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- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:pls="http://www.w3.org/2005/01/pronunciation-lexicon" xmlns:ssml="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><head><title>Chapter 4. Lesson 4</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-epub.css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/><link rel="prev" href="ch03s12.xhtml" title="Useful words and expressions"/><link rel="next" href="ch04s02.xhtml" title="Setting the scene"/></head><body><header/><section class="chapter" title="Chapter 4. Lesson 4" epub:type="chapter" id="d0e12839"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title">Chapter 4. Lesson 4</h1></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center; ">Lesson №4</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; ">FAMILY</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; ">УРОК № 4</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; "><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-10.png"/></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><section class="section" title="Семья" epub:type="subchapter" id="d0e12859"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Семья</em></span></h2></div></div></div><p>A typical Russian family in a major city consists of the parents, one child and often a
- grandmother or grandfather or even both. While urban families are more likely to have just one
- child, it is not unusual to see large families in the rural areas. In the cities as well as in
- the country, parents will often live with their adult, married children and help raise the
- grandchildren. This extended family provides a certain degree of stability and security to the
- children and alleviates the necessity of arranging for day-care outside the home. The economic
- situation in Russia and the Former Soviet Union dictates today (and has historically) that
- both parents work to support the family. However, some things have changed and are continuing
- to change; you can now find mothers who do not work outside the home, though the concept of a
- "house-husband" is still foreign to Russians.</p><p>The use of words which indicate relationships between family members is somewhat fluid.
- Children will often refer to adults (their parents' acquaintances and strangers alike) as
- <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">тётя</em></span> Aunt or <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дядя</em></span> Uncle. You may also hear people refer to elderly individuals, with
- whom they are not acquainted, as <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бабушка</em></span> Grandma
- or <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дедушка</em></span> Grandpa. The form of address will
- always be <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы</em></span> in these cases. Though there are
- terms for cousins: <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">двоюродный 6paт</em></span> (for males)
- and <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">двоюродная сестра</em></span> (for females), Russians
- will often simply use <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">брат</em></span> or <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сестра</em></span>.</p></section></section><footer/></body></html>
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