Взаимоотношения семье тема по английскому. Family relations – топик на английс

Married life. Family life. What’s your idea of them?

What’s your idea of a happy family? (happy marriage?) What do you think are good and bad reasons to get married? Do you think arranged marriages are a good or bad thing? What other ways do people meet marriage partners?

The family relationships - Семейные отношения

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.

Family(topic by Shapkina Lyuba)

Your family are probably the most important people in your life. Families consist of parents and children. But we can also say that family is a group of people consisting of a parent and children and their close relations. I think that it is better to have a big family because your relations always help and support you. I have a big family. I haven"t got brothers and sisters but I have grandparents, cousins, aunts, unckles and over relations. To my mind the ideal family is then people have much in common, then they love each over, spend many time together, support and help each over. This family should be friendly. My parents and I spend many time together. At weekands we watch TV, ski, swim in the swimming pool, travel and play different games as football and voleyball. Also we spend holydays together. Thats all for now.

Family problems

"Honour your mother and father and you will live long and be well, if not, you will die" - says the Bible. Some families are happy, some are dead. It seems to me the reason is misunderstanding of each other in the family.

One more thing, teenagers can take on most of the rights and responsibilities of adulthood. Before this occurs, however, they go through the period of adolescence and most of them experience conflicts at that time. They change rapidly both physically and emotionally and they search self-identity as they grow up and become more independent.

Sometimes teenagers develop interests and values different from those of their parents. That sets a conflict between two generations, which leads to a gap in mutual understanding. Traditional disagreements are: the time to come home at night, doing work about the house and the friends to spend time with.

I"d like to point out, that teens face a number of problems: drinking alcohol or using drugs. Moreover, some children run away from their homes. Most of them return after a few days or weeks, but some turn to crime and become juvenile delinquents.

I"m convinced that sometimes parents do not care about their children. It is exactly at that age when young people need a piece of advice or help. Different TV programmes and magazines for the young come to their rescue. In case of need you can also dial a special telephone number, the so-called "telephone of trust".

But it"s not the way out. Parents should help their children and find the right approach to them so as to make everything clear. Being able to view the problems more rationally, they should try to do their best to resolve them. We need to learn to talk our problems over in our family. If we are able to do it, everything will be all right.

Family Relationships

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"s a 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.

Топик о семье на английском языке, сам по себе, не сложен, но, именно такие простые задания вызывают трудности в подборе по данной теме лексики, соответствующей возрастным особенностям и уровню владения английским языком.

У каждого из нас есть семья и от того, какая она, зависят наше воспитание и складываются отношения с окружающим миром. Как говорится:

Every family is a small but the most important cell of a big society, which exists to remind us not to forget about our closest and dearest people. It helps us to keep up alliances and to make happy each family’s member.

Каждая семья – это маленькая, но самая важная ячейка большого общества, призванная напоминать нам о наших близких и дорогих людях, а также поддерживать наши родственные связи и делать счастливыми всех членов семьи.

Если вы решились написать топик по английскому языку «Аbout my family», то следующие примеры текстов с переводом помогут вам.

Из статьи вы узнаете:

Текст 1. My family (Моя семья)

I am Ildar Kirillov. Ildar is my first name and Kirillov is my last name. I am sixteen years old. I want to tell you something about my family. It is not big family — only five people. I have a father, mother, sister, and grandmother.

First of all, a few words about my parents. My father is forty five. He is an engineer. He likes singing and when we have free time at home I play the guitar and we sing together. When my father was a little boy he used to take things into pieces. My grandmother told me a story that once he tried to mend their microwave oven but he could not. Then they had to call in a repairman. It happened a long time ago but now he is able to fix almost everything.

My mother is a good-looking lady with dark hair. She is forty two but she looks much younger. She is a geography teacher and she works at school. She likes her job. My mother keeps house tidy and takes care of everyone of us. Also, she is very good at cooking.

My parents have been married for 18 years. They usually work hard. They have a lot in common but they have different views on music, books, and movies. For example, my father likes horror films whereas my mother likes comedies; my father is fond of football but my mother doesn’t like any sports.

