The importance of family life

1. The importance of family life

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Get acquainted with some famous proverbs
1. Don’t wash your linen in public.
2. As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
3. Every family has a black sheep.
4. There is no place like home.
5. Like father like son.

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6. An hour in the morning is worth two in the
evening.
7. Men make houses, women make homes.
8. He got out of bed on the wrong side.

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Translate the following sentences using the family
vocabulary.
1. Нет ничего важнее, чем крепкие семейные
узы.

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1. There is nothing more important than strong
family ties/bonds.

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2. У нас с сестрой много общего.

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2. I have a lot in common with my sister.

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3. На каникулах я часто хожу в гости к
своим друзьям.

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3. On holidays I often go to see my friends.

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4. Я всегда могу положиться на свою
сестру.

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4. I can always rely on my sister.

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5. Конфликт поколений – это одна из
самых острых проблем всех времен.

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5. Generation gap is one of the most pressing
problems of all times.

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6. Строгие родители часто оказывают
чрезмерное давление на своих детей.

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6. Strict parents often put too much pressure
on their kids.

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7. На выходные мы обычно уезжаем за
город и устраиваем пикники.

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7. On weekends we usually go to the country
and make up picnics.

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8. Весьма непросто дисциплинировать
непослушного ребенка.

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8. It is quite difficult to disciple a disobedient
child.

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Close family bond.
Family acts as a security, provide comfort
and emotional support, nurturing and the
warmth of affection and tenderness.
Family bonds help to instill trust and hope
in the world around us and belief in
ourselves.

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family bonds are a guide to our future.
Enculturating and socializing children are two of the
prime functions of a family.
We are molded within a unit, which prepares us
how what we will experience in the world and how
we react to those experiences.

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A family unit is a unit which builds up a person`s
personality, teaches him moral values at an early age
which are carried throughout life, and often helps choose
his/her career path.
The goals a person set for him/herself in life are very
much dependent on the family life.
The family determines to a large extend the social roles
that the children will perform.
Family life gives a person a self-confidence and strength.

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Strong family bonds help us to thrive in all
aspects of life.
Set of values. Each family has certain traits in
common: communication, togetherness, sharing
activities,
affection,
support,
acceptance,
commitment, and resilience.
Values express fundamental belief about what and
who is important, how relationships should be
fostered, what is the place of money and power,
who is entitled to make decisions.

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Values determine behavior, give expression to beliefs
and meaning to everyday life.
Values shape the culture of the family, and ultimately
the culture of the nation.
Family bonds can be strengthened through family
rituals.
Traditions give the family stability and a feeling of
belonging.
Values and beliefs are often reinforced through our
traditions.

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One of the most simplest and most effective
family rituals is sharing meals.
Now think on your own:
What are the ways that shared mealtimes can
benefit families?