Question

3. Complete this case study with one of the words or phrases from exercises 1 and 2 of this section. Change one of the word forms.

Bob's problems began during his (1)... years. His parents got (2)... when he was young, and neither of them wanted to raise him or his brother and sister, so he was (3) ... by a (4)... chosen by his parents' social worker. Unfortunately, his foster father was a strict (5) ...and often beat him. Bob rebelled against this strict (6)... and by the time he was eight, he was already (7) ..., stealing from shops and playing truant. By the time he reached (8) ..., sometime around his 13" birthday, he had already appeared in court several times, charged with (9) ... crime. The judge blamed his foster parents, explaining that children needed (10) ... parents and guardians who would look after them properly. The foster father objected to this, pointing out that Bob's (11) ... - his two brothers and sister were (12) ... children who behaved well at home and worked well at school. This has raised some interesting questions about the modern family system. While it is true that parents should not be too (13) ...with children by letting them do what they want when they want, or be too (14) ... by sheltering them from the realities of life, it is also true that they should not be too strict. It has also highlighted the disadvantages of the modern (15) ... family where the child has only his/her mother and father to rely on (or the (16) ... family, in which the mother or father has to struggle particularly hard to support their (17) ...). In fact, many believe that we should return to traditional family values and the (18) -... family: extensive research has shown that children from these families are generally better behaved and have a better chance of success in later life. ​

Answer 1

Bob's problems began during his (1).. formative. years. His parents got (2). divorced.. when he was young, and neither of them wanted to raise him or his brother and sister, so he was (3) brought up... by a (4).. foster family... chosen by his parents' social worker. Unfortunately, his foster father was a strict (5) ... authoritarian parent and often beat him. Bob rebelled against this strict (6)... upbringing and by the time he was eight, he was already (7) running wild..., stealing from shops and playing truant. By the time he reached (8) .. adolescence., sometime around his 13" birthday, he had already appeared in court several times, charged with (9) . juvenile.. crime. The judge blamed his foster parents, explaining that children needed (10) ... responsible parents and guardians who would look after them properly. The foster father objected to this, pointing out that Bob's (11) .. siblings. - his two brothers and sister were (12) .well-adjusted.. children who behaved well at home and worked well at school. This has raised some interesting questions about the modern family system. While it is true that parents should not be too (13) ...lenient... with children by letting them do what they want when they want, or be too (14) ..over-protective. by sheltering them from the realities of life, it is also true that they should not be too strict. It has also highlighted the disadvantages of the modern (15) . single-parent.. family where the child has only his/her mother and father to rely on (or the (16) . extended.. family, in which the mother or father has to struggle particularly hard to support their (17) ..aged parents. In fact, many believe that we should return to traditional family values and the (18) nuclear... family: extensive research has shown that children from these families are generally better behaved and have a better chance of success in later life.