How could you describe the word "family"? First of all "family" means a close unit of parents and their children living together. But we shouldn "t forget that it is a most complex system of relationships. Family relationships are rarely as easy as we would like, and very often we have to work hard at keeping them peaceful.
When do people usually start a family? This question doesn "t have a definite answer. In the 18th, 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century people used to get married at the age of 18 or even 16. If a girl about 23 or more wasn" t married, she was said to be an old maid or a spinster. That might have turned out a real tragedy for her family which usually brought up more than three children, because in some cases a successful marriage was the only chance to provide a good life for the daughter and to help her family. Despite the fact that the girl was so young, she was already able to keep the house, take care of her husband and raise children. To feel the time, its culture and customs I advise you to read a wonderful novel or see a breathtaking film "Pride and Prejudice". Though the story takes place at the turn of the 19th century, it retains fascination for modern readers, revealing some problems which may be urgent in the 21st century.
But life "s changing as well as people" s style of life. Nowadays we have got much more freedom in questions concerning family. It is natural to get married at the age of 20 up to 30; however, some people prefer to make a career first and only after that start a family when they are already in their forties. Moreover, there are many cases when people prefer to live together without being married. There are some reasons for this phenomenon. Firstly, it is difficult to juggle a family life with studies at school or university. But without good education it is practically impossible to find a suitable well-paid steady job. It "sa must to get a higher education, but by this moment you are already 22-24 years old. After that you seek for a well-paid job to live independently, which takes about 3-5 years. Now you see why people in the 21st century do not hurry to get married.
There is also another difference between old and modern families. Nowadays it is very unusual to find three generations living under one roof as they used to do in the past. Relatives, as a rule, live separately and don "t often meet one another. This fact sharply hurts an older generation. Our parents and grandparents usually suffer from lack of attention and respect from their children and grandchildren, although they try not to show it . They really don "t need much, just a telephone call or a visit once a week will make them happy.
There are two basic types of families. A nuclear family - a typical family consisting of parents and children. A single-parent family consists of one parent and children. Nowadays there are very few people who have never divorced. Today the highest divorce rate in the world has the Maldive Republic. The United States of America take the third place. Russia is at the ninth place. What are the reasons of great numbers of divorce? Let us name some of the most common and serious ones.
. Occurrence of adultery once or throughout the marriage. The unfaithful attitude towards a spouse destroys the relationship and leads to a final separation.
. Communication breakdown. After some time of living under one roof spouses find out that they are absolutely incompatible. Constant clashes, brawls and squabbles cause serious problems. The differences grow as a snowball and can "t be already settled by kisses or hugs.
. Physical, psychological or emotional abuses. When a person taunts, humiliates, hits the children or his spouse, it can "t but end with a divorce.
. Financial problems. It sounds lamentably, but sometimes love alone can "t guarantee well-being, whereas money can solve many of your problems. So when a couple lacks it, their relations become more and more complicated, their priorities change and the relationships end.
. Boredom. A lot of couples get bored of each other after 7 or more years of marriage. Boredom may become the reason of constant quarrels and adultery which inevitably leads to a divorce.
However, it goes without saying, in most cases married couples succeed in solving all the problems and keep living in peace and happiness.
Translation of the text: Family Relationships - Family relations
How do you understand the word "family"? First of all, family means parents and their children living together. But also we must not forget that it is the most complex system relationships. Relationships in the family do not always develop in the way we would like it to, and very often we need to do serious work to keep them peaceful and benevolent.
At what age do people usually start a family? There is no definite answer to this question. In the XVIII, XIX and early XX centuries. people got married at the age of 18 or even 16. If a girl aged 23 and older was unmarried, then she was considered an old maid. This could be a real tragedy for a family, in which, as a rule, more than three children grew up, because a successful marriage for a daughter could not only provide her with a prosperous life, but also help the family. Despite the fact that the girl was married in such early age, she was already able to run a household, take care of her husband and raise children. To get a feel for the culture and traditions of that time, I would suggest that you read a wonderful novel or watch the exciting film Pride and Prejudice. Although its action takes place in the 19th century, it is interesting for modern readers as well because it reveals problems that are relevant to this day.
