Work in pairs. Compare your lists and combine your ideas. Then discuss the following question.
 
• If you could choose, (Подробнее...)

Read the text again and write down some of the benefits and drawbacks of living in an extended family. Use your Workbook.
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Work in pairs. Prepare four questions for the text you’ve read. Answer each other’s questions without looking at the text.
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Read the text and say whether it describes a nuclear or an extended family.
 
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Read the sentences and choose the Russian translation for the words in bold.
 
1     We moved to our new residence (Подробнее...)

  Look at the pictures and say which shows an extended / nuclear family.
Which picture reminds you...
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Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
Report the results of your discussion.
1   What happy / sad / boring moments are (Подробнее...)

Listen to the teenagers answering the same questions and complete the rest of the table. Use your Workbook.
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Make notes about things that make you happy, sad or bored and complete the first line of the table. Use your Workbook.
 
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 Look at the picture and say if the teenagers look happy / bored / sad. Why do you think this is so?
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Work in groups of three or four. Discuss the following questions.
 
1     Which opinion from the comments above do you share? (Подробнее...)

Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps with the phrases below. Work in pairs and compare your answers.
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Work in pairs. Discuss the situations described in Ex. 38.
1    Which situation do you think is the most embarrassing? (Подробнее...)

Listen to the recording again and write down some examples of the embarrassing situations the speakers talk about.
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Listen to the teenagers and choose which situations they are speaking about.
 
•     Embarrassing moments at school (Подробнее...)

Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions:
1   Do you always feel comfortable at school / at home?
2    Can you remember (Подробнее...)

Work in groups of 4-5. Discuss your arguments and come to an agreement.
Get ready to sum up the results of your discussion and (Подробнее...)

Think about which is better: to have siblings (brothers or sisters) or to be an only child. Make a list of arguments.
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Write a similar story (6-8 sentences) about yourself, one of your friends or relatives or a famous person.
 

Read the notes Mike has made about his brother Peter and rewrite them using can) could) be able to. You may add some details or (Подробнее...)