FamilyLife Whatisa family? Thedictionarysays thatafamilyisa groupofoneortwo

Family. Life

Whatisa family?

Thedictionarysays thatafamilyisa groupofoneortwo parentsandtheir children.

Family • Nuclear. Family/Single. Family(usuallya husband, wife, andchild, butrecentlydefined moreloosely) • Extended. Family(includingrelativeslike Grandparents, Auntsand. Uncles, Cousins, etc. ) • Blended. Family/Step. Family(familywith mixedparents, resultingin stepchildren/siblings)

Whatisyour opinion? Whocanbe includedina family?

Two (marriedordating) peoplearecalled ACOUPL

Aparentraisinga childaloneiscalled AA SINGLEPARENT

The. Problems. We Faceina. Family

1. Generation Gap

Thewordsyou mayneed:

Tosufferfrom lackofunderstanding totakeclosecontrolofsmb oldfashionedviews conservative/liberalviews

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Tosufferfromlack ofunderstanding

Totakeclose controlofsmb

Oldfashioned views tobe“sheltered” “overprotectiveparenting” “familyvalues” “alternativelifestyle”

2. The. Courting* Period *Courtingisconsideredanoldfashioned term, and“dating”isusedmoreoften

Thewordsyou mayneed:

todate(someone) toproposetosmb tobecome/getengaged (to“popthequestion”) tolivetogether/cohabitate* (( житьвгражданскомбраке ))

Engagement. Terms • Fiancée(f)and. Fiancé(m) • Bride(f)and. Groom(m) • Wife(f)and. Husband(m)

Makeupsome sentenceswiththe following words/expressions:

toto court smbsmb

toto date smbsmb

toto proposeto smbsmb

tobecome engaged

Tocohabitate, tolivetogether

3. Birthofachild

Thewordsyou mayneed:

tomisbehave capricious toloseone’stemper toletsteamoff tospank topunish, todiscipline toimitatetheparents tokeepkidsontheirtoes

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toto mismis behave

toloseone’s temper

toletthesteam offoff

toimitatetheparents

toto keep kids onon their toes

Child. Raising. Phrases siblingrivalry timeout chores (dis)obedience negativeinfluence positivereinforcement naturalconsequence

Phrasesrelatedto. Families/Children • To“drive(someone)nuts/crazy” • To“throwafit”or“throwatempertantrum” • Tobea“painintheneck” • To“give(someone)grayhairs” • To“makeafuss” • To“mouthoff”orto“talkback” • Tobea“smartmouth” • Tobe“emptynesters”

4. Financial Frictions разногласия

Thewordsyou mayneed:

toargueaboutmoney howtomanagefinances tobudget tolearnconflictresolutionskills toworkasateam

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toargue about money

howto manage finances

toto learn conflict resolution skills

towork asas ateam

5. The. Household. Chores

Thewordsyou mayneed:

toassignduties/chores tocleanuptheroom tovac(uum)thecarpets towash/dothedishes tomakethebed tomopthefloor towatchthekids totakeoutthetrash

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toto assign theduties

toto cleanuptheroom

toto vacuumthecarpets

toto washthedishes

toto makethebed

toto mopthefloor

toto watchthekids

toto takeoutthetrash

Mustapresentday womanlearnto: sewclothes knit bakebuns/bread cancan (консервировать) darn( штопать ))

Inamoderndayfamily: Whoshouldcook? Whoshouldclean? …doyardwork? …dolaundry?

5. Relationship. Withthe in. Laws

inlaw ss

Thewordsyou mayneed:

Motherinlaw fatherinlaw sisterinlaw brotherinlaw daughterinlaw soninlaw

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Motherinlaw

fatherinlaw

sisterinlaw

brotherinlaw

daughterinlaw

soninlaw

7. Fearof. Adultery

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tocommitadultery (tocheatonsomeone) to(geta)divorce asingleparent exhusband/wife stepdad/mom

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toto commit adultery

todivorce togetadivorce togetdivorced

Asingleparent

8. The. Absenceof Lodging

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torentaflat/apartment highcostofhousing/living tosharetheflatwitholderadults roommates/housemates

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toto rent aflat

highcostof housing

toto share theflatwith older adults

9. Low. Wages

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lackofexperience lowwages toresultin/haveanervous breakdown

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Lackofexperience

Lowwages/salary

toresultin(tohavea) nervousbreakdown

Inmyopinion, it’s bettertolive separatelyfromyour relatives. Doyouagreeand why?

Iguess, it’sbettertodo alltheworkaround thehouseyourself withouttryingto assigntheduties. Doyouagreeand why?

Tomymind, itwould bebetterifwomen couldaffordnotto workatallandjust keepthehouse. Doyouagreeand why?

Inmyopinion, a woman’scharacter determineswhether themarriagewillbe successfulornot. Doyouagreeand why?

Whatismoreimportant: tocookdinnerortowash up? toplaywithachildortovac theroom? towashthefloorortoreada book?

Whatcanwedotomake thehousecozy?

Doyouthink cohabitating/living togethersuitswomen?

Whatcanwedoto savethefamilyinthe caseofadultery?

Whatcanwedoto lightentheworkload aroundthehouse?

Doyoubelievethat domesticappliances canlightenourwork?

Meatgrinder Washingmachine Fridge Electricmixer Blender Dishwasher Electricgrater Juicer

Makeupsome sentenceswiththe following words/expressions:

Meatgrinder

Washingmachine

Dishwasher

Electricgrater

Juicer

Whatdutiesdoesa womanhaveaboutthe houseeveryday?

Whatskillswould youliketomaster?

Whatfeaturesof characterwouldyou liketogetridof?

Whatfeaturesof characterwouldyou liketoacquire?

Whatfeaturesof characterarethe mostnecessaryin familylife?

Marlene. Dietrichsaid, a manprefersahappywifeto aneatlymadebed, soshe said, “Makeyourbedand behappy”.