9th form review activities: Family relationships

9th form review activities: Family relationships        

1/ Read these sentences and complete the words: the first letter is given.

a- Mr. Smith gives help, encouragement, and sympathy to his children. He is s……….…………

b-Somebody who’s not happy is m……………………

c-A marriage which can’t continue results in d……………….

d- Old people have lots of w…………………… and experience.

e-A c…………………….father treats his kids strictly.

f-Somebody who refuses to spend money is t………….….- f…………………

g-Somebody who does whatever he likes is s………………….

h-Sally goes out without her parents’ permission. She is d…………………..

2/ Correct the underlined mistakes:

Levi has the same routine almost everyday. In the morning he cook breakfast, irons clothes, and goes to the store. At lunchtime, he goes too the gym and does her exercise. Than, he picks up his dauter at school and spends the afternoon with she. Sometime they walk in the park, and sometime they play ball or watching T.V. In the evening, he prepares dinner for the familie. Levi is much helpful than his wife.

3/ Reorder the sentences to get a coherent paragraph.

(a) …………………….. In the afternoon, I listened to music for a bit and then I watched a film.

(b) …………………….. It was a lovely, lazy day.

(c) ……………………. Then I want shopping and bought some chocolate.

(d) ……………………. I went to bed early.

(e) ……………………. In the evening I cooked a meal just for me, not a big meal.

(f) ………..1 …………. Yesterday, was Sunday, so I got up late and has a big breakfast.

4/ Complete the conversation with the missing parts from the box. N°1 is an example.

a-I had to show it to them every right c-When you were little e-There were a lot of rules

b-We weren’t allowed to watch T.V after 10 o’clock d-I couldn’t do that.

A-Were your parents very strict with you (1) …..c……………..?

B-Well, (2)………that we had to follow.

A-Did they make you do your homework everyday?

B-Oh, of course. (3)………………….. .

A-Were you allowed to go out on school nights?

B-No, no way. (4)…………. I hated that rule. What about? What’s the rule you hated the most?

A-What I hated …….. Oh, yes. (5)……….

5/ How can parents and children have a close relationship?

Write a short article answering the question in a suitable style.

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