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MY FAMILY

Read and translate the text:

My name is Oksana. Our family is neither large nor small, justa typical family. I have a mother, a father, my brother and a sister,

and our cat. We all live together in a three-room flat. We are anaverage family.

My father, Vladimir, is 45 years old. He is a tall and well-built

man with short black hair and grey eyes. He works as a manager at abig plant. He likes his work and spends most of his time there. Bycharacter my father is a quiet man, while my mother is energetic and

talkative.

My mothers name is Olga. My Mummy is forty. She is a

teacher of music and plays the piano well. My mother always has alot of work to do about the house and at school. She is a born teacher.

She is a busy woman and we all help her.

My sisters name is Alla. Like our mother, Alla has blue eyes

and fair hair. She is a very good-looking girl. Alla is three yearsyounger than me. She is a pupil of the 8th form. She does well at

school and gets only good and excellent marks. Literature is herfavourite subject and she wants to become a teacher, as well as I do.

My younger brother Igor is only six years old, he goes to the

kindergarten. He is very funny. I like to spend my free time teachinghim something. Igor likes to play with our cat.

My grandparents are retired. They like gardening. They spend

a lot of their time in the garden. They grow vegetables and fruits. Weenjoy having fresh vegetables and green on our dinner table.

Our family is very united. We like to spend time together. Inthe evenings we watch TV, read books and newspapers, listen to


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music or just talk about the events of the day. Our parents dont

always agree with what we say, but they listen to our opinion.All of us like to spend our weekends in the country. We often

go to the village where our grandparents live. They are agedpensioners now, but prefer to live in the country.

My great-grandmother is still alive. She lives in mygrandmothers family and is always glad to see us. Her health is poor

and she asks us to come and see her more often. I also have manyother relatives: uncles, aunts, cousins. We are happy when we are

together.

I love my family very much. We always help each other.Everyone in my family is my best friend.

Words to be memorized:

1) average family

2) brother-in-law ( ), ( )

3) by character

4) father-in-law ,

5) generous

6) godfather

7) godmother

8) good-looking 9) great grandparents

10) half-brother

11) honest

12) introverted ,


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13) mother-in-law ,

14) nephew

15) niece

16) poor health

17) relatives

18) rude

19) selfish

20) siblings

21) single-parent family

22) stepbrother

23) stepfather

24) stepmother

25) stepsister

26) stubborn

27) talkative ,

28) three-room flat

29) to be retired

30) to get on ,

31) to take after ,

32) to work as


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SONIAS FAMILY


Im the youngest child in my family. Ive got two olderbrothers, Bob and Jason. Theyre twins and theyre nineteen. They

left school last year. Bob is working in France this year, because hesgoing to study French at university next year. Jasons already at

university.

My parents names are Charles and Mary. My fathers a

manager. He works in an office. My mums a Science teacher.

Ive got two aunts and an uncle. My father was an only child,

but my mums got a younger brother and sister. Uncle David ismarried. His wifes name is Emma. They got married four years ago.

Theyve got a son. His names Bertie and hes two years old. Hecalls me Onnie, because he cant say Sonia. Im going to have

another cousin soon, because Auntie Emma is expecting a baby.

Mums sister, Auntie, is single. She works for a sports

company, so we always get good presents from her. She got me anEngland football shirt last year. I like Auntie Sylvia. She says that

Im her favourite niece. (Actually, she hasnt got any other nieces Bob, Jason and Bertie are her nephews!)

Then there are my grandparents. I call my grandmotherGrandma. Grandmas name is Margaret and Grandpas name is

Harry. My dads parents died a few years ago, so I dont rememberthem very well.

So, thats my family.


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I. What relationship are these people to each other?

1. Bob / Sonia

2. Bertie / Jason

3. Harry / David

4. Bertie and Sonia / Margaret

5. Mary / Charles

6. Bob / Harry

7. Sylvia / Jason

8. Emma / Sonia

9. Harry and Margaret / Sylvia and David

10. Mary / Margaret

EXERCISES:

I. Match the words with their definitions:

1) cousins a) son of your sister or brother

2) stepmother b) daughter of your sister or brother

3) in-laws c) relatives that lived a very long time ago

4) great-grandmother d) children of your uncle or aunt

5) niece e) husband of your sister


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6) brother-in-law f) daughter of your children

7) nephew g) father of your grandparents

8) granddaughter h) parents of your husband or wife

9) ancestors i) your fathers new wife

10) family reunion j) get-together of an extended family

II. Answer the questions:

1. How many people are there in your family? Who are they?

2. How many grandparents have you got? How often do you

see them?

