Unit 4: Family matters

Pages 72-73
Pages 74-75
Pages 76-77
Page 79
Pages 80-81
Pages 84-85
Pages 86-87


 

 

Pages 72-73 - Outline
 
 

Helicopter parents
Helicopter parent (US) • The Wikipedia article.
 

Latchkey kids
Latchkey kid (US) • More information on "home alone children".
Latchkey kids call system (US) • A company is offering latchkey parents to call their children!
   

 

 

Pages 74-75 - Text 2: The ideal family?
 
Source
  Greater Good Magazine (US) • A great magazine published by a research center at UC Berkeley.
American families
  The American Family (US) • About 12 articles in a 2001 journal from the US Department of State.
   

 

 

Pages 76-77 - Text 2: A one-night stand?
 
The author
  Tony Parsons • The author's Wikipedia biography.
  Tony Parsons interviews (UK) • Read two interviews Tony Parsons gave when Man and Boy came out: one from the BBC and one from Beatrice.
  The Mirror: Tony Parsons (UK) • Recent columns by Tony Parsons in the popular Mirror newspaper.
   

 

 

Page 79 - Views
 
Augustus Leopold Egg
  Augustus Egg • Wikipedia biography.
  Tate collection: Egg (UK) • Five works, including Past and Present, with cross-references to other works.
  Victorian Web: paintings by Egg (UK) • More information on Past and Present. And about the whole Victorian era.
   

 

 

Pages 80-81 - Text 3: Treasure
 
Michele Hanson/ Gina Davidson
  Michele Hanson: Treasure (UK) • A video about Treasure.
  The Guardian: Michele Hanson (UK) • Michele Hanson's latest articles.
   

 

 

 

Pages 84-85 - Issue: Should we marry?
 
More information about marriage
  Charles Darwin. This is the question (full text)
  Little White Chapel. Official site | Wikipedia.
  Arranged marriage. USA Today 2006 article | Wikipedia.
   

 

Pages 86-87 -  Extra Text: The black sheep
 
The author
 

Sue Townsend • The Wikipedia article about the author.
 

Sue Townsend interview (UK) • A short 2007 interview in The Guardian.
Cultural elements
 

10 Downing Street (UK) • Visit the 10 Downing Street official website for photos, videos, news, and a tour. Turn to Wikipedia for a more comprehensive history.
 

Coronation Street (UK) • The UK's best known fictional street... and the name of one of the longest-running soap operas. Learn more about the history of "Corrie" with Wikipedia, then visit their official website at ITV.com.
 

GCSE (UK) • First, make sure you know what the GCSE is. Then, see how you would do thanks to the BBC's GCSE revision site.