Family

In class:

Watch the Kelly Family perform their song “Brothers and Sisters” and discuss the questions below.

If you need the lyrics, you can find them here.

1. What is your first impression of the song?
2. How do the Kelly Family describe their childhood?
3. How are relationships between brothers and sisters portrayed?
4. In what way is their mother a part of the song?

In pairs:

Make a mind map using pen&paper, and consider the following:

• Good things about having brothers/sisters
• Bad things about having brothers/sisters
• What might you miss if you did not have any?
• What will brothers/sisters mean to you in your adult life?
• What does having a family mean to you?

Share your considerations with another pair and go to the next assignment.

In groups of 5:

Based on your shared mind maps, improvise and film a 2-3-minutes’ news item on brothers and sisters. One of you plays an interviewer, two of you play siblings and the fourth person plays an expert on relationships between brothers and sisters.