Correct the following statements according to the content of the text.

1. Ann’s parents always insisted on her giving them her friend’s address.

2. One Saturday Ann didn’t come home at all.

Ú Follow – up Activit

Speak about whether you’ve got any problems with your parents similar to those Ann had with hers.

Recording 2

Ú Pre-listening Task

Look through the list of word combinations & make sure you know their meaning.

give smb expert advice

be through a lot of bad experiences

guide smb along the way

feel close to smb

feel competitive

be good company

be good at the same sort of things

be more at risk

fight some battles for

share one’s sense of humour

Ú Listening Task

Tom, Peter, Mark and Rupert are talking about their brothers and sisters. Listen to the recording and put down the name opposite each question.

1. Who doesn’t like to be controlled by his sister?

2. Who can do successfully the same things as his brother?

3. Who wants to have a younger brother?

4. Whose sister had more freedom at his age?

5. Who was brought up by his grandparents?

6. Whose sisters don’t always understand his jokes?

7. Who is unhappy that he is not able to visit his grandparents?

8. Whose elder brother has more freedom?

9. Who is happy about having elder sisters?

10. Who has a very good relationship with his brother?

Ú Language Focus

Listen to the recording again and fill in the words and word combinations according to it.

1. She wants a lot of advice about relationship, boyfriends. I don’t think I can give her …

2. I’ve been trough a lot of … myself.

3. We don’t feel … because we have different tastes.

4. He is … and I can trust him like a friend.

5. He is older, I am younger and I am more … in the street.

6. I can learn from my sisters’ mistakes, they fought … with my parents for … .

7. My sisters don’t always share … .

ÚFollow-up Activity

Speak about your relations with your brothers & sisters, try to use words and word combinations of Pre-listening and Listening Tasks.

HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT CHILDREN

Recording 3

 

ÚPre-listening Tasks

Study the vocabulary

appalling – ужасный, потрясающий, отталкивающий

perceive – воспринимать, понимать, осознавать

blow over – проходить ( о кризисе)

whack – (разг.) ударять, колотить

defuse – снимать напряжение, разрядить обстановку

 

You will hear three people discussing how they deal with their children when they are difficult. What methods do you think would be most effective in dealing with a child who behaves very badly?

ÚListening Tasks

Listen to the recording and answer the following questions.

1. What methods are mentioned?

2. What advantages and disadvantages of these methods are mentioned?