26 Unit 02 | It’s all relative Expand your vocabulary: Relationships A newspaper asked teenagers what ‘family’ meant to them. Read the different posts and unscramble the words. LANGUAGE 6 a Order by Newest 1 2 3 4 ... » JOE | 3m ago My family doesn’t necessarily include all of my (1) blood ravetelis. Really, my family are the people that love and take care of me. They don’t have to be (2) lisibgsn or live in the same (3) hoolushed to be called family. I consider a lot of my friends part of my family. Call me crazy, but I also include my dog. We have a really (4) oslce bond and are (5) ensarilepab. My parents have recently gone through (6) septionara and (7) dovrice. People I once considered close family members are now people I no longer (8) have cnatcot with. My (9) luncare family as a whole is dysfunctional, but the family that I’ve built for myself is very loving and reliable, even if we’re not (10) eletrad. Reply Share IVONA | 24m ago Family is my mum shouting that we live in a pigsty, yet always knowing exactly what to do when I’m in trouble, so I can always (11) epnded on her. It’s my dad cracking jokes that nobody understands; it’s my brother telling me that I can’t go out in a skirt that short, but then saying he’s proud of me after my exams. It’s my other brother walking me home when I’m out late. We don’t always live (12) in perfect ormhnay, but we definitely (13) tiskc together when push comes to shove. Honestly, I’d say that most of the time my family is pure madness, but it’s a madness that I couldn’t live without. I’m really (14) thataecd to them all. Reply Share ROBERT | 1h ago My parents have always worked hard to (15) establish strong seit and honest communication with me. Nearly every night before bed, one of them would sit by my bedside and ask, “How are you? Anything you need to talk about?”This (16) prinigubgn was positive for me because it meant that my parents were also my friends and confidants and we could (17) larete to each other. Although this may not be common in every family, I firmly believe (18) good ocmmuinctaino is crucial for building healthy relationships and helping family members to bond. Reply Share KEANI | 1h ago I want to go to Oxbridge and I hope my parents understand that I must do everything I can to get there. While I don’t want to create any (19) nientso between us, my family will need to take a bit of a backseat during this time. I’m also trying to figure out what my family life will look like once I’m at university. Will I still be able to talk to my parents in the same way? Will I be able to manage on my own? Who will I mix with at university? I can’t help but wonder what my new (20) social irlcec will look like. Reply Share Copy the green expressions (e.g. blood relatives) into your notebook. Add an explanation or a translation. On the newspaper’s website, the original posts had titles. Choose one of the titles below for each post by writing the first letter of each name next to it. There are two extra titles you won’t need. b READING 7 1 Families can really be annoying 2 It’s hard, but we need to talk 3 Teenagers are under pressure 4 Still, we love them 5 Growing up, leaving home 6 Adolescence is tough Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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