Vocab & Idioms

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Vocabulary/ Expressions

Nuclear family (n) – a family unit consisting of the parents and their children
Extended family (n) – a family unit that includes grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles, and cousins in improver to parents and children
Single parent (n) – someone who has a child or children simply no husband, wife, or partner who lives with them
Sibling (n) – a brother or sis
Relative (northward) – a fellow member of your family unit
Grow up (phrasal verb) – to become from being a child to an adult
Divorce (n or v) – a legal process to finish a marriage
Childcare (northward) – the care of children by a mean solar day-care center, bodyguard, or other providers while parents are working
Your own flesh and blood (idiom) – a member of your family
It runs in the family (idiom) – an power that is passed on through the generations

Role 1 Questions

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Family

  • How many people are there in your family?
  • What practice you like to practice together?
  • Who is your favorite family unit fellow member?

Office 2&3 Questions

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Sample A

Role 2 Questions

  • Describe a happy babyhood retentiveness. You should say:
    • when information technology happened
    • who was with you
    • how y'all felt at the time
    • and why you retrieve this specific time.

Function three Questions

  • What do role models provide children?
  • How does Tv influence children in a bad manner?

Sample B

Function 2 Questions

  • Talk about a family unit fellow member y'all admire the most. You should say:
    • who information technology is
    • what is their relationship to you lot
    • what qualities he/she has
    • and why you adore him/her so much.

Part three Questions

  • Why is family important to you?
  • Why exercise family members contend sometimes?

Sample C

Part 2 Questions

  • Describe a family unit vacation you went on. Y'all should say:
    • where you went
    • which family unit members went with you
    • what you did together while on holiday
    • and how you felt about the time together

Function three Questions

  • Why is it important to spend time with family?
  • Is it important to spend some time apart from family?

Sample Answers

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Function i Questions

  • How many people are there in your family?
    • As well my mom and dad, I accept three siblings to include two brothers and one sister. I have to say, I'm the 3rd child to be born to some crawly parents.
  • What do you like to do together?
    • Since we are all adults and don't live together, nosotros spend very little time together. All the same, when we reunite it'southward normally for a holiday such equally Thanksgiving or Christmas.
  • Who is your favorite family member?
    • When information technology comes to family I don't have a favorite, because all of my family unit members are every bit as important, especially my nuclear family.

Function 2&3 Answers

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Sample A

Role 2 Questions

  • Describe a happy childhood memory. You should say:
    • when it happened
    • who was with you
    • how you felt at the fourth dimension
    • and why you remember this specific time.

I accept so many blithesome memories of me growing up, but sometimes I can't recollect of them? Hmmm, let me see? This is non exactly a happy memory, but it ended upward in a happy way.

I retrieve when I was starting 9th grade in loftier school. It was my first year, so I was the new kid on the cake along with the residuum of my classmates. My older brother and sis were upperclassmen, therefore I was not nervous or intimidated by the older students. Male child, was I wrong!

My older blood brother'south classmates, especially the women, knew I was the younger brother. On the first day of school, they fabricated it a point to embarrass me by teasing me in forepart of my fellow classmates, but besides my brother. They blew kisses at me and chosen me lilliputian Johnny until I was red in the face up with embarrassment. I ended upwards running into the bathroom to get abroad from it all. I stayed in the bath until I heard the bell for classes to begin.

I recollect, ummm, peeking out the door to make sure none of my blood brother's friends were around. After seeing that the coast was clear, I made a mad dash for my class. I made it just in time, but as I entered the class, I saw all my classmates laughing at me. They were calling me piddling Johnny also!

Looking dorsum on this memory, I would have to say it was probably ane of the well-nigh embarrassing times in my life. Still, it was all in fun and I gained the nickname, Johnny. To this twenty-four hours, my family and good friends telephone call me Johnny.

Part 3 Questions

  • How do office models influence children?
    • This is a good question, and information technology's important that every child has good role models while growing up. These people prepare good examples for children to learn past. Some of these people plough out to exist mentors like parents, relatives, or even teachers. A adept role model teaches right from wrong, provides back up, and encourages success. Unfortunately, there are some bad office models in life, who teach children bad habits like smoking and drinking.
  • How does TV influence children in a bad way?
    • Not all Tv programs impact kids in a negative style, although I would have to say lots of them are non suitable for children. It seems to me that the content on Idiot box has changed over the years and keeps getting worse. This alone shows kids that peradventure violence, profanity, and killing is acceptable in society.

