Family Life Then and Now

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<ariation: 'ore emphasis could be put on writing by ha"ing Ss create their own

truefalse #ui= in groups.

f students are comfortable with writing$ they could make posters about

family life then and now in their country. (his could be a group acti"ity.

f language abilities are high enough$ students could list the ad"antagesand disad"antages of life then and now.

Assessment: The task helps prepare learners for the following summative assessments:

Access 2 >eginner8s nglish Outcomes 1 & 2 (DA9M 08)

Access 3 !ersonal and Social nglish Outcomes 1 & 2 (DA9K 09)



Family Life: Then & Now

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Match the pictures of houses to the names:

E.g. Terraced house __3___

Block of flats ______

Semi-detached ______

Bungalow ______

Detached house ______

Tenement ______

ouse name

! house which is not "oined to an# other. ____________

! house which is "oined to another on one side. ____________

! tall $uilding which has man# flats on each floor. ____________

! house which is "oined to other houses on $oth sides. ____________

!n old four-store# $uilding with % or more flats. ____________

! house on one le&el. ____________

1950 or 2006?

Match the pictures of the

houses to the names.



________ __________

My name is Jack. I live in a Glasgow tenement. There are 6 eole in my !amily"my mother an# !ather" my two sisters an# my yo$nger %rother an# me. In o$r !lat

there are two rooms" the kitchen&living room an# the %e#room. It is a small !lat sowe #on't have m$ch sace. (e share an o$tsi#e toilet with the neigh%o$rs.In the morning we $s$ally get $ early an# I always lay !oot%all with my !rien#s.)ometimes my sisters lay too. *ccasionally my mother sho$ts at $s !rom thewin#ow. In the evening we sometimes have a %ath in the living room.

My name is )arah. I live in a Glasgow tenement. I live alone. In my !lat thereare !o$r rooms" the kitchen" the living room" the %e#room an# the %athroom. It'sa nice !lat an# always warm. I share the gar#en with my neigh%o$rs.In the morning I always get $ early an# go to work. I sometimes come home

late !rom work. +s$ally at the weeken# I visit my !rien#s or go shoing. I rarelyhave a %ath %$t I always have a shower in the morning.

True or false'

e.g. Sarah li&es $# herself. True (alse

). Sarah ne&er has a $ath. True (alse

*. +ack alwa#s pla#s foot$all with his friends. True (alse

3. Sarah shares the toilet. True (alse,. +ack sometimes has a shower. True (alse

. Sarahs flat has four rooms. True (alse

/. +acks flat isnt $ig. True (alse



2006 1950

Married couples usually li&e

$# themsel&es.

Married couples often li&e

with parents.

Married couples sometimes

di&orce.

Married couples rarely

di&orce.

0ouples sometimes ha&e

children $efore marriage.

0ouples rarely ha&e

children $efore marriage.

Men and women often li&etogether $efore marriage.

Men and women rarely li&etogether $efore marriage.

1omen often ha&e children

in their 32s.

1omen usually ha&e

children in their teens or

*2s.

(amilies sometimes ha&e

onl# one parent.

(amilies rarely ha&e onl#

one parent.



1omen sometimes sta#

home to look after children.

1omen almost always sta#

at home to look after

children.



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Family Life Then and Now