My grandmother is retired. She lives with us and helps us to run the house. My sister’s name is Alice. She is younger than me and she’s a schoolgirl. I like playing with her on the backyard.

I want to go to university because I would like to study foreign languages. I always try to be in a good mood. We are a good family and we have a lot of relatives.

Перевод с английского языка: Моя семья

Я — Ильдар Кириллов. Ильдар — мое имя, Кириллов — фамилия. Мне 16 лет. Я хочу рассказать вам немного о моей семье. Семья у меня не очень большая – всего пять человек. Это папа, мама, сестра и бабушка.

В первую очередь несколько слов о моих родителях. Моему отцу 45 лет. Он — инженер. Он часто поет и когда мы дома и у нас выдается свободное время, я беру гитару и мы поем вместе. Когда он был маленьким, он любил все разбирать на части. Моя бабушка рассказывала мне, что однажды мой папа попытался починить их микроволновую печь, но у него ничего не вышло. И им пришлось вызвать ремонтника. Но это было много лет назад. Сейчас он умеет чинить почти все.

Моя мама хорошо выглядит и у нее темные волосы. Ей 42 года, но выглядит она гораздо моложе. Она — учитель географии и она работает в школе. Мама любит свою профессию. Она содержит дом в чистоте и заботится обо всех нас. А еще, она очень хорошо готовит.

Мои родители в браке вот уже 18 лет. Обычно, они упорно работают. У них много общего, но у них разные взгляды на книги, музыку и кино. К примеру, отец любит фильмы ужасов, а моя мама любит комедию; отец увлекается футболом, а моя мама не любит спорт.

Моя бабушка – пенсионерка. Она живет с нами и помогает нам по дому. Мою сестру зовут Алиса. Она младше меня и она школьница. Я люблю играть с ней на заднем дворе.

Я хочу учиться в университете и изучать иностранные языки. Я всегда стараюсь быть в хорошем настроении. Наша семья хорошая и у нас много родственников.

Текст 2. About my family — О моей семье

I have a big lovely family. Well, let me introduce myself to you. My name is Alina. I am 12 years old. Besides me, there are two more children in our family. My older brother’s name is Igor; my younger sister’s name is Lena.

Igor is twenty-four. He works as an engineer for a small company. He graduated from university two years ago. It is very good to have an elder brother. As a rule, he helps Lena and me to do our homework. Lena is ten years old. She says her dream is to become a doctor in the future. However, nobody knows that I like this idea.

Also, we have a big pet. It is a dog. We like to look after it. Its name is Mushket and it is my favourite one. I like playing and having fun with my favourite pet. Sometimes, I have to play with my sister too. But, unfortunately, she is too small to share secrets with.

My parents are not strict. My Daddy is over fifty and he works as a driver. He is a very kind man. My Mummy is nearly fifty. I am proud of the fact that she works in the local library. She has been a librarian for a lot of years. My mum knows plenty of interesting stories.

As well as me, my mother has parents. It means I have grandparents. My grandfather and grandmother used to work at school as teachers. Now, they are retired and live in a village. They have a kitchen garden and they enjoy growing things. In summer my grandparents spend all their time in the garden harvesting vegetables.

My sister and I like swimming, so on Saturdays we usually go to swimming pool. At weekends my family always goes shopping. We usually buy food and some nice toys for Lena and me. On Sundays we all usually cook together in the kitchen. In the evening we get together at the table to have nice dinner. I love my family!

Перевод на русский: ПРО МОЮ СЕМЬЮ

У меня большая милая семья. Итак, позвольте, представиться. Меня зовут Алина. Мне 12 лет. Кроме меня в моей семье еще двое детей. Моего старшего брата зовут Игорь, мою младшую сестренку зовут Лена. Игорю 24 года. Он работает в небольшой фирме инженером. Он окончил университет 2 года назад. Славно, когда есть старший брат. Как правило, он помогает мне и Лене делать домашние задания. Лене 10 лет. Она мечтает стать доктором в будущем. Однако никто не знает, что мне нравится эта идея.

