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2.23. Read the situation and follow the steps below. Work with a group. Then

work with a partner.

ark and Ellen are married. Michael is 30 years old. He works full-time. Ellen is 31 and works part-time. They have a three-year-old son named Sam. Michael wants to have another child. Ellen isn’t sure. They live in a small apartment in a big city. They pay a lot of money for rent.

Prepare: Group 1: You are Michael. Make a list of reasons why you may want to

have another child.

Group 2: You are Ellen. Make a list of reasons why you may not want to

have another child.

Role-play: Work with a partner from the other group. Role-play a conversation

between Michael and Ellen. Use the reasons on your lists. Try to make a

decision about having another child.

Discuss: Share your decisions with the class. How many pairs decided to have

another child? How many decided not to?

2.24. Interview a friend, a neighbour, or a teacher. Ask the questions

below. Take notes. You can begin with this:

“May I ask you some questions about your family?”

or

“Do you mind if I ask you some questions about your family?”

Questions:

  1. Do you have any brothers or sisters?

If the answer is no … If the answer is yes …

2. Did you like being an only child 2. How many siblings do you have? What

when you were younger? Do you are their names?

like it now? Why or why not?

3. Are you the oldest, the youngest, or a

3. What’s the best thing about being middle child?

an only child? What’s the worst

thing? 4. When you were a child, did you like

being the oldest? The youngest?

4. Why did your parents decide to A middle child? Why or why not?

have only one child? Do you know

their reason? 5. What was the best thing about being

the oldest? The youngest? A middle

5. Did you ever feel lonely as a child? child? What was the worst thing about

it?

6. Who did you play with?

6. Did you have a good relationship with

7. (your decision) _______________ your siblings when you were children? How about now?

7. (your decision) __________________

    1. Describe the Russian or some other national wedding traditions. How are the English wedding traditions different from those in Russia?

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    1. a) Attitudes to the family and to behaviour have changed greatly in recent years – or at least people say they have. But is it really true? Answer the questions below.

. If you had a ten-year-old son/daughter, at what time would you expect him/her be in at night time?

2. If your son or daughter started smoking, would you try to dissuade (=make somebody decide not to do something) him or her at the age of 10? 15? 18?

3. Would you allow your teenage child to go on holiday alone with a friend of an opposite sex?

4. If you were having a glass of wine at home with a meal, at what age would you allow your child to have one?

5. Would you be upset if your son or daughter wanted to move out and live with a boyfriend or girlfriend without getting married, or would you simply regard it as “the modern thing to do”?

b) Do some research in order to find out how the Russian family traditions

and the way of life have changed over the last 50 years or so. Interview your older relatives on the issues listed below.

    1. behaviour of children

    2. head of the family

    3. age of getting married

    4. age of having the first child

    5. manner and ways of addressing people

(including the family members)

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        1. How do you say that you like or dislike something? Look at these pairs of sentences and decide which ones are correct and natural.

      Sometimes both sentences are correct and natural, sometimes one of

      them is wrong or it does not sound natural.

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      iving with parents and grandparent

  1. A. It was well-known that he was loathed by other teachers.

B. It was well-known that the other teachers loathed him.

  1. A. Sometimes I yearn for more time on my own.

B. Sometimes some time on my own is yearned for.

  1. A. Sport is passionate about by a lot of people.

B. A lot of people are passionate about sports.

  1. A. The first time I visited Venice, I was captivated by the city.

B. The first time I visited Venice, the city captivated me.

  1. A. Animals are quite fond of by British people.

B. British people are quite fond of animals.

  1. A. Going to the cinema tonight is fancied by me.

B. I fancy going to the cinema tonight.

  1. A. From a young age, the idea of traveling was keen on me.

B. From a young age I was keen on the idea of traveling.

  1. A. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

B. To hearing from you soon I look forward.

  1. A. It is a well-known fact that students dread exams.

B. It is a well-known fact that exams are dreaded by students.

    1. Discuss with a partner what you like and dislike in people’s character, clothes, theatre, weather, fine arts, books, occupations, etc. Think of as many aspects of human life as possible.

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      1. Look at the epigraph to this unit and say how you understand it. Read some more definitions of a family and choose one you most agree with and one you most disagree with. Explain your choice.

    A family is] the school of duties … founded on love.(Felix Adler)

  2. [A family is] bills of charges. (Francis Bacon)

  3. [A family is] a manufacture very little above the building of a house of cards. Time and accidents are sure to furnish a blast to blow them down. (Lord Halifax)

  4. [A family is] a society limited in numbers, but nevertheless a true society, anterior to every state or nation, with right and duties of its own, wholly independent of the commonwealth. (Pope Leo XIII)

  5. If well ordered … they [families] are the springs from which go forth the streams of national greatness and prosperity – of civil order and public happiness. (William Thayer)

WRITING

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    1. Write a description of your family of 250 words (be sure to include both the description of the character and the appearance of each member).

    1. Write three short paragraphs describing a relative.

aragraph 1
What does s/he look like?

Paragraph 2 What is s/he like?

Paragraph 3 What does s/he like doing?

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    1. Write three short paragraphs about one of the topics below. The expressions below can help you structure your essay better.

OPICS:

Having a lot of brothers and sisters

Being an only child

Having an older relative living with you

Both of your parents working

Paragraph 1 Advantages (Firstly, … Secondly, … Above all, …)

Paragraph 2 Disadvantages (On the other hand, For instance/ For example, …, Also … But the biggest disadvantage is …)

Paragraph 3 Your conclusion/own opinion (To sum up/ In conclusion …)

Other useful expressions:

One advantage/disadvantage is that …

On the one/ on the other hand …

That’s true, but …

I agree/ disagree because …

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