English Unlimited HAK/HUM 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM (mit Handelskorrespondenz)

115 Fiction and reality 08 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Listen to Patty, Quang and Çigdem talking about attitudes to family where they’ve lived. Who talks about: a looking after parents in their old age? b moving in with a partner before marriage? c growing up with different ideas about family? Listen again and answer the questions. 1 What does Patty say about children in Italy? 2 What does she say about children in Britain? 3 What does Quang say many Vietnamese families do? 4 What couldn’t his friend Xuân do? 5 When do people leave the family home in Turkey? 6 What does Çigdem say many of her friends do? What country are the people talking about in each sentence? 1 I was brought up to do things in his way. 2 Children are expected to take part in most family activities. 3 Children are encouraged to be more independent. 4 He was forced to spend his time and income supporting his elderly parents. 5 They’re happy to follow in their parents’ footsteps. 6 It’s OK for them to go off and do what they want more. 7 In some circles it would be unacceptable to live with your partner before you get married. Example: In 1, Patty’s talking about southern Italy, where her father’s from. Talk together about these questions. 1 As a child, what were you: brought up to believe in? forced to do? expected to do? encouraged to do? 2 As an adolescent, is there anything that is OK now that was unacceptable ten years ago? Think about attitudes to family in Austria and talk together. 1 Are children encouraged to be independent? In what ways? 2 Are children expected to take part in family activities? 3 Do teenagers spend more time with their family or friends? 4 When do most people leave the family home? 5 Is it acceptable to live alone if you’re not married? 6 Are children expected to live near to their parents as adults? 7 Are adults happy to be told what to do by their parents? Do you know about attitudes to family in any other countries? LISTENING 36 TCD 2/23 Patty from Italy Quang from Vietnam Çigdem from Turkey 37 a VOCABULARY 38 Upbringing b a SPEAKING 39 b Across cultures: Attitudes to family Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigen um des Verlags öbv