Также, у нас есть большое домашнее животное. Это собака. Нам нравится заботиться о ней. Его зовут Мушкет и я очень люблю его. Я люблю играть и веселиться с моим любимцем. Иногда мне приходится играть с сестрой тоже, но, к сожалению, она слишком маленькая, чтобы делиться с ней секретами.

Мои родители не строгие. Моему папуле больше 50 лет, он работает водителем. Он очень добрый. Моей мамочке около 50. Я горжусь, что она работает в библиотеке. Мама работает библиотекарем уже много лет. Она знает много интересных историй.

Также как и меня, у моей мамы есть родители. Это значит, что у меня есть бабушка и дедушка. В прошлом они работали школьными учителями. Они уже на пенсии и живут в деревне. У дедушки и бабушки есть огород, и они любят выращивать что-нибудь. Летом они проводят все свое время на огороде, собирая урожай овощей.

Мы с сестрой любим плавать и по субботам мы посещаем бассейн. Каждые выходные мы обязательно всей семьей ходим за покупками и приобретаем продукты, а также какие-нибудь игрушки для Лены и для меня. По воскресеньям мы обычно все вместе готовим на кухне и собираемся вечером за столом отведать вкусный ужин. Я люблю свою семью!

Текст 3. My family — Моя семья

My name is Maria. I am fifteen years old. I am a high-school student. I am at French school, so I study English and French. I like learning languages and writing things. I am going to be an international journalist.

I have a family: a father, mother, and brother. I love them a lot. My father is fifty three and he is an English teacher. He loves his job and he is really into teaching English.

My mother is forty six. She is a beautiful lady with huge green eyes. She is a landscape designer. My mom has clever fingers and she makes wonderful things at her work. She loves her job as well.

My brother is twenty and he is a musician. He is a conservatory student and he studies clarinet and piano. He can write music and he is very keen on doing it. I like his music. I think he is going to be a great composer.

What the best thing we like is going bowling. We enjoy it a lot and we often go to bowling club. Sometimes, we think that it would be nice to have our own bowling at home. I have very nice family. We get on very well with each other.

Перевод на русский: Моя семья

Меня зовут Мария. Мне 15 лет. Я учусь в школе, в выпускном классе. Это школа с уклоном изучения французского языка. Там я изучаю английский и французский языки. Я люблю изучать языки и писать на разные темы. Я собираюсь стать международным журналистом.

Моя семья – это папа, мама и брат. Я очень люблю их. Моему отцу 53 года и он преподаватель английского языка. Он любит свою работу и он выполняет ее на отлично.

Моей маме 46 лет. Она красивая дама с огромными зелеными глазами. Она ландшафтный дизайнер. У нее золотые руки и она делает замечательные вещи на работе. Она тоже очень любит свою работу.

Моему брату 20 лет и он музыкант. Он студент консерватории по классу кларнета и фортепиано. Он умеет писать музыку и он очень любит это. Мне нравится его музыка. Думаю, он будет большим композитором.

Больше всего мы любим играть в боулинг и мы часто ходим в боулинг-клуб. Иногда, мы думаем, что было бы здорово иметь дома собственный боулинг. У меня замечательная семья. Мы прекрасно ладим друг с другом.

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"s a 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.

