Task 1.Choose the correct word.
1. Amir lives with uncles, aunties and other members of his… family.
a extended b immediate
2. .........is important for the Chang family, who are respected members of the community.
a Honour b Support
3. Jeff is high up in the management................
a authority b hierarchy
4. The town has a low crime rate since most of its citizens respect and….....the law.
a comply b obey
2/ Use the correct tense.
1 This jacket belongs/is belonging to Catherine.
2 I am knowing/have known Edward since he was a child.
3 Steven reads/is reading a few pages of his book before bedtime every night.
4 I'm not visiting/haven't visited my grandparents this week, so I'll visit them next week.
5 The basketball game starts/has started at 7:00 pm.
6 Nancy cleans/is cleaning her bedroom right now.
Task 3. Choose the correct item А,В,С or D.
1 I'm going on holiday to Majorca. This time next week, I... in the sun.
A will be lying B will lie C am lying D will have been lying
2 Mind the low ceiling! You your head!
A are hitting B are going to hit C will hit D will be hitting
3 I'm sure Jim.... the job.
A is going to get B gets C is getting D will get
4 Complete the groups of sentences with words from the lists.
plucking • ashamed • unselfishness
spoil • envious • in return • sternly
drowsy • temptation • bothered • finer
devoted • scarlet • on credit
Tina is on a strict diet and must resist all …. ; no crisps or chocolate.
I'm impressed by Dominic's ; he always puts other people before himself.
3 I shouldn't have shouted at you. I'm of my actions.
She fell over in front of everyone and turned…. with embarrassment.
He wears designer clothes and drives an expensive car. He obviously prefers the things in life.
6 Cecilia is such a mother. She will do anything for her children.
Robert's just woken up from surgery and is feeling a little….. .
5 There are four teenagers from different countries who talk about their family ties. Read the texts and match the questions with the names.
Xiao Lun
In China, families live in the same house for several generations at once. Our family is no exception. Since there is a one-child policy in our country, I am the only child in the family. In addition to me and my parents, my grandparents and also my great-grandmother live in the house. My great-grandmother recently turned one hundred years old. Every year we prepare a special dish for the elderly, which is called Longevity Noodles. Traditions are important in our family, we gather together all the holidays, even if we suddenly find ourselves in different parts of the country. It is important for me to be on an important or sacred holiday with my family.
Ali
I live in Kabul. Our family is very religious. But few people know that many families used to have to go against nature and religion in order to preserve honour. Unfortunately, Allah did not give my grandmother sons, but I have an uncle. How come, you ask. A few decades ago in Afghanistan, it was the norm if the first child was born a girl to expect a son. If the second child was also a girl, then she was raised as a boy. This meant that she became the head of the family after her father, performing the duties of the heir. But at the same time she could never get married and could not become a parent. Now times have changed and the state is very carefully monitoring this so that such fake sons do not arise in the family.
Natasha
I left my home and the country early. I moved to the States to become a model. It was hard for me, I wanted to go home all the time, to my grandmother and her delicious food. But I have always believed in my dream and recently received many important and prestigious contracts. My parents don't communicate with me, but I go to my grandmother every year for Christmas. I would really like my grandmother to move to the States, but I'm afraid at this age a sudden change of residence can harm her. On the next trip, I will definitely ask her about it and will do everything possible to make the move comfortable for her.
Salihat
In Dagestan, families honour traditions. Each family chooses a bride or groom for their children. Often this arrangement is necessary even when the children are very young. That's how I got married. We had a modest wedding, before that I had seen my husband only once and no one asked me if I liked him or not. Another difficult point concerning our traditions is that we are leaving our family and are no longer part of it. In fact, my family have become strangers to me. I hardly communicate with my mother and rarely see my father. I live in a house full of in-laws and they are my new family. I don't want my daughters to be born, because this means that when each of them gets married, I will also say goodbye to them.
Which person...
1) left home and followed the dream? ___________
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2) says his aunt was raised as a boy? _____________
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3) does not want the same fate for the daughters? ____________
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4) has found many new relatives after the marriage? __________
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5) lives in a multi-generational house? ______________
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6) tells about the strange tradition of his/her nation? _______________
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7) wants to move a relative to another country? _________________
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8) the only child by law? __________________
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