Змістовий модуль № 2

My family. About myself. Biography.

Pre-reading activity.

Read and learn words and expressions.

Sociology соціологія

Sociologist соціолог

Profession професія

Occupation заняття

Vital importance життєво важливий

Credit-test залік

Social institutions суспільні інститути

Human society суспільство

Stable family стабільна сім’я

Limited knowledge обмежені знання

Experience життєвий досвід

Diversity різноманіття

Parental attention батьківська увага

Socialization соціалізація

To survive уціліти, вижити

Appropriate відповідний, властивий

Divorce розлучення

Stepparent вітчим, мачуха

Spouse (syn. husband, wife) чоловік (дружина); подружжя

Sociable товариський, доброзичливий

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I. Read and translate into Ukrainian.

My Family

I was born on the fifth of March in 1987 in the town of Makiyivka. My name is Ann. My family consists of 4 members: my father, mother, my elder sister and me. As you see it is not large. We love each other very much. We are friendly and sociable.

My father is a businessman. He is 45. My mother is a good-looking woman of 42. She works at school, she is a teacher.

My sister is a pretty girl of 18. Her name is Lena. This year she has finished school and entered the Institute, the Department of Sociology. She is going to be a sociologist. As far as I know this profession is rather new, but to my mind it is very interesting. It seems to me sociology is the way of understanding the world, that’s why I decided to be a sociologist as my sister did. I believe this occupation is of vital importance and I’ll be able to help a lot of people.

When my sister has some spare time, she tells me about the students’ life, exams and credit-tests, about difficulties and problems on the way to her career development.

My mother is good at cooking. On Saturdays we invite our friends or relatives to enjoy tasty things and a pleasant talk.

My grandparents are pensioners. They live not far away. We visit them very often; help them with their house-keeping.

In the evening after the working day we usually gather in the sitting-room, watch TV and discuss our problems.

II. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

- My family is not large.

- We are friendly and sociable.

- My sister entered the Institute the Department of Sociology.

- She is going to be a psychologist.

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• The profession of sociologist is rather new and interesting.

• Sociology is the way of understanding the world.

• Sociology is not of vital importance.

• My sister has no spare time to tell me about the student’s life.

• There are some difficulties and problems on the way to her career development.

• I have no grandparents.

• In the evening we usually gather and discuss our problems.

III. Match English and Ukrainian equivalents.

a. friendly and sociable 1. достатньо нова

b. Department of ociology 2. життєво важлива

c. sociologist 3. кар’єрний зріст

d. rather new 4. соціолог

e. the way of understanding the world 5. вільний час

f. vital importance 6. дружні та товариські

g. to be able to help 7. труднощі і проблеми

h. spare time 8. факультет соціології

i. difficulties and problems 9. в змозі допомогти

j. career development 10. шлях розуміння світу

IY. Complete the following sentences using the words from the right-hand column.

My father’s wife is my … My parent’s son is my … My parent’s daughter is my ... My mother’s husband is my … My mother’s father is my … My father’s sister is my … My mother’s brother is my … My father’s mother is my … My mother’s sister is my … My uncle’s son is my … Pete is his uncle’s … Ann is her aunt’s …

aunt cousin father brother sister grandfather uncle niece grandmother nephew mother

Y. Read and translate the text. Make up the dialogue using the questions given after the text.

What’s Happening to the Family?

Nobody would argue that relationships in modern families are not the same as they used to be earlier. The family has changed in quality. And the main reason for this is that a woman has changed. She is not satisfied with the role of a housekeeper. She wants to have a profession; she doesn’t want to be dependent on another person. She has her own opinion, own hobby she is interested in.

And you may meet a lot of happy families based exclusively on mutual interests and respect. Among these couples there are childless as well, but it doesn’t make vacuum in the family, because each of them is self-valuable and interesting to the other. As for the question of children – each family should decide it for itself, jointly. Then even the thought of divorce won’t arise.

So whom to marry? Only the one whose way of thinking is close to yours, a man who is your friend, who respects a personality in you. But for this you have to be such.

Questions for the dialogue:

1. How many members do you have in your family?

1. Are you pressured by your family to act in a certain way?

2. Are your parents strict?

3. Do your parents let you stay out late? What time do you have to be at home?

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4. What kind of things do you do together with your family?

5. How many uncles and aunts do you have?

6. Do you often visit your grandparents?

7. What are some of your memories of childhood?

8. Do you look more like your mother or your father?

YI. A questionnaire. Answer the following questions and write an essay about yourself.

• What is your name?

• How old are you?

• Where are you from?

• What is your nationality?

• What is your place of birth?

