Unit IV sibling realtionship and birth order

Lead-in

1. Work in groups to discuss the following questions and do an in-class survey. Comment on the results in a short written report.

Sibling Survey

	#1 M/F	#2 M/F	#3M/F	#4 M/F
Questions
1. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
2. Where are you in terms of birth order (the oldest, the middle child, the youngest)?
3. As a child, how well did you get along with your siblings? very well OK not very well badly
4. Which sibling did you get along with the best?
5. How do you get along with your siblings today? very well OK not very well badly
6. Of the following pairs of sib­lings, which pair do you think is usually the closest? a. a brother and a sister b. two sisters c. two brothers
7. Which person in your family usually takes responsibility for getting family members together?

2. List those aspects of family life which are likely to increase sibling rivalry.

Pre-reading

1. Read the following words and phrases. Find the equivalents in Russian.

aggressive hostile interchanges

to act as emotional support

age spacing

a special affinity

to drift apart

to be involve in smb’s own career

late-life bond

to deepen an existing rift

to be indifferent toward smb or smth

lingering rivalry

to retrieve a memory

to validate smb’s experience

a rewarding activity

to find solace in the thought that …

safety nets

to keep track to each other

2. Try to remember as many phrases as possible. Compare your results with your partner.

3. A. Read the following nouns and try to explain their meaning in English:

adulthood	deed	anxiety	empathy
adults	errands	animosity	mate
experience	rift	quilt	assertion
solace	rivalry	remorse	nurturance
affinity	inheritance	estrangement	obligation
bond	favor	failure	proximity

B. Read the following adjectives and try to explain their meaning in English:

empty	healthy	indifferent	far-reaching
fast-paced	close	poor	rewarding
former	hostile	unexpected	positive
crucial	needy	frail	latent

C. Choose one of the adjectives from each column. When was the last time you felt like this? What happened to cause this feeling?

D. Read the following verbs and try to explain their meaning in English:

to assume	to drift apart	to immerse in
to admit	to turn back	to retrieve
to inspire	to bring together	to validate
to evoke	to be capable	to become involved in …

E. match the words from ex. A, B, and D to make sentences

Reading

1. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given in ex. A, B, and D

2. Read the text. As you read, underline what you think are the most important ideas in the reading. Then, in one or two sentences, write the main idea of the reading. Use your own words.

Main idea:

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