Семейные отношения

Как вы понимаете слово «семья»? Прежде всего, под семьёй подразумеваются родители и их дети, живущие вместе. Но также мы не должны забывать и о том, что это сложнейшая система отношений. Не всегда отношения в семье складываются таким образом, как нам бы этого хотелось, и очень часто нам необходимо проводить серьёзную работу, чтобы сохранять их мирными и доброжелательными.
В каком возрасте люди обычно заводят семью? Нельзя дать определённого ответа на этот вопрос. В XVIII, XIX и начале XX в. люди вступали в брак в возрасте 18 или даже 16 лет. Если же девушка в возрасте 23 лет и старше была незамужней, то она считалась старой девой. Это могло стать настоящей трагедией для семьи, в которой, как правило, росло больше трёх детей, потому что успешный брак для дочери мог не только обеспечить ей жизнь в достатке, но и помочь семье. Несмотря на то, что девушка выходила замуж в столь раннем возрасте, она уже была способна вести домашнее хозяйство, заботиться о муже и растить детей. Для того чтобы почувствовать культуру и традиции того времени, я бы посоветовала вам прочитать чудесный роман или посмотреть захватывающий фильм «Гордость и предубеждение». Хотя действие его разворачивается в XIX в., он интересен и современным читателям тем, что раскрывает проблемы, актуальные и по сей день.
Но время меняется, так же как и образ жизни людей. Сегодня мы пользуемся гораздо большей свободой в отношении вопросов семьи. Сейчас типичным стало вступать в брак в возрасте от 20 до 30 лет, но есть и такие люди, которые предпочитают сначала сделать карьеру и только потом женятся или выходят замуж тогда, когда им уже за 40. Есть и такие случаи, когда люди живут в гражданском браке. Для этого есть несколько причин. Во-первых, совмещать учёбу и семейную жизнь действительно тяжело. Но без хорошего образования довольно трудно найти хорошо оплачиваемую постоянную работу, которая бы вас устраивала. Поэтому вам необходимо получить высшее образование, но к тому моменту вам будет уже 22-24 года. Затем вы ищете высокооплачиваемую работу, это займёт у вас порядка 3-5 лет. Теперь вы понимаете, почему люди в XXI в. не торопятся обзаводиться семьёй.
Помимо этого, существует ещё одно различие между старинной и современной семьёй. В наше время очень сложно найти семью, где три поколения жили бы под одной крышей, хотя раньше люди жили именно так. Теперь, как правило, родственники живут раздельно и редко навещают друг друга. Это, конечно, не очень нравится людям старшего поколения. Наши родители, бабушки и дедушки обычно страдают от недостатка внимания и уважения со стороны своих детей и внуков, хотя стараются и не показывать этого. Им и не нужно многого - телефонный звонок хотя бы раз в неделю или визит близких родственников хотя бы раз в месяц уже сделает их счастливыми.
Существует два основных вида семьи: полная семья, состоящая из родителей и детей; семья матери или отца, которая состоит из одного родителя и детей. Сегодня очень мало людей, кто никогда не был разведён. Самый высокий уровень разводов в мире в Мальдивской Республике. США занимают 3-е место в мире по этому показателю, Россия - 9-е. Каковы же причины такого огромного количества разводов? Назовём самые серьёзные и часто встречающиеся из них:

Измены . Они могут произойти всего лишь один раз или длиться на протяжении всей семейной жизни. Предательское отношение к супругу расшатывает брак и обычно приводит к разводу.

Невозможность общения . Прожив какое-то время под одной крышей, супруги понимают, что они абсолютно не подходят друг другу. Постоянные конфликты, скандалы и споры могут повлечь за собой серьёзные проблемы. Разногласия растут как снежный ком и уже больше не могут быть улажены поцелуями или крепкими объятиями.

Физические, психологические или эмоциональные оскорбления . Когда один супруг насмехается, унижает или бьёт детей или другого супруга, это не может привести ни к чему иному, кроме как к разводу.

Финансовые затруднения . Это звучит очень печально, но одной любви порой бывает недостаточно, чтобы сохранить семью, т. к. именно деньги помогают решить многие важные проблемы. Поэтому, когда супруги начинают нуждаться в деньгах, их отношения становятся всё более сложными, приоритеты меняются и очень часто это заканчивается разводом.

Скука . Многие семейные пары устают друг от друга, прожив вместе 7 и более лет. Скука может стать причиной постоянных ссор и измен, что неизбежно ведёт к разводу.
Безусловно, в большинстве случаев супружеские пары успешно справляются со всеми трудностями и живут в мире и согласии.