• What is your occupation?

• Where do you study?

• What is your favourite subject?

• What kind of education did you get?

• Did you get a diploma (certificate)?

• When did you leave school?

• What are you going to be?

• What is your address?

• What is your phone number?

• What are your hobbies?

• What do you enjoy most?

• How do you spend your day-off?

• How do you usually relax?

• What are your interests?

• Who are your friends?

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• What are they?

• What music do you like?

• What books do you read?

YII. What are the questions to the answers?

a)_________________ My name is Nick Klimenko.

b) _________________ I am seventeen.

c) _________________ I live in Kyiv.

d) _________________ I study at the Department of Sociology .

e) _________________ Yes. Our Institute is large. There are about 3500

students in it.

f) _________________ I am going to be a sociologist.

g) _________________ I study at the Humanitarian faculty.

h) _________________ Our lessons start at 8 a.m. and finish at 2 p.m.

i) __________________ After the Institute I do sports.

j) __________________ My favourite sport is basketball.

k) _________________ Yes, I have many friends at the Institute.

l) ___________________ Some of them are going to be economists, others

- sociologists as I am.

YIII. Draw a family tree (it may be you own).

Family Tree.

1. Nick is 18. He has a father and a mother.

1. His father’s name is Jack. His mother’s name is Betty.

2. Nick has one brother. His name is Andrew.

3. Nick’s cousins are Jill and Colin.

4. Colin’s father is Paul. He is Nick’s father’s brother.

5. Fill’s mother is Ann. She is Nick’s mother’s sister.

6. Andrew is older than Nick. He is 28. He is married to Jane.

7. Mary is Andrew’s daughter.

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8. Nick’s niece is Mary.

9. Andrew and Jane are Mary’s parents.

10. Alfred is Colin’s grandfather.

11. Alfred has got two sons and one daughter: Jack, Paul and Ann.

IX. Read, translate and explain your attitude to the following.

The Bible says, “Honour thy father and thy mother”. It is one of the Ten Commandments.

In the family mothers and fathers help their children in many ways, long before the children can understand about it or say, “Thank you”. As children grow older, they do many things for their fathers and mothers. Parents and children help one another. Though parents sometimes make mistakes, the children should understand that their parents are wiser and they know what is best for their children. So sons and daughters must show respect to their fathers and mothers and trust them, and obey them.

But parents should spend more time with their kids. Some adults talk to their children only when they must scold them for something. It is completely wrong. How can they expect teenagers to be open with them if they are not interested in their life? Often, parents do not understand their children because they do not really try to.

Another thing is too much control. If adults do not trust teenagers, do not see them as equals, it is only natural that teenagers behave in an irresponsible and childish way. They do what is expected of them.

X. A questionnaire. What Sort of Person Are You.

Only tick (ˇ) if you answer is YES -.

Which of these statements apply to you?

1.I always like to keep my things neat and tidy.

2. I am a good listener.

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3.I am a hard worker.

1. I am easily influenced by friends.

2. I am usually willing to compromise and cooperate.

3. I am not particularly interested in money.

4. I can forget my problems very easily.

5. I am musical.

6. I enjoy being on my own.

10. I find it difficult to admit that I may be wrong.

11. I am honest.

12. I am ambitious.

13. I am usually calm and not easily upset.

14. I am fashion-conscious.

15. I am satisfied with my appearance.

16. I am superstitious.

17. I enjoy eating good food.

18. I can relax quite easily.

19. I enjoy being the center of attention.

20. I find it hard to talk to strangers.

21. I find that my first impression of a person is usually correct.

22. I get upset if someone criticizes me.

Speak about:

• a type of person you like to be with;

• a type of person you don’t like to be with;

• What sort of person annoys you;

• Two good points and two bad points about yourself, etc.

XI. You are studying English. Answer the following questions. Speak about your study habits (Student’s Study Habits Questionnaire):

Full name: __________________________________

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Home address: _______________________________

Nationality: __________________________________

What study materials do you use when you study English? ____________

_____________________________________________

How many hours a week do you study English by yourself? ____________

_______________________________________________

Which part of the day do you prefer to study at?____________________

When you study where do you prefer to sit? ______________________

What disturbs you most when you are studying? ____________________

____________________________________________________________

What do you like best about learning English? _______________________

_____________________________________________________________

Signature: ____________________________________________________

XII. a) What is your attitude to the Institute? Are you doing your best? Here is a questionnaire. Answer the questions and work out the score.

Are You Doing Your Best?

1. You are ten minutes late for the Institute. You know that it is not the first time you come late and the teacher is going to be angry when you arrive. What do you do?

