Contemporary family portrait

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1. to practise reading and talking about a
contemporary family in different countries
2. to develop your critical thinking ability to
analyse, reason and evaluate information
3. to promote positive attitude to family.

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«Family is the most important thing in the world». (Princess Diana)
«At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything
forgivable». (Mark V. Olsen)
«Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe and call it a family:
whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one». (Jane Howard)
«The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that
works, is the family». (Lee Iacocca)
«You are born into your family and your family is born into you. No
returns. No exchanges». (Elizabeth Berg)

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an orphan
to cohabit
a step-parent
to start a family
diverse
cohabitation

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- a child who has lost both parents
- to live together without being married
- not one’s biological parent
- to have children
- having a great variety
- living as a couple without being married

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1. views on marriage
2. children’s living arrangements
3. family size
4. gender roles
5. a change in cultural value

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Make up a list of the most important values
to set in a family.
(in written form)