- •Предисловие
- •Unit 1. Types of Family in Modern Society
- •Focus Vocabulary List
- •The British Family
- •The American Family
- •The Future of the Family
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Британская семья
- •The Family
- •The Problem of (Cohabit)
- •Integrated Discourse Skills Development
- •III. Monologue Discourse Modelling
- •2. Class Activities
- •IV. Dialogue Discourse Modelling
- •2. Class Activities
- •Unit 2. What Makes a Good Parent? Family Discipline and Changes in Parental Authority
- •Focus Vocabulary List
- •Permissiveness: “a Beautiful Idea” that Didn’t Work?
- •Comprehension Check
- •Article Rendering: Basic Structure Build-Up
- •Parents Are Too Permissive with Their Children Nowadays
- •1. Fill in the columns in the chart with the corresponding adjectives and phrases from the list below. Some descriptions may fit into both columns.
- •2. When you have completed the chart, pick out all the (1) synonyms and (2) antonyms to the following characteristics.
- •1. Synonyms 2. Antonyms
- •3. Make use of the completed chart to give a brief sketch of each child/parent type. Use the following questions as a guide.
- •Difficult Children
- •The Monster Children
- •Life Styles: “What Makes a Good Parent”?
- •Ivan sokolov
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •The Power of No
- •Integrated Discourse Skills Development
- •I. Agree or disagree with the quotations below. Be sure to provide solid arguments.
- •II. Monologue Discourse Modelling
- •III. Polylogue Discourse Modelling
- •1. Out-of-class Projecting
- •Debate Techniques
- •Introduction
- •Arguments and Counter-arguments
- •Questions
- •2. Class Activities
- •IV. Monologue Discourse Modelling
- •Individual Argumentative Techniques
- •Project on a Problem Situation
- •Introduction
- •2. Class Activities
- •V. Written Discourse Skills Development
- •Unit 3. Problems of a Young Family
- •Focus Vocabulary List
- •Additional Vocabulary List
- •The Child Care Dilemma
- •Comprehension and Discussion Guide
- •It’s 10:00 a.M.: Do You Know What Your Sitter’s Doing?
- •Smart ways to check on your sitter
- •It’s 4:00 p.M.: Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Back to Day Care
- •Что творят с детьми няни (…или Как проследить за процессом воспитания)
- •Integrated Discourse Skills Development
- •I. Written Discourse Modelling
- •2. Class Activities:
- •II. Polylogue Discourse Modelling
- •III. Monologue Discourse Modelling
- •Unit 4. Hazards of Teenage Sex
- •Focus Vocabulary List
- •Teenage Sex: Just Say “Wait”
- •Lower the Age of Consent
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Дочки-матери
- •Integrated Discourse Skills Development
- •I. Polylogue Discourse Modelling
- •III. Dialogue Discourse Modelling
- •2. Class Activities
- •Unit 5. Problems of a Young Family Young Adults: Living in Parental Homes or Living Away?
- •Focus Vocabulary List
- •Show Me the Way to Go Home
- •Comprehension and Discussion Guide
- •Back to Mum After All This Time
- •Could You Throw Out Your Child?
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Is Your Nest Too Full?
- •Bit of a Crowd in the Empty Nest
- •Integrated Discourse Skills Development
- •I. Polylogue Discourse Modelling
- •II. Written Discourse Skills Development
- •I. Background Reference Information
- •II. Letter Structure Focus
- •III. Sample Letter Publication Foreword
- •Unit 6. Marriage and Divorce
- •Focus Vocabulary List
- •Vast Majority of Americans Still Believe in the Family
- •Comprehension and Discussion Guide
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •In Great Britain, an Easier Out
- •Divorce
- •Integrated Discourse Skills Development
- •I. Polylogue Discourse Modelling
- •2. Class Activities
- •II. Monologue Discourse Modelling
- •Individual Argumentative Techniques
- •III. Written Discourse Development
- •IV. Monologue Discourse Modelling
- •References
- •Contents
Integrated Discourse Skills Development
I. Polylogue Discourse Modelling
Pair/Group Discussion
Prepare for an extended class discussion of the following letters presented by the Guardian “Parents’ Forum” column entitled “Am I wrong to say ‘no’ to mixed-gender sleepovers for 14-year-old daughter?” For more precise instructions on discussion, see Guided Discussion Techniques (Unit 3, Integrated Discourse Skills Development), p.131.
