A reflection on families nowadays

1. FAMILY
DOES IT HAVE A GREAT FUTURE?

2. What is your family like?
 Do you have a big or small family?
 What’s the ideal number of brothers and sisters?
 Do you get on well with your brothers and sisters?
 Who is your favourite relative? Why?

3. Predictions for the family in the
future:
 THERE WILL BE MORE SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES
 IT WILL BE COMMON TO BE AN ONLY CHILD
 AS A RESULT FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL NOT HAVE
MANY COUSINS
 MORE COUPLES WILL DIVORCE AND RE-MARRY. AS A
RESULT MANY CHILDREN WILL HAVE A STEPMOTHER OR A
STEPFATHER AND HALF-BROTHERS.
 BECAUSE HOUSES ARE SO EXPENSIVE, MANY COUPLES
WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THEIR IN-LAWS

4. What about your country
nowadays?
 IS IT ALREADY HAPPENING?
 DO YOU THINK IT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE?
 DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD THING OR A BAD
THING?
 WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE?

5. WE ARE FAMILY
Listen and complete the chart by writing four more adjectives
of personality in each column according to what you hear
Oldest children
Middle children
Youngest Children
Only children
Self-confident
independent
charming
Spoilt

6. WE ARE FAMILY
Listen and complete the chart by writing four more adjectives
of personality in each column according to what you hear
Oldest children
Middle children
Youngest Children
Only children
Self-confident
Independent
Charming
Spoilt
Ambitious
Competitive
Affectionate
Selfish
Responsible
Sociable
Relaxed
Organized
Bossy
Jealous
Lazy
Responsible
Aggressive
Moody
Manipulative
Imaginative