The interview with Kathy you heard continues. For questions 1-4, choose A, B, C or D. Give your reasons

Listening II

You will hear part of an interview with Kathy, a Brithish woman who lives in Greece and is married to a Greek man. She is talking about the differences between family life in Britain and Greece. For questions 1-8, decide which statements are T (true) and which are F (false). Give your reasons.

Listening I

Prepare a report on the Russian family and make a presentation to your group mates.

Agree or disagree. Give your reasons.

It is common for members of the family other than the husband, wife and children to live together.

Members of the whole family don’t maintain close kinship ties.

American parents are generally very permissive just like all the parents around the world.

Young people are expected to leave their parents in their late teens or early twenties.

The lack of independence often results in serious problems for the ageing parents of a nuclear family.

4) Answer and discuss the questions:

Which familiar structure is known as nuclear? What is an extended family? Compare both types of family. Which has more benefits, in your opinion?

Do you approve of the fact that children might be encouraged to be independent at an early age/ why? Why not?

Living with parents after 18 is regarded as a failure by American teenagers. Are there the same views among Russian young people?

What problem do the elderly have to go through? How is this problem solved in the USA? Are there any other ways to help old people adapt to a new lifestyle?

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1 Kathy considers herself an expert on familylife in Greece and Britain.

2 Kathy thinks that her family unit was typical of British families at the time she grew up.

3 The extended family system in Greece has been affected by employment problems.

4 Kathy belives that Greek families are closer-knit than British ones.

5 Kathy was an only child.

6 Kathy thinks large families are happier than small ones.

7 Kathy lives in the same flat as her parents-in-law.

8 Five family members live in her brother-in-law’s flat.

1 Kathy gets frustrated in greece because (a) she feels lonely, (b) she is not allowed to make her own decisions, (c) family members are constantly asking her for hrlp, (d) family members are constantly giving her advice.

2 As a working mother, Kathy (a) has had to change her schedule every week, (b) has had to find a childminder, (c) finds life easier in Greece than Britain, (d) is forced to rely on the family for help.

3 Kathy thinks Dimitris’brother’s mother-in-law (a) is being used by her family, (b) is too ill to be expected to cook, (c) enjoys her household duties, (d) would be better off in a nursing home.

4 In this part of the interview, Kathy (a) presents a balanced view of family life in Greece, (b) presents a balanced view of family life in both countries, (c) is highly critical of family life in britain, (d) is highly critical of family life in Greece.

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