Учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов 1 курса по специальностям
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- I. Read and translate the text British and American families
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2.1 MY FAMILY Read and learn the following words twins близнецы father–in–law свекор, тесть mother–in–law свекровь, теща step–mother мачеха step–father отчим half–son пасынок half–daughter падчерица cousins двоюродные братья и сестры aunt тётя uncle дядя I. Read and translate the text British and American families When two persons are married, the man is called the husband; the woman becomes the wife. When a child is born in the family the father and the mother of the child are called parents. A family generally consists of a father, a mother and children – sons and daughters or both. The first born child is the eldest; the last born child is the youngest. Two children that are born together are called twins. The father and mother of the husband becomes the father – in – law and mother – in – law of the wife. The husband is the son – in –law; the wife is the daughter – in- law; they have brothers – in – law and sisters – in – law. The other members of the family are the relatives: uncles, aunts, cousins etc. The brothers and sisters of any of these parents become the uncles and aunts of the children. In case of second marriage we speak of a step – father or a step – mother, half – son, half – daughter. British and American families are small. In fact the populations of both Britain and the USA have stopped growing. The typical family has a father, mother and two children. Grandparents come to visit, but do not usually live with their children. Most people get married between the ages of 20 and 23 but many marriages end in divorce. This means that both countries have a large number of "single parent families", one father or mother looking after their children alone. The typical British family has a car, a colour TV set, a washing machine, and a cat or dog as well. They start the day at about 7 o'clock, have breakfast at 8 and are off to work by 8.30. More and more women now go out to work as well as men. The children have lunch at school at about 12.30, and come home at 4 in the afternoon. Their parents are usually at home by 6 o'clock, and the family eats together at 6.30 or 7. In the evenings, father may go to the pub for a drink, or stay at home and watch TV with the others. Children go to bed early, at about 8 o'clock, two or three hours before their parents. The typical American family has more money than a British family. Many of them have two or three cars, large modern kitchens and more electrical goods. They eat more meat and spend more on clothes. But their daily programme is nearly the same. Like British children, American children eat lunch at school, come home mid-afternoon, and go to bed earlier than their parents. жүктеу/скачать 159,86 Kb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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