3. What does your family usually do on Sundays?

4. How many cousins do you have? What do you do when yousee them?

5. Who does the housework in your family? (e.g. cooking,cleaning, washing)

6. Does your family eat meals together? What else do you dotogether?

7. Are there any rules in your family? What are they? Do youthink they are fair?

8. Who do you take after?

9. Do you get on well with you parents?

10. Who are you more like in character, your mother or yourfather?


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11. Do you want to bring up your children in the same way you

were brought up?

12. Would you like to live with your parents after gettingmarried? Why or why not?

13. Which family member do you get on the best? Why?

14. Who do you argue with a lot?

15. Tell about the relative you like the most. Why do you like

him or her?

16. Do you have any family member living or working abroad?

17. Do you ever hold family reunion? If so, what happensthere?

18. How many children would you like to have?

19. What size is the perfect family?

20. Do you think that families you see on TV or in the movies

are like families in your countries? Why or why not?

III. How would you describe your relatives? Complete the

chart with family members names. Then tell why each relative

matches the definition you choose?

Adjective Name Relationship Why

Honest Alex father he does what he promises

Generous

Rude

Stubborn


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Kind

Selfish

Intelligent

IV. Fill in your Family Tree with names of your relatives:


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TEXT I


FAMILIES HAVE A GREAT GREAT FUTURE

Twenty years ago, the typical extended family was wide. It

usually consisted of two or three generations, with many children ineach nuclear family. People had lots of aunts and uncles but often

didnt know their grandparents. However, according to a new studythe British research group Mintel, the family is changing shape. The

family groups of the future will be long and thin, with three or foursmall generations.

Here are some of their predictions:1. Most children will know their great -grandparents (and even

great-great-grandparents) because people are living longer.2. Very few people will have brothers or sisters, and it will be

common to be an only child. As a result, future generations will not

have many cousins either.3. Many children will grow up isolated from other children andyoung adults. This will make them more selfish and introverted.

4. More couples will divorce and re-marry, some more thanonce. They may have children with their new partners, so many

children will have a stepmother or stepfather and half-brothers orsisters.

5. There will be many boomerang children. These are

children who leave home to get married, but then divorce and returnto live with their parents.

6. There will be more single-parent families.

7. Because houses are now so expansive, different generationsmay decide to live together, so parents, grandparents, and adult

children may co-own their houses, and many couples will have tolive with their in-laws.


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IV. Translate the following sentences into English:

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V. Complete the sentences with each other or a reflexive

pronoun:


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1. After the argument they didnt speak to _______ for a week.

2. This light is automatic. It turns _______ on and off.

3. We built the house _______. It took three years.

4. We only see ________ once a month.

5. They argue a lot. They dont understand each other.

6. I blame _______ for the accident. It was my fault.

TEXT II

Read the text and express the main idea of the text in

several sentences:

WE ARE FAMILY

Two sisters tell the truth about themselves and each other

Wendy Wilson and her older sister Carnie are the daughters of BeachBoys founder, Brian Wilson. They formed the band Wilson Philips

(with the daughter of Michelle Philips of The mamas and Papas) andtheir first album was a worldwide hit. Today they are both married

and live in Los Angeles. Here they talk about their relationship.Wendy, the younger sister says: I always thought Carnie was

really cool. Especially when she was a teenager and had bright redhair. But, like most of the older sisters, she wasnt at all interested in

her younger sister. I desperately wanted to be with her and herfriends, and sometimes I used to follow them, but she hated that.


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When we were kids we both had a lot of material things like

toys and clothes, but even then we knew that Mom and Dad werenthappy. We used to talk about it all the time, and after a while they

separated and we stayed with Mom. We didnt see Dad for a fewyears, which really hurt us. But its also the thing that brought me

and Carnie closer together. When I was 16 or 17 the one and the halfyear age gapbetween us didnt matter anymore, and we started to get

on with each other and to write songs together.Carnie, the older sister says: I sometimes think that poor

Wendy has spent all her life competing with me. She was a quiet, shy

child, while I was incrediblytalkative and demanding. I was awful! Iwasnt interested in studying, all I wanted to do was go to parties,and Wendy used to tell my parents. So I was horrible to her I used

to pinch her and bite her.I was very jealous of Wendy also because she was more

attractive than me. But she always defended me when other peoplecriticized me, and sometimes it seemed as if she was the older sister I

was the younger one. Although, we were complete opposites, we

were also very closeand had a lot of fun together. We still do.I think Isuffereda lot because of my father leaving us when we

were small, but Wendy helped me to understand that dad loved us

too, but in a different way. She also taught me that you cant blameother people for your problems, you have to look at yourself.