Questions:

1. How many members are there in your family?
2. At what age did your parents get married?
3. Give your opinion of marriages of the previous centuries.
4. Do you think it is possible for a modern girl of eighteen to start a family?
5. People should not get married unless they are deeply in love, should they?
6. What can be done by both spouses to prevent a divorce?
7 What are the family roles distributed within a family? What is a "woman"s place" and what is a "man"s place" in the family?
8. Can the birth of children strengthen the family?
9. There is a good phrase in the English language about marriages - "to go on the rocks". It means to break down, to crumble. Think of the similar ones in Russian.
10. Do you agree with the statement that unhappy couples with children should stay together until the children are grown?

Vocabulary:

relationship - родство, отношение
unit - единство
a most - очень, чрезвычайно
complex - сложный
rarely - редко
peaceful - мирный
definite - определённый, точный
old maid - старая дева
spinster - старая дева
to turn out - оказываться
to bring up - воспитывать, растить
to provide - обеспечивать
despite - несмотря на
to keep the house - вести домашнее хозяйство
to raise children - растить детей
custom - обычай
breathtaking - захватывающий
"Pride and Prejudice" - «Гордость и предубеждение» (роман Джейн Остин)
to take place - происходить
at the turn of the 19th century - в конце XIX века
to retain - сохранять, удерживать
fascination - очарование, обаяние, привлекательность
modern - современный
to reveal - открывать, раскрывать, обнажать
urgent - насущный, актуальный
to concern - касаться, иметь отношение к
to start a family - заводить семью
to be in one"s forties - быть в возрасте от 40 до 50 лет
moreover - более того
to juggle - совмещать
suitable - подходящий
well-paid - хорошо оплачиваемый
steady - постоянный
higher education - высшее образование
to seek - искать
independently - независимо
generation - поколение
separately - раздельно
to suffer from - страдать от
lack of attention - недостаток внимания
nuclear family - полная семья
typical - типичный
single-parent family - неполная семья
to consist of - состоять из
to divorce - разводиться
divorce rate - уровень разводов
occurrence - возникновение, случай
adultery - измена
throughout - на протяжении, в течение
unfaithful attitude - предательское отношение
spouse - супруг, супруга
separation - расставание
communication breakdown - невозможность общения
to be incompatible - быть несовместимыми
clash - конфликт
brawl - перебранка, скандал
squabble - спор, мелкая ссора
difference - разногласие
to resolve - улаживать, решать
hug - крепкое объятие
abuse - оскорбление, надругательство
to taunt - насмехаться, говорить колкости
to humiliate - унижать
to hit - бить, ударять
lamentably - печально, грустно
wellbeing - благополучие
priority - приоритет
to solve - решать
boredom - скука
inevitably - неизбежно

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 layer. 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 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. Our kitchen isn"t large and looks the usual modern kitchen you can see in many other homes. 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.

Любой ученик рано или поздно сталкивается с задачей написать сочинение «My family» или составить устное высказывание о своей семье. Предлагаю Вашему вниманию my family topic, на основе которого Вы сможете составить собственное высказывание о семье. Тема Family разбита на несколько подразделов с переводом.

Тема My family.

About my family

We are the family of five. I live with my parents, my brother and sister. We don"t have any family problems as we understand and love each other. I enjoy the honest and open relationship in my family. I like it when parents trust their children, give them enough freedom and respect them.

My mother’s name is Nadezhda. She is 45 years old. She works as a nurse. She is a born nurse.

My Dad’s name is Victor. He is 50 years old. He works as an engineer. Both my parents like their work very much.

My elder sister Natasha is eighteen, she goes to the University. She wants to be a designer. She is fond of painting and photography. My younger brother Sasha is only four years old. Sasha goes to the kindergarten. He is very funny, I like to spend my free time with him. Sasha likes to draw and to watch cartoons.

I also have a granny and a granddad. They don’t live with us, but I often visit them. My grandparents are retired. They like gardening and spend a lot of their time working in the garden. I love my family very much. Everyone in my family is my best friend.

The role of the family.

Belonging to a family is highly important to each of us. Our family gives us the sense of tradition, strength and purpose. Our families show us who we are. The things we need most of all — love, respect, and communication – have the beginning in the family.

Family is very important in our lives. Family is an emotional center of people"s life. You can always find help and support in your family. If you have any problems, you can consult your parents or relatives. You feel secure when there’s a family behind you. In happy families, parents are frank and honest with their children, they treat their children with respect without moralizing or bossing them.

