BOOK 3 1 Unit 1, R10: Relationships, two female students chatting in a cafe Part 1 A: Mary B: Cindy A: What are your plans for the weekend? B: I am off to my maternal grandparents. They are holding a family reunion. A: Sounds fun! Do you have a big family? B: I sure do. A: Tell me about your relatives. B: Well, my immediate family is made up of my parents, my big sister and me. A: Your sister has two children, doesn’t she? B: Yes, my niece Jessica– she is a beautiful little toddler– and my nephew Kevin. A: How about your extended family? B: Well, on my mother’s side, I have twenty family members. A: Twenty? B: Yes: my grandparents, four uncles, three aunts, and eleven cousins. A: Wow, that’s impressive. Is your father’s family that big too? B: No, he was an only child. So it’s just him, my grandparents and, very happily, his paternal grandfather – my great-grandpa, who will turn 100 next June! A: 100! That’s amazing! BOOK 3 2 Unit 1, R10: Relationships, two female students chatting in the classroom Part 2 A: Cindy B: Rachel A: How are you enjoying your American Culture and Society course? B: I like it. The United States is certainly an intriguing country. At the moment, we are looking at the American family. A: What can you tell me about it? I’d be interested in hearing about what you’re learning. B: Well, many American families are known as two-career families. That’s a family where both the husband and wife work outside of the home. A: With both parents working, family income must increase considerably. B: It certainly does. And it also means more husbands do their share of household chores and childcare... Hmm, another type of family is the stepfamily....
