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Enrique Olaya Herrera school - 2014-II

English as a Foreign LanguageCitizenship through Multimodal Resources Project

Basic EFL Course

9th Grade

Goals. Students are able to: 1. recognize and describe similarities and differences in traditional and modern families. 2. identify family members’ roles through graphic organizers.

Students name: Luisa Fernanda Clavijo Pulido Group: 901 Date: ___________

Compare and Contrast: Modern Families and Traditional Families

Bushra Ibrahim

Families are the heart of the society which is built on them. These families are changing continuously. There are two types of family;

the traditional family and the modern family. Between these two types families there are many differences and similarities, so I am

going to compare and contrast families in the UAE.

The similarities between the traditional family and modern family are many. The first similarity is the role of women in the family. In

both, the mother is the core of affection and warmth. She always takes care of her children and her husband even if she works

outside the home. Another similarity is that all members in the same family are supportive of each other and each one respects and

helps the other. However, the man in both of them is still the leader of the family who works for his wife and children.

On the other hand, the differences are more than the similarities. Firstly, the size of the family is different. Traditional families are

extended and consist of grandparents, uncles, aunts, parents and children, whereas the modern family is nuclear and contains only

the parents and their children. In addition, the amount of respect to the elderly is different. In traditional families the respect for the

grandparents and parents is more than the respect for them in the modern family. Another difference is that the children in the

traditional family must obey the rules and not break them while in the modern family the children can do what they want without any

difficult rules. Finally, in the traditional family boys and girls are treated differently while in the modern family the rights of girls are

the same as boys.

In a few words, each family has its customs and thoughts to lead their members. Living in a modern family is better for me than living

in a traditional family and that is because children in a modern family can be more independent.

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Basic EFL Course

9th GradeTraditional and Modern Family Comparison and Contrast Table

A. Based on the previous reading, write the corresponding similarities and differences between traditional and modern families.

B. Answer the following questions about your own family. Use graphic organizers for each answer . (see the example below)

a. What roles does your mother have in your family?b. What roles does your father have in your family?c. What are your roles in your family?d. What are your brothers and/or sisters’ roles in your family?e. What is the importance of rules and respect in your family?f. How do your parents treat you?g. What kind of problems are there in the relationships among the members in your family?h. How do you solve these problems in your family?


Similarities Differences

Traditional Families

-Whether in traditional and modern family the mother is the core of affection, compression, union and warmth.

-All members of the same family are supportive and respectful of each other

-Extend traditional families are larger according to its members: aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.

-In the traditional family is respected more parents and grandfather.

-In the traditional family is so different to the girl child.

Modern Families

-The modern family is nuclear because it contains only children's parents.

-In modern families children are not imposed hard rules.

-In the modern family, the rights of children are the same as for girls.



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Graphic organizer (or any others you want to use)


My father's roles

A. My dad gives support to the family, wanting the best for everyone.

E. The rules in my family are very important to keep family harmony and respect is fundamental as we live every day

B. My grandmother is very important because it is the person for whom we are all interested, she gives binding to our family.

F. My parents are very loving but also very demanding, they want to do well in everything, always give me example how to be a good person.

C. In my family, I care much to my family, I love that we are united, I take care a lot to my sister.

G. Some discussion because to the collaboration by all.

D. My sister is the most tender family provides many moments of togetherness and fun.

H. The discussions we solve dialogue, following the rules and doing homework.



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C. How modern or traditional is your family?

My family is a traditional family and we are very close between grandparents, uncles and aunts,

Much respect for older members in our family,

Respect between us is very important in our daily relationship.

We have some rules which are to keep harmony among us,

are very important as being together when we eat,

when to arrive, sharing family time, etc..

But once you have all these features of a traditional family

Also own the interest in family stability,

Employment, the economy, the study independence.
