Family + slovná zásoba
Family is a group of people consisting of one or two parents and their children. There are also other family members like
grandmothers and grandfathers, aunts and uncles etc. These people live mostly together, they visit each other , they meet each other by special
occasions like birthday, Christmas ,weddings or by celebrations. There we can see our whole family, we have chance to talk to people, who we don´t
see very often.
Family that are people, who take care of us, who love us and who always stand by us. They are with us in all the important
moments of our lives. It doesn´t matter if it´s large or small family, the most important thing is, that there is always somebody for us. Somebody
who supports us, who can give advice to us and who brings us up.
My family is quite large, I live with my parents and with my grandmother.
I have also another grandmother and grandfather, two aunts , one uncle and four cousins.
My parents are great. My mother is very important
person for me. She can always help me, when I need it. She is tolerant and understanding, I can talk with her about everything. She always can give me
advice, when I need it. Sometimes we argue, but I think it´s normally in every family. My father is very important person for me too. He support´s
me in every moment of my life. He is very nice and funny, we usually have a lot of fun. He isn´t strict, he is tolerant. I think my parents are
simply the best parents in the world.
The relationships in my family are very good and strong. Naturally I see my parents every day. I see
my grandmother every day too, because she lives with us. I visit my grandparents every Sunday, because they live in the same town like I live in. I
see my other family members quite often. We met together by birthdays and by celebrations. I like to spend time with my family, because there is alwys
a lot of fun and a lot of tasty food. I like my all family and I am glad, that I have this great family . Of course I am very happy, that all these
people are alwys here for me.
Questions
1. What is your family like? How many siblings have you
got?
I have a large family. I have mother and father, grandparents, aunts, uncle and cousins. I am the only child. I think it´s quite
difficult to be the only child. My parents are very worrying about me. They say , that I should take care of me, because they have only me.
Of
course I have to do all the chores. There are also some advantages. They can buy me more things. But I think it´s better and easier to have
brothers and sisters.
2. Describe the relationships in a family.
The relationships can be very different. The good
relationships are in families, where parents don´t argue, and if they argue it´s only sometimes. Children are dutiful, and they all live happy
together.
There are also families, which haven´t good relationships. Families with broken relationships. The single-parent families, if a parent
has died or parents have divorced. Children can also live with stepparents. Life can be more difficult for this children, they can have problems, they
parents are more often arguing.
3. Choose a member of your family and describe him.
My mother is very important
person for me. She brings me to life. She is tolerant and understanding. She can alwys help me, when I need it. We can talk about everything, she can
alwyas give me advice. Sometimes we have arguments, but not very often. I think she is great. She has short curly hair, that are dark brown. She has
small brown eyes. Her figure is average, she likes wearing comfortable clothes (jeans with T-shirt or pullower). She likes reading and watching Tv. I
think, she is perfect. Only one think I hate on my mother, she smokes cigaretts. But she promised me, that in short time she wants to stop with it.
4. What types of problems have you had with your parents since you have been a teenager?
Only sometimes we had
arguments. They were affraid of me. I always have to be at home at 10 pm in the week. But I think it´s normally, every parents are affraid of their
kids. My parents are very tolerant, they know, that I am enough responsible and they can trust me.
5. What are the pros and cons of
coming from a large family?
I think the pros are, that you can never feel lonly. There is every minute sombody for you. All of these
people can help you, when you need it. They can talk with you about your problems and troubles.
The cons are , that you have any privacy. All
the time there are lot of people. You never can be alone. You always have to share about things with somebody.
6. How would you
like to have lots of brothers and sisters. Explain.
I don´t know if it´s an advantage to have a lot of siblings, because I am the only
child. But I think, it can be better. Sometimes I feel lonely. The pros are, that your parents can argue with other children, not only with you. And
it´s a big advantage.
You haven´t to do all the chores, because there are other children to do that. The chores are divided. One child can do
the washing up, the other can do the tidy up etc.
7. Are your parents strict or tolerant? What rules do they set?
My
parents aren´t strict. They are very tolerant. They know, that I am enough responsible and they can trust me. They have set only few of rules. For
example, I have to help with chores. When I go out, I have to say with who I am, I have to say where will I go and I have to say what time I will go
home. And when I want to be out longer time, I have to make a phone call. I have to tell my parents what time I will go home. I think this rules are
ok and I am keeping them.
8. What is family life in Slovakia? Describe the average Slovak family.
The family life in
Slovakia is the same like the family life in the whole world. The average family consists of parents and one or two children Parents have a work, they
earn money. Their children go to school. They live together, they are on friendly terms with each other. Sometimes they have arguments. They have to
solve problems and troubles like the other families.
