My Family topic

My Family topic

My family consists of 5 members. It is my mother, my father, my sister and my brother. We live in a house in …………. I also have a grandmother and a grandfather who live with us.

My father works as a (an)………… and he is …….. years old. My mother is …………….years old and she works as a (an) …………………. My brother goes to school. He is ………. years old. My sister is older than me. She is ……….. years old and she is single. She works as a (an) ……………….

Vocabulary:

a shop assistant – predavač/ka

a nurse – sestrička

a cook – kuchár/kuchárka

a housewife – žena v domácnosti

a plumber – inštalatér

a doctor – lekár/lekárka

a decorator – maliar

an electrician – elektrikár

She is on her maternity leave. – Ona je na materskej dovolenke.

She looks after (disabled) people. – Stará sa o (postihnutých) ľudí.

Members of your family – talk about:

• appearance
• character / personality: What is he (she) like? (Aká/Aký je?)
• hobbies: What does he like doing? (Čo rád robí?)
• job / studies

My mother is ……… years old. Her name is ………. She is tall and slim. She has blue eyes and short curly hair. Her hair is dark. She is very nice and talkactive. She likes other people and she is always willing to help everybody. Her hobbies are swimming and knitting. She also likes reading books and chatting with our neighbours. She is sometimes moody but everybody likes her. I love my mother because she can cook tasty meals and she always looks after us well.

Life style of people and their character

Vocabulary:

appearance – vzhľad

character – povaha

personality – osobnosť

tall – vysoký

short – nízky

slim – chudý

She is over-weight. – Má nadváhu.

dark hair – tmavé vlasy

light hair – svelte vlasy

straight hair – rovné vlasy

curly hair – kučeravé vlasy

freckles – pehy

attractive – atraktívny (o žene aj o mužovi)

handsome – pekný, príťažlivý (o mužovi)

willing to help – ochotný pomôcť

strict – prísny

tolerant – tolerantný

polite – slušný

moody – náladový

to look after somebody – starať sa o niekoho

spoilt – rozmaznaný

lazy – lenivý

stubborn – tvrdohlavý

rude – drzý

talkactive – ukecaný

chatting with neighbours – debatovať so susedmi

a tasty meal – chutné jedlo

knitting – štrikovanie

Children can help at home in the following ways: Deti môžu pomáhať doma nasledujúcimi spôsobmi:

GIRLS can: Dievčatá môžu

• wash the dishes (wash up) – umyť riad
• clean windows – umývať okná
• do the ironing – žehliť
• do the hovering – vysávať
• tidy up the house – upratať
• water flowers – poliať kvety
• cook lunch (dinner) – uvariť obed (večeru)
• make breakfast – urobiť raňajky
• take the rubbish out – vyniesť von smeti

BOYS can:

• help their father in the garage – pomôcť otcovi v garáži
• work in the garden – pracovať v záhrade
• mow the loan / cut the grass – pokosiť trávnik
• wash the car – umývať auto
• change a lightbulb – vymeniť žiarovku
• repair (fix) things that are broken – opraviť veci, ktoré sú pokazené

My family usually get together on these occasions:

• birthday
• name’s day
• wedding – svadba
• funeral – pohreb
• christening – krstiny
• Christmas – Vianoce
• New Year’s Eve – Silvester

My relatives /príbuzní/ often get together on my birthday. My family comes for a visit. They bring me presents and congratulate me. They wish me love, health, happiness and all the best. Then we have lunch and celebrate. On my birthday I sometimes go out with my friends or have a party or a barbecue at home.

Vocabulary:

congratulate – zagratulovať

health – zdravie

celebrate – oslavovať

barbecue – opekanie/grilovanie v záhrade

occasion – príležitosť

Family leisure time:

Most families spend time together at the weekend or during holidays. They can:

• stay at home and watch TV
• go out for a trip – ísť na výlet
• do some sport – športovať
• go to a cinema / a theatre / a restaurant
• go for a visit (visit friends, family – grandmother, aunt…)
• go for a walk – ísť na prechádzku

PARENTS & THEIR CHILDREN:

Good parents look after their children well. They should have a friendly relationship with them. I think that they should be willing to listen to their children when they need them and they should always help them. They should talk to them and try to find solutions together. On the other hand, they should teach them to be polite and tolerant to other people. Good parents shouldn’t spoil their children.

Problems between parents and their children – parents can also have problems with their children because:

• Teenagers want to spend time with their friends and they want to make their own decisions
• Parents complain that the children don’t want to listen to them, that they are rude, impolite, lazy. They don’t respect adults.
• Teenagers complain that their parents do not understand them and control them all the time.

Vocabulary:

look after – starať sa friendly – priateľský

should – mali by a relationship – vzťah

shouldn ‘t – nemali by try – pokúsiť sa

polite – slušný a solution – riešenie

tolerant – tolerantný

spoil – rozmaznávať

make a decision – urobiť rozhodnutie

complain – sťažovať sa

rude – drzý

impolite – neslušný

an adult – dospelý

FAMILIES IN SLOVAKIA:

In a traditional Slovak family children usually live with their parents until they get married because it is difficult for young people to find a job and buy their own house or flat. Everybody in the family usually participates in the household duties – children must clean their room, do the shopping... It is normal for grandparents to live near or in the same house with the family and look after young children while their parents are at work.

Vocabulary:

until – až kým

to get married – oženiť sa / vydať sa

participate – zúčastňovať sa

household duties – domáce práce

near – blízko

to look after – starať sa

Other questions:

• What is your family like? How many siblings have you got? (Aká je tvoja rodina? Koľkých máš súrodencov?)
• What are the pros and cons of coming from a large family? (Aké sú výhody a nevýhody toho, keď pochádzaš z veľkej rodiny?)
• Would you like to have lots of brothers and sisters? (Chcel by si mať veľa bratov a sestier? Vysvetli.)
• Are your parents strict or tolerant? (Sú tvoji rodičia prísni alebo tolerantní?)
• Should children get pocket money?Why? Why not? (Mali by deti dostávať vreckové? Prečo? Prečo nie?)
• How much pocket money should parents give?Why? (Koľko by mali deti dostávať ako vreckové? Prečo?)