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2 Trimester 6 Unit
2 Trimester 6 Unit
Lexical material: Family in modern society; modern young family and its problems; types of
modern families in the world; family relationships.
Grammatical material: The Infinitive with to or that clause and without to, Infinitive of
purpose, Infinitive constructions.
The Infinitive with to or that clause and without to, Infinitive of purpose, Infinitive
constructions.
The infinitive of a verb has two forms: the to-infinitive and the infinitive without to. The to-
form consists of to plus the base form of the verb: I want to speak to you. The form
without to consists of the base form of the verb: John lets the dog sleep on the sofa. We use
the to-infinitive after certain verbs (verbs followed by to-infinitive), particularly verbs
of thinking, feeling and verbs of saying. We can only use the infinitive of purpose if the subject
of the main verb and the infinitive of purpose are the same. If they are different, we use 'so that +
clause' or 'in order that + clause'.
Note: (See English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy 4th edition, Unit 53, 54 p.106-108)
Internet links on “The Infinitive with to or that clause and without to, Infinitive of purpose,
Infinitive constructions” theme
https://grammarway.com/ru/infinitive
http://audiorazgovornik.ru/anglijskaya-morfologiya/anglijskij-glagol/infinitiv-v-anglijskom-
yazyke/1271----the-infinitive-of-purpose
Now practice the rules in the following exercises.
Task 1. Write the correct infinitives with 'to'.
VOCABULARY
READING
1. What is the best environment to raise a family in (e.g. apartment, village, etc)?
2. What was the worst thing you did as a child? Did you get caught?
3. Is there anything funny or different about your family?
4. Does someone in your family maintain a family tree? How far back can you trace your fam-
ily history?
The nuclear family is the traditional family structure in the West. This term, originating in
the 1950s, describes families consisting of a father, a mother, and their offspring. Under
this conventional structure, the family is seen as the basic unit in society; the father functions as
the breadwinner and the mother as the homemaker. Nowadays, alternative family types are
becoming more common, such as single-parent families, families headed by same-sex parents,
and extended families where families live with their kin, which may include several generations.
Extended families are less common in North America, where it is not uncommon to place
grandparents in retirement homes.
A Social Trends survey in 2009 reported radical changes in child rearing and marriage
practices in the United Kingdom. Figures showed that while 30 percent of women under thirty
had given birth by the age of 25, only 24 percent had married. This marked the first time
childbirth had become the first major milestone in adult life, ahead of marriage. In 1971 in the
U.K, 3/4 of women were married by the age of 25 and half were mothers.
Judging by the high rates of divorce and the increasing number of children born out
of wedlock, it would appear that the family as an institution is in decline. American sociologist
Stephanie Coontz believes so too, but for different reasons. Coontz points out that marriages are
no longer arranged for political or economic reasons, and children are no longer required to
contribute to the family income. Marriages nowadays are founded on love. She believes this shift
towards love, emotional fulfillment, and free choice has actually weakened the family by making
it optional and fragile.
LISTENING
1. What is marriage?
2. What is a family?
3. Describe society’s current understanding of family.
4. What is the ideal family relation?
5. What is the importance of family in modern society?
While listening task: fill in the gaps. https://www.listenaminute.com/f/family.html
What does family ___________________? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and
everyone should ___________________ together. I know ___________________ families that
have many problems. Brothers and sisters ___________________ each other, parents who never
talk to each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live ___________________ your family
members and feel apart from them? There is a lot of talk ___________________ about the
___________________ family life. Divorce is rising everywhere in the world. This means single
parents have ___________________ spend with their children, which creates problems. Maybe
___________________ modern life puts too much pressure on families. It
___________________ family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in
your country?
Post listening task: Write five questions about family. Do this in pairs. Each student must write
the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write
down their answers.
SPEAKING
Task 1. Discuss with a partner what you should do when…