FAMILY

FAMILY

introduce yourself
1. My name is...
2. I was born on...
3. I am / family status....
4. In my family there are...
5. I have a younger....
6. ...
7. I am the youngest / middle / oldest ....in our family
8. My parents are friendly, democratic, strict, authoratitive
9. my grandparents are alive, dead, retired, still working
10. we all live in a family house...in a village called
11. I have the best relationship with my ...
12. I like my ( aunt)...most because she is a funny person...
13. we are a large \ú small / happy / sad
Types of Families
1. a nuclear family
  1. mother/father/children
2. extended family
  1. M/F/CH and grandparents
3. broken family
  1. couple gets divorced
    1. why?
      1. different interests
      2. lack of trust
      3. financial problems
      4. addiction to alcohol/drugs
      5. gambling
      6. unemployment
4. cohabitation
5. single parent family
6. step family
Family functions
1. provide
  1. protection / education / social introduction
2. care for
  1. the aged / sick / disabled
3. fulfil
  1. a biological / sociological / emotional / economic / educational needs
4. get together
  1. for various occasions
Roles of Family Members
1. parents
  1. democratic parents
    1. lead the dialogue
    2. respect their opinion
  2. authoritarian
    1. set srtict rules / no compromises/ lead to generation gaps
  3. liberal
    1. too much freedom / no limits
  4. over- caring
    1. o much love / spoil the children / not able to set up their families
2. all the members of the family
  1. care for the aged
Family Members
2. relatives
3. grand ...
4. ...in law
5. step...
Duties and responsibilities
1. domestic chores
2. maternity leave
ideal parents
1. Should be / shouldn 't be
  1. friendly / democratic / liberal / strict/ helpful / reliable / emphatic / responsible
2. Should / shouldn't
  1. spend weekends with their children
  2. buy
  3. listen to
  4. talk to
  5. make compromises
  6. solve problems
Describe your favourite family member
1. appearance
2. human traits/ qualities
  1. pos
  2. neg
Does marriage belong to the past?
1. describe a typical wedding

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	Created by Elena Grunova over 9 years ago