Lead-in Family Relationships Family is an essential part of the society and it plays the most important role in everybody’s life. It means that the most important people in our lives are our family members. Family is represented by a close unit of parents and children living together. I believe that everyone wants to have a happy family and good relations with all its members. In my opinion, a happy family should have mutual interests, hopes and dreams to share. Other important issues are love, trust and respect. No family can exist without love. Happiness is also impossible without love. When people love each other, they can overcome all the obstacles. Unfortunately, modern couples often build their relations on some other values, such as money, social position, etc. They think that happiness will come itself and nobody has to make an effort. They are mistaken, as good family relations are impossible without mutual understanding and love. Children in the family also play an important role. To keep up ideal relations with parents they should be kind to them, trusting and understanding. They should share everyday joys and sorrows with their parents. Whenever, there is a difficult situation, parents are the first people to help them and find the way out. My family is not big. I live with my parents and my little sister. I think that we have ideal relations, as we never quarrel with each other. Instead, we always treat each other with respect and love. If there is a problem, we talk about it and try to find the best possible solution. Main part What does the family mean to you? Listen to the text where six teens tell about their families. What is the most important in their families? What is the most important in your family? Family honour Care for and help each other Spend a lot of time together To have meal times with relatives Parents remain a big part of children’s life The young respect to the old To have the strength and support of the family Exercise 1, page 34. Look at the picture. What do you know about Flintstones? Is it an ordinary family? Why (not)? Listen and find out. Name the people in the picture. Exercise 2, page 34. Read again and answer the questions. Exercise 3, page 35. Use the picture and the text to present the Flintstones and the Rubbles to the class. Exercise 3, page 35.listen and repeat. Find the oppopsites. Check with your partner. Exercise 5, page 35. Complete the sentences. Exercise 6, page 35. Use the adjectives to make sentences about your family and friends. Mime adjectives. Your partner finds the adjectives. |