Listening / Speaking

3. | GW. Listen and share your ideas and evaluate the content of the text. “Parents have an important influence on their children’s success.”

We know parents have more influence on a child’s success than other people around him/ her. Classmates also have an important social impact on one another, especially as they get older, but the effect of parents is stronger. Parents love their children, and they have a lot of expectations of them. All of these have great influences on a child’s success at school.

Parents are signicant role models for their children. Do you know that young children like to copy other kids? I think that they like to imitiate adults. When children see their parents read, they do the same. When children hear their parents talk about books, news or politics, they think these are interesting subjects. Children may learn other things from their friends and classmates too, but the examples they get from their parents are stronger. Parents love and take care of their children. And children know how important this is, and they adore their parents, as well. They may have close friends at school, but feelings for their parents are more important. If they feel loved and cared at home, they will have a strong confidence to do well at school. Parents expect their children to behave well and be good people, also successful in life. Children want to please them, so they try to fulfill their parents’ expectations. On the other hand, they want to be nice to their classmates and friends and get along with them.

4. PW. Create a plan and talk about: “Influence on a child’s success”.
• Parents’ influence
• Friends’ and classmates’ influence

5. | PW. a) Discuss the following questions with your partner. b) Prepare a speech to deliver in front of the class.

1. Do you think it’s better to be an elder or a younger sister or brother in a family with two children? Why?
2. Does a child’s position in the family have an influence on his/her personality?
3. Why are parents important in a child’s life?
4. Don’t you think that classmates or friends also influence children?