4. A)Listentosometeenagerssayingwhattheirfamiliesmeanforthem.Putthestatementsbelowintheorderyouhearthem.

1. Ilovetherestofmyfamilyandwoulddoanythingforthem.

2. MyparentsareallIhaveandtheybothmeantheworldtome.

3. Idon’tgetonwithanyofmyextendedfamily.

4. Ifindmostofmyfamilyincrediblyannoying.

5. Theywillalwaysbetheretohelpyouinhardtimes,andyoucanalwaysgobackthereforcomfort,adviceandhelp.

6. Mydad’sanangry,overworkedmanbutIstilllovehimbe-causehe’safantasticdad.

7. Tome,familyisthesafetynetunderthe“Tightropewalk-ingact”oftryingtonavigatelife.

8. Mytwobrothersareallrightbutannoyingsometimes.

9. Meandmysisterreallyhatedeachothergrowingupbutwe’recoolnow.

b)Workinpairs.Discusswhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththestatementsabove.

4. A)Lookatthewordsbelow.Whatdoesthesuffix-hoodmean?

brotherhood,childhood,babyhood,adulthood,fatherhood

b)Addmorewordstothelist.

4. A)Usesomeofthequestionsbelowtopreparetotalkaboutyourfamily.

1.Whatdoesyourimmediatefamilymeantoyou?2.Isyourextendedfamilyequallyimportant?3.Doyougetonwithyoursiblings?4.Whatdoyouappreciatemostaboutyourfamily?5.Hasanyoneinyourfamilypassedaway?Howdoesitmakeyoufeel?6.Isyourfamilytight-knit?

b)Workinsmallgroups.Tellyourpartnerswhatyourfamilymeanstoyou.

LESSON2:THEFAMILYYOUCOMEFROM

Communicativearea:discussing,explaining

Activevocabulary:orphanage

Аctivegrammar:verbforms

1. a)Lookatthephotographsbelow.Whatdotheyhaveincommon?

2. Discussthequestionsbelowinpairs.

• Whatisatypicalfamily?

• Aretypicalfamiliesdifferentindifferentcountries?

• What’sunusualaboutthefamiliesinthepicturesabove?

2. Matchthetitlesbelowtothepicturesinex.1a.

1. StillahandfulforMum,theWaltonsextupletsat23

2. WhyIFiredMyFatherfromtheFamilyBusiness

3. Myfamilyishouse3

2. a)Readtheexcerptsfromthearticlesaboutthefamiliesinex.1,matchthemwiththepicturesandthetitlesaboveandcheckyourguesses.

1. ItisnowtenyearssinceAlesyawenttoliveatSOSChil-dren’sVillage-Minsk.ThevillagedirectorhadgonetovisittheorphanagewhereAlesyawasliving.SinceAlesya’sSOSmotherhadroominherfamily,shewenttovisitAlesya.“Welikedeachother,”saysAlesya,quiteplainly,soshewassoonsenttotheSOSChildren’sVillage.Shewasafraidnonetheless:“Iusedtohavevisionsofamonsterflyingoutofthehouse.”ButhernewfamilyincludingsevensiblingsbecamepartofAlesya’severydaylife.“Therewasalwaysalotgoingon,”sheexplains.

Jointactivitiesandpartieshelptoincreasethisfeelingofbelonging,suchastheanniversaryoftheSOSChildren’sVil-lage.“There’sapartyeveryyearwhenweprepareaprogrammetogether.”Raftingontheriverduringthesummerholidayswasaparticularadventure:forseveralweeksagroupofchil-drenraftedontheriverBerezina,comerainorshine.

Shehashardlyanycontactwithherfamilyoforigin,butthatisokaywithAlesya.Shehasmetsomemembersofherfamilyacoupleoftimes,withthesupportoftheSOSChildren’sVillage.HoweverherliferevolvesaroundtheSOSChildren’sVillageandherSOSFamily.“I’veexperiencedandlearnedsomuchattheSOSChildren’sVillage.IknowwhatIwanttodowithmylifeandIwillachieveit.”