They met their another family by celebrations or by regular family meetings. There they can
talk to people , who they don´t see very often.
9. How are household chores divided up in your family?
By us are the
chores divided. My mother always cooks, she cooks delicious food. When my mother works, cooks my father He is a very good cook too. My mother also do
the tidy up and the washing up. I help her usually. My father do the vacuum cleaning. I always wash the clothes.
10. Do you like
the idea of a husband taking a paternity leave? Why?
I like the idea of a husband taking the paternity leave. But only in special case.
If husband earns enough money it´s better, when wife stays at home with child.
On the other hand, when wife earns more money, it´s better
when the husband stays with child. The both parents love the child and it doesn´t matter who stays at home with it.
11. What are
the most common complaints parents in our country have about their kids?
The parents are mostly complaining, that they children have bad
school reports. That they don´t learn enough. That they don´t do the chores. That they go home late. That they don´t respect the rules, that they
have set. Sometimes parents are complaining,that children don´t respect them.
12. Should badly-behaved children be educated
separetly?
Yes, I think so. This children are behaving badly. If they are in classic classes, they can have bad influence on the other
children in the class. In our country there are special classes for badly-behaved children. It´s class with only few of this kids. The teacher spends
more time with this children and they can´t behave badly.
13. What institution in Slovakia can help parents who have problems
with their children´s behaviour?
In Slovakia there are lot of institutions, for example there are special schools with special classes.
Where can bad- behaved child spend more time with the teacher. There are also psychological advisers, who can help parents. They can give them advice
of bringing up their children .
14. Should children get a pocket money? Why? Why not?
I think, that they shouldn´t
get pocket money. Parents should give them money, when they need it. Children have always to say for what they need money. If parents give their kids
pocet money, they don´t know for what it is. They can buy what they wants, drugs or cigaretts and it´s not good.
15. How much
pocket money should parents give? Why?
I think, they should give their children not very much money. If a child have a lot of money, it
can buy everything and it isn´t very good. Parents should give them money when they need it. For example for school or for cinema, but not too
much.
16. What are the pros and cons of rewaring children for doing chores?
I think,there are any pros. If child get
money for doing chores it makes it only for money. It don´t want to help their parents, it wants only more money.
Family
family backround rodinné zázemie
ancestor predok
descendant potomok
marital
status manželský stav
single slobodný
married ženatý/vydatá
divorced rozvedený
separated
odlúčený
widow vdova
widower vdovec
orphan sirota
to propose požiadať niekoho o ruku
proposal žiadosť o ruku
engagement zasnúbenie
to be engaded byť zasnúbený
fiancé snúbenec
fiancée snúbenica
wedding-religious cirkevná svadba
by banns ohlášky
by licence povolenie na sobáš
without a religious ceremony bez cirkevného obradu
registry office matrika
bride attendants z nevestinej strany
wedding breakfast svadobná hostina
wedding cake svadobná torta
honeymoon medové týždne , svadobná cesta
wedding anniversary výročie svadby
relative/relations vzťahy
next of kin najbližšia rodina
kinship
príbuzenstvo
spouse manžel
husband manžel
wife manželka
offspring potomkovia
son syn
daughter dcéra
twins dvojčatá
siblings súrodenci
sister sestra
brother brat
half-brother nevlastný brat
step-sister nevlastná sestra
in-laws švagrovci
mother in law svokra
sister in-law švagriná
granparents starí rodičia
great –grandfather pradedo
niece neter
nephew synovec
cousin sesternica, bratranec
uncle ujo
aunt teta
adults dospelí
children
deti
baby nemluvňa
toddler batoľa
teenager teenager
adolescent dospievajúci
grown up
dospelý
family relatinships vzťahy v rodine
take after someone podať sa na niekoho
get on with vychádzať s
niekým
respect rešpektovať
admire/look up to obdivovať niekoho
bring up/raise a child vychovávať dieťa
rear vychovať
From book
apart oddelený
budget rozpočet
concern znepokojenie,
obavy
disruptive neposlušný, hyperaktívny
estimate odhadovať
exaggerate zveličovať
graduation
promócie
highlight osvetliť, zvýrazniť
mortgage hypotéka
paternity leave materská dovolenka otca
rearing výchova
reveal odhaliť
scold vyhrešiť, napomínať
shortage nedostatok
guideline
návod
bribe podplácať
complaint sťažnosť
cope verb čeliť problémom
entrepreneur podnikateľ
expense peňažný výdavok
flourish narastať
hide and seek hra na skrývačku
interfere zasahovať
pay
off splatiť
protective ochraňujúci
remind pripomínať
reunion stretávka
supervise
usmerňovať
yell vrieskať
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