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Module 2: Man and his family.

Составитель И. А. Тазюкова

1.Text A. Britain now. The family.

Text B. Househusband.

2.Dialogue. An interview with Jenifer.

3.Grammar: the noun (case, number); the Present Simple and the Present Progressive.

4.Vocabulary: family values, family problems, household, relationships, social support, daily routine, daily problems, feelings, emotions.

5.Projects: drawing a family tree; discussing relationships/ family problems (suggested); drawing up a personal contract; writing an essay “Families in my country”.

Family tree.

Look at the family tree and complete the text with the correct words. Be careful – you may need to use plurals.

Julia = Derek

Phil = Jean Sarah = Tom

Kate Molly Toby Jessica Rosy Ben

Sister, aunt, mum/mother, father/dad, cousin, granny/grandmother, grandchild, brother, grandson, uncle, husband, child, granddaughter, sister, grandfather

I’ve got one _____ and two_____. Toby is the eldest and Ben is the youngest. My mum’s _____, Jean, is my______. She’s married to Phil, so he’s my _______. They’ve got two ______, Katie and Molly, who are our_____. Jean and mum’s ______, Julia, is our______. Her_______is our. He’s called Derek. Julia and Derek are our ______ and we’re their _______. They’ve got four _______and two _______.

Draw your family tree, and tell your partner something about the people in it.

Text A. Britain now. The family.

Read the text and answer the questions.

There are many different views on family life. Some people couldn’t do without the support and love of their families. Others say it is the source of most of our problems and anxieties. Whatever the truth is, the family is definitely a powerful symbol. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you will see advertisements featuring happy, balanced families. Politicians often try to win votes by standing for “family values”: respect for parental authority, stability in marriage, chastity and care for the elderly.

There is no definition of a “normal family”. Broadly speaking, the family is a group of people related by blood or law, living together or associating with one another for a common purpose.

That purpose is usually to provide shelter and food, and to bring up children. The nature of the family keeps changing: there are a number of types of family that exist in a society at any one time.

Many people think there was once a golden age in which the world was filled with happy families. The mother ran the house, and the father went out to work to bring back enough money for this ideal family to live its life.

The family – mother, father and three or four healthy, happy children – would go out for an occasional treat. Roles were very clear for the parents and children. Discipline within the family was strong, and moral standards were high. This image is the kind of family life people mean when they talk about “Victorian values”. The vision of a golden age is based perhaps on how we think perfect family life should be.

Some sociologists argue that the nature of the family constantly changing and that there is no point in making comparisons with families of a generation ago. However, people continue to hope for a stable family life. Marriage has no gone out of fashion; although the number of divorces has increased, so has the number of divorced people who will marry again.

It is now acceptable in most social circles for people to live together before they are married – if they intend to get married at all. The numbers of couples cohabiting increased during the 1980s (18 per cent of unmarried people aged between 16 and 59 years old), becoming common as a living arrangement before marriage. Many people think that this is a useful way of “testing out” a relationship before the commitment of marriage. People still get married, often after living together, but there is an increasing chance that the marriage ends in divorce (one in two marriages).

On average, those who do choose to get married tend to marry later: the ages at which men and women marry for the first time have risen continuously in recent years. In 1990, it was 27 for men and 25 for women. In Britain, you can get married in a church or in a registry office.

Family sizes fell in the 1970s and 1980s.This is partly because people have fewer children: in Britain most people have just two. But the main factor is the increase in the number of one-person households. Twenty seven per cent of households consist of people who live on their own. Most people living alone are widows, but there has been a big increase in the number of men who live alone. This is because a large number of couples get divorced. Men often live on their own after getting divorced, whereas women often live with the children.

Nowadays, nine per cent of families are lone parents with children. Women are usually the head of the type of household. Just over 17 per cent of families with children are headed by single mothers, with about one per cent headed by a lone father.

A high proportion of men and women living alone have never married – there is no longer great pressure on people to do so. In the past a woman, especially, would not leave the family home until she was getting married and starting her own family.

Now many children leave home at around 18. It is not unusual for young people to live alone or with friends. Finding somewhere cheap to live is not easy in Britain because there is not enough council housing. It is especially difficult for young people without work because they receive very little money from the State. If they are under 18, have left home and are not on a government work training scheme, they receive no money from the State. There are hostels or the homeless, but the accommodation is always temporary.

Answer the questions:

Can you think of people you know who have no children or live on their own?

Would you like to live on your own? Why (not)?

When do you think you will leave home?

If you could not live with your parents, where would you go and what would you do?

Text B Househusband.

Read the text.

It’s early evening and Mike Beaver, 41, is sitting in the living room of his suburban house near London. He’s reading to his daughter Louise, six, and his baby son Eddie is playing with his toys. Aha, you think, mike has come from work and he’s enjoying quality time with his children.

But you’d be wrong. Mike is a househusband. He looks after the children full-time, and he does the same things any housewife does. He wakes the children up and gives them their breakfast, takes Louise to school, and one day a week takes Eddie to the nursery. Then he cleans the house, does the shopping, and picks the children up from school. He makes dinner for his wife Tina. Then he puts the children to bed – all while she’s at work.

Tina is the director of a PR firm in London so she earns a good salary, but she works long hours. She goes to work at 7.00 in the morning and she often doesn’t get home until 8 p.m., when the children are usually asleep, so she hardly ever sees them during the week. But at the weekend they spend time together. They go shopping, go for a family walk, the children sometimes invite friends over, and in the evening they all sit in front of the television. For these two days, Tina forgets her career, and she enjoys being with the children.

“Many people, especially men, don’t believe me, but I’m enjoying life. I’m doing what I want to do”, says Mike. And what does Tina think? “It means that I can have a career, which I love. And I admire Mike for being so good at what he does – he does a better job than I ever could!” she says with a smile.

Notes:

Househusband / housewife – домохозяин, домохозяйка

To earn a good salary – хорошо зарабатывать

Work long hours – работать сверхурочно

Do you agree with the statements?

Housework isn’t really work.

One parent should stay at home with the children.

Women are better than men at looking after children.

Parents should spend some time with their children every day.

Women can have children and a career.

What do you think of Mike’s job?

Could you be like Mike?

Would you marry someone like Mike? Why/ Why not?

An interview with Jenifer.