I. Discuss in a group:

1. In a family with two children, do you think its better to bethe older or the younger sister or brother? Why?

2. Do you think such relationship in typical of brothers andsisters?


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II. Translate the following words into English, looking at

the highlighted wordsin the text:

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TEXT III

Here are two people talking about their families. Read and

translate:

LOUISA AND ROSE

a) L= Louisa, I= Interviewer

L: Im the youngest of seven children. My oldest sister is still

alive, age ninety-three, and there sixteen years between us. There

were four girls, two boys and then me.I: Seven children! Wow! How did you all get on together when

you were children?

L: Amazingly well! Being the youngest, my two brothers andme called our sisters the others, because they were either married

or working by the time we were born. But the seven of us all gotalong very well. But its different now, of cause.

I:Really? How?L: Well, when we were small, my older sisters often took care

of us. Now my brothers and I are busy taking care of them.I: Tell me about your oldest sister Julia. How has your

relationship with her changed over the years?

L: Julia was the sister who used to on her holidays used to

take me for walks and so on. But then she became a nun and went to


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Africa for twenty-three years. We wrote to one another and I was still

her little sister. When she came back, it was shortly after my husbanddied. We became very close and our whole relationship changed and

we became great friends.I: What do you see as the main advantage and disadvantage of

coming from such a large family?L: Hmm. I think the main advantage was that we learned how

to enjoy life without having a lot of money. I think our otherrelatives, my rich cousins in the city envied us. We had old bikes, old

clothes, but we had lots of freedom. In the city, they had to wear nice

suits and behave correctly.I: Disadvantages?L: I think it was difficult some times to have hand-me-down

clothes, especially for a little girl like me. And I was sad that wedidnt go away on holiday like some other children. But the

advantages outweighed the disadvantages enormously, theres nodoubt about that.

I: Six out of the seven are still alive. How closely have you

kept in touch over the years?L: Very closely. Of cause we still phone each other all the time

and see each other whenever we can. And we have a big family

reunion every year. My granddaughters just had twins. That meanswell have four generations there this year. How marvelous!

b) R= Rose, I = Interviewer

I: So, Rose, do you have any brothers or sisters?R: No, I dont. Im an only child

I: So what was it like growing up as an only child? Were youhappy?

R: When I was little, I liked it. I had lots of cousins and mostof them lived in the same town, so we played together all the time.


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And I had a best friend who lived next door to me. She was the same

age as me and so she was a bit like a sister I suppose. But she movedaway and that was sad. It was hard when I was a teenager.

I: Why was that?R: Well, you know what its like being a teenager. Youre kind

of unsure of how to deal with people, especially parents. It wouldhave been nice to have a brother or sister to talk to.

I: Some people who come from large families might envy youbecause you had all of your parents attention.

R: Yes. But I think it has its negative side as well as its positive

side. I think you dont want all your parents attention, especially asa teenager. It was hard to find myself and my place in the world, Isuppose.

I: What about now that youre an adult?

R: Again, I think its difficult really. My father died about ten

years ago, so of cause Im the one whos left totally responsible formy mother. Im the one who has to look after her if she has a

problem and help her if she needs help in any way. Theres nobody

else to help at all.I: Youre married now with two children of your own. Was

that a conscious decision to have more than one child?

R: Yes, definitely. And they seem very happy and they getalong very well with one another. Usually.

Complete the chart:Louisa Rose

1. How many siblingshas she got?

2. Was she happy as a child?


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Why? Why not?

3. Is she happy now?

Why? Why not?

4. What do you learn about other

Members of her family?

I. Do a class survey:

1. Find out who has got the most brothers and sisters? How

many? Do they like having lots of brothers and sisters?2. Has anyone got a twin brother or sister? Do they like being a

twin?3. Is anyone in the class an only child? Do they like being an

only child?4. Find out who called a relative last week? What did they talk

about?5. Is anyone in the class getting married soon? If so, when is

he/she getting married?6. Find out who has the great-grandparents alive? How old are

they? Where do they live?7. Find out what family member does your groupmate live with

at the present time?8. Has anyone got a niece or nephew? How old is the baby?

II. Write a story about the best day in your childhood.

What were you doing? What relatives were you with?


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VOCABULARY

advantage

age gap

amazingly

average family

blame

brother-in-law ( ), ( )

by character

close

dad (daddy)

daughter-in-law ,

definitely ,

disadvantage

envy

father-in-law ,

generation

generous

godfather


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godmother

good-looking

grandma

grandpa

granny

great grandparents

half-brother

half-sister

hand-me-down clothes

honest

hurt

husband incredibly

introverted ,

jealous

kid

mommy

mother-in-law ,

nephew

niece


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poor health

relationship

relatives

rude

selfish

separate

siblings

single-parent family

sister-in-law , ()

stepbrother

stepbrother

stepfather

stepmother

stepsister

stubborn

suffer

take care of smb -

talkative ,

teenager

three-room flat

to be retired


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to get on ,

to keep in touch

to take after ,

to work as

twins

wife

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