THE 15TH OF MAY

2015
2015 Theme: Men in Charge? Gender
Equality and Childrens Rights in
Contemporary Families

The Day was proclaimed by the UN General

Assembly in 1993 with resolutionA/RES/47/237
and reflects the importance the international
community attaches to families. The
International Day provides an opportunity to
promote awareness of issues relating to families
and to increase knowledge of the social,
economic and demographic processes affecting
families.

The
2015 observance of the International Day of F
amilies
aims to promote gender equality and rights of
children within families. It will also highlight
prevention of family violence through fair family
law frameworks and a variety of programme
interventions.

FAMILY PORTRAIT - PINK

Replace the infinitives with one of the following tenses: Imperative, Future Simple,
Present, Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple.
Momma please stop crying; I cant stand the sound;
Your pain ..................(be) painful and it ..................(tear) me down.
I ..................(hear) glasses breaking, as I ..................(sit) up in my bed.
I..................(tell) dad you ..................(not mean) those nasty things you ..................(say).
You ..................(fight) about money, about me and my brother
And this I ..................(come) home to; this is my shelter.
It ..................(not be) easy growing up in World War III,
Never knowing what love could be. You..................(see),
I .................. (not want) love to destroy me, like it ..................(do) my family
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I ..................(promise) I ..................(be) better, Mommy, I ..................(do) anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I ..................(promise) Ill be better. Daddy please ..................(not leave).
Daddy please ..................(stop) yelling; I cant stand the sound.
..................(make) mama stop crying, 'coz I ..................(need) you around.
My mama, she ..................(love) you, no matter what she ..................(say).It ..................(be) true
I ..................(know) that she ..................(hurt) you, but ..................(remember) I ..................(love) you, too.
I ..................(run) away today, ..................(run) from the noise,run away.
(I) ..................(not want) to go back to that place, but ..................(not have) no choice, no way.
It ..................(be) easy growing up in World War III,
Never knowing what love could be. Well, I ..................(see)
I ..................(not want) love to destroy me, like it did my family.
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I ..................(promise) I..................(be) better, Mommy, I..................(do) anything.
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I ..................(promise) I ..................(be) better; Daddy please ..................(not leave).
In our family portrait; we ..................(look) pretty happy.
..................(let) s play pretend; ..................(let) 's act like it ..................(come) naturally.
I ..................(not want) to have to split the holidays;
I ..................(not want) two addresses. I ..................(not want) a step-brother anyways

FAMILY PORTRAIT
And I ..................(not want) my mom to have
to change her last name.
In our family portrait, we ..................(look)
pretty happy.
We..................(look) pretty
normal;..................(let) 's go back to that.
In our family portrait we ..................(look)
pretty happy.
..................(let) 's play pretend - act like
it ..................(come) naturally.
In our family portrait, we ..................(look)
pretty happy.
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We ..................(look) pretty
normal;..................(let) 's go back to that.
(I ..................(promise) I ..................(be)
better, Mommy I ..................(do) anything)
In our family portrait, we ..................(look)
pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
..................(let) 's play pretend - act like
it ..................(come) so naturally.
(I ..................(promise)I.................. (be)
better, Daddy please .................. (not leave) )

In our family portrait, we ..................(look)

pretty happy.
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We ..................(look) pretty
normal;..................(let)'s go back to
that.
(I ..................(promise) I ..................(be)
better, Daddy please ..................(not
leave) )
Daddy ..................(not leave). (x3)
..................(turn) around please;
..................(remember) that the night
you ..................(leave) you ..................
(take) my shining star?
Daddy .................. (not leave). (x3)
.................. (not leave) us here alone.
Mom ..................(be) nicer.
I ..................(be) so much better;
I ..................(tell) my brother.
Oh, I ..................(not spill) the milk at
dinner.
I ..................(be) so much better;
I ..................(do) everything right.
I ..................(be) your little girl forever;
I..................(go)to sleep at night.

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GROUP WORK
Work in groups to answer the given
questions. Then present your answers to
the class.

GROUP 1
Who does the singer blame for the problems
between her mother and father?
What solutions does she offer?
What particularly upsets her?

GROUP 2
What does the singer think will improve the
marriage?
How does she try to intervene?
How does she feel?

GROUP 3
What is the current situation within the
marriage?

CLASS DISCUSSION
Is the marriage on the rocks?
Can it be saved?
If it cannot be saved, what is the next stage?

FOLLOW UP DISCUSSION TOPICS

The possible long-term effects on children
from broken marriages
Types of marital problems and the possible
causes of marriage break-ups
The recipe for a perfect marriage
The effects of a marriage breakdown on
children
Should parents stay together for the sake of
the children?

ROLE PLAY
Group 1
Create a fictitious dysfunctional family and
show how they deal with everyday problems
Group 2
Create a perfect marriage and family. Contrast
it with the dysfunctional one. (Show them
dealing with the same problems)

HOMEWORK