2. The family.

Unit 1. YOU AND YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

Lesson 2. The family.

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
MODELS OF FAMILIES

"A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams."-   Author Unknown  

Main models of families:

• Nuclear families.
• Single-parent families.
• Reconstituted families.
• Married couples without children.
• Unmarried couples with or without children.

Find out your family history.

• Content: Interpersonal relationships in the family. Responsibilities at home.
• Content language: Family vocabulary: family members; types of families. Household chores.
• Communication: English language: 
• Who + 3 rd pers. sing. to make questions?
• How long does it take you to... / It takes me + time expression.
• Present simple.
• Culture: Types of families. Sharing responsibilities.
• Cognition: 
• Knowledge: match, list, state, recall, identify
• comprehension: explain, discuss

• Reading activity.
• Questionnaire.
• Family tree.
• Group discussion.
• Flashcards activity.