Choose the best alternative to fill in the gaps in each of the following sentences.

1. We need a family for ---- and protection.

a) comfort b) extended c) annoying

2. ----- is important in extended family

a) happiness b) privacy c) discussions

3. ------ respect can substitute for love in a family.

a) interdependent b) mutual c) general

4. He is always going on his working class -----.

a) past b) roots c) background

5. The children are being well ----- for.

a) look b) cared c) take care

6. I ----- your worries about this.

a) share b) trust c) believe

7. Living with my ----- , is just like living with my own parents.

a) relatives b) friends c) in-lows

8. One of the most important problem in families is a problem of generation ----.

a) gap b) clap c) problem

9. My ----- parents are really kind people.

a) foster b) adoptive c) receiving

10. Caring and sharing are the main ---- in my family.

a) custom b) tradition c) values

Read the following dialogues and make up your own using the examples.

- Where were you born?

- In London. But my parents come from Manchester.

- How interesting! I come from Manchester too.

- Oh, it’s a small world, isn’t it?

- Look Jake, have you got a family of your own?

- Oh, no, I’m not married yet. I live with my parents.

- Is your family large?

- I don’t think so. My parents have got only two daughters.

- And which of you is the eldest?

- It’s me. I’m twenty.

- How old is your younger sister? I wonder what her name is?

- Susan. She’s a lovely girl. She is ten.

- It’s a pleasure to have such a young sister, isn’t it?

- Certainly. She’s the apple of my eye.

Read the following text. Use the information given in it while speaking about your family.