1. Comparing the generations Literary group Benjamin, Kerstin, Melanie, Ricarda, Agnes, Gauillaume & Martina

2. Family tree of the Smiths AbrahamMary-Anne Marc Susan Paula Peter Simon Meggie AngelinaBart

3. Diary Mary-Anne

4. Its hard. It really is. Every day we have to find, how we can survive the next day. We do not have any food, we do not have any fuel. Mother has such a strong personality, but its painful for her, too. Today, my only ray of light was Abraham. Ive seen him at the standpipe. In my dream, Abraham and I live in a big house, with a lot of animals and especially food. I really dont want to starve to death. 28.04.1950

5. 01.05.1958 Today was one of the best days in my life. Abraham asked me to marry him. Although my parents cant give so much dower, he said that he loves me. I hope, everything will be good now.

6. Diary Angelina

7. It was exhausting today, I didnt understand anything in school. I couldnt concentrate, because my friends forced me into speaking with them. I really wanted to listen to the teacher, but I couldnt. My friends told me that Im a nerd…I dont know what I should do..my last English test was the worst Ive ever written. My so called friends thought its cool, but my parents will kill me. Im afraid to tell them. Its so important for my mum and my dad, that I have good marks. Lifes difficult It was exhausting today, I didnt understand anything in school. I couldnt concentrate, because my friends forced me into speaking with them. I really wanted to listen to the teacher, but I couldnt. My friends told me that Im a nerd…I dont know what I should do..my last English test was the worst Ive ever written. My so called friends thought its cool, but my parents will kill me. Im afraid to tell them. Its so important for my mum and my dad, that I have good marks. Lifes difficult. 2007-03-02

8. Future plans 1960 Name: Smith Surname: Mary-Anne Date of Birth, Age: 05.06.1940, 20 years old Marital status: married with 22-year old Abraham Smith Children:twins aged 1 year Place of residence:lives at her father-in-laws farm in the countryside; Work:lovely mother, upbringing of the children; housewife, helps her mother in law with the washing and cooking Hobbies:loves sewing, knitting, gardening, baking, listening to the gramophone Future plan: She would like to live in her own house where she can be the landlady. The cottage should have a nice garden, because she loves flowers and likes to grow her own vegetables. In the future she wants to have three children in addition. She hopes that her husband will come home earlier in the evenings, now he tends to go to the pub after work and leaves her alone.

9. Future plans 2010 Name: Smith Surname: Angelina Date of Birth, Age: 23.08.1990, 19 years old Marital status: single (in an on-and-off affair with Kevin Kingsley) Children:none Place of residence:lives with her parents Susan and Peter and her brother Bart in a row house Work:attends school in her final year Hobbies:going out with friends, facebook, shopping, clubbing, listening to Hip Hop Music, dressing up, watching American soaps Future plan: Studying economics at university Having a career in a big international firm Earning lots of money Being independent Having a « sex and the city life »

10. Daily routine 1970 Mary-AnneTimeAbraham Get up, milking the cows 05:00 Get up, clear the stable, feeding the animals Waking up the children, preparing breakfast and lunch for school 07:00 Eating breakfast, reading newspaper cleaning the house and gardening 09:00Field work Buying the food and preparing for lunch 11:00Field work Serving lunch12:00Eating lunch

11. Daily routine 1970 Mary-AnneTimeAbraham Reheating lunch for the children 14:00Digging the fields Checking the childrens homework 16:00Stable work Preparing and serving dinner to husband and children 18:00Eating dinner Sending the children to bed, sewing and knitting 20:00Going to the pub Going to bed21:00 / 22:30Going to bed

12. SusanTimePeter get up; preparing the breakfast 5:00 sleep till 6:00 work starts 7:00 work starts little break, eating a snack 9:00 working 11:00 break till 12:30 Daily routine 2010

13. SusanTimePeter works ends, preparing the lunch 13:00 working do the housework or meet friends 15:00 working preparing the dinner 17:00 work ends, going home to take his dinner reading a book in general 19:00 relax or meet friends Daily routine 2010

14. Announcements 1960 Announcements 1960 1960: Abraham is looking for a girlfriend, he places an announcement in the newspaper Announcement 1960

15. Announcement I, 20 years old, from Salisbury, am searching a wife, who is beautiful; brown haired, intelligent, with green or blue eyes, tall, sensual for helping me to work on my farm, fond of children, spending a calm life in a rural area.

16. Announcement 2010 2010: Bart is looking for a girlfriend, he places an announcement on the internet

17. I, 20 years old, from Salisbury, am looking for a one-night-stand, tall, blond and blue eyed, beautiful like Kate Hudson, I live in an huge apartment in the city, are you interested?? CALL ME ! 0658478535 !!!!!!

18. Dialogue between grandfather and grandson

19. Hello grandpa

20. Hello Bart

21. How are you?

22. Im fine, thank you and you?

23. Me too, Im a little bit tired because I was out last night.

24. When I was as old as you are now, I didnt go out every night, I had to work every day to earn money.

25. But times have changed.

26. Yes they really have.

27. But its good for us, because otherwise we would not have such a beautiful youth.

28. Another question, how are your parents?

29. Fine, they are in Prague for the weekend.

30. They will return on Monday, wont they?

31. Yes, they go back to work on Tuesday morning. They are always travelling.

32. When your mother was young we only had one week of holiday in August. What are you going to do at the weekend?

33. I dont know yet, but I will meet my friends.

34. If you want, you can stay overnight.

35. Sounds great, could you pick me up?

36. I will pick you up at 19h30.

37. See you later.