1. Nelly
Chechuy
27.02.2014

3. husband
Father
spouse
wife
mother
son
daughter
brother
Fat
her
father
parents
children
sister
sibling
grandfather
grandmother
grandparents
grandson
granddaughter
great-grandfather
grandchildren
great-grandmother great-grandparents
great-grandmother

4. Answer the questions
How important is a family to a person?
What are the advantages of living with a family?
What are the disadvantages of living with a
family?
Are friends more important than family? What do
you think?

6. My children's mother is
My son's daughter is
My mother's son is
My cousin's sister is
My niece's brother is
My husband's father is
My sister's son is
My brother's wife is
My cousin's mother is
My mother's mother is
My father's brother is
My grandfather's wife is
My parents' daughter is
My nephew's sister is

7. A family is group of people that
are related to each other by birth,
marriage, or adoption. Some
family members look alike, while
others look completely different.

8. Consists of a
mother and
father and
their child or
children

9. Consists of a mother
or father and their
child or children

10. An extended
family includes
grandparents,
parents,
children,
siblings,
grandchildren,
aunts, uncles,
and cousins

11. A family that
includes
children from a
previous
marriage of
the wife,
husband, or
both parents

12. Foster parents
are people who
officially take a
child into their
family for a
period of time,
without
becoming the
child's legal
parents

13. Do you think all types of family are important?
Why?
Would you prefer to live in a nuclear family or in
extended family?
What difficulties do you think single parents face?
With a partner, draw a picture of a typical family
in your country

14. 1. a family man
2. like one of the
family
3. run in the family
a man who likes to
spend a lot of time with
his wife and children
as if someone were a
member of one's family
an ability or talent that is
passed on through the
generations

15. 4. in a family way
pregnant
5. black sheep of the the worst member of
one's family
family
6. mum's the word
it's a secret, don't tell
anyone

16. 7. a father figure
someone that you can
turn to for advice and
support
8. child's play / kids' an easy task that
requires little effort
stuff
9. blood is thicker
than water
family ties are stronger
than any others, despite
arguments

18. Family
The family is one of nature's
masterpieces. ~George Santayana

19. The Bean-Pole Family
What are
disadvantages and
advantages of the
“bean–pole” family?

21. Answer the questions
What are the advantages and disadvantages of
being an only child?
In your opinion what are the most difficult things
parents have to do?
What are the worst mistakes parents can make?
When do you need your family most?

22. In time of test,
family is best
~Burmese Proverb

23. It is not flesh and blood but the heart
which makes us fathers and sons. ~Johann Schiller

24. Answer the questions
When do you need your family most?
How is a parent’s love different from a
child’s love?
Should grown-up children be responsible
for looking after their elderly parents?

27. A popular newspaper “Arguments and Facts”
announced a contest “Who is the best person
in the world?” They received more than 2000
letters with the answers. People named John
Lennon, Yuri Gagarin, Yuri Nikulin and others.
Jesus Christ took the 2nd place with 25% of
votes.
And who was in the 1st place with 30% of
votes?

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