula that predicts who should get married.

FALSE3. A mathematician worked with a sociologist.

TRUE 4. For their study, the researchers videotaped couples.

FALSE5. The couples took a written test.

TRUE6. The researchers gave each couple positive and negative points.

FALSE 7. If the score is bad, the couple has to get divorced.

FALSE8. The formula predicts incorrectly 6 percent of the time.

B.Answer the questions.

1. What three things do the researchers look at?

They watch the body language.

Look at the facial reactions.

After that, they give the couple positive and negative points, the researches videotape them.

2. Find two examples of body language or facial reactions in the reading.

If the husband says, "Your mother is a lot of trouble:' the couple gets two negative points.

If the husband says, "Your mother is a lot of trouble, but sometimes she's funny:' then the couple gets one positive point.

Pg. 31, exercise: Analyze

Which one of these women are real? How do you know?

Monica Miranda Halle Berry

The reading said that.

Why do you think Korbel Champagne Company did a survey about marriage?

Maybe they want women to know that they can ask their boyfriends marriages.

Pg. 32, exercise: Reading Skills

Reading Skills

Understanding Transition Words and Phrases

Many transition words and phrases are used in English. Writers use transition words and phrases to connect ideas. These words and phrases may connect ideas from one sentence to another. They may also connect ideas within the same sentence. Some transition words and phrases add ideas together: He drank the soda and ate all the ice cream.

Some transition words and phrases put actions in time order: First, take

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