But times are changing, as is the way people live. Today we enjoy much more freedom with regard to family matters. Now it has become typical to get married between the ages of 20 and 30, but there are also people who prefer to make a career first and only then marry or get married when they are already over 40. There are also cases when people live in civilian marriage. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, it is really difficult to combine study and family life. But without a good education, it is quite difficult to find a well-paid, permanent job that suits you. Therefore, you need to get a higher education, but by that time you will be 22-24 years old. Then you are looking for a high-paying job, it will take you about 3-5 years. Now you understand why people in the XXI century. are in no hurry to start a family.
In addition, there is another difference between the old and modern family... Nowadays, it is very difficult to find a family where three generations would live under one roof, although earlier people lived that way. Now, as a rule, relatives live separately and rarely visit each other. This, of course, is not very popular with older people. Our parents and grandparents usually suffer from a lack of attention and respect from their children and grandchildren, although they try not to show it. They don't need much - a phone call at least once a week or a visit from close relatives at least once a month will already make them happy.
There are two main types of families: complete family, consisting of parents and children; family of a mother or father, which consists of one parent and children. There are very few people today who have never been divorced. Most high level divorce rates in the world in the Republic of Maldives. The United States ranks third in the world for this indicator, Russia - 9th. What are the reasons for such a huge number of divorces? Let's name the most serious and common ones:
. Treason. They can happen only once or last throughout family life... A betrayal of a spouse undermines the marriage and usually leads to divorce.
. Impossibility of communication. Having lived for some time under the same roof, the spouses understand that they are absolutely not suitable for each other. Constant conflicts, scandals and disputes can lead to serious problems. Disagreements snowball and can no longer be settled with kisses or hugs.
. Physical, psychological, or emotional abuse. When one spouse taunts, humiliates, or beats children or another spouse, it cannot lead to anything other than divorce.
. Financial difficulties. It sounds very sad, but love alone is sometimes not enough to keep a family together, because it is money that helps to solve many important problems. Therefore, when spouses begin to need money, their relationship becomes more complicated, priorities change and very often it ends in divorce.
Give a talk on family relations.Remember to discuss:
- what family relations can be between the members of the family, why
- whether it is good to be an only child, why
- a generation gap and its reasons
- your relations with your family members
Families come in all shapes and sizes nowadays. At present more and more families are divorced and then they remarry. That "s why more children have step-brothers, step-sisters, half-brothers and half-sisters. No wonder that there can be some problems in the family relations. Members of many families suffer from misunderstanding because there is a great difference in their tastes and opinions. Besides, children don "t like it when there is too much control from their parents because they want to solve their problems independently. On the other hand, if the members of the family love each other there can be no or little argument and the family lives happily.
Some families have only one child nowadays and others have two, three or even more children. In my opinion, both kinds of families have some advantages and disadvantages. On the other hand, if you are an only child in a family, you don "t have to share your room with anybody else. What is more, your parents give all their love and care only to you. On the other hand, if you have a brother or a sister, you have some to play with or to talk to, and you "ll never feel bored. Furthermore, if you get into trouble, you have someone to help you or give some advice. As for me, I "m an only child in my family, but I think that having a brother or a sister is an amazing feeling, because you know that you won" t be lonely in any case and you have someone to share your thoughts and feelings.
There are a lot of problems and conflicts that appear between teenagers and their parents because they don "t understand each other. Generation gap will always exist not only because teenagers and their parents enjoy listening to different kinds of music. A lot of things are different: tastes, manners, behavior and the stuff like that. Some parents don "t want to understand modern views, ideals and system of values so teens are afraid to tell them about their private life. Another reason for the generation gap, in my opinion, is that parents want their children to be clever and learn harder. They are always nagging when their children do badly at school. They make teens do their homework, though sometimes it is unnecessary. Parents don "t want to understand that there can be more important things than good marks in the school-leaving certificate. I believe it is necessary to bridge the generation gap and the only way to do it is for parents and children to speak frankly to each other and try to come to an agreement.
As for me, although I "m an only child, I don" t feel lonely because my parents always love and take care of me. What is more, we often discuss my problems together. Of course, sometimes I have arguments with my family but despite all our disagreements we always help each other. Everyone in my family is my best friend and I love my family very much.
QUESTIONS
- Why are family relations so important for us?
- How many children would you like to have in the future? Why?
