Family members

Read and text and fill in the gaps with the appropriate words. Don’t get me wrong, I love my grandparents. They’re wonderful, and we’re on good with each other. In fact, it would be true to say that I look up to them in many respects. Plus, we can on Grandma to cook a great dinner every time we’re there. But there’s one thing that really me up the way about them. Whenever my brother and I visit them, they’re us put our phones away! "When we were your age, we used to make our own ," Grandma says. Then, Grandpa tells us how many books they read as children, and how much they loved to the cinema. "We didn’t need to have fun," they say. "We did other things!" Yes, Grandma and Grandpa, we know that. But we do those other things as well! We’re not out on anything! Unfortunately, this topic is something we will never eye to eye on. Are your grandparents the same?

Read the text. Match the appropriate answers to the questions. I'm Irina. I'm 19. I'm from Moscow. I live with my parents and grandmother in a small flat. Although my parents worked very hard when I was a child, and they didn’t spoil me. They played games with me in the evenings, and helped me with my schoolwork when I needed it. I share a room with my grandmother. Family ties are very important in my country, and my father is really pleased I make the time to listen to my grandmother — his mother. My granny is very chatty, and she talks to me a lot about her own parents and what life was like when she was growing up. I’m more tolerant now than I was a few years ago, and I realise how much pleasure it gives her to tell these stories, even though she has a tendency to repeat the same ones over and over again! I’m more interested in them now, in fact, because some of the things she remembers relate to significant events in our national history. I’m much closer to my mother these days than I was when I was aged fourteen or fifteen, and she seems to regard me as more of an equal rather than just a moody teenager, which is nice. We don’t always see eye to eye, of course, but I’m better at keeping my temper when things don’t go my way. That makes for greater family harmony.

Read the text. Choose the appropriate answer to the question. What is Irina's grandmother like? I'm Irina. I'm 19. I'm from Moscow. I live with my parents and grandmother in a small flat. Although my parents worked very hard when I was a child, and they didn’t spoil me. They played games with me in the evenings, and helped me with my schoolwork when I needed it. I share a room with my grandmother. Family ties are very important in my country, and my father is really pleased I make the time to listen to my grandmother — his mother. My granny is very chatty, and she talks to me a lot about her own parents and what life was like when she was growing up. I’m more tolerant now than I was a few years ago, and I realise how much pleasure it gives her to tell these stories, even though she has a tendency to repeat the same ones over and over again! I’m more interested in them now, in fact, because some of the things she remembers relate to significant events in our national history. I’m much closer to my mother these days than I was when I was aged fourteen or fifteen, and she seems to regard me as more of an equal rather than just a moody teenager, which is nice. We don’t always see eye to eye, of course, but I’m better at keeping my temper when things don’t go my way. That makes for greater family harmony.

Read the text. Choose the appropriate answer to the question. What did Irina's parents do in her childhood? I'm Irina. I'm 19. I'm from Moscow. I live with my parents and grandmother in a small flat. Although my parents worked very hard when I was a child, and they didn’t spoil me. They played games with me in the evenings, and helped me with my schoolwork when I needed it. I share a room with my grandmother. Family ties are very important in my country, and my father is really pleased I make the time to listen to my grandmother — his mother. My granny is very chatty, and she talks to me a lot about her own parents and what life was like when she was growing up. I’m more tolerant now than I was a few years ago, and I realise how much pleasure it gives her to tell these stories, even though she has a tendency to repeat the same ones over and over again! I’m more interested in them now, in fact, because some of the things she remembers relate to significant events in our national history. I’m much closer to my mother these days than I was when I was aged fourteen or fifteen, and she seems to regard me as more of an equal rather than just a moody teenager, which is nice. We don’t always see eye to eye, of course, but I’m better at keeping my temper when things don’t go my way. That makes for greater family harmony.

Read the text. Choose the appropriate answer to the question. What is Irina like now? I'm Irina. I'm 19. I'm from Moscow. I live with my parents and grandmother in a small flat. Although my parents worked very hard when I was a child, and they didn’t spoil me. They played games with me in the evenings, and helped me with my schoolwork when I needed it. I share a room with my grandmother. Family ties are very important in my country, and my father is really pleased I make the time to listen to my grandmother — his mother. My granny is very chatty, and she talks to me a lot about her own parents and what life was like when she was growing up. I’m more tolerant now than I was a few years ago, and I realise how much pleasure it gives her to tell these stories, even though she has a tendency to repeat the same ones over and over again! I’m more interested in them now, in fact, because some of the things she remembers relate to significant events in our national history. I’m much closer to my mother these days than I was when I was aged fourteen or fifteen, and she seems to regard me as more of an equal rather than just a moody teenager, which is nice. We don’t always see eye to eye, of course, but I’m better at keeping my temper when things don’t go my way. That makes for greater family harmony.

Read the text. Choose the appropriate answer to the question. Where does Irina live? I'm Irina. I'm 19. I'm from Moscow. I live with my parents and grandmother in a small flat. Although my parents worked very hard when I was a child, and they didn’t spoil me. They played games with me in the evenings, and helped me with my schoolwork when I needed it. I share a room with my grandmother. Family ties are very important in my country, and my father is really pleased I make the time to listen to my grandmother — his mother. My granny is very chatty, and she talks to me a lot about her own parents and what life was like when she was growing up. I’m more tolerant now than I was a few years ago, and I realise how much pleasure it gives her to tell these stories, even though she has a tendency to repeat the same ones over and over again! I’m more interested in them now, in fact, because some of the things she remembers relate to significant events in our national history. I’m much closer to my mother these days than I was when I was aged fourteen or fifteen, and she seems to regard me as more of an equal rather than just a moody teenager, which is nice. We don’t always see eye to eye, of course, but I’m better at keeping my temper when things don’t go my way. That makes for greater family harmony.

Choose the appropriate definition to the word "parent".

Choose the appropriate definition to the word "grandparent".

Choose the appropriate definition to the word "child".

Choose the appropriate definition to the word "family".