Упр.1 Юнит 3 Урок 1 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10 класс

Unit 3. Family first

• Look through the Unit and say:
  • what the Unit might be about;
  • what you will learn in the Unit;
  • what topics/problems the Unit is based on;
  • what other topics related to the family you would like to discuss.
• Choose any picture from the Unit and decide how it is related to the content of the Unit.
• Look through the headings of the projects on p. 79 and choose one you would like to do.
• Find useful sites on the Internet with interesting information on the topic.

Lesson 1. What does your family mean to you?

1. Vocabulary. What families do Ana, Luke, Sheila and William live in? Look through their stories and choose from the suggestions below. Find out the meaning of the highlighted words on p. 209.
   1. with a single parent (in a single-parent family)
   2. with a stepparent (in a step family)
   3. with adoptive parents
   4. with birth (biological) parents

   I live in a multicultural family and I think this is an advantage. My grandfather on my father’s side is Italian; my grandma (my father’s mum) comes from Spain. So my father is half Italian and half Spanish. My mother is English and I was born in the United States. Despite the fact that we come from different cultures, we have happy relationships with one another. Living in a multicultural family is part of my identity: my opinions, my knowledge and my ideas are based on what comes from these cultural backgrounds; you also get new experiences that you might not get with people from the same culture. (Ana)

   I am an adopted child. I was adopted when I was three, that is why I don’t know my true identity, my background and my ancestors. My friends ask me how I can go through life without knowing my biological parents. I reply that my adoptive parents are my real parents. They raised me and gave me great guidance in life. They taught me right from wrong; they taught me to treat others the way I would like to be treated. I have never felt left out because I have a very good relationship with my parents. When I was small, we would go fishing, camping, playing school and watching funny films together. My father had a video camera and he used to record all my special events. We have got through difficult times together and we love each other with all our hearts. (Luke)

   I’ve got mum, dad and four siblings: two brothers and two sisters. We are all attached to one another. Having a big family is something special: it gives you a sense of unity, cooperation and safety. We are like a big team. My dad is always interested in our school work. My mum is always there protecting and looking after us. They are both always ready to give us advice. Helping each other, playing sports, talking and laughing together, sharing good and bad moments makes our family very close. Every day we spend exciting, happy, funny or sad times together. If I didn’t live in a big family, I wouldn’t probably learn how to deal with other people. (Sheila)

   My parents always had rows over different things and when I was twelve, my mother and father divorced. My mum made a hard decision to let my brother stay with my dad. My father and my brother moved away. Since my parents divorced, I have felt like I lost a part of my family. Growing up without a father changed my life. I used to see him every day but now I only see him two or three times a year. My dad is still involved in my life but I wish I could spend more time with my dad and my brother. We often talk on the phone and e-mail but I miss spending time with the whole family. Even though I keep in touch with my dad and my brother, I feel like I am not as close to them as I wish. On the other hand, if my parents had not divorced, I would have never got a very nice stepfather, a stepbrother and an amazing half-sister. (William)

2. What relatives have Ana, Luke, Sheila and William got?
3. What relationships do they have in their families?
4. Express in some other way what other teenagers say about their families. Use the words in brackets.
   1. There are only two of us in the family: my mum and me. (single-parent)
   2. I don’t know my background and my ancestors. (true identity)
   3. I know neither my great-grandparents nor my grandparents. (an ancestor)
   4. My adoptive parents educated me and gave me good advice in life. (to raise; guidance)
   5. I have really good relationships with my younger sister and brother. (a sibling)
   6. I have never felt ignored by my parents. (to feel left out)
   7. We had a lot of problems but we could cope with them successfully. (to get through)
   8. We love each other with all our hearts. (to be attached)
   9. Unfortunately, my parents do not live together anymore. (to divorce)
   10. I live with my mum’s new husband and his son. (a stepfather; a stepbrother)
   11. My mum remarried and I have got two younger brothers. (a half-brother)
   12. My father doesn’t live with us but we stay in contact with him. (to keep in touch)
   13. We often argue with my younger sisters over little things. (to have a row)
5. Match the two parts of the statements according to teenagers’ opinions. Prove from the stories.
   • Living in a multicultural family
   • Living with adoptive parents
   • (Without) knowing your true identity
   • Living in a big family
   • Living in a step family
   • Growing up in a single-parent family
   • Living with your birth parents
   • gives you a lot of opportunities.
   • you do not know where you are from.
   • gives you a sense of security.
   • means a lot of rows and arguments.
   • teaches you how to deal with other people.
   • gives you a sense of loneliness.
   • gives you a sense of cooperation and unity.
   • is (not) important.
   • is (not) always a problem.
   • can have its own positive points.
6. Match the two parts of the statements to express your own opinion. Give reasons.