5. A)Workinsmallgroups.Talkabouttheunusualfamiliesyouknow.

b)Isyourfamilytypical?Whataretheadvantagesanddisad-vantagesofbeingapartofanunusualfamily?

LESSON3:LOVEISTHEKEY!

Communicativearea:discussing,givingopinion

Activevocabulary:orphan,abandoned,neglected,alcoholism,alcohol,disadvantaged

1. ListentothesongHereIam.ItistheofficialsongoftheSosChildren’sVillageorganization.Whatkindoforganizationisit?Whatareitsaimsandpolicies?

Hereismysongformyprotection

Asongoflove,respectandsecurityHereIam–let’sgetinaction

Let’sliveinpeaceanddignity

What’sbehindashiningface?

Howdoyoudescribeasmilingface?Whatiswrong?Whatisright?Thereisoneanswer:Loveisthekey!

HereIam–witharightforshelter,andarightforcare

HereIam–I’vegottherightforshelterandtherightforloveHereIam–doyouknowhowIfeel,anddoyouseewhatIsee?HereIam–andIwanttotakepart–tomakeallofthisrealHereIam–yesIam

2. Discussthequestionsbelow.

• Domanycountriesfacetheproblemofabandonedchildren?

• DoyouthinktherearemanyneglectedchildreninBelar-

us?Whatmayhappentothosechildren?Whatproblemsdo

theyfaceeveryday?Whatcausestheseproblemsintheso-ciety?

3. a)Whatdoesthepicturebelowillustrate?

2. )ListentotheinterviewwithLilyaShestakova,LeaderoftheSOSSocialCentre,Belarus.WhatworkdoestheSOSChildren’sVillagesdoinBelarus?

2. )Listenagainandchoosetheappropriatestatement.

1. SOSChildren’sVillagesis

1. anindependentcharityorganisationworkinginBelarusintheaftermathofChernobyl.

2. anAustriancharityorganisationthathelpschildrenanddisadvantagedfamiliesallovertheworld.

3. anindependentinternationalorganisation,whichhasbeenactiveinthefieldofchildren’sneeds,concernsandrightssince1949.

2. Theorganisationwasfounded

1. toprovidethewarorphansandabandonedchildrenwithapermanenthome.

2. byanAustrianmedicalstudentHermannGmeinerduringtheSecondWorldWar.

3. byHermannGmeinertohelpthechildrenallovertheworldfindtheirfamilies.

3. Sinceitsfoundingin1949,SOSChildren’sVillages

1. isoperatingin132countries,helpingover1millionpeopleeachyear.

2. carriesoutitsactivitiesin142countriesandterritories.

3. isactivein132countriesandterritories.About500SOSChildren’sVillagesprovidemorethan60,000childrenandyouthsinneedwithanewhome.

4. ThefirstSOSChildren’svillageinBelaruswasbuilt

1. inthecapitalMinskin1991.

2. duetothenucleardisasterinChernobylon26April1986.

3. forchildrensufferingfromtheeffectsofradiation.

5. Inthevillagesorphanedchildrenlive

1. infamilieswiththeirSOSmotherandupto10siblingsinthehomeoftheirown.

2. inSOSfamiliesthatprovidethemwithfoodandshelter.

3. withtheirbiologicalfamiliesinthefamilyhousesinalov-ingfamilyenvironment.

6. ApartfromtheChildren’sVillagestherearealsoyouthcen-tresandsocialcentresthat

1. helpdisadvantagedfamilieskeeptogetherbyprovidingmoneyandfoodforthem.

2. offereverydaysupporttofamilieswhoareatriskofaban-doningtheirchildrenandenablechildrentogrowwithinacaringfamilyenvironment.

3. helpalcoholaddictstoimprovetheirparentingskills.

7. Liliafindsthemostrewardingthefactthat

1. manyoftheSOSchildrencomebacktoworkintheirorgan-isationwhentheygrowup.

2. manyoftheSOSchildrenhavingdifferentbackgroundsgrowtobecomehappyindependentadults.

3. noteverystoryhasahappyend.