What makes a family?

What makes a family?

Family values

Caring

Забота, внимательность

Sharing

Разделение, рапределение

Mutual respect

Взаимоуважение

Security

Безопасность, благополучие

Comfort

Поддержка, успокоение

Privacy [‘privəsi], [praivəsi]

Частная сфера

Trust

доверие

What family value is this?

feeling that someone is important, so that you are interested in them, worried about them, etc.

caring

2. having the same opinion, experience, feeling etc. as someone else

sharing

What family value is this?

3. an attitude of regarding someone as important so that you are careful not to harm them, treat them rudely, etc.

Respect

4. state of being protected from the bad things that could happen to you

security

What family value is this?

5. feeling of being more calm, cheerful, or hopeful after you have been worried or unhappy

comfort

6. the state of being free from public attention

privacy

7. a strong belief in the honesty, goodness etc. of someone or something

trust

Read the statements below. What family values or the" absence (see ex, 4A) do they describe? More than one choice is possible .

a) A family has things together... like dreams and hopes and possessions and memories and smiles...

b) It is a shelter from the storm... a friendly port when the waves of life become too wild. c) With so many people in one house you don't have a chance to be alone, unseen, or unheard.

d) Whatever I say my family will take my word against anybody else's... e) A family is a place where love and faith dwell ... I a place where all members can enjoy the dignity (достоинство) of their own personalities. f) We talk about what's happening, who's doing what, it's lovely to have the family round you and to know they are Interested in you.

Continue the sentences in pairs

Continue the sentences with your own idea

Discuss the ideas with your partner

Choose the best idea from the two and read it aloud.

Example: When it’s tough I find comfort in my family because there’s always someone who … will listen to me and give some advice.

Sentences

In an extended family one can always find comfort because there’s always someone who …

I share my worries and problems with my family because there’s always someone who …

We are so lucky to have a caring family because there’s always someone who …

In our family we always try to show each other our respect because we …

I trust my family because I …
I’m sure that I can find security in my family because there’s always someone who …
In an extended family it’s difficult to find privacy because …

Statements:

1 We only need a family for comfort and protection. 2 Sharing feelings comes after sharing a meal. 3 Privacy is impossible in an extended family . 4 Too much caring is annoying. 5 Mutual respect can substitute for love in a family. 6 Trust IS more important for a happy family than any other feature.