A family affair

GrammarPresent simple and continuous, present perfect simple and continuous

Q nead this email and put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense(present simple or continuous, present perfect simple or continuous).

Hi Steph

(not write) to you for ages but I (I) (work) hard here in Spain since I arrived six weeks ago.

in a village near Ronda. I (6) (think) you'd like it here. The parents are called Diego

(he's a doctor) and Elena. Diego's family (7) ........... (always live) here so everybody

(s) ........... (know) them. My iob is to look after their three children who are 5, 8 and 15.

early here but then l'm free till they get home at 2.50. l'm supposed to work on Saturdays but if Diego and Elena are here they

in the garden since breakfast though and they're quite happy so | (15) ............... (write) emails

all morning. I (t6) ............... (send) six so farl The two younSer children are very sweet but tre teenager

being like that though when I was 15.

lwon't see you untilthe end of September because I (19) ............... (dnnge) tnyflight

I (20) ............... (want) to travel round Spain before I come hone.

Write back and tell me your news.

Love Emily

Asking questions [present simpleJ

@ A, week later, Stephanie phones Emily and asksher some questions. Use the prompts to write her

. questions in the speech balloons.

1 you ever go / seaside?

like / food?

4 Diego and Elena I often 80 away?

5 What / the family / usuallY do /

2 childr en / speak English?

Where / Elena / workl

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.... after our last big argument.

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Being an only Ch:i:|$"Whot s it like to spend o lifetime without brathersond sisters?" osks Josnna Moorheod.

A Sam Thompson, aged 10

When mU mum's frien,o,had a babg:

it made me think about being :

an onlg child for the first time,

I thought,would I like to have

brothers and siSl*;r?..BUt to be

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having to watch her and I decided

I was better off on mU own. There

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3ecroom and I knowthat will never happen to me. Plus I get

l,rr.1€onm9oWnwithMumandDad,andthat,sspecial

I'ne thingthat is good is that mg friend Thomas lives reallg

:cse bg, so it's easg for me to go and see him. I'd be happg to*,ade just one child, but I'd alwags make sure we lived close:: ctner kids.

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miltg children.

B Bethang Shaw, aged 15

One of the bad things about being

an onlg chitd when Uou're Uoungis the reaction Uou get from other

people.Theg think gou're spoilt -Uou see that look in their eges.

And then Uou have to prove Uou'r:e

know Uou're not and nor are most

r-qren I was little mg friends thought I was luckg being an onlg

rmel br,rt nowwhen ltell friends I can telltheg're thinking, thatmrr-st be hard... she's not got a sisterto go shoppingwith,r a crother to help with her homework. All mg friends have

ffi:"ers and sisters and it can be a bit lonelg. ln general, I

ll,rrrr( the negatives outweigh the positives, but on the other

F"c it's all I've known and I'm 0K with it.

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Listening Part 3 Reading Part 3You are going to read a newspaper article about peoplebrothers or sisters. For questions l-15, choose from theThe people may be chosen more than once.

who have nopeople (A-E).

p1You will hear five differentteenagers talking about a familyday out. For questions l-5, choosefrom the list A-F what eachspeaker says about the day. Usethe letters only once. There isone extra letter which you do notneed to use. '

A I was disappointed aboutsomething.

I enjoyed the day more than I hadexpected.

I had a better time than somemembers of my family.

I was annoyed about a changeof plan.

There wasn't time to doeverything I wanted.

F I was relieved that the day wasa success.

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thinks people make a judgement about only children whichis mistaken?

thinks being an only child has determined a particularcharacteristic of their personality?

says they accept their situation because they don't knowanything different?

realises that the company of other children is importantfor only children?

finds their present circumstances a challenge?

says that only children have needs which can be difficultfor others to deal with?

realised at a particular point that they were happy beingan only child?

was unaware that their reactions to being an only childwere not unique?

had problems as a child because they lacked a necessary skill?

has the opinion that there are more disadvantages thanadvantages?

enjoys having space that is their own?

thinks they developed a better understanding of adultsbecause of being an only child3

mentions a positive benefit of spending a lot of time alonel

is aware that other people feel sorry" for theml

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