Family
Ex. 1. Look through the vocabulary that may be useful then speaking about your family.
Relations in the Family
| admire awful be attached be devoted blame caring close cordial difficulty distant find support and understanding frank friendly help hostile impartial intolerant loving problem provide reliable rely remote respect respectful share and domestic chores support the family take care tolerant trust united warm wonderful worry | , - - - , - , , - , - , - - - |
Match the words in their opposite meaning.
| 1. close 2. patient 3. marriage 4. tolerant 5.friendly 6.cordial 7.obey 8.respectful 9.admire 10.reliable | a. unreliable b. hostile c. intolerant d. unfriendly e. dislike f. object g. distant h. impatient i. rude j. divorce |
Match the words in pairs of synonyms.
| 1. friendly 2. cordial 3. tolerant 4. frank 5. support 6. cooperation 7. appreciate 8. admire 9. distant | a. remote b. kind c. assistance d. teamwork e. love f. hearty g. patient h. sincere i. value |
Complete the sentences using one of the suitable words from the box. Translate the sentences.
| Take care Distant Appreciate Close Attached Hostile United Blame Takes after Support Income |
1. It's great to be brought up in a.... family.
2. Our.... relatives visit us very seldom.
3. Grandparents are obviously quite... to their grandchildren.
4. My aunt used to... of me when my parents were away.
5. Unfortunately, we do not always... our parents care.
6. The crowd looked... and aggressive.
7. Jerry definitely... his mother: he has the same eyes and hair.
8. I have nothing to... myself for.
9. Is this bridge strong enough to... heavy lorries?
10. His... is enough to support his large family.
4. Say which of your relatives:
a. you can always turn to for help;
b. you have no secrets from;
c. always supports you;
d. gives you money;
e. his/her advise you follow;
f. is not very friendly to you;
g. is most reliable;
h. is patient and tolerant.
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4.Choose suitable adjectives to describe four of your close or distant relatives. What are they like?
Patient, bossy, loving, remote, respectful, cordial, caring, frank, friendly, tolerant, intolerant, reliable, impatient.
Answer the questions.
1. Do you often turn to your family people for advice? On what matters?
2. Who most often supports you in whatever you do?
3. Which of your relatives are you most attached to?
4. Do you know all your distant relatives? How many of them have you got?
5. Is it sometimes harder to deal with parents or grandparents? Which are you closer to?
6. Do you sometimes find it hard to obey your parents' orders? What orders?
7. What is family cooperation in your opinion?
8. What helps to create a cordial family atmosphere in your opinion?
9. What is your idea of a united family?
10. Do you watch talk shows on TV devoted to family problems? Are they instructive?
11. What may create a hostile atmosphere in a family do you think? How can it be avoided?
12. Can you give a literary example of a united family?
6. Work with a partner. Ask and answer as many questions as you can about:
a. how household chores are divided in your family;
b. some family traditions;
c. how income is spent in your family;
d. how much pocket money you are given and if you spend it wisely.
In small groups list the qualities of a happy family in the eyes of society. Use these categories and put the most impotent quality at the top of each section.
| Relationships | Jobs | Housing | Income |
Compare your descriptions of happy families with those of the class by the qualities you have placed at the top of your lists.
TEXT. AN ENGLISH FAMILY
The Cornfords live in Rugby at 28 Coronation Street. John Cornford is a rich businessman of about fifty. He's tall and dark. He wears dark suits but at weekends he wears casual clothes. He usually gets up at six, does some exercises and goes to the office. He never gets back before ten o'clock at night, so he doesn't see much of his family. He is interested in collecting pictures of horses. At the moment he is travelling on business in America because he's opening an office over there next year.
Sarah, Mr. Cornford's wife, is forty-five. She is an attractive woman with blond hair and soft blue eyes. She is kind and gentle, very practical and full of common sense. Sarah is a housewife. She looks after the house and the family.
The Cornfords have two children: a son and a daughter. Their son's name is Steve. He is 22. He is a clever young man. He works at a design office. He is a very outdoor person he is a keen sailor and a member of the local yacht club. When he has a chance Steve and his friends get down to the coast for the weekend, camping there and sailing in competitions.! He plays football sometimes for a Rugby team, but prefers watching the game, either on television or at the local ground where he goes with his father sometimes.
Steve has a number of close friends and a beautiful girlfriend, Pauline, by name. Pauline studies at a teacher's training college. Steve and Pauline often go out for the evening to the cinema or else they go skating at the Rugby skating rink. Pauline is a very good skater and she is trying to teach Steve how to skate well. Both Steve and Pauline are very friendly and sociable. Sometimes Steve takes Pauline to a pub where they meet some of their friends and sit and chat for an hour or so and sometimes they go dancing at the Mecca Ballroom. Steve is very fond of Pauline. They are going to get married in a year.
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Steve's sister, Alice, is a lovely, quiet, serious girl. She goes to grammar school. She is a bright girl and does very well at school. Alice reads a lot, she is fond of music. She is good at drawing. She takes lessons in drawing at the local art school.
Sarah's mother, Grandma, as the children call her, also lives with them. She is in her late sixties. Her kind face is wrinkled, her hair is grey, but she is still quite young in spirit. She likes reading and gardening and she often goes for long walks. She's a very active person. Either she's making something or mending something or doing something to entertain herself. She's extremely generous, but not very tolerant with the people who don t agree with her.
Text Exercises
1. Listen to the text "An English Family" and answer the questions:
Is the Cornford family large? How many are they? Where do they live
2. Listen to the text again and answer more detailed questions:
What does Mr. Cornford do? What does he look like? What is he interested in? What is he doing in America at the moment? What is Mrs. Cornford like? What does she do? How old is Steve? What's his job? Is Steve married? Do Steve and Pauline often go out? What is Alice like? What is she fond of? How old is Sarah's mother? What does she look like? What kind of woman is she?
