Lesson 2 - Family

Who’s in
a Family?
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Family!
Introduction
Family is the basic social

unit. Family represents people
living together by ties of marriage,
blood or adaption, thus
representing a single household.
According to sociology, the family
has the primary function of
reproducing society; biologically,
socially, or both.
Who are you in your family?
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Family!
Discussion
TYPES O F FAMILY
STRUCTURES
Nuclear Family
Also known as elementary family.
It is a group of family consisting of
a pair of adults and their children.
Extended Family
A family that extends beyond
the immediate family, consisting of
grandparents, aunts, uncles, and
cousins all living nearby or in the
same household.
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Family!
Discussion
Single-parent family
A mother of father alone raising
children
Blended family
Two divorced people marry,
bring with them children from the
old families.
Childless Family
A couple with no kids.
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Family!
Reading
A Child-Rearing Problem
Timothy and his little sister, Patty, don’t get along with each other very
well. In fact, they fight constantly. He picks on her when it’s time for
her to go to bed. She picks on himwhen his friends come over to
play.
Timmy and Patty’s parents are very concerned.
They don’t know what to do about their
children. They have looked through several
books on child rearing, but so far they can’t
seem to find an answer to the problem.
They’re hoping that eventually their children
will learn to get along with each other
better.
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Family!
Reading Comprehension
1. What does Timmy do to Patty when it’s time for her to go to bed?
2. Describe their relationship.
3. Are their parents concerned about them? Why do you think so?
4. What have they done to solve their problem? Did it help?
GIVE YOUR OPINION
1. What is child rearing?

2. What do most siblings argue about?
3. How is your relationship with your sister/brother? Explain
your answer.
4. What do you think your life be if you were an only child?
5. Has your relationship with your family changed over the years?
6. If you were Timmy and Patty’s parents, what would you do?
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Family!
Exercise
D I R E C T I O N : Choose the correct word from the box
to fill each blank.
1. Please don’t your little sister.

2. We’ve been these old family pictures.
3. My history teacher me three times today.
4. I haven’t my aunt and uncle recently.
5. Everybody thinks I my mother.
6. I really my older sister because she’s so smart.
7. I my cousin Jane on Main Street yesterday.
8. Don’t kiss me! I haven’t my cold yet.
heard from called up

gotten over look up to
looking through takeafter
pick on
run into
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Family!
Vocabulary Exercise
1. My parents have two children, my and me.
a. Uncle b. Brother c. Cousin
2. My brother’s name is .
a. Kevin b. Margaret c. Jane
3. Kevin is thirteen and I am older, I am .
a. Twelve b. Fifteen c. Nine
3. My parents go married years ago: 5 years before my birth.
a. Twenty b. ninety c. eighty – nine
4. My grandparents are still . They are so friendly.
a. Dead b. Alive c. Babies
5. Next month I’ll have a new little sister because Mummy is .
a. Divorced b. Pregnant c. Engaged
6. My father has a good job, earns a lot of money and can .
a. Feed the dog. b. Play with my brother c. Support his family
7. I love Mary, my neighbor, but Dad says I’m to get engaged.
a. Getting along b. Delivered c. Under age
8. When I am an adult I’ll remember my as the best period of my life.
a. Childhood b. Old age c. Death
10. After their wedding, my cousin and his wife went to Tahiti for their .
a. Divorce b. Honeymoon c. engagement
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Family!
Exercise
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.The father is the breadwinner and chief
provider of the family.
2. The mother is the manager and treasurer of
the family.
3. The girls help the mother in doing the
household chores.
4. The boys are usually assigned the heavy work
in the house.
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Family!
Exercise
Direction: Match the words from the first column to the

second column.
1. grandfather a. a female parent

2. grandmother b. a female having the same parent
c. a sister of one’s father or mother
3. uncle d. a father of one’s mother or father
4. aunt e. a child of one’s aunt or uncle
5. mother f. a male having the same parent
6. father g. a brother of one’s father or
7. brother mother
h. a male parent
8. sister i. a mother of one’s mother or
9. cousin father
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Family!
Exercise
Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
1. The sister of your wife is your __________.

2. The daughter of your brother is your ____________.
3. The brother of your father is ___________.
4. The wife of your brother is your ___________.
5. The son of your uncle is your ___________.
6. The daughter of aunt is your ___________.
7. The mother of your cousin is your __________.
8. The son of your son is your __________.
8. The father of your dad is your __________.
9. The cousin of your brother is your _________.
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Family!
Express Yourself
1. Who are the people in your family. Who are they?
2. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Talk about them.
3. How many grandparents have you got? How often do you see them?
4. How do your parents earn a living? Talk about it.
5. What does your family do on Sundays?
6. How many cousins do you have? What do you do when you see them?
7. Do you have great grandparents? If so, how old are they?
8. Do you have any family living or working abroad? Talk about them.
9. Who does the housework in your family?
10. Talk about a relative you like the most. Why you like him or her?
11. Would you live with your parents after getting married? Why or why not?
12. Are there any rules in your family? What are they?
13. Do you ever hold a family reunion? If so, what happens there?
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Family!
Useful Expressions
in a family way = pregnant
eg. I’ve heard that Mrs. Smith is in afamily way.
black sheep of the family = the worst member of the family

eg. Mary is the black sheep of the family.
blood is thicker than water: (expression) used to describe how strong

family ties and relationships are, especially when comparing to non-
family relationships.
eg. Her dad told her that she had to spend the day with her grandmother,
because blood is thicker than water..
run in the family = to appear in many members of a family.eg.

eg. My brothers and I have red hair. It runs in thefamily.
your own flesh and blood: (expression) a member of the family

eg. The way he was yelling, and the bad names he called him was
extremely unforgivable. It’s hard to believe he would treat his own
flesh and blood that way.
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Family!
Pronunciation Exercise
The cook took a good look at the cookery

book.
A little girl with a pretty curl.
Good, better,best
Never let it rest
Till your good is better
And your better best.
He laughs best who loves last.
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Family!
Pronunciation Exercise
Minimal Pairs initial /f/ and /p/

fast and past
fan pan found pound
fax packs full pry
few pew fade paid
fig pig file pile
find pined fail pale
flan plan fair pair
flight plight fence pence
fought port fix picks
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Who’s in

Family is the basic social

Who are you in your family?

GIVE YOUR OPINION

1. What is child rearing?

1. Please don’t your little sister.

heard from called up

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Direction: Match the words from the first column to the

1. grandfather a. a female parent

Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

1. The sister of your wife is your __________.

black sheep of the family = the worst member of the family

blood is thicker than water: (expression) used to describe how strong

run in the family = to appear in many members of a family.eg.

your own flesh and blood: (expression) a member of the family

The cook took a good look at the cookery

A little girl with a pretty curl.

He laughs best who loves last.

Minimal Pairs initial /f/ and /p/

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