Individual Work: Make a detailed study of the texts below and be ready for a group discussion on the problem in accordance with the above-mentioned guidelines.
B. W, mother, Hastings, East Sussex
This seems to be the new “must-do” for 14-year-olds – my daughter has just received a similar invitation. She seemed relieved when I said “no”, as she was not entirely comfortable with the idea. Of course you are right to put your foot down. Whatever are the host parents thinking of? That is assuming that they know. And even if they are present, it is a recipe for disaster: if the enjoyment of smuggled-in alcohol and/or drugs accompanies the huddling together under duvets watching questionable videos, I don't "need to spell out what might ensue.
Give your daughter the face-saving excuse that Mum says no and fake squarely on the chin any taunts of “party pooper” – you probably won't be the only one.
Your daughter will have enough moral dilemmas to face alone when she is older. At least give her your protection while she is still, after all, a child.
Helen Sharman, mother, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Relax. There will be no orgy – I speak from the experience of a minimum of two sleepovers a month for the past six years, and still counting. Left to their own devices, teenagers listen to music and talk till the small hours.
They then fall asleep wherever they are, usually the floor, so buy your daughter a washable sleeping bag. Perhaps consider hosting a sleepover yourself. But don’t hover, or try to send them to bed at 10.30 pm. Leave them to it. Show them trust and respect and they will repay you in kind. Teaching yourself and your daughter to handle these events responsibly is a much better option than becoming a late-night taxi driver for the next four years.
Cindy Gillen, mother and former primary teacher, Suffolk
You sound like a concerned and sensible-mother, certainly not someone who is being “too protective”. The fact is that children in their early teens (and I have raised four of them) still need guidance and discipline and by saying “no” you are providing her with this.
Clare Abbott, mother, Oxford
With prior notice we were quite happy for any number of our sons’ friends to sleep in the lounge (on the floor or the two pull-out sofa beds). At least all the parents knew where their children were and that we would be upstairs.
Our only problem was trying to sleep over the noise. I cannot imagine any of the first, shy steps of sexual experimentation taking place in front of the gang.
Briony Wilkes, daughter, Cambridge
I am 18 years old – somebody’s one-time 14-year-old daughter. At this influential age I, too, was asked to attend, mixed-sex sleepovers, and was duly allowed to attend by my parents. This liberal-minded attitude on their part showed me that there was/is nothing wrong with being good, close friends with males, without there being any need for any sexual contact.
At 14, I doubt that your daughter craves anything more than friendship with the boys who will be there. Indeed, you should be delighted that your daughter feels able to tell you, and even to ask your permission. This suggests that you have a close relationship with her, and one in which your daughter feels able to discuss such matters with you, her mother.
Friends of mine who were taught that it was “naughty” or “abnormal” to mix with the opposite sex by their parents were the ones who had to lie.
They were also the ones whose parents knew nothing of their lives, other than what their children led them to believe. What is more, it is those parents who are now the ones who are effectively shut out of their children’s lives. It is a part of growing up," maturing, and realising that men are not to be seen as anything more than friends, in the primary instance.
Audrey Kelly, grandmother, Poole, Dorset
It might be worth bearing in mind that “the worst” can happen during a walk in the park on a Sunday afternoon – and who would prohibit that?
II. Monologue Discourse Modelling
Compose a rendering of the article Lower the Age of Consent (Text B) and rehearse it for class presentation. For more precise instructions on rendering techniques, see Article Rendering Guidelines (Unit 2, Integrated Discourse Skills Development), p.80.