Unit 1

1. Vocabulary

Speaking

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Questions

1.     What role does family play in each person’s life. – Family plays a very important role in each person’s life because it supports and provides us what we need (all our needs).                                                    

2.     Do you have your family traditions?  -Yes, we have. We have many family traditions and we try to keep them all. Best of all I like celebrating  our national and religious holidays.

3.     Are there any things that you do with your family together? – Yes, there are. There are a lot of things that I do with my parents together: travel to somewhere, visit our relatives, help homeless people and so on.

4.     Are there any family traditions that you follow? – Yes, there are. I try to follow such traditions as celebrating New Year and Christmas, anniversaries, weddings etc.

5.     What can you advice people who want to have a good relationship with their parents? – My advice is to find a common language and try to understand each other.

6.     What is generation gap? - Generation gap  is the difference between the Youth and the oldest. My goal is to understand   each other.

7.     Why are there many one-parent families? – There are many one-parent families because of our economic situation and different attitude to life, love and children.

8.     Why is the family important for you? – My family is important for me because it support me in my problems and hardship.

9.     How many children should be in family? – I think 2 or 3 children should be in  a family because you will rich if you have brothers and sisters.

10.      Is there a generation gap in your family? – No, there isn’t. I try to do all the best to have a friendly family.

                                                     

   Situations

1. What role does family play in each person’s life?

Every person needs a place where he can feel happy and quiet. One needs people with whom he could speak freely about his problems, share his joys and his sorrows. Such place and such people are his family. We may say that a family is an emotional centre of a person’s life. Your family will never ignore you; you will always get support and understanding from your family, no matter whether you are good or bad. You can’t live without your family’s help and respect, but you should remember that your family members also need your attention and support.

2. What will you ask your British friend about his/her family?

Is your family big or small?

Have you got a sister or a brother?

Do you get on well with your sister/brother?

What traditions have you got in your family?

3. What can you advise people who want to have a good relationship with their parents and grandparents?

If I were you, I would spend more time with my family, love, respect and obey my parents and grandparents.

4. They say that parents and children have difficulties understanding each other because of the generation gap. What do you think about this problem?

I think the talk about the generation gap is exaggerated. Of course, there is some misunderstanding between generations and always was. To my mind, this is because people don’t try to understand each other. They don’t talk over their problems together, hurt each others feelings and then find an excuse in a generation gap.

5. Are there any things that you do with your parents together?

Additional: Unfortunately, my parents are usually very busy during the weekdays and we don’t have a chance to spend time together.

Writing