7. Each generation of British men has worked for a shorter period than a decade before. This state of affairs may be considered (1) ________ when it is a matter of (2) ________, but recently many people in their fifties lost their jobs through (3) ________. The fast growing trend of early (4) ________ risks creating a group of two million men who may one day become (5) ________. Those who become economically (6) ________ lose self-respect. Many manufacturing jobs for men have (7) ________ in smaller towns and most men have little to do with their lives. In big cities there has been a rapid (8) ________ of female (9) ________ such as hotels and cleaning which men (10) ________ wouldn’t take. Word prompts: desire, choose, redundant, retire, employ, activity, appear, grow, employ, norm.

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Each generation of British men has worked for a shorter period than a decade before. This state of affairs may be considered desirable when it is a matter of choice, but recently many people in their fifties lost their jobs through redundancy. The fast-growing trend of early retirement risks creating a group of two million men who may one day become unemployed. Those who become economically inactive lose self-respect. Many manufacturing jobs for men have disappeared in smaller towns and most men have little to do with their lives. In big cities there has been a rapid growth of female employment such as hotels and cleaning, which men normally wouldn’t take.

Каждое поколение британских мужчин работало меньше, чем предыдущее десятилетие. Такое положение дел можно считать желательным, если речь идёт о выборе, однако в последнее время многие люди в возрасте около пятидесяти лет потеряли работу из-за сокращения штатов. Быстро распространяющаяся тенденция раннего выхода на пенсию грозит создать группу из двух миллионов мужчин, которые однажды могут стать безработными. Те, кто становится экономически неактивным, теряют самоуважение. В небольших городах исчезло много рабочих мест для мужчин в обрабатывающей промышленности, и большинству мужчин нечем заняться. В крупных городах быстро растёт занятость женщин, например в гостиничном деле и уборке, на такую работу мужчины обычно не согласились бы.