Answer the questions about your family. Speak.
What does this proverb mean? Choose the correct explanation.
"Blood is thicker than water".
A) family members have the same blood type as you.
B) family relationships and loyalties are the strongest and most important ones.
C) family connections are always painted red.
Listen to the text and match the type of family with the picture.
Families around the world come in many different shapes and sizes. No matter where you come from, families are the most important units of society. In Western cultures, when we think of a family, we think of one or two parents and their children. It’s called the nuclear family. In some countries, nuclear families with same-sex parents are also accepted and valued. Our grandparents are important to us, but the nuclear family lives on its own and we visit our grandparents on weekends or during holidays.
In other cultures, three-generation families are very common. These extended families include grandparents and sometimes even aunts, uncles and cousins. Extended families are most common in Asia, the Middle East, Central and South America and parts of Africa.
In Mongolia, for example, extended families live in small homes, sometimes sharing a space of only 20 square metres. If you live in the USA, you probably live in a big house and have a room of your own so you spend time with your family during lunch or dinner or when you watch TV in the living room.
The International Day of Families celebrates all cultures and people around the world as well as the importance of families and family values.
Choose one family member and write a short text. These prompts can help you.
Talk to your friend about family members. Use comparison of adjectives e.g. taller, younger, shorter, funnier,, more serious etc. and the oldest, the youngest, the tallest, the shortest, the most serious etc. E.g. My mum is funnier than my dad but my uncle is the funniest person in my family.