The functions of the family.

Families serve many functions:

  • They provide conditions in which children are born and brought up.
  • They educate children, teach them family values and daily skills.
  • They give us emotional support and security.

Family patterns.

When we speak about family patterns we mean traditional and non-traditional families , but we must admit that family patterns vary from country to country.

When we speak about a traditional family, we mean a family with both parents living together. Usually there are two children in a traditional family. Today there is a tendency that families are getting smaller. Therefore, a family where there is only one child can also be called a traditional one.

In a traditional family the father goes out and works and the mother looks after the children, or both parents work. More and more women work today either to express themselves or to earn money to support the family.

Today there are many single-parent families, which are headed by only one parent, usually the mother. Many divorced men are required to help support the children by law.

Family problems.

Families today face many difficulties – for example financial difficulties – low-income families are not rare today. It’s a problem because children in families, which suffer from poverty, are likely to commit a crime one day.

Another family problem is connected with the relationship between the parents. More than a half of all marriages in well-developed countries end in divorce. Children suffer greatly during a divorce, but it’s better to live in a single-parent family, than with two parents who are unhappy.

Generation gap is also a problem in many families. Teenagers often consider their parents old-fashioned. And parents don’t want to understand their children’s needs. Our parents sometimes don"t want to understand modern views, ideals and our system of values. They say that teenagers are cruel, brutal, heartless and rude. Sometimes when we talk to our parents, they listen only to their own point of view. They say that wisdom always comes with age and that they know better.

Do you have your own family traditions?

There are some family traditions in my family. For example, we always have dinner together. Every evening, when my parents come home from work, we have a family dinner. We discuss the important events of the day.

The second tradition is connected with household duties. Everyone in our family has his own duties. For example, my mum is responsible for cooking, while my dad always does the shopping. I’m responsible for the pets and plants, while my older sister is responsible for washing the dishes and vacuum-cleaning.

The third tradition is celebrating holidays together. We especially like celebrating New Year and Christmas. The traditional New Year dishes in our home are a roast chicken, a couple of salads and my mum’s specialty — a vanilla cake. We always prepare postcards and presents for one another.

What will you ask your British friend about his/her family?

  • How many members are there in your family?
  • What can you tell me about your parents?
  • Do you have brothers or sisters?
  • Do you have any family traditions?
  • Do you love your family?

What can you advise people who want to have a close and happy family?

To have a happy family people must love and respect one another. It’s also a nice idea to do something together. You can discuss family plans together, go on trips and hikes together, visit museums, theaters, exhibitions and exchange opinions about them. Family traditions are also very important for those who want to have a close family.

Тема – моя семья

О моей семье

Мы – семья из пяти человек. Я живу с родителями, братом и сестрой. У нас нет никаких семейных проблем, так как мы понимаем и любим друг друга. Мне нравятся честные и открытые отношения в нашей семье. Мне нравится, когда родители доверяют своим детям, дают им достаточно свободы, и уважают их.

Мою маму зовут Надежда. Ей 45 лет. Она работает медсестрой. Она медсестра от бога.

Моего папу зовут Виктор. Ему 50 лет. Он работает инженером. Мои родители очень любят свою работу.

Моей старшей сестре Наташе восемнадцать, она учится в университете. Она хочет стать дизайнером. Она увлекается живописью и фотографией. Моему младшему брату Саше всего четыре года. Саша ходит в детский сад. Он очень смешной, мне нравится проводить свое свободное время с ним. Саша любит рисовать и смотреть мультфильмы.

У меня также есть бабушка и дедушка. Они не живут с нами, но я часто навещаю их. Мои бабушка и дедушка на пенсии. Они любят садоводство и проводят много времени, работая в саду. Я очень люблю свою семью. Каждый член моей семьи – мой лучший друг.

Роль семьи.

Принадлежность к семье очень важна для каждого из нас. Наша семья дает нам чувство традиции, силы и предназначения. Наши семьи говорят нам, кто мы есть. Все, в чем мы более всего нуждаемся — любовь, уважение и общение – берет начало в семье.

