WEEK 4
FAMILY AND
SOCIETY
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Topic 4
Family and Society
OBJECTIVES More than one million
children each year have
SWBAT parents who separate or
identify family ties and the importance of the divorce.
family in society.
learn new vocabulary about family.
practice using reported speech to make
sentences and requests.
improve reading and writing skills.
Who are your family members?
Write six family relationships you remember. For example, Parents
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ACTIVITY 1 FAMILY QUIZ
Answer the questions with the corresponding relationship.
1. What do you call the father of 11. What do you call the mother of
your father? your wife?
2. What do you call the daughter of 12. What do you call the son of
your sister? your husband’s first marriage?
3. What do you call the wife of 13. What do you call it when a
your brother? married couple legally breaks up?
4. What do you call the son of your 14. What do you call a man whose
parents? wife has died?
5. What do you call the woman you 15. What do you call a woman
are divorced from? whose husband has died?
6. What do you call the sister of 16. What do you call the family of
your father? your husband?
7. What do you call the husband of 17. What do you call the brother of
your mother’s sister? your wife?
8. What do you call the mother of 18. What do you call the father of
your grandfather? your husband?
9. What do you call the son of your 19. What do you call your brothers
brother? and sisters?
10. What do you call the daughter 20. What do you call your father
of your aunt? and mother?
Word bank: stepson, parents, sister-in-law, niece, grandfather, siblings, mother-in-law, get
divorced, widower, brother, brother-in-law, father-in-law, aunt, uncle, widow, in-law, ex-wife,
great-grandmother, cousin, nephew
TOPIC EXPLANATION
READ CAREFULLY AND PRACTICE
Family is important to individuals because it provides benefits to their physical, emotional,
and mental health that are not found anywhere else. Family ties give people a sense of
belonging and help keep everyone balanced in life.
VOCABULARY Look up the definition of the following words in
the dictionary.
Extended family
Blended family
Nuclear family
Foster family
Split family
Divorced
Single parents
Bonds
Step family
Answer these questions about yourself.
1. What type family do you belong to?
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2. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
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3. What is the best age to have children?
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READING
COMPREHENSION READ CAREFULLY
Types of Families
A family is a group of people that have a common ancestor. They usually live together in
the same house. Although it is a fact that not all families are the same, they can be
categorized into different types.
A nuclear family consists of parents and their children living together. In many countries in
Europe and North American this is the most common form of family. There are three types
of nuclear families. In the first type the father works and the mother cares for the children.
In the second type, the mother works and the father stays at home with the children. In the
third type of family, both parents work. This last type of family is the most common in the
USA and Canada.
In an extended family, different family members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles and
cousins live together. In many areas of the world, such as Asia, the Middle East, Africa,
Latin America, and Southern Europe, this type of family is common.
Recently in some countries, couples are choosing to have only one child. These types of
families are called single child families. Some people believe that children raised in these
kinds of families are spoilt, selfish and lonely. But research doesn’t support this.
Some families have no children at all. The couples that make up these families sometimes
make the choice not to have children because they want to have more free time. Some
couples choose not to have children for financial reasons.
Families with only one parent are called single parent families. There are several causes
of these types of families. The first reason is divorce. Another reason is that the one of the
parent dies, leaving the surviving parent widowed. Additionally, some parents never get
married in the first place.
When the husband or wife in a marriage brings children with them from a past marriage,
this is called a blended or reconstituted family. This type of family has become more
common due to the increase in divorces. For some children this kind of family can be good
because there are two parents, instead of just one. But there can also be some difficulties
as the two new families try to become one.
As the basis of all societies, families of all types are very important. This is true now and
will be true in the future as well.
https://blogsaverroes.juntadeandalucia.es/roadtoenglishb1/files/2015/10/READIN
G-COMPREHENSION-types-of-family.pdf
ACTIVITY 2 READING COMPREHENSION
After reading, choose the right type of family for each description by circling the
corresponding letter.
1. Two years ago Marco and Tatiana got married. Before they got married Marco had three
sons and Tatiana had a daughter. Now they all live together.
A. Childless family
B. Extended family
C. Single parent family
D. Blended family
E. Only child family
2. Juan’s wife died several years ago of cancer. He now raises his two sons Pedro and Pablo
by himself.
