12. Read the sentences, mark each one true (t) or false (f).

2. The author thinks that in modern world the traditional family has disappeared.

3. Women in the family made decisions together with men.

4. The mother had problems with Lam because she was a girl.

5. Lam’s grandfather wanted his son to get a good education.

6. The children in Lam’s family obeyed their father.

7. Lam’s father never changed even when they moved to the United States.

8. The author likes the modern family.

Vocabulary

13. In the text find the boldfaced words which fit each of these definitions.

__________________________ a) extremely good

__________________________ b) a change for a better

__________________________ d) the right or authority to do something

__________________________ e) to give financial help

__________________________ f) to do what you are told to do

__________________________ g) to be the most important person

__________________________ h) to divide between

14. Rewrite the sentences using the phrases from the text.

1. In modern family women give financial help to the family.

2. Soldiers must obey officers without argument.

3. Is the housework divided between your mother and father in your house?

4. My students’ knowledge changed for a better.

15. Fill the gaps with preposition form the box. Some are used more than once.

with from by in under away about without

a) I’m glad to share a room ________ you.

b) I try to do whatever my mother says ________ question.

c) Sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you, I did it ________ the pressure of my boss.

d) He changed _____ a naughty boy to a clever young man.

e) I can’t believe you did it all ________ yourself.

f) He gave ________ her seat in the bus to an elderly woman.

g) Obedient children seem to exist no longer ________ the modern world, she said.

h) My dad is a family man – he always thinks ______ his wife and children.

Grammar: Present Perfect Tense

16. Read the following rules about the use of Present Perfect. Then match one of the sentences below to each rule.

We use the present perfect for a complete action. We are thinking of the result when we describe:

1. An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present.

2. An action performed during a period that has not yet finished.

3. A repeated action between the past and now.

4. An action that was completed in the very recent past. (expressed by “just”)

5. An action when the result is very important but the time is not.

1. We have finished the report.

2. I have lived in Almaty since 1986.

3. I have just seen Tom in the street.

4. She has read only 3 chapters of the book.

5. We have visited Astana several times.

17. Now do the following exercises with a partner to practice the Present Perfect.

1. Think of 3 actions you have started but haven’t finished yet. Tell your partner reasons why you cannot finish them on time.

Example: I have started reading “The Lord of the rings” but I haven’t finished yet because I have to prepare for my exams.

2. Make up 3 sentences with common present perfect time expressions: for (with a period of time), since (with an exact point in time), ever, never, yet, already, this week (month, year).

Example: I haven’t seen Mark for ages.

I haven’t seen Mark since Monday.

Writing: Poem

18. Read the poem below and tell the class what the author compares the family with.

When you're tiny, like a seed,

Your family is all you need.

It's like a forest gathered round

an acorn growing on the ground."

19. Find the words from the poem in the pictures.

20. Now create a poem of your own by changing the last 2 lines. Tell the class what the family is like for you. Remember about the rhyme.

When you're tiny, like a seed,

Your family is all you need.

It's like a ….

Communication

21. In pairs, tell each other which things in the pictures you have done and things you haven’t done in your lives. Ask each other when you did the activity and what you liked or disliked about it.

Independent assignment

1. Create a time line similar to the one below showing some important events in the life of your family. Try to think of some traditional or modern aspects associated with these events.

a) 1979 I was born

1. 1985 Started going to school

2. 1987 Immigrated to the U.S.

3. 1997 Graduated from high school

4. 1998 Entered college

2.Compare and contrast families in the USA, UK and Kazakhstan. Make a power point presentation.

Unit two Family

Lesson five Breaking up and making up