Семья очень важна в нашей жизни. Семья является эмоциональным центром жизни людей. Вы всегда можете найти помощь и поддержку в своей семье. Если у вас возникли проблемы, вы можете обратится к родителям или родственникам. Вы чувствуете себя в безопасности, когда за вами — семья. В счастливых семьях, родители откровенны и честны со своими детьми, они относятся к своим детям с уважением, без морализаторства и не командуя.

Функции семьи.

Семья выполняет следующие функции:

  • обеспечивает условия, в которых рождаются и воспитываются дети.
  • в семьях воспитывают детей, учат их семейным ценностям и повседневным навыкам.
  • семья дает нам эмоциональную поддержку и обеспечивает чувство безопасности.

Модели семьи.

Когда мы говорим о моделях семьи мы имеем в виду традиционные и нетрадиционные семьи, но мы должны признать, что модели семьи варьируются в разных странах.

Когда мы говорим о традиционной семье, мы имеем в виду семьи, в которых оба родителя живут вместе. Как правило, традиционной семье двое детей. Сегодня существует тенденция к тому, что семьи становятся меньше. Поэтому семью с одним ребенком также можно назвать традиционной.

В традиционной семье отец работает, а мама смотрит за детьми, бывает, что и оба родителя работают. Все больше и больше женщин сегодня работают, чтобы выразить себя или заработать денег, для поддержки семьи.

На сегодняшний день есть много неполных семей, где только один из родителей, обычно это мать. Разведенные мужчины обязаны помогать детям по закону.

Семейные проблемы.

Сегодня семьи сталкиваются с многочисленными трудностями – например, с финансовыми трудностями – малообеспеченные семьи – не редкость сегодня. Это, действительно, проблема, потому что дети в семьях, страдающих от бедности, могут однажды совершить преступление.

Другая проблема связана с отношениями между родителями. Более половины всех браков в развитых странах заканчиваются разводами. Дети очень страдают при разводе, однако, лучше жить в семье с одним родителем, чем с двумя родителями, которые несчастны.

Проблема поколений является проблемой во многих семьях. Подростки часто считают своих родителей старомодными. А родители не хотят понимать потребности своих детей. Наши родители иногда не хотят принимать современные взгляды, идеалы и систему ценностей. Они говорят, что подростки жестоки, бессердечны и грубы. Иногда, когда мы беседуем с родителями, они воспринимают исключительно свою точку зрения. Они говорят, что мудрость всегда приходит с возрастом, и что они все знают лучше.

Семейные традиции

В моей семье есть семейные традиции. Например, мы всегда ужинаем вместе. Каждый вечер, когда мои родители приходят домой с работы, у нас семейный ужин. Мы обсуждаем важные события дня.

Вторая традиция связана с повседневными обязанностями. В нашей семье у каждого есть обязанности. Например, моя мама ответственна за приготовление пищи, в то время как мой папа всегда делает покупки. Я отвечаю за домашних животных и растения, в то время как моя старшая сестра отвечает за мытье посуды и уборку.

Третья традиция – отмечать праздники вместе. Нам особенно нравится праздновать Новый год и Рождество. Традиционные новогодние блюда нашего дома — жареная курица, салаты и ванильный торт по особому рецепту мамы. Мы всегда готовим открытки и подарки для друг друга.

Расспросите британского друга о его/ее семье.

  • Сколько членов в вашей семье?
  • Что вы можете рассказать о своих родителях?
  • Есть ли у вас братья или сестры?
  • Есть ли у вас семейные традиции?
  • Вы любите свою семью?

Чтобы иметь счастливую семью, люди должны любить и уважать друг друга. Хорошая идея – делать что-то вместе. Вы можете вместе обсудить семейные планы, съездить на экскурсию, сходить вместе в поход, посещать музеи, театры, выставки и обмениваться мнениями. Семейные традиции очень важны для тех, кто хочет иметь дружную семью.

Надеюсь, тема My family помогла вам подготовить собственное сочинение или устное высказывание.



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