- Do you have any problems in your family? Why?
- Do your relatives help you to solve your problems?
- Do you always follow your parents "advice? Why?
Family relations - a topic in English about family relations. The family plays a very important role in everybody's life. Labor achievements, mood and what is called happiness depend on family relations. When young people marry, they sometimes think that happiness in their marriage will be created by somebody else, not by themselves. They are mistaken. To create a happy marriage is their own duty. Both husband and wife must create their happiness together. A happy marriage does not mean that husband and wife must have similar characters but the ability to understand each other. It’s really very difficult to keep up a marriage without mutual understanding. When a family is happy, it means that all the members of the family trust each other, tell each other about their joys and sorrows. The children love, respect and obey their parents. Housework may take a great deal of your time. But if all the members of the family help each other, has his special duties, keeping house won’t be so difficult. So to create a happy family is a difficult problem, but everything depends on ourselves. Only when each member of the thinks about the happiness of the others the family will be happy. Clever and understanding parents are always ready to help and find the way out. We know there will still be a family to turn to for love, compassion and understanding, the family will remain in our soul forever. Original: http://www.fun4child.ru/690-english-topics.-semejjnye-otnoshenija.html
Family relations - a topic in English about family relations. The family plays a very important role in everybody's life. Labor achievements, mood and what is called happiness depend on family relations. When young people marry, they sometimes think that happiness in their marriage will be created by somebody else, not by themselves. They are mistaken. To create a happy marriage is their own duty. Both husband and wife must create their happiness together. A happy marriage does not mean that husband and wife must have similar characters but the ability to understand each other. It’s really very difficult to keep up a marriage without mutual understanding. When a family is happy, it means that all the members of the family trust each other, tell each other about their joys and sorrows. The children love, respect and obey their parents. Housework may take a great deal of your time. But if all the members of the family help each other, has his special duties, keeping house won’t be so difficult. So to create a happy family is a difficult problem, but everything depends on ourselves. Only when each member of the thinks about the happiness of the others the family will be happy. Clever and understanding parents are always ready to help and find the way out. We know there will still be a family to turn to for love, compassion and understanding, the family will remain in our soul forever. Original: http://www.fun4child.ru/690-english-topics.-semejjnye-otnoshenija.html
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Family relationships-Topic in the English meeting about family relationships. The family plays a very important role in everyone's life. Labor achievements, mood and what is called happiness depend on family relationships. When young people get married, they sometimes think that happiness in marriage will be created by someone else, not by themselves. They are wrong. It is their responsibility to create a happy marriage. Both husband and wife must create their happiness together. A happy marriage does not mean that a husband and wife should have the same symbols, but the ability to understand each other. It is really very difficult to maintain a marriage without mutual understanding. When a family is happy, it means that all family members trust each other, tell each other about their joys and sorrows. Children to love, respect and obey their parents. Housework can take a lot of your time. But if all family members help each other, his special responsibilities, keeping the house, will not be so difficult. Therefore, creating a happy family is a difficult problem, but it all depends on us. Only when each member thinks about the happiness of others will the family be happy. Smart and understanding parents, always ready to help and find a way out. We know there will still be a family to turn to for love, compassion and understanding, family will forever remain in our soul. Original: http://www.fun4child.ru/690-english-topics.-semejjnye-otnoshenija.html
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The family is very important as a unit in our society. Nothing else but family can be an emotional center of people "s life, can be a transmitter of culture and raising children. Every mother feels great affection for her children and tries to bring them up in a proper way.
Understanding between the members of the family and consideration for others are very important in family relationship. Tenderness, warm-heartedness and respect must always be present in the family to make it friendly. A lot of activities help members of the family to be on friendly terms: discussing all the family plans together, going on trips hikes together, visiting museums, theaters, exhibitions and exchanging opinions about them, sharing the same joys and sorrows.
If you think of the others in the family you show your love and attention in everyday life, you can hurt them if you are selfish, not sincere and rude. It is very important to visit relatives on holidays, on birthdays, on anniversaries and develop close relationship. We feel more affection for our relatives when we are parted from them. The proverb says, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder". When the family is friendly, everybody has the warmed feelings of returning home where dear relatives are waiting for them.
