1. Listen to the text "An English Family" and answer the questions:

Is the Cornford family large? How many are they? Where do they live

2. Listen to the text again and answer more detailed questions:

What does Mr. Cornford do? What does he look like? What is he interested in? What is he doing in America at the moment? What is Mrs. Cornford like? What does she do? How old is Steve? What's his job? Is Steve married? Do Steve and Pauline often go out? What is Alice like? What is she fond of? How old is Sarah's mother? What does she look like? What kind of woman is she?

3. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give additional information to prove your agreement or disagreement.

1. John Cornford is a driver. 2. John Cornford us married. 3. Steve isn't a very outgoing person. 4. Steve is going to get married. 5. Steve is the only child in the family. 6. Sarah's mother lives with the Cornfords, too.

4. Ask questions about:

a) Mr Cornford ( his age, appearance, daily routine, hobbies, present occupation );

b) Mrs Cornford ( her appearance, character, occupation );

c) Steve ( his age, job, character, hobbies, friends );

d) Alice ( her character, abilities );

e) Sarah's mother ( age, appearance, character, likes )

5. Speak on:

a) the Cornfords, husband and wife; b) Steve, his friends and hobbies; c) Alice, her character and abilities; d) Sarah’s mother.

6.

a ) Imagine you are Mrs. Cornford. Tell about your family.

b) Imagine you are Steve. Answer your friend's questions about your family.

Ex. 1 “Men make houses, women make homes”. Prove it. Here are some expressions to help you.

To rule, to obey, to create the atmosphere(of), to decorate the hostess(of), to bring up,

to keep up family traditions, to feel hurt(for), to encourage, to pay attentions(to), to be always ready(to), to earn money, to make commands, to keep the house.

Ex. 2 It’s always interesting to find out what children think of their parents and to compare their views with the way grown-ups imagine themselves to be. Discuss the following questions.

1. Who of your parents has more power at home?

2. Who has greater powerful effect on you: your mother or your father?

3. What little rules do you have to abide by in the family?

4. Is family life the most important thing for your parents?

Ex.3 How does each of your family help others?

father mother grandmother son daughter

to save money to learn to make appointments with to buy to send to take to to care of to solve family problems to feel home to appreciate to engage in to be concerned about to organize spare time to feel warm and safe to perform home-making duties

Duties

Ex.4

Lexical Table 1

intelligent loyal respectful supportive tactful thoughtful of… and open tolerant

domestic chores sorrow and joy what puzzles them housework views and opinions difficulties

to deal with… to have much in common to get along with… to be confident of… to enjoy each other’s company

to care of… to come to smb’s help to have the support of… not to blame each other to release tension to avoid conflicts to entertain to forgive willingly to live in harmony

Ex.5

Lexical Table 2