Family

Functions of family:  Help  Support and protection  Spending leisure time  Family background  Taking care  Bringing up children  Love

Kinds of family: NNNNuclear family EEEExtended family IIIIncomplete family RRRReconstituted family OOOOthers kinds of family

Nuclear family:  Composed of parents and descendants

Extended family  Composed of parents, children, grandparents and next of kin

Incomplete family:  Composed of lone- parent (the most often single mother) and children

Other kinds of family:

My family

My Daddy  1)What images come to your mind when you hear the word ‘father’?  2)Can you describe your father in one word? Why have you chosen that word?  3)Have you ever thought that fathers might have ESP - extrasensory perception: the ability to know things that will happen in the future or what someone else is thinking ? extrasensoryperceptiontheabilitytoknowthingsthatwill happeninthefutureorwhatsomeoneelseisthinking extrasensoryperceptiontheabilitytoknowthingsthatwill happeninthefutureorwhatsomeoneelseisthinking  4)Do you always buy your father a present on Father’s Day?  5)What are the differences between a father and a father- in-law?  6)Do you take after your father? In what ways?  7)What is your father’s biggest vice?  8)What is your father’s biggest virtue?  9)Is your father more like a father or acts like the best friend?  10)What do/did your father and you usually argue about?

My Mum 1. What are the biggest differences between mothers and fathers? 2. Why and how did your mother fall in love with your father? 3. Are you happy with the way your mother brought you up? 4. Should mothers stay at home and look after the kids when they are small or they should rather go to work? 5. What images come to your mind when you hear the word ‘mother’? 6. Can you describe your mother in one word? Why have you chosen that word? 7. Have you ever thought that mothers might have ESP - extrasensory perception: the ability to know things that will happen in the future or what someone else is thinking ? extrasensory perceptiontheabilitytoknowthingsthatwillhappeninthefutureorwhat someoneelseisthinkingextrasensory perceptiontheabilitytoknowthingsthatwillhappeninthefutureorwhat someoneelseisthinking 8. Do you always buy your mother a present on Father’s Day? 9. Do you take after your mother? In what ways? 10. What is your mother’s biggest vice? 11. What is your mother’s biggest virtue? 12. Is your father more like a mother or acts like the best friend? 13. What do/did your mother and you usually argue about? 14. What’s the best piece of advice your mother has given you? 15. How are parents and grandparents different? 16. Do you think it is difficult or hard thing to be a good – caring mother? 17. Have you ever lied to your mother?

My next of kin  Grandparents of father´s bride  Grandmother of mther´s bride  uncles, aunts, cousins, greatuncles, greataunts greatuncles, greataunts greatcousins... greatcousins...

Relationships 1) What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘family relationships´? 2) How important is your family to you? 3) How important are you to your family? 5) Do you prefer spending time with your close family or friends? 6) Are there any strange people in your family? If you like you can describe some of them. 7) Are you jealous of any of your family members? Whats the reason? 8) Is it possible to get on well with all members of your family? 9) How often do you have big family get-togethers?10)How much of a family person are you?

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