HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS 1 types of relationship 2 friendship
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HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS 1) types of relationship 2) friendship and love 4) broken relationships 5) ways of solving conflict
Comment on the following quotations. Before machines, the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships. Doug Coupland Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods. W. H. Auden
Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics: Informal/formal, short-term/long-term relationships Human relationships Social problems Ways of creating relationships Human values and priorities Features of dysfunctional relationships
Describe the relationships during a person`s life. 1. 2. 5. 6. 9. 10. 3. 4. 7. 8. 11. Which of them are formal and which informal? Explain the differences and add more examples.
Which of these features are typical for functional and dysfunctional relationships? selfishness support honesty trust reluctance care infidelity jealousy encouragement ignorance faith Add some other examples.
Look at these pictures. What qualities are important for people in their relationships? What is important for you? 1. 3. 2. 4. 5. 6. What makes friendship a long-lasting relationship? What qualities do you appreciate in your friends? 7.
What values are important for people in these depictions of close relationships? How do you imagine your ideal life partner? 1. 3. 2. 5. 4. 6. 8. 7. What makes marriage or cohabitation long lasting?
Describe the attitude of society towards these people. What is your attitude? 2. 3. 1. 4. Should society support these people? How?
What possible problems may people face in these relationships? Friends Neighbours Colleagues Parents Classmates How do you solve conflicts in the relationships with the people above?
Describe the qualities of people in your life and the kind of relationships you have with them. What do you like/do not like about them? Your favourite teacher Your best friend Your grandparent Your neighbour