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Family Feud
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Family Feud
家庭不和

Learn the Present Progressive Tense

Date: Apr 23 2012

Themes: Family

Grammar: Present Progressive Tense

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Fighting is part of being in a family. Few families get by without an argument every once in a while. But when an argument turns into a feud, a family might be divided for years, or even generations.

Often, family feuds start over little things, and then the fight grows until it’s out of control. Different members of the family might join in and take sides, until whole branches of the family are cut off from each other. Hear Amy tell Jason about her own family’s feud.

争吵是家庭的一部分。大多数家庭每隔一段时间都会发生争吵。但是当争吵转变为不和时,一个家庭可能会分开好几年,甚至好几代。
家庭不和往往起源于微不足道的事情,然后争吵逐渐扩大到无法控制。不同的家庭成员可能会加入并支持一方,直到整个家庭不再相互联系。听艾米向詹森讲述她自己家庭的不和。

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Amy

Amy

Jason

Jason

Amy:  I have this one uncle, Jason, who my part of the family hasn’t talked to for, like, a decade.

Jason:  Wow. Do you know where he is and what he’s doing and stuff?

Amy:  He’s living his life. I mean, I don’t know too much about it, but my side of the family, it was my grandparents actually, just got into a huge family feud with him and his family, and now there’s just no more communication with him and his whole family.

Jason:  Wow. So his little section of the larger family is just completely separate from everyone else?

Amy:  Yeah. Isn’t that crazy to just have a family feud that, you know, breaks up the family permanently? Especially, you know, years later nobody even remembers exactly what it was that caused the fight.

Jason:  Yeah, it’s one thing to have a black sheep in the family, someone that maybe isn’t as responsible as everybody else. But it’s another to have all communication, all ties severed.

Amy:  Right. And then different parts of the family start to choose sides.

Jason:  I wonder, do you think it’s getting to be time where it might be able to be, you know, smoothed over?

Amy:  Well, actually, it’s funny you should ask that because I just became Facebook friends with one of the uncle’s kids. And so maybe the younger generation will finally bridge that divide.

Jason:  Internet ends family feud.

Amy:  Yes.

 

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Amy tells Jason about a feud in her family. Her grandparents and her uncle got in a fight many years ago. The fight got bigger and bigger and other members of the family chose sides. Now Amy and her parents haven’t spoken to her uncle or other members of his family in over a decade.

Jason says it’s common to have a black sheep in the family, someone who isn’t as responsible as his relatives and often gets into trouble. But it is less common to have a family feud that causes a division within the family. Still, some families do experience family feuds.

Jason asks Amy if she thinks the feud in her family can be ended any time soon. She says that the younger generation may be able to end it. Amy is now friends with one of her uncle’s children—Facebook friends, that is.

Have there ever been any major feuds in your family? Who is the black sheep in your family? Are there any fights happening in your family right now?

 

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Carmen Wu

China

I used to argue a lot with my brother,but now we get along well.and,luckily,there isn’t terrible feuds in my family

03:47 PM Apr 23 2012 |

Behnazz

Behnazz

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Unfortunately, many members of families have fallen apart only as the result of a feud that they had in the past for whatever the reasons. Sometimes we humans forget that life is short and those fights doesn’t worth the seperations. For sure, at some point in time we will all regret it ( Let’s just hope it will not be too late ).


I admit, there hasn’t yet been any serious fights in my family to cause a division and i hope there will never be. Also, as a positive point we don’t have a black sheep in the family.



Thanks for reading :-)



Behnaz

03:45 PM Apr 23 2012 |

Carmen Wu

China

Wonderful

03:43 PM Apr 23 2012 |

i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

Actually When I was reading this article I guess everyone from The middle east will loves it , There are many ideas deserve that talk about it .


Really If we want to be honest there is no reason to hidden our real family feud between each other , We have  reasons make us pessimistic  , but no need to fight with your family , I can’t imagine someday I will fight with my brother.s or father .


some say we need calm atmosphere , some people preferably live with themselves specially  if they have unusual conditions .


If you want to change your terrible living conditions this is your matter , nobody has thr right intervention in your life .


Actually we suffer from family feud in my family , I had some family disagree with my relatives specially  when the topic would be about the marriage , Never I don’t like deal with curious  people those persons makes me nervous .


As we know we should dispose of some bad traditions In order to feel our life is going to forward , you should to be patient with your family , Regardless what do you have circumstances .


In my opinion if you respecting others as the same time deal with them in a good way , nobody will trys to hurt your feeling , the main thing in our lives is the respect , if we lack the humanity between each other I think we are going to be like tha animals between each other .


For Me I always try to be civil with ordinary people until if someone hurts me , I didn’t prefer answer him in bad way .


We are civil people if we didn’t respect ourselves with each other , why we call ourselves we are human being .


I would like to thank Englishebaby for this nice topic , A special greeting .

03:36 PM Apr 23 2012 |

i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

Actually When I was reading this article I guess everyone from The middle east will loves it , There are many ideas deserve that talk about it .


Really If we want to be honest there is no reason to hidden our real family feud between each other , We have  reasons make us pessimistic  , but no need to fight with your family , I can’t imagine someday I will fight with my brother.s or father .


some say we need calm atmosphere , some people preferably live with themselves specially  if they have unusual conditions .