There are different opinions on how children should be treated if they disobey their parents, break the rules, do forbidden things, don "t keep their words or promises. Some people think that parents should be patient, kind and understanding. The rules and children "s behaviors are discussed in such families. But others believe that children ought always to obey the parents and if they won "t they should be punished. From my point of view, such principles won" t do a lot of good. Fear and punishment will lead to selfishness, cruelty and lies. But "love and kindness will save the world".
We are the family of two. I live with my mother. We don "t have such problems as misunderstanding between the members of the family. I think that it is due to the age of my parents and their character.
My mother is 40 years old. She is a kind, clever and responsible woman. My mother always ready to give me necessary information, moral support and a good advice.
It is common knowledge that there is no place like a home. We are dedicated to our homes, we give them much love, care and enthusiasm. A man "s house is his castle. I like my home and I want to tell you more about it.
I live in Kuprijanov st. in the center of our city. We moved into this flat several years ago. Now it is a place where I feel it ease and enjoy every minute of my stay there. We have a washing-machine, a vacuum cleaner, a refrigerator, a freezer, hand-mixer, computer and other things which I consider to be quite necessary as they make our life easier and help to solve a lot of problems in the shortest possible time.
We have 2 rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. When you drop into our flat you come into a lobby, where you can take off your coat, shoes and hat. I "m very happy to have a room for myself, where I feel quite and comfortable. It is a place where I can relax, read a book and listen to music. There are yellow blinds and a writing table, a sofa, a bookcase where my favorite books are situated.
There are a lot of things in my room which can tell about myself, about my friends and relatives. You can find frames with photos of my parents and best friends on the walls, little pictures. They remind me happy moments of my life and that is why are very dear for me.
You may be surprised, but the most popular and favorite place with all of us is the kitchen. Every Sunday my mother makes a cake and we gather together, discuss our problems and make plans for the next week.
I can tell a lot about my home, but to make a long story short I can say, that speaking about my home, I don "t mean a flat as it is, I mean people, who are dear to me, who love me and are always waiting for me. That is why, wherever I were I would always hurry home.
A story about my family is often asked to write in English at school. It is often difficult for a child to write a long text while maintaining the correct structure and English language. This article will help you compose a story about a family.
Story structure
The story of my family must start right. It should have an introductory part (very short), a main part that contains all the information, and also a conclusion, which is also quite short.
The first paragraph is the introductory part. You can start it with the following phrase:
I would like to give a talk about my family. (I would like to talk about my family.)
This is the end of the first paragraph.
The second paragraph is the entire main body of the essay. A family story in English depends on this paragraph. After all, here you need to tell in detail about your family. Points to be highlighted in the main part:
- Say, a small family or a big one.
- Name all family members and tell about each separately.
- To say that your family is very friendly.
- Talk about common hobbies and pastimes.
In order to write the main part, you must use the following introductory phrases:
I think / suppose / presume / believe / guess ... (I think / assume / believe / believe)
In my opinion, ... (In my opinion, ...)
However, ... (Anyway ...)
Fortunately, ... (Fortunately, ...)
The third paragraph is the conclusion. In this paragraph, you need to notify that your story is over. This can be done with a very competent phrase:
That "s all I wanted to say. (That's all I wanted to tell you about).
Writing the main body of the story
A family story in English should start with a description of the size of your family. For example, if you have a large family, you need to say:
I have got a big family or My family is very big. (I have a large family. My family is very large.)
If your family consists of 4 or less persons, then it is considered small. Then you need to say:
I have a small family or My family is not very big. (I have a small family. My family is small.)
The story about my family needs to be supplemented by listing all the relatives:
My family consists of a mother, a father, a brother, a sister, a grandmother, a grandfather, an aunt, an uncle ... (My family consists of mom, dad, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, uncle, aunt etc.)
My mother "s name is ... (mom's name). I suppose that she is very beautiful and kind. She is 30 years old. She is a doctor. My mother is fond of reading classical books and watching interesting movies. (My my mother's name is ... I think she is very beautiful and kind. She is 30 years old. She works as a doctor. My mother loves to read classics and watch interesting films.)
