- •Contents
- •Unit 1. My family
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text: “My Family”
- •Discussion
- •Unit 2. Dating
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text: “Teenage Dating in the 1950s”
- •Text: “Dating Problems”
- •Discussion
- •Weighty problem
- •Never been kissed
- •Roses are red…
- •Unit 3. Getting married
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text: “Forms of Marriage and Family Organization”
- •Text: “Getting Married in the usa”
- •Text: “Early Marriage”
- •Discussion
- •Writing an Essay
- •Unit 4. Family life
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text: “Family Life”
- •Text: “My Own Rules for a Happy Marriage” (abridged) by James Grover Thurber
- •Discussion
- •Unit 5: roles in the family
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text: “Roles in the Family”
- •Text: “Working Mothers: What Children Say”
- •Text: “Men Behaving Daddly” (abridged)
- •Discussion
- •Writing an Essay
- •Unit 6. Children in the family
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •What is an Ideal Family Situation?
- •Text: “Only Children”
- •Text: “The Only Child in a Family”
- •Text: “Misunderstanding Between Teenagers and Their Parents”
- •Discussion
- •Food for thought
- •Not fair
- •Problems with lessons
- •Writing an Essay
- •Unit 7. Divorce
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Text: “a Divorce Lawyer”
- •Text: “New Family Ties: Stepfamily”
- •Discussion
- •Unit 8. Family trends in great britain and the usa
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •The Changing American Family
- •Text: “The British Family”
- •Text: “American Family Trends”
- •Discussion
- •Appendix
- •Тести, Девери, Золовки...
- •An English Speaker's Comment
- •Computer Dating Bureau
- •How Did Weddings Start?
- •Why Do We Throw Rice at the Bride and Groom?
- •When Were Wedding Rings First Worn?
- •When Did the Wedding Cake Originate?
- •Wedding Superstitions
- •Traditional Weddings
- •The main people at the wedding
- •Before the ceremony
- •The ceremony
- •After the ceremony
- •The reception
- •Marriage Contract (excerpts)
- •Marriage Contract
- •Rights and duties
- •Financial trust
- •Property trust
- •Regulations about the divorce
- •Final regulations
- •Four Stages of Marriage Relationships
- •Are Parents Friends or Enemies? Test
- •The Result
- •Divorce in Great Britain
- •Topical vocabulary
- •1. Name
- •Five years older/younger than;
- •3. Origin, Nationality
- •4. Language
- •5. Members of the Family
- •6. Relations
- •7. Family
- •8. Dating
- •9. Marriage
- •10. Divorce
- •Bibliography
- •626150, Г. Тобольск, ул. Знаменского, 58
Writing an Essay
Ex.1. Study the following information about writing an essay.
Opinion essays are discursive essays in which you present your personal opinion on a particular topic. Your opinion must be stated clearly and supported by justification. You should also present the opposing view point(s) in a separate paragraph.
Structure:
Introduction includes an introduction of the subject and statement of your opinion clearly.
Main body comprises two or more paragraphs (each presenting a separate viewpoint supported by reasons or examples). It should include a paragraph giving the opposing viewpoint supported by reasons or examples.
Conclusion is a paragraph in which you restate your opinion using different words.
Points to remember while writing an essay:
You normally use present tenses in this type of writing.
Each main body paragraph should start with a topic sentence which clearly states the main idea of the paragraph. This should be followed by appropriate supporting sentences which justify the main idea and/ or give examples.
To express your opinion, viewpoints and conclusion you should use linking words or phrases.
Opinion essays are normally written in a formal style. You should avoid using colloquial expressions and idioms, short forms and personal examples.
Ex. 2. Write an essay on any of the following subjects using 180-200 words.
A man is the head of a family.
A woman is the head of a family.
Only equalitarian families are happy.
A woman’s only duty is housekeeping and raising children.
Unit 6. Children in the family
Vocabulary Practice
Ex. 1. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word combinations.
сын, дочь, пасынок, падчерица, старший сын, младшая дочь, дочь от первого брака, сын от настоящего брака, крестник, приёмный ребёнок, брат, сестра, сводный брат, старшая сестра, младший брат, близнецы, братья-близнецы, сёстры-близнецы, малыш, ребёнок (1-3 года)
Ex. 2. Give English words for the following definitions.
male child of a parent;
one’s female child;
child of an earlier marriage of one’s wife or husband;
child of an earlier marriage of one’s stepfather or stepmother;
person for whom a godparent acts as sponsor at baptism;
one not actually related by blood, but adopted by one’s parent(s) and brought up as a member of a family;
daughter of the same parents as another person;
brother related by one parent only;
either of two children born together of the same mother;
baby who can walk with short uncertain steps.
Ex. 3. Make up sentences with the new vocabulary.
Ex. 4. Translate into Russian.
What is an Ideal Family Situation?
Today nearly half of all families in Britain end up with two children, another quarter have three or more children, and only one family in four has a single child. This means that the vast majority of children have at least one brother or sister.
The number of single children in Russia astonishes many British visitors, especially the older ones. “Where are the brothers and sisters?” they ask. “Isn’t that child in danger of being spoiled?” “Being spoiled” is a very British concept. It refers to the belief that the child develops badly if he or she is indulged, petted, given too much his or her own way. Such a child will be a horrible nuisance to those around him, and will hurt himself by lack of self-discipline and by not knowing how to work co-operatively with others. Also, children in families of brothers and sisters are expected to work out some social rules among themselves. Growing up is seen partly as learning to take responsibility.
Ex. 5. Translate into English.
У Тома была дочь от первого брака и сын от настоящего брака. Его дочь, Елена, хорошо ладила со своей мачехой. И многие люди считали, что они очень похожи по характеру, а некоторые даже находили внешние сходства и удивлялись, когда им говорили, что она не её родная дочь.
Мой друг – семейный человек. В их семье долго не было детей, они хотели уже удочерить ребёнка, но внезапно жена узнала, что беременна.
Он был единственным ребёнком в семье, и у него не было друзей, поэтому в детстве он часто чувствовал себя одиноким.
Её племянник – единственный ребёнок в семье, и родители ни в чем ему не отказывают.
Проблема отцов и детей очень остро ощущается в семьях с поздними детьми.
Не очень весело быть единственным ребенком в семье. Каждому нужен в семье ровесник, чтобы поговорить об учебе, о проблемах, вместе отдохнуть.
У моей тети четверо детей, которые сейчас все уже семейные люди, у них свои дети, так что мои тетя и дядя уже стали бабушкой и дедушкой.
Дети должны принимать на себя какие-то обязанности как можно раньше. Родители не должны баловать их и делать за них то, что дети могут сделать сами.
Многодетные семьи в России были раньше не редкость, но сейчас семья изменилась – появилось много семей с одним ребенком.
Конфликты между детьми и родителями – классический случай непонимания между разными поколениями.