If you want to change your terrible living conditions this is your matter , nobody has thr right intervention in your life .


Actually we suffer from family feud in my family , I had some family disagree with my relatives specially  when the topic would be about the marriage , Never I don’t like deal with curious  people those persons makes me nervous .


As we know we should dispose of some bad traditions In order to feel our life is going to forward , you should to be patient with your family , Regardless what do you have circumstances .


In my opinion if you respecting others as the same time deal with them in a good way , nobody will trys to hurt your feeling , the main thing in our lives is the respect , if we lack the humanity between each other I think we are going to be like tha animals between each other .


For Me I always try to be civil with ordinary people until if someone hurts me , I didn’t prefer answer hin in bad way .


We are civil people if we didn’t respect ourselves with each other , why we call ourselves we are human being .


I would like to thank Englishebaby for this nice topic , A special greeting .

03:35 PM Apr 23 2012 |

doa'a

doa'a

Yemen

we used to fight alot at home, me and my brothers and sisters, but not any more, and in my family there is 2 black sheep, me and my sister, i think becoz i chose to call us this, becoz my family dont care about us as they do with my other brothers and sisters, we r in the middel

02:40 PM Apr 23 2012 |

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cinchf

cinchf

Philippines

As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water. Indeed it is, because in the past, my mom had a fight against her younger sister. Their dispute seemed to be irreparable. Time goes by when my mom found out that her sister was living in despair, she felt pity on her, and she was the one who called her first. Now, their in good terms already. Seems things has all been settled. Time really heals all wounds.  

12:14 PM Apr 23 2012 |

pandla

pandla

China

thank you,julito.


now is better.in the past.chinese girl’s position is very low in china.they think girl will marry with other family boy.so it’s useless to give birth to girl.daughter will leave this family finally.anyway,now is better.thank you

11:59 AM Apr 23 2012 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

Pandla,  I have heard that in  China  girls are not welcome, but i am not so sure how  deep this sentiment  is rooted in your people. OK, they don´t  like (for whatever reason) girls, but  we don´t need to be so intelligent  to understand that  without girls  the boys where will come from ?   . Wink

11:54 AM Apr 23 2012 |

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 julito

julito

Argentina

I have also my share of families feud. I have witnessed a lifelong  relationship  among my brother and cousings   being  abruptly  cut off  because of money . I equally love  the two parties  involved  in the dispute  so I couldn´t   take sides with my brother, who  respected my position  without holding hard feeling  toward me.


Amy  ,I think that you have an opportunity,  little by little, to smooth over  the rough edges  in your family.   Wink

11:25 AM Apr 23 2012 |

Vertigo

Vertigo

Macedonia

It’s not an easy thing talking about family feuds, sometimes it can very painfull thing. Well in my family there are family feuds from time to time, it’s not that often but it happens. I am trying to not be part of them and trying to calm down the things, but sometimes it’s not possible. The most often family feud in my family is the one between my Father and his Father (my grandfather )

pandla

pandla

China

Family Feud,hmmm.funny topic.


it’s common every family has feud.me,too.my family is a chinese traditional family.my grandparents don’t like daughter,they just like son.so they hope my mother can give birth to a boy.they don’t like me and my sister.they always quarrel with my mother.Finally my mother have to give bith to a boy(my brother).i don’t like my grandparents because they don’t love me and treat me so bad.

10:08 AM Apr 23 2012 |

linglinghuang

China

I have a harmonious faminly now.But in the past,my grandmother often fighted with my parents.My parents are lenient enough to forgive everything my granna did when she was younger.

08:59 AM Apr 23 2012 |

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Iran, Islamic Republic Of

oohhhhhh yeah

07:23 AM Apr 23 2012 |

Orchestra

Orchestra

Russian Federation

Oh, crap! English,baby has started to touch such intimate topics! OK! No embarrassments! So…


Certainly, feuds are terrible, however, it’s much more common and comprehensible situation then all you guys have mentioned as I’ve convinced on my own.Sure, it’s not such a tremendous family feud, but there’s nothing pleasant from that! So. All things had been great in my family, all my mother’s and father’s parents had been like a huge friendly family, I mean, as long as suddenly the divorce took place and got all this severed into two hostile sides. Mother’s side put the blame on father and vice versa. How funny it could sound, but few time later despite the fact mom and dad came up with making peace and resuming their relationship and troubles might have seemed solved it was truly far from it! The sort of conflict is still hanging in the air and mutual offence seems to never end. Therefore, take care of feelings of each other, guys ;)

whathell

whathell

China

There is no feud in my family,not in the past,not now,and i hope it wont happen in the near future. Is it a little bit ridiculous and stupid to fight or argue with other family members for years? I mean we are relatives after all. We sort of share the same part of the blood from our ancestors. Think about it,do you really believe that a feud in a big family is something that our ancestors expected to happen? Put the feud aside,let go of it,together we are a big whole family!

Irene Forever

Ukraine

What  strange questions! There have never been  feuds in my family. Besides, I don’t know any black ship in my family. And the last answer is: no fights among the members of my family.


All of us are civilized people, and to tell the truth, we have nothing to be shared by means of fights. Elder members of my family love their children and make  them happy in different ways.


Thank God for such  bliss.


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