FAMILY

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Useful vocab Get on with – to have a friendly relationship with somebody e.g. Parents aren’t easy to get on with. I find it difficult to get on with my brother. To talk over the problem – to discuss the problem Fathers are often out of touch with a family life Parents and children are sometimes not much emotionally close to each other Generation gap - the lack (nedostatok) of understanding between generations caused by their different attitude (postoj) and experience to take care of children - to be responsible for someone or something e.g. Our parents spent a lot of time taking care of us when we were young. to bring up (the children) - to raise someone or something; to care for someone or something up to adulthood (dospelost). e.g. We brought the dog up from a pup Young people get into quarrels/arguments with their parents for several reasons. Household chores - Indoor chores might include cooking, setting the table and washing dishes; cleaning, sweeping (zametanie smetí), hoovering (vysávanie), dusting (utieranie prachu), mopping (zotieranie dlážky) and ironing (žehlenie)

Answer these questions:  What is your family like?  Choose a member of your family and describe him/her. (appearance, character, hobbies, lifestyle, role in the family, clothing habits and your relationship to him/her)

Would you like to bring up your children in the same way you were brought up or would you change anything? Why do you think there’s a generation gap between parents and their children in a teenage age?

Sample notes for the answer Teenagers - spend much time with their friends instead of parents -Prefer making their own decisions -Say that parents don’t understand them Parents -Think that teenagers don’t respect any adult -Teenagers are impolite, rude and lazy Solution - To build a friendly relationship from the early childhood - Talk to children about everyday problems

Are your parents strict or tolerant? What rules do they set? How are the household chores divided up in your family? Do you like the idea of a husband taking a paternity leave? Why? Why not? Should children get pocket money? Why? Why not?

ROLE PLAY You’ve just finished secondary school and think you deserve a rest. Your friends are planning a camping holiday at a seaside this summer and want to hitchhike to save money. You really want to go with them, but your parents are strongly against hitchhiking. Try to persuade your parents to let you go with your friend. Give reasons why you think it’s a safe and good idea.

SIMULATION You share your bedroom with your sibling who is very untidy. What would you do to make him/her not leave his/her stuff everywhere, tidy up his/her books, not chat with his/her friends for hours and share the housework at home? A young couple wants to set up a family. Wife wants to have more children but the husband wants only one child. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of family with one and family with many children. What will your future family look like?