Is the traditional family disappearing?

Answer and give a real example for each one.

1. How many people are there in your family? Who are you closest to?
2. Who do you take after: your mum or your dad? How?
3. What family traditions do you have?
4. Who did most of the household chores when you were a child?
5. How often does your extended family get together?
6. What is the best thing about your family?

For each word or phrase, say one true sentence about your family or a family you know.

Choose the word or phrase that fits.

1. Cousins, aunts, uncles — my whole came to my birthday.
2. I was by my grandparents in a village.
3. Everyone says I my mum. We have the same laugh.
4. Who will your cat while you're on holiday?
5. My father was the only ; my mum stayed at home.
6. Cleaning and cooking are the I hate most.
7. I have three : two brothers and a sister.
8. My parents had a lot of rules. They were very .

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. to take care of someone = to
   look aftertake afterbring up
2. to look like a parent = to
   take afterlook aftergrow up
3. to raise a child = to
   bring uplook upgrow up
4. your partner's parents =
   in-lawssiblingsrelatives
5. give a child everything = to
   spoilraiselook after
6. very close and supportive =
   close-knitstrictextended

Use each phrase to talk about your family.

• Families are much ... than they used to be.Сім'ї набагато ..., ніж були раніше.Families are much smaller than they used to be.
• Compared to my parents, I...Порівняно з батьками, я...Compared to my parents, I'm far less strict.
• In my family, it was normal to...У нашій родині було нормально...In my family, it was normal to have lunch at grandma's every Sunday.
• I was brought up to believe that...Мене виховали з переконанням, що...I was brought up to believe that family comes first.
• We're not as ... as we used to be.Ми вже не такі ..., як раніше.We're not as close as we used to be.
• The older I get, the more...Чим старшим я стаю, тим більше...The older I get, the more I understand my mum.
• It's quite common these days to...Сьогодні доволі поширено...It's quite common these days to get married after 30.
• When I have my own family, I'll...Коли в мене буде своя сім'я, я...When I have my own family, I'll cook with my kids every weekend.

Read the article. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. People in Europe are getting married earlier than before.
   TrueFalse
2. More people live alone than ever before.
   TrueFalse
3. Today women and men do exactly the same amount of household chores.
   TrueFalse
4. Expensive housing makes some young adults stay with their parents longer.
   TrueFalse
5. The article says the family is dying.
   TrueFalse

1. How is your family different from your grandparents' family?
2. Is it the same in Ukraine as in the article? What is different?
3. Would you like to live with three generations under one roof? Why?
4. How should parents share household chores?

Also: the + comparative, the + comparative for two things that change together: The older I get, the more I look like my dad. And used to (Lesson 3): We used to have dinner together every evening.

1. Families today are
   much smallermuch smallmore smaller
   than in the past.
2. My sister is
   as tall asas taller asso tall than
   me.
3. My dad is
   far stricterfar strict
   than my mum.
4. The olderOlder
   I get, the wiser I become.
5. Life is
   a bit easiera bit more easy
   now that my kids are older.
6. My brother isn't
   as patient aspatient than
   my sister.
7. The more you practise,
   the betterthe best
   your English gets.
8. We
   used touse to
   visit my grandparents every summer.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. My brother is more older than me. →
2. She is as tall than her mum. →
3. Families are much more big now. →
4. The more I sleep, the most tired I feel. →
5. My parents were more strict that yours. →
6. He isn't as patient like his father. →

Answer in detail. Use comparatives, (not) as ... as and the more ..., the more.

1. Compare your childhood with your children's or nieces' and nephews' childhood today.
2. Compare your parents' style of bringing up children with the style of parents today.
3. Who in your family are you most similar to, and who are you least like?
4. Which family member has changed the most over the years? How?
5. Complete and explain: "The older I get, the more..."
6. Compare family life in a big city and in a village.

Compare family roles in the 1980s and today. Then talk about your own family. Use comparatives and used to.

Answer and explain. Compare with how things used to be.

1. What was the strictest rule in your home when you were a child?
2. Which family rule do you think is the most important?
3. Should children do household chores? From what age?
4. Should grandparents spoil their grandchildren?
5. How much screen time should children have?

1. Are you an only child, or do you have siblings? How did it affect you?
2. What did your parents do that you will (or did) do differently?
3. What is the best advice your parents gave you?
4. Which family tradition would you like to keep forever?
5. How do you get on with your in-laws (or how would you like to)?
6. Who looked after you most when you were small?
7. Were your parents strict? Was it good for you?
8. What do you argue about in your family?

1. Who has the most influence in families today: parents, school or the internet?
2. Is it better to be the oldest, the middle or the youngest child?
3. Should parents be friends with their children?
4. At what age should young people move out?
5. Do grandparents play a bigger role in Ukraine than in other countries?
6. Is it a good idea to work in a family business?

1. Is the family still the most important part of society?
2. Should the government pay parents to stay at home with small children?
3. Are smaller families happier?
4. Can a family be just two friends or a person and a pet?
5. Will robots help to raise children in the future?
6. Is the generation gap bigger today than before?

"Adult children shouldn't live with their parents."

Round 1: give your real opinion for 1–2 minutes. Round 2: defend the opposite side for 1 minute. Use: Compared to... · It's far better to... · That's not as simple as it sounds. · In my culture...