• Run all the way and apologize to the teacher. (3)

• Do not worry about it. It does not matter. (1)

• Give up and go home. (0)

1. A week ago the teacher gave an essay to write. Tomorrow is an absolute deadline. You:

• Started to work at an essay immediately, now it is ready. (3)

• Waited until the last moment and now you have to sit up late to finish it in time. (2)

• Have had your essay written by a professional. (1)

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2. You have to choose between English and German. How do you make your decision?

• You choose the language you think easier. (1)

• You choose the subject with a nicer teacher. (2)

• You choose the language that you think you will need in your future profession. (3)

4. What do you enjoy most about Institute?

- The bell telling that the lessons are over. (0)

- Five or six really interesting lessons. (3)

- Meeting your friends there. (1)

5. You have too much homework and you cannot do it all. What do you do?

- Give up and find something interesting to do. (0)

- Do the subjects you enjoy and forget the others. (2)

- Try your best and ask your teachers for help. (3)

6. Where do you usually sit at the lessons?

- At a place where you can see the board and hear your teacher clearly. (3)

- At the back of the class, so the teachers cannot see you talking. (0)

- Next to your best friend. (2)

7. How much of subjects do you think will be necessary in your future occupation?

- Most of them because they prepare you for the adult professional life. (3)

- None of them. They have got nothing to do with professional work. (0)

- Some practical things help, but the rest is rubbish. (1)

Results:

2 – 7: You hate the Institute and cannot wait when your study is over.

8 – 14: You and your Institute are going parallel ways and occasionally cross.

15 – 21: You love the Institute and you are doing your best.

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b) Do you agree with the score? Why? Why not?

Example:

• I agree with my score. I got 19 and I love my Institute.

• I don’t agree. I got only 5 points but I don’t hate my Institute, etc.

c) What could you do to make the Institute better? What things could your teachers do?

Example:

• I could work a little bit harder.

• Teachers could give us less homework, etc.

XIII. Discuss if it is easy for you to get along with people who:

• are always complaining;

• are always criticizing someone;

• are always giving advice to everybody;

• are always interrupting;

• never listen to someone else’s point of view;

• are always changing their mind.

Use such expressions as:

• I cannot stand people who …

• I cannot get along with people who …

• It is difficult for me to communicate with people who …

• As for me, I …, etc.

XIY. Memorize the following items and comment on them.

If there is right in the soul,

There is beauty in the person.

If there is beauty in the person,

There will be harmony in the home.

If there is harmony in the home,

There will be order in the nation.

If there is order in the nation,

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There will be peace in the world.

XY. Read the text. Translate it into Ukrainian. Answer the questions given below.

Sociology of a Family.

The most basic of all social institutions is the family. Every human society has some sort of family system. A stable family unit is necessary because human babies require an extended period of parental attention and socialization in order to survive and become functioning members of their society. A stable family unit is also made more likely by the fact that human sexual relations are not restricted to a breeding season, as in the case with other species.

The structure of the family varies to a great extent from one society to another. The reasons for these variations have to do with other aspects of the culture and the need to fulfill basic needs.

Members of every society generally believe that their particular society’s marriage and family patterns are the most appropriate.

Unlike many other subjects studied at Institutes and Universities, the family is one of the subject students often believe they already know all about. The vast majority of people have the first-hand experience of at least one family. In fact, most people have only limited knowledge of families because their belief about the family is formed largely from their own experience. Their personal background does little to prepare them for the wide diversity of families.

Questions:

1. Do marriages in which the bride is pregnant have a higher risk of divorce?

2. Has love always been the main reason for marriage?

3. Do the majority of children today live with stepparents?

4.Do the majority of adult people live with other relatives besides their spouses and children?

5.What is the stable family?

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6.Does people’s personal background do much to prepare them for the wide diversity of families?

7.Who has limited knowledge of families? Why?

XYI. Make up your own CURRICULUM VITAE according to the plan:

• Personal details Example:

Name Nikolay S. Fomin

Date of birth June, 17, 1989

Address 137, Gorbachova Str., Apt. 45,

Makiyivka, 18600

Telephone (8632) 22-28-36

Gender male

Marital status unmarried

Native language Ukrainian

• Education

September 1995 - Secondary School N 47, Makiyivka

June 2006 (Honour Degree)

September 2006 – Sociology Department of Makiyivka Institute

Present of Economics and Humanities

Major – Sociology of Organization

• Working Experience I have no working experience

• Interest/Activities Computer technology and the Internet; swimming and running; modern foreign music; dancing;

historical novels and poetry.

• Other Information 2005 – completed 2-year Computer Courses.

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