A. Childless family
B. Extended family
C. Single parent family
D. Blended family
E. Only child family
3. Jose and Maria live with their 3 children. They also live with their parents, an uncle and an
aunt.
A. Childless family
B. Extended family
C. Single parent family
D. Blended family
E. Only child family
4. Husband and wife Pedro and Claudia have been married for two years. They are both very
successful businesspeople and don't have any children.
A. Childless family
B. Extended family
C. Single parent family
D. Blended family
E. Only child family
5. Juan Gabriel and his wife Aurora have been married for six years. They have one daughter
named Ana Gabriela.
A. Childless family
B. Extended family
C. Single parent family
D. Blended family
E. Only child family
6. Nelson and Isabel, who have been married for over 15 years, have two children named
Clara and Leonidas.
A. Childless family
B. Extended family
C. Single parent family
D. Blended family
E. Only child family
Key answers: 1. Blended family 2. Single parent family 3. Extended family 4. Childless
family 5. Only child family 6. Nuclear family
ACTIVITY 3 WRITING
Write a paragraph about the relationship between family and society.
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STRUCTURE 1 REPORTED SPEECH
Original request Reported request Verbs
Bring the homework next She said to bring the homework Tell – told
week. next week. Say – said
Ask – asked (for questions)
She told me to bring the
homework next week. Structure
Don’t use the computer. She said not to use the Imperatives
computer. S + said + to + V + C
S + told + me + to + V + C
She told me not to use the
computer. Questions
S + asked + me + to + V + C
Can you open the door? She asked me to open the door.
ACTIVITY 4 REPORTED SPEECH
Write the request using reported speech. Use said, told or asked.
1. Come here _________________________________________
2. Don’t speak louder. _______________________________________
3. Can you clean the house? _________________________________
4. Turn on the lights. _________________________________________
5. Don’t eat junk food. ________________________________________
STRUCTURE 2 REPORTED SPEECH
Original statement Reported statement Verbs
I have two children. She said she had two Tell – told
I am tired. children. Say – said
I can swim. She told me she was tired.
I am studying. She said she could swim. Structure
I do the dishes. She told me she was She/He said (that) +
I don’t work. studying. statement in past tense
She said she did the dishes.
She told me she didn’t work. She/He told + me (that) +
statement in past tense
ACTIVITY 5 WRITING
Rewrite the statement using reported speech.
Use the pronoun “She” for women and “He” for men. Use said or told me.
1. Ana: “I play tennis.” ________________________________________
2. Juan: “I can drive a car. _________________________________________
3. Zuleika: “I know to ride a bike.” ___________________________________
4. Mom: “I don’t speak English.” ___________________________________
5. Dad: “I can’t run.” __________________________________________
ACTIVITY 6 FAMILY TREE
Make a poster of your family tree. Use a cardboard and paste pictures. Write a
brief paragraph about your family.
GLOSSARY FAMILY
Family ties: a group of persons sharing common ancestry, as parents, children,
uncles, aunts, and cousins.
Ancestor: a person from whom someone is descended.
Marriage: the institution under which a man and woman live as husband and wife
under law.
Nuclear family: a family group that includes only father, mother, and children.
Blended family: a family composed of a couple and their children from previous
marriages.
Extended family: a group that is related by blood or marriage, made up of a married
couple, their children, and various close relatives.
Childless family: a family group without children.
Couple: two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair.
Bonds: something that binds or holds together.
Choice: the right, power, or opportunity to choose.
I LEARNED… CHECK ( ) THE THINGS YOU LEARNED
I learned to identify family ties.
I learned to change requests and statements into reported speech.
I learned to differentiate the types of family.
SUPPLEMENTARY
MATERIAL CHECK THIS MATERAL FOR EXTRA KNOWLEDGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGdt9apUpqg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqNzV213Wc8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r7h-jk4b1A
Quiz key answers: 1. Grandfather, 2. Niece, 3. Sister-in-law, 4. Brother, 5. Ex-wife, 6.
Aunt, 7. Uncle, 8. Great-grandmother, 9. Nephew, 10. Cousin, 11. Mother-in-law, 12.
Stepson, 13. Divorce, 14. Widower, 15. Widow, 16. In-laws, 17. Bother-in-law, 18. Father-
in-law, 19. Siblings, 20. Parents
