- •Family ties
- •Reading
- •Tasks to the text
- •1 A) Find the English equivalents for the following in the text.
- •2 A) Write out all the adjectives that are used by the author to describe the members of the family (both their appearance and character) and translate them.
- •3 Answer the questions. Make use of words and expressions from ex. 1-2.
- •4 Do you know any interesting stories of your relatives? Share them with your
- •A ctive vocabulary name
- •Origin. Family relations
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1 Fill in the blanks with the corresponding word(s)
- •2 Express the following in other words using the active vocabulary:
- •3 Name the words and phrases fitting the following definitions:
- •4 Read the passage below. Sally is describing her relationship with people in her
- •5 Use the underlined phrases in the exercise above to best describe the following
- •6 Divide the idiomatic expressions into two groups: people are similar, and people are different. Use these expressions in your own context.
- •7 Translate the sentences:
- •Adventures in conversation
- •8 A) Complete the dialogue using the given words.
- •Birthdays
- •9 B) Ask your partner
- •10 Discuss the following questions.
- •11 Three different families.
- •12 A) Read the following text and say
- •Modern Trends in Family Life
- •13 Interview your partner and find out from him or her
- •Listening
- •14 (To be done in class) families
- •15 (To be done at home) when will americans grow up
- •16 (To be done in class) cheryssa and julia
- •If not, what prevents you from doing it?
- •17 (To be done at home) welcome to julissa’s quinceanera! (Part 1)
- •18 (To be done at home) welcome to julissa’s quinceanera! (Part 2)
- •1 Look at the relationship status updates below. Can you tell whether these people have boyfriends, girlfriends or are married?
- •2 Answer the questions:
- •Reading modern british families
- •Tasks to the text
- •1 A) Find the following ideas expressed in English in the text.
- •2 Answer the questions on the text.
- •3 Speak about a traditional Russian family.
- •Active vocabulary relations by marriage
- •Marriage
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1 Study Steve’s family tree and complete the statements about his relations.
- •2 Complete the Wedding Crossword.
- •3 Can you solve the puzzle below?
- •4 A) Match the words and word combinations with their definitions.
- •5 Choose the right word:
- •6 A) Read the text about the latest British Royal Wedding.
- •7 Get ready with the report on weddings in the uk and the us. You can find the tasks in the listening section useful for getting the information. Cover the following questions.
- •8 Translate the sentences into English.
- •9 Draw up your own family tree and tell your fellow-students about your relatives.
- •10 A) Complete the dialogues using the given words.
- •Weddings
- •Marriage
- •The mighty has fallen
- •11 Tell your fellow-students about your parents’ wedding or about any wedding you have been to.
- •12 A) Read what three men from the Bennett family say about how life has changed over three generations.
- •Fathers
- •Family Life
- •Love and Marriage
- •13 A) Complete the dialogues using the given words.
- •Pastimes
- •Animals
- •14 A) Here is a list of words that can be used when you speak about someone’s hobbies and pastimes. Think of their Russian equivalents.
- •15 Fill in the blanks with the words from the list. The first letter of each missing word has been given.
- •16 Fill in the correct form of a verb from the list. Have take go do make
- •17 A) Read the following article (a student writes on how to use our leisure time).
- •18 Social chat learning
- •Dialogue d
- •Formal Dialogue a
- •Dialogue b
- •19 Role-play the following situations. Use the active vocabulary you have learnt.
- •Listening
- •20 (To be done at home) dating
- •21 (To be done at home) chelsea clinton’s wedding
- •22 (To be done in class) american weddings (part 1)
- •23 (To be done at home) american weddings (part 2)
- •24 (To be done in class) american weddings (part 3)
Origin. Family relations
1. be/come from быть родом из
2. birthplace место рождения
3. maternity hospital родильный дом
4. be (distantly) related to smb. быть в (неблизких) родственных отношениях
5. on one’s mother’s side со стороны матери
6. relative/relation (AmE) родственник
7. close [klɜυs]/distant relatives близкие/дальние родственники
8. blood relatives/relations кровные родственники
9. aunt (aunty), uncle тётя, дядя
10. cousin, second/distant cousin двоюродный, троюродный брат (сестра)
11. nephew [′nevju:], niece племянник, племянница
12. be pregnant (with one’s first/second ждать (первого/второго) ребёнка
child)/expect a baby
13. give birth to a child/have a child родить ребенка
14. bring up/raise children воспитывать детей
15. an only child единственный ребенок в семье
16. twins, triplets [′trıpləts], quadruplets [kwɒd′ru:pləts]/quad (inf) двойняшки, тройняшки, четверо близнецов
17. senior/junior son/daughter старший/младший сын/дочь
18. elder/younger brother/sister старший/младший брат/сестра
19. stepmother/father мачеха/отчим
20. stepson/daughter/brother/sister пасынок/падчерица/сводный брат/сестра
21. half-brother/sister брат/сестра по одному из родителей
22. have a child by one’s former иметь ребёнка от предыдущего
/present marriage /настоящего брака
23. adopt усыновлять (удочерять)
24. orphan сирота
25. Godfather/mother/son/daughter крестный отец/мать/крестник/крестница
26. widow/widower вдова/вдовец
27. bachelor холостяк
28. distant relatives дальние родственники
29. take after пойти в кого-то
30. resemble/ have a strong resemblance to smb. быть (очень) похожим на кого-л.
31. be the image (a copy) of smb. быть просто отражением к-л.
32. inherit унаследовать
E.g. He’s inherited his father’s nose/bad temper.
33. pass on smb переходить кому-то
E.g. The talent passed on him. – Он унаследовал талант
34. parenthood отцовство/материнство
35. peer сверстник
36. sibling брат или сестра
E.g. Do you have any siblings? [=brothers or sisters]
Vocabulary exercises
1 Fill in the blanks with the corresponding word(s)
a) 1. My friends call me Mr. Know-all, it’s my… .
2. Our … name is Brown, I don’t know my mother’s … name.
3. He has the same name as his grandfather, he was … … his grandfather.
4. I’ve known her just for a week, but we are already … .
5. I used to think I had a rare name, until I learned I had three … in my group.
b) 6. He is 15 years old, he is a … .
7. He is 17, he has not … yet.
8. He is 25 and his sister is 30. She is … his … .
9. He is 48, he is in his … .
10. I’m not 20 yet. I’m still in … .
11. He is about 50, he is … the prime of his life.
12. I was born … 1st … January, … 1956.
c) 13. John is your second cousin. He is your … relative.
14. If I want to know smb’s birthplace, I ask “Where …?”
I’m distantly related … her.
We are distantly related … my father’s side.
I was brought … by my aunt after my parents died.
They say she took … her mother.
I remember I was pregnant … Jenny, our first child, when we moved here.
I’ve got a half-brother, he is my father’s son … his former marriage.
Paul has absolutely no resemblance … his father.
I have no brothers or sisters, I am … in my family.