Sample B

Part ii Questions

  • Talk almost a family fellow member you admire the most. You lot should say:
    • who it is
    • what is their human relationship to you
    • what qualities he/she has
    • and why you lot adore him/her so much.

I like this question because it's piece of cake to respond. It'due south almost definitely my granddaddy, even though he's been expressionless for almost 30 years.

When I was a teenager he was my hero and I looked upward to him in many ways. I'm certain he was an idol to many of my other relatives and extended family unit.

You tin say some of the things he accomplished or did in his life, runs in the family unit. Umm, take me for example. I followed in his footsteps and played football in loftier school and served in the U.S. Regular army.

He was a compassionate and warm-hearted person who always took the time to listen and offering his sound advice. Ii of my about unforgettable memories of him were, umm, the loan he gave me to buy my kickoff Television set and watching our favorite sports teams on TV, umm, in the evenings afterwards dinner. Oh, I tin't forget to mention all the times he took me fishing.

He was liked by everyone and, he had tons of friends. I can still remember the day we put him to residual. Oh human being, was that day difficult on us. There must take been approximately 100 people in omnipresence at his funeral to include his nuclear and extended family and his loyal friends. To say goodbye to your own flesh and blood who you admired so much was one of the most difficult days in my life.

Office 3 Questions

  • Why is family important to you?
    • If yous asked me this question when I was younger, my answer would take been unlike. These days, I admittedly think family unit is of the utmost importance. They are the backbone of my life, and the chief reason is that I'm divorced and, umm, a single parent. They support my daughter and me through thick and sparse. Without them, I would struggle to raise my one and only child.
  • Why exercise family members argue sometimes?
    • I never actually thought most this earlier, but I can think of a few reasons why I contend with my family. Let's have my daughter as an example. She'southward but x years one-time, and she thinks everything should be her way. We terminate upwardly arguing over stupid things such every bit the wearing apparel she is wearing to school. Basically, It boils downwardly to families are humans and arguments will happen on occasion.

Sample C

Part 2 Questions

  • Describe a family vacation you went on. You lot should say:
    • where you went
    • which family members went with you
    • what you lot did together while on holiday
    • and how you felt almost the time together.

This is an interesting question since I only went on a family unit vacation all but 2 weeks agone. So, I'one thousand going to talk nigh my contempo getaway with my married woman.

The hardest role well-nigh going on this two-week vacation was trying to find childcare, umm, for our 2 children. Eventually, my parents, who are retired, decided to await later them. Give thanks god for your own flesh and claret!

My married woman and I went to the tropical islands of Hawaii for a romantic vacation, which was long overdue. We had a fabulous time despite the fact the airlines lost our suitcases. Luckily, we didn't let it spoil our fun.

The embankment resort nosotros stayed at has a breathtaking view of a volcano in the horizon. The only thing I didn't like about it was that there were too many other people on the beach. In that location was no privacy. I wasn't expecting a private embankment to ourselves. What I meant was, I was expecting at to the lowest degree some infinite between u.s. and the couples too us. It was like we were sitting on top of each other.

All in all, I wouldn't merchandise the time away with my wife for anything. I'yard happy that my siblings recommended the resort to us.

Part 3 Questions

  • Why is it of import to spend time with family unit?
    • Fourth dimension spent with your loved ones is high on my priority list. I for one cherish the quality fourth dimension with not but my nuclear family only also my extended family and good friends. I don't know what I would do without them. As the saying goes, you never know what y'all have until, umm, it's gone.
  • Is it important to spend some fourth dimension apart from family?
    • Absolutely, I call back people should spend some lone time, umm, or time with friends separate from other family members on occasion. It doesn't mean you don't want to exist with them or don't love them. Information technology only ways absenteeism makes the eye grow fonder. For instance, I'thou not with my family at present and, I tin can't wait to see them later today.

Wrap-up

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