Level B2 General English
Lesson 37
Family And Relationships
家族と血縁関係

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TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

What is a typical family like in your country?
あなたの国の典型的な家族とはどんなものですか?

2
ARTICLE
記事

Directions: Read the following article aloud.
課題: 以下の記事をはっきりとした声で音読しましょう。
Typical Families of The World

There are families in all of the countries around the world and some are large and some are small in numbers. Based on the country they live in the typical family might consist of a mother, a father and anywhere from one to five children. In some countries, the grandparents, if they are still alive, will be part of the family as well.

The typical family is brought together by marriage and by birth and many times it is expanded by more marriages. There are, however, some countries in the world where a husband has many wives and they in turn have several children so their typical family is far different from what we have mentioned so far.

Based on what we have read and talked about we now know that the typical family is not always what we see in our own country. It can vary according to the country that is being discussed and their customs which can vary greatly from ours. Quite often when we are asked a question about something that is supposed to be typical we tend to think only of our own country and its customs, so we must think broader.

3
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

consist
(〜から)成る
expanded
拡大された
typical
典型的な
broader
より広く
customs
慣習
vary
異なる、変わる

4
QUESTIONS
質問

Directions: Read the questions aloud and answer them.
課題: 質問を声に出して読んだ後、答えてみましょう。

1. What makes up a typical family?
2. What other families can be considered typical in some parts of the world?
3. What are the determining factors that define a typical family?
4. How many people are in your family and where do they live?