SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING YOUR READING SKILLS
- Make it a habit to read texts in the foreign language. You may start with children's stories and move on to newspaper articles, magazines and books for adults.
- Choose books, newspapers and magazines according to your personal interests and needs.
- Buy a bilingual book or buy the same book in your native language and in the foreign language. When reading, compare the books when there is something that you don't understand.
- Most of the time it is not necessary to understand every single word when reading a text. So don‘t panic if there are a few words you don‘t know. You may try to guess their meaning from the context.
- If there are words that you don't know but you think are important, look them up in a dictionary and write them down. Study them again after reading.
- If your reading purpose is to find out specific information, think about some key words first, then scan the text to find these key words. Underline important words and phrases. You may also take notes.
- If your purpose is to generally understand the text, underline important phrases in each paragraph and write down the most important things.
Vocabulary practice
I. . Give the English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
Поддержка и любовь, гармоничная семья, семейные ценности, родительская власть, стабильная брак, целомудрие, забота о престарелых, нуклеарная семья, расширенная семья, поколение, члены семьи/домочадцы, здоровое общество, стабильная семейная жизнь, упадок, неполная семья, высокий уровень разводов, два основных типа семьи, реклама, недостаток дисциплины, воспитывать детей, кровь.
II. Make up word combinations and use them in sentences or situations of your own.
| single | marriage |
| working | children |
| the only | child |
| to spoil | parents |
| to bring up | a child |
| to run | gap |
| to get | values |
| generation | family life |
| family | family |
| nuclear | rate |
| stable | a divorce |
| divorce | mother |
I. Explain in English by matching A and B parts.
| A | B |
| nuclear family | the adults have divorced and remarried, bringing children from other unions together to form a new nuclear family |
| immediate family | a family which only has one parent (because the parents are divorced, or because one of the parents has died): |
| step family | parents and their children living in the same residence or sharing the closest bonds |
| adopted family | includes all relatives ( grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins) living together and sharing daily household duties |
| single-parent / one-parent family = | your closest relative |
| foster family | two parents may adopt a child to whom they share no blood relationship, or one parent may adopt the child of the other parent. |
| extended family | one or more adult parent who serves as a temporary guardian for one or more children to whom they may or may not be biologically related. |
IV. Write out all words and word combinations related to family. Add them to your topical vocabulary . Study the examples.
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Expressions with family
family gathering = a meeting / celebration of family members: "There's a small family gathering next week."
family resemblance = where members of the family look / act similar: "You can see a distinct family resemblance between the father and the son."
to start a family = to start having children: "They want to wait a couple of years before starting a family."
to run in the family = a characteristic that is common among family members: "Baldness runs in his family."
to bring up / raise a family = to have and look after children: "It's difficult to raise a family on one income."
a family car = a car big enough to transport a family: "The Volvo Estate is a popular family car."
family-size = large quantity item: "We need to buy family-size packets of biscuits!"
family-friendly = a policy that favours families: "This hotel is family-friendly."
family doctor = a doctor who looks after general medical needs: "There are a number of good family doctors in this area."
family man = a man who prefers to spend his time with his family: "John is a family man."
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family values = traditional ideas about what a family should be: "Some political parties often emphasise family values and the importance of marriage."
family name = surname: "What's your family name?"
( From http://www.english-at-home.com/vocabulary/talking-about-your-family/
II. Phrasal verbs. Consult the dictionary.Look up the as many word combinations as you can with the verb ‘ to get’.
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