1. John Cornford is a driver. 2. John Cornford us married. 3. Steve isn't a very outgoing person. 4. Steve is going to get married. 5. Steve is the only child in the family. 6. Sarah's mother lives with the Cornfords, too.
4. Ask questions about:
a) Mr Cornford (his age, appearance, daily routine, hobbies, present occupation);
b) Mrs Cornford (her appearance, character, occupation);
c) Steve (his age, job, character, hobbies, friends);
d) Alice (her character, abilities);
e) Sarah's mother (age, appearance, character, likes)
5.Speak on:
a) the Cornfords, husband and wife; b) Steve, his friends and hobbies; c) Alice, her character and abilities; d) Sarahs mother.
6.
a) Imagine you are Mrs. Cornford. Tell about your family.
b) Imagine you are Steve. Answer your friend's questions about your family.
Ex. 1 Men make houses, women make homes. Prove it. Here are some expressions to help you.
To rule, to obey, to create the atmosphere(of), to decorate the hostess(of), to bring up,
to keep up family traditions, to feel hurt(for), to encourage, to pay attentions(to), to be always ready(to), to earn money, to make commands, to keep the house.
Ex. 2 Its always interesting to find out what children think of their parents and to compare their views with the way grown-ups imagine themselves to be. Discuss the following questions.
1. Who of your parents has more power at home?
2. Who has greater powerful effect on you: your mother or your father?
3. What little rules do you have to abide by in the family?
4. Is family life the most important thing for your parents?
Ex.3 How does each of your family help others?
| father mother grandmother son daughter | to save money to learn to make appointments with to buy to send to take to to care of to solve family problems to feel home to appreciate to engage in to be concerned about to organize spare time to feel warm and safe to perform home-making duties |
Duties
Ex.4
Lexical Table 1
| intelligent loyal respectful supportive tactful thoughtful of and open tolerant | domestic chores sorrow and joy what puzzles them housework views and opinions difficulties | to deal with to have much in common to get along with to be confident of to enjoy each others company | to care of to come to smbs help to have the support of not to blame each other to release tension to avoid conflicts to entertain to forgive willingly to live in harmony |
Ex.5
Lexical Table 2
What do you think of the members of your family?
