This document contains names of five people and short conversations about families and what various family members are doing. It discusses an uncle getting a new job, an aunt being happy about it, a sister-in-law working as a secretary, and a mother-in-law living with her new boyfriend in Caracas. It also contains short question-answer exchanges about people working in a night club, dancing, studying with different people, and what a sister is doing. Finally, it lists types of families and the percentages of families that can be characterized by each type.

1. Ana Arias Morales.
Daniela Sevilla Fernández.
Melissa Zamora Campos.
Anthony Ugalde Alfaro.
Rodiney Ramírez Campos.

3. Fine thanks and
you?Hi! How are you?

4. They are fine! My
uncle has a new job.
Fine. How about
your family?

5. Yes my aunt is so
happy.
Oh really. I’m glad to
hear that

6. Hey. Tell me about
your sister in law.
Well, she is working
as a secretary

7. Oh and how about
your mother in law?
I don’t know. She’s
living with her new
boyfriend in
Caracas.

8. Wow! That’s weird!I know

9. Are Mike and Peter working in a night club? +
Yes, they are working in a night club.
Where are you dancing? -
I am not. I am cooking.
Is he studying with his mother? -
No, he isn’t. He’s studying with his friends.
What is your sister doing these days?
She is studying for her exams.

10. 95%
75%
14%
9%
4%
Nuclear family
Extended family
single-parent family
Blended family
Childless family
NEARLY ALL of the families are nuclear families.
MANY families are extended families.
SOME families are single-parent families.
NOT MANY families are blended families.
FEW families are blended families.