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Family Matters





Belonging to a family is one bond almost everyone in the world shares.

Four out of five people in Belarus live as members of families and they value their families highly. In one poll 92 per cent of the people who were questioned said their family was very important to them.

Families give us a sense of belonging and a sense of tradition. Families give us strength and purpose, show us who we are.

Families serve many functions. They provide a setting in which children can be born and reared. Families help educate their members. Parents teach their children values- what they think is important. They teach their children daily skills, such as how to ride a bicycle. They also teach them common practices and customs, such as respect for elders and celebrating holidays. The most important job for a family is to give emotional support and security.

In a perfect world families would have no problems. But in real life most families face various problems:

- the number of single-parent families has increased lately;

- about half of all marriages end in divorce;

- not all families learn to work out their problems;

- family problems often explode into violence.

It’s often said that we live in a permissive age, one in which people are allowed to do almost anything they like. Is it good for children? Some parents think it is good for children to be allowed to run wild without control. Other parents believe in being strict, trying to keep their children dependent on them. What is the best technique of children upbringing? To bring up children to be normal, well-adjusted human beings requires great wisdom and perhaps a bit of luck.

Children should believe that their parents can be their best friends and they are pleased that the children are growing up. The difference between a child’s philosophy and way of life and his parents’ is often referred to as the generation gap. Understanding a parent is a two-way process. If parents are open and reasonable with a child he owes it to them to be open and reasonable with parents.

Different people are trying to learn what makes strong families. Strong happy families share some patterns whether they are rich or poor. They spend time together. Strong families talk about their problems. They may even argue so that problems can be resolved before they get too big. Members of strong families show each other affection and appreciation. Finally, when problems arise, strong families work together to solve them.

 

 

Ex 1. Give the English equivalents to the following Russian ones:

Разделять узы; ценить свою семью; чувство принадлежности; общепринятые традиции; давать эмоциональную поддержку; семья с одним родителем; разрешать проблемы; резвиться без контроля; зависеть от родителей; воспитывать детей; требовать мудрости и везения; расхождение во взглядах между поколениями; быть открытым и ответственным; сильная и дружная семья.

 

Ex 2. Complete the chart about the functions of the family:

Ex 3. Answer the questions:

1. Do people in Belarus value their families?

2. What does a family mean for you?

3. What are the functions of the family?

4. What problems does a modern family face?

5. Is it better to be a strict or permissive parent?

6. Is the problem of the generation gap known to your family?

7. Do you think that children and parents can be good friends? What do we all need to do?

8. What makes your family strong and happy?

 

Ex 4. Follow up activity:

Write a paragraph describing ideal relationships between a child and his parents. How do you imagine them?


Литература

 

 

1. New Headway English Course. John and Liz Soars – OXFORD,

2. Сборник английских аутентичных текстов.17 тем / Сост. Д.С. Седов – 3-е

изд. - Мн.; Лексис, Text 2005.

3. Английский язык. Практический курс / Христорождественская Л.П. - Мн.; ООО «Харвест», 1999.

 

 

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