2. Whengrown-upchildrendecidetoreturntothenest,itcanbeablowtotheirparents’new-foundfreedom.However,Gra-hamandJanetWalton,thecouple,whohavebeenmakinghead-linesaroundtheworldsince1983withthebirthoftheworld’sonlyall-girlsextuplets,saythattheycouldn’tbehappier.

“Ilovethatthey’reallaround,”saidMrsWalton,54.“Itwouldbesolonelywithoutthem.AllIwantnowisforthemtoproducesomegrandchildren.”

Allsixgirls–Hannah,Luci,Sarah,Kate,JennieandRuth–movedoutsoonaftertheyturned18,butovertheyearsre-turnedonebyone,thefamilytellsthisweek’seditionofFirstmagazine.

TheonlyexceptionisRuth,whoislivingnearbywithherboyfriendoffouryears.

Fortunately,theWaltonsseniorhadn’tmadeanydrasticchangestotheirlifestyles.

Theminibustheyusedtoferrytheirdaughtersaroundhasgone,butwasreplacedbyaneight-seaterpeople-carrierandtheystillliveinthesameeight-bedroomhouseinWallasey,Wirral.

3. OnenightIgotacallfromourCOO¹.MyfatherhadcalledhimintohisofficewhileIwasawayandorderedhimtotranscribeadictationforaletter.TheCOOtoldmehedidn’tappreciatebeingtreatedlikeanassistantwhenhehadacompanytorunandthathewasleaving.IknewIhadtoact.

Icalledmyfather.Whenhepickedup,IberatedhimforhistreatmentoftheCOOandthenItoldhimhewouldeitherhavetobuymeout,orhewasfired.ItwasthehardestcallI’veevermade,andIwasspeakingthroughtears,expectingmyfathertobeangryandhurt.

Instead,hetoldme,“Iamsoproudofyou.You’reright.It’stimeformetoleave.”Iwassurprised,butIthinkhere-spectedhowdifficultitwasformetomakethatcall.

Sincemyfatherretiredin2004,ArkayPackaginghaskeptgoingstrong.Itwasadifficulttransitionforbothofus,butnowweareabletolaughaboutourpastdifferences.Wegoonweekendtripstogetherandourrelationshipisstrongerthanever.Heisstillmysoundingboardwhenitcomestotoughbusinessdecisions.

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2. Findthedefinedwordsintheexcerptsabove.

1. apublicinstitutionforthecareandprotectionofchil-drenwithoutparents;aperson’sbrotherorsister;centreupon

2. tobecomeanimportantnewsstory;oneofsixoffspringborninasinglebirth;totransportpeoplehereandthereinsmallgroups

3. anemployeewhoisresponsibleforthedailyoperationofthecompany;tocriticizeangrily;tofeelthankfulorgrate-fulfor

2. Whichstorywouldyouliketoreadinitscompleteversion?

Whydidthisstoryinterestyou?

3. a)Workinpairs.NamethetensesoftheEnglishlanguage.ThenlookatthetableintheGrammarReferencesectiononpages302–305tocheckyourselves.

b)Lookatthewordsandphrasesinitalicsinex.2.Namethetensesandexplainwhytheyareused.

4. a)Readthestorybelow.Putthewordsinbracketsintotherighttense.

There(be)manycasesinwhichanimals(takein)cubsthat(notbelong)tothem,oreventheirspecies,likethisadorablelittlepig.ButI(neversee)amonkeytakingsowelltoacoupleoftigercubsbefore.

AfterHurricaneHannah(ravage)thestateofSouthCarolina,thetigersofoneofthezoos(start)actingveryaggressiveandwereconsideredadangertotheiryoung.Sothesetwowhitetigercubswereseparatedfromtheirmotherand(adopt)bya2-year-

oldchimpanzee.Asyou(can)seefromthephotohereally(take)parentingseriously.Iwonderhowtheirrelationship(develop)…

b)Checkinpairs.