The father of the family can be described as follows:
My father "s name is ... (father's name). I think that he is very tall man with beautiful gray-eyes. He is very hard-working man. He is 40 years old. He is an engineer. I think that he likes his interesting job so much. My father likes to go to the cinema with me. (My dad's name is ... I think he is a very tall man with beautiful gray eyes. He is very hardworking. He is 40 years old. He works as an engineer . I think he really loves his interesting work. My dad loves to go to the movies with me.)
A story about a family in English can turn out to be quite voluminous if you describe in detail each relative (this is if your family is very large). If it consists of three relatives, then you can tell about each family member in some detail and your story will not turn out to be too long and uninteresting.
After describing your relatives, do not forget to say that you are very friendly:
My family is very friendly. (My family is very friendly.)
Our family is very united and happy. (Our family is very friendly and happy.)
The story about my family needs to be supplemented with information about what you are doing with your relatives. For example:
I like to go fishing with my father. (I love going fishing with my dad.)
When we have a free time, we always spend it together. (When we have free time, we always spend it together.)
I like to go to the park or to the cinema with me lovely sister. (I love going to the park or to the movies with my beloved sister.)
My mother and I like to watch interesting movies. (Mom and I love to watch interesting films.)
about family
A family story in English with translation might look like this:
I would like to give a talk about my lovely family.
My family is not very big. It consists of a mother, father and me. My mother "s name is Kate. She is 35 years old. As for me, she is very beautiful. My mother has very beautiful blue eyes and brown hair. She is a blogger. She likes her profession so much because she can write something interesting about her life and earn money. In fact, she is very popular in our town. What about my father, his name is Bob. He is 40 years old. He is very tall, at about 180 cm. He is a cook. He works in a big restaurant, specialized in French cuisine.As for me, his job is very interesting.Our family is very united and happy.I like to do various things with my parents.For example, we often go to the shopping together . In summer we go to the sea. I love my family so much!
That "s all I wanted to say.
(I would like to talk about my family.
My family is very small. It consists of my mom, dad and me. My mom's name is Kate. She is 35 years old. As for me, she is very beautiful. My mom has beautiful blue eyes and brown hair. She works as a blogger. She loves her profession very much, because she can write something interesting about her life and earn money. In fact, she is very popular in our city. As for my father, his name is Bob. He's 40 years old. He is very tall, about 180 cm. He is a cook. He works in a large restaurant specializing in French cuisine. As for me, his work is very interesting. Our family is very friendly and happy. I enjoy doing different things with my parents. For example, we often go to the store together. In the summer we go to the sea. I love my family very much!
That's all I wanted to say.)
Phrases and phrases that will help and the appearance of relatives
Each relative in the story needs to be described. Often, in order to describe a person, there is not enough vocabulary. Many useful expressions and words for and his character:
Beautiful (beautiful);
Kind (kind);
Friendly
Clever (smart);
Green / brown / blue / gray eyes (green / brown / blue / gray eyes);
Blond hair (blonde hair);
Brown hair (brown hair);
Tall (high);
Fat (thick);
Low (low);
Thin.
Phrases and phrases to help describe the occupation of relatives
Seniors usually have a profession. Some professions are presented below, they must be used to describe older relatives:
An engineer;
A builder
A cook (cook);
A doctor (doctor);
A dentist (dentist);
A manager
A direcor (director);
A teacher
A writer
A blogger.
The interests of relatives will help to describe the following phrases:
To watch movies (watch movies);
To walk in the park (walk in the park);
To swim in the swimming pool;
To play piano / gitar
To surf the Internet (surf the Internet);
To cook something tasty (cook something tasty);
To learn homework (learn homework);
To play games (play games);
To go to the cinema (go to the cinema);
To go to the theater (go to the theater);
To go fishing (go fishing);
To play football / volleyball / basketball (play football / volleyball / basketball);
To travel around the world (travel around the world);
To listen to the music (listen to music).
These phrases will help lexically fill the text, as well as convey detailed information about your family to the listener.
How to quickly learn a story about your family?
The story of my family is easiest to learn if you wrote it yourself. Of course, you can use some sources that give advice on writing a story, as well as provide examples of some phrases that can be used to write a story. The main thing when writing a story is to write really about your family. If you write specifically about your relatives, then you can more quickly learn what you wrote.
When you come up with a story, be sure to write it down on paper, and also reflect on what you wrote. This will help not only to learn the story faster, but also to avoid grammatical mistakes when writing.