Part 3
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In what ways have
families in your country changed in recent?
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The roles of
husbands and wives changed in recent years. Both spouses have been more open
to perform different roles such as working outside the home or pitching-in
with the household duties.
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Another change I
think is limiting the number of children in the family. Parents nowadays
think of having smaller families due to high cost of living.
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Should husbands and
wives have different roles within the family? Why (not)?
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Traditionally,
husbands and wives had clear-cut roles in the society. Husbands used to
provide the financial need of the family, while women were expected to take
care of the house.
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Changes had occurred
over time and both husbands and wives started to take part in each of these
roles. I think this change is good. It is not necessary to define each role.
I think whatever role each husband or wife takes, as long as it is good for
the family, it is okay.
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Which are more
important to you: your family or your friends?
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Both are important
but family is more important for me than friends. Friends may come and go but
I know that my family is always there and will always be there no matter what
happens in my life and no matter what decisions I take.
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Descreva a sua família.
Você deveria dizer:
que tipo de família é
quantos membros da família você tem
o que eles fazem
e explique quão importante é sua família para você.
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Describe your
family.
You should say:
what type of family
it is
how many family
members you have got
what they do
and explain how
important your family is to you.
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Thank you a lot for
this wonderful topic. I would be very much delighted to talk about my family.
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We have got a
nuclear family and this is quite common for the people in the city areas to
have the nuclear family. Rural areas still have many joint families but
unfortunately, the tradition is changing rapidly.
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Our family has five
members including me. My father works as a production manager (PM) in a car
manufacturing company and my mum teaches English literature in a girl's
school in our area.
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Both of them are
very caring and sincere and they are quite friendly to us. I am the eldest
son (...say, daughter, if you are a girl...) of my parents and I have got a
sister who is 19 years old and a brother who has turned to 12 recently.
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My sister's name is
Jill and she is a very talented and inventive individual. She is the top
scorer in her class and a creative artist. She can also dance and have won
many local and national prizes for her outstanding performance in dance,
debate, and art competitions.
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I love her very much
and she is very fond of me. My younger brother, Kyle, is a very good soccer
player and he likes to spend time with me.
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He often says that I
am his best buddy and this is something I am really proud of. Since my
parents had always been caring and friendly to us, I also wanted to be like
them to my siblings.
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When Kyle is not at
his school, he either plays soccer or hand out with his friends. At home, he
mostly watches TV programmes, which we often do together, plays computer
games or read books.
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I am 27 and I work
in a private company for the last 3 years and a junior executive. I have now
planned to continue my higher studies in a renowned foreign university.
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We live in (... say
the city and area name...). We have got a duplex villa and we love our house.
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We often have guests
at our home and my mother cooks special menu whenever we have guests at our
home. We eat our dinner together as a family and share our stories and events
with our parents. My father often takes us outside to enjoy movies or to eat
at a good restaurant.
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We enjoy this outing
a lot and we look forward to going outside together. Usually, we do it twice
in a month. I must say that I am very lucky and happy to have such a great
family. I wish we live happily forever and our family tie always remains as
intact as it is now.
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To answer the
question 'how important my family is to me'- I would say my family is the
whole world to me. I love my parents and my siblings more than anything in
this world. They have done (and still doing) a lot for me.
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My mother is the
kindest person I have ever met and her sacrifices for us are unparalleled. As
I have grown up now, I know how much it means to a father or a mother to have
a child.
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As the firstborn among
our siblings, I was my parent's whole world and the centre of their universe.
Similarly, my family is the root of my very existence. I love them and would
be ready to do anything and everything for them.
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Uma pessoa que eu admiro é a minha "Mãe" porque ela é uma lutadora.
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Sample Answer 2:
A person I admire is
my “Mother” because she is a fighter.
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You may ask why? To
start, my mom got pregnant with me at
the age of 18 and she did not have the support of my grandparents.
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Her own parents
wanted to kick her out the house when they found out. She convinced them to
let her stay, but she could not ask them for any help when raising the baby.
Knowing all this my mom still decided to have the baby.
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Besides not having
the support of her parents, she also did not receive any help from my father.
Although my father cared about me, he never gave my mom money or clothes to
help her maintain me as a baby. She had to provide for me on her own.
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Going to school and
working was killing her, but she wanted me to have a good life so she did
anything that she could. My mom got pregnant again two years later, with the
same man. The only thing was this time - it was worse.
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He left her life
completely and her dad was sick. Therefore, he could no longer work. Now, not
only did she have to provide for her two babies, but also for her parents.
She was overwhelmed with everything happening; she didn't know what to do.
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Finally, she decided
to attend college and become a teacher for she can support the family she was
now in charge of. It was not an easy thing to do.
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After she finished
college it took her a while to find a job. It is not easy to find a job in
Nicaragua. However, my mom never quit, no matter how hard things got for her
she fought through it. To provide for her kids and parents.
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Tenho 6 membros da família e todos são muito queridos e perto de mim. Se eu precisar escolher um membro da família entre eles para falar, esse seria meu pai. O nome do meu pai é (diga o nome do seu pai) e ele tem cerca de 50 anos.
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Alternative Answer
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I have got 6 family
members and all of them are very dear and close to me. If I need to pick one
family member among them to talk about, that would be my father. My father’s
name is (say your father’s name) and he is around 50 years old.
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He is the kind of
person I would want my offspring to be. He did his graduation in a time when
formal education was not people’s first choice. They would rather start
earning from work rather than going to school.
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My father fought to
ensure his education with the people who thought working or doing some sort
of business has more value than education.
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But my father
believed that education is the most important part of a man’s life. He
heartily held the idea that education shapes a man’s life and is the kind of
power and asset that would always accompany him.
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I have lots of
memories of my father and I see him every day. There exists a strong bonding
between us that only two of us feel.
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I still remember
those days of my childhood when I used to wait in the evening for my father
to return from office. He would then play with me and help on completing my
lessons.
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I vividly remember him
sometimes taking me to the market and buy me gifts. When I was an infant he
moved to the city from the village to ensure me better schooling and
environment. That was a decision that has changed my life path.
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He himself helped me
finishing my home works and lessons, always allured me of gifts if I could
complete my study. Besides my education, he taught me lots of moral values
and important things of life.
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He used to work in a
Government organisation and for his hard-working and kindness; he is revered
by all of our relatives, his friends and neighbours.
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He believes in
humanity, good behaviour, our creator, and leads a life that can be
exemplary.
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He still does most
of his own works and helps my mom on her household works. After retirement,
he has picked 2 new habits: gardening and teaching neighbours’ kids.
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He is a quiet and
intelligent man who has benevolent heart and that what make him so admirable
to me. He is still the pillar of our family and all of our family members
love and respect him very much.
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Your relationship
to this family member: She is my
mother/ he is my father etc.
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What you do
together: We walk out together/ cook
together/ study together/ talk a lot about family issues etc.
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What is s/he
like- He/ She is kind, talented,
energetic, works a lot, dedicated, caring, possess a great personality, open
minded etc.
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How long do you
know him /her: From my childhood/ all of my life/ for more than 20 years etc.
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How often do you
see him/her: Everyday/ once in a month/ most of the time I stay at home/ in
every three months etc.
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Why do you like
him/ her or why do you admire him/ her?: S/he loves me a lot, very close to
me, very caring, have a good heart, talented, helpful, my best mentor etc.
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Since
grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, etc could be the part of a joint
family, you can describe any of them if you have a joint family.
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For father: He is
honest, brave, had a good heart, talented, leads an ideal life. has
sacrificed a lot to up-bring us, is an exemplary person, everybody respects
him, is the best person I have ever seen, Loves me very much, hardworking,
punctual, talented etc.
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For mother: She is
so caring, loving, hardworking and possesses a good heart, had done a lot to
up-bring us, very close to me, very understanding, one of my best friends,
knows a lot of things and has so many practical skills etc.
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For brother: He is
so brave, talented, well mannered, knows a lot about different things, has
always supported you no matter what, he is loved and liked by others,
cooperative and have lots of memories together, like a mentor to me, is my
best buddy, taught me almost everything he knows, always protects me etc.
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For sister: She is
caring, a good friend, loving, a good mentor, helps you on study or on other
tasks, supportive, a very good friend, talented and well-mannered.
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1. Moro em uma familia monoparental /
família monoparental.
(uma família onde as crianças vivem com apenas um dos pais)
2. Eu realmente gosto da minha vida familiar. (o modo como uma família mora)
3. Venho de uma grande família de oito filhos. (o grupo de pessoas que estão relacionadas a você)
4. Eu cresci em uma fazenda. (desenvolver de ser uma criança para ser um adulto)
5. Cresci sabendo que meu irmão mais velho assumiria o negócio familiar um dia.
(o trabalho que seus pais e provavelmente seus avós costumavam fazer)
6. Família nuclear. (uma família composta por mãe, pai e seus filhos)
7. Família alargada.(todas as pessoas de uma família, incluindo tias, tios, avós, etc.)
8. Antecedentes familiares. (o tipo de família de onde você vem)
9. Ela é / ele é família (informal). (usado para dizer que alguém está relacionado a você)
10. Uma grande casa. (todas as pessoas que vivem em uma casa)
11. Minha vida doméstica não é muito feliz. (ligado à casa familiar privada)
12. Eu vivo sozinho. Eu não tenho nenhuma família. (o grupo de pessoas que estão relacionadas um com o outro)
13. Temos o mesmo nome, mas não estamos relacionados. (da maneira como você está conectado)
14. Ele mora conosco, mas ele não está relacionado / não relacionado. (uma pessoa que não é membro da sua família)
15. Ele é um parente próximo / distante meu. (perto ou não em uma relação familiar)
16. Eu realmente levo à minha mãe. (para parecer ou ser como um pai ou membro mais velho da sua família)
17. Todos os homens da nossa família são carecas. Eu apoio isso é hereditário. (uma qualidade passada de pais para filhos)
18. Todos os seus filhos são muito artísticos. Deve correr na família. (algo que é passado dos pais para as crianças / uma característica comum em uma família)
19. Levantar / criar crianças nunca é fácil.
(cuidar de crianças em uma família até serem adultos e ensinar-lhes como se comportar)
20. Meus pais realmente tentaram me dar uma boa educação. (a maneira como alguém é educado)
21. Meu pai recentemente perdeu seu emprego, então minha mãe é o principal socorrista agora. (uma pessoa que ganha toda ou a maior parte do dinheiro em família)
22. Preciso de um emprego, para que eu possa apoiar minha família. (para ter dinheiro suficiente para cuidar de uma família)
23. Eu vou me casar no próximo ano e espero começar uma família imediatamente.(tenho filhos)
24. Meu pai é realmente um homem de família. (um homem que gosta de estar em casa com sua esposa e filhos)
25. Ele tem alguma preocupação e deveres paternais. (comportando-se como um pai)
26. A maternidade realmente se adequa a ela. (o estado de ser mãe)
27. Ela é uma espécie de pessoa maternal.
(comportando-se como uma mãe)
28. Danny é meu irmão adotivo. (ter pais diferentes, mas ser educado na mesma família)
29. Meu padrinho é um homem legal. (o homem que é casado com sua mãe, mas não é seu pai)
30. Paul é meu irmão mais velho / mais velho / irmão mais velho. (mais velho que você)
31. Anna é minha irmãzinha / irmã mais nova. (mais novo que você)
32. Somos gêmeos idênticos. (gêmeos que se parecem exatamente o mesmo)
33. Minha irmã gêmea é dentista. (qualquer das crianças que têm os mesmos pais e nascem ao mesmo tempo)
34. Ela não anda bem com seus sargos. (os pais de seu marido ou esposa)
35. Próximo parente. (o seu parente mais próximo, quem deve ser informado se você é ferido ou morto)
36. Pareço muito com meu pai. (ser semelhante a, ou se parecer com alguém)
37. Você pode ver a semelhança entre Susan e sua irmã. (uma semelhança entre duas coisas, especialmente na forma como elas parecem)
38. Ele tem uma semelhança notável com o meu pai. (ser ou olhar alguém / outra coisa)
39. Meus pais vivem separados uns dos outros. (se as pessoas casadas decidirem se separarem, então elas vivem separadas)
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1. I live in a
one-parent family / single-parent family.
(a family where the
children live with only one parent)
2. I really enjoy my
family life.
(the way a family
lives)
3. I come from a big
family of eight children.
(the group of people
who are related to you)
4. I grew up on a
farm.
(develop from being
a child to being an adult)
5. I grew up knowing
that my elder brother would take over the family business one day.
(the job your
parents and probably your grandparents used to do)
6. Nuclear family
(a family consisting
of mother, father and their children)
7. Extended family
(all the people in a
family including aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.)
8. Family background
(the sort of family
you come from)
9. She's / he's
family (informal)
(used to say that
someone is related to you)
10. A large
household
(all the people who
live in one house)
11. My domestic life
isn't very happy.
(connected with the
private family home)
12. I live on my
own. I haven't got any family. (the group of people
who are related to one another)
13. We've got the
same name but are not related. (the way you are
connected)
14. He lives with
us, but he's not related / unrelated. (a person who is not
a member of your family)
15. He is a close /
distant relative of mine.
(near or not in a
family relationship)
16. I really take
after my mother.
(to look like or be
like a parent or older member of your family)
17. All the men in
our family are bald. I support it's hereditary.
(a quality which is
passed from parents to children)
18. All her children
are very artistic. It must run in the family. (something which is
passed from parents to children / a common feature in a family)
19. Bringing up /
raising children is never easy. (to look after
children in a family until they are adults and to teach them how to behave)
20. My parents
really tried to give me a good upbringing. (the way somebody is
brought up)
21. My father
recently lost his job, so my mother's the main breadwinner now.
(a person who earns
all or most of the money in family)
22. I need a job, so
I can support my family.
(to have enough
money to be able to look after a family)
23. I am getting married
next year and hope to start a family straight away.
(have children)
24. My father is
really a family man.
(a man who enjoys
being at home with his wife and children)
25. He's got some
fatherly concern and duties. (behaving like a
father)
26. Motherhood
really suits her.
(the state of being
a mother)
27. She is a
motherly sort of person.
(behaving like a
mother)
28. Danny is my
foster brother.
(having different
parents, but being brought up in the same family)
29. My step father
is a nice man.
(the man who is
married to your mother but is not your father)
30. Paul is my big
brother / older / elder brother. (older than you)
31. Anna is my
little sister / younger sister.
(younger than you)
32. We're identical
twins.
(twins who look
exactly the same)
33. My twin sister
is a dentist.
(either of the
children who have the same parents and are born at the same time)
34. She doesn't get
on well with her in-laws.
(the parents of your
husband or wife)
35. Next of kin. (your closest
relative, who should be told if you are injured or killed)
36. I closely
resemble my father. (to be closely
similar to, or look like someone)
37. You can see the
resemblance between Susan and her sister. (a similarity
between two things, especially in the way they look)
38. He bears a
remarkable resemblance to my father. (to be or look
somebody / something else)
39. My parents live
apart from each other.
(if married people
decide to separate, then they live apart)
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Key vocabulary:
Definitions and examples
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Relatives = Your
family members are also your relatives.
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Nuclear family = A
nuclear family, also called an elementary family, is a type of family group
consisting of a pair of adults and their children.
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Extended family= An
extended family extends beyond the nuclear family, including grandparents,
aunts, uncles, and other relatives.
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Sibling = Siblings
are your brothers and sisters.
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Relationship Synonyms
= Tie, link, attachment.
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Get along with -=
Being close and friendly.
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Rely on = Depend on:
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Marido - o parceiro do sexo masculino
em casamento
Ela estava tomando café da manhã na praia na Tailândia com seu marido
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Husband - the male
partner in a marriage
She was having
breakfast on the beach in Thailand with her husband
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Jackson vive em sua casa familiar em Wimbledon, no sul de Londres, com sua esposa de 26 anos e seus três filhos.
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Wife - a married
woman
Jackson lives at his
family home in Wimbledon, south London, with his wife of 26 years and their
three sons.
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Ele estava falando muito suavemente, como se ele fosse nosso tio
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Uncle - the brother
of someone’