Curso de Inglés Lección 2 Pag. 2

You are going to listen to Frances and Terry who are in the same family. They have different opinions on what ‘family’ means.
Listen to Frances and choose the correct answer a), b) or c).
Escúcha a Frances y elige la respuesta correcta a), b) o c).

1. For Frances, family means
2. Frances thinks that the head of the family should be
3. Who is the boss in her family?
4. Frances thinks that family members should live
5. Frances thinks that

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Listen to Frances again and write the missing words in the transcription.
Escúcha a Frances otra vez y escribe las palabras que faltan en la transcripción.

·What does the word ‘family’ mean to you?
·Family husband and children.
·And should the mother or the be the head of the family?
·I don’t think there should be a head of the family. I think they should all work . There shouldn’t be a head, at all.
·So, who’s the in your family?
·My husband.
·Do you think it’s a good idea that..er.. members of the family live in the same ?
·It depends how they get along with each other. I don’t really that it matters if they’re not too far away. If they live abroad yes, but they…they shouldn’t live too near anyway. I don’t so.
·So, why do you think we families?
·We families because families are more sincere than friends. So we our family a.. as family and combined. They you.

it depends = depende
to get along with s.o. = llevarse bien con alguien
it matters = importa (it doesn’t matter = no importa)
abroad = en el extranjero, fuera
sincere = sincero
to combine = combinar(se), fusionarse, reunir

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Now listen to Terry and answer the following questions.
Ahora escúcha a Terry y contesta a las siguientes preguntas

1. Why doesn’t family mean a lot to Terry?

2. Who does Terry think should be the head of the family?

3. Who is the boss in Terry’s relationship?

4. Does Terry think that family members should live in the same area? Why?/Why not?

5. Has Terry ever lived with a Spanish family?

6. True or false? Terry thinks we need families because they are more reliable than friends.

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reliable = de confianza, fiable

Listen to the dialogue again and write the questions in the spaces.
Escúcha de nuevo y escríbe las preguntas en los espacios en blanco.

- Terry, ?
- To me personally, not a lot. I’m not a family man.
- I see. So, ?
- I feel that the stronger personality should be the head of the family. In as much as, if the wife is good with finances, then she’s got her side to look after. And if the husband is good in D.I.Y. etc, he should be…he’s got his share.
- And ?
- I feel that my partner is the boss, although I have a basically a fifty per cent input.
?
- No, I don’t think they should.
?
- Well, wherever they live they still are members of the family.
?
- I can’t answer that because I’ve never lived with a Spanish family to see how they operate.
?
- Very difficult question to answer …… a refuge in times of trouble.

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personality = personalidad
finances = finanzas
to look after = ocuparse de, encargarse de
d.i.y. (do it yourself) = bricolaje
share = parte
input = contribución, aportación, inversión
to operate = funcionar, operar
refuge = refugio, recurso
trouble (incontable) = problemas, dificultades

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Listen again and repeat the dialogue. Try to copy the intonation of the questions. Check the meaning of difficult words in the help box or in the dictionary.
Escucha otra vez. Intenta copiar la entonación de las preguntas. Comprueba el significado de las palabras difíciles del cuadro de 'help' o en el diccionario.

La Familia Real Inglesa es emblemática en el Reino Unido, pero como muchas otras familias ha estado sujeta a desavenencias y contratiempos.
Un ejemplo es la abdicación en 1936 de Eduardo VIII, el cual se vió obligado a ello por las presiones desencadenadas tras anunciar su matrimonio con Wallis Simpson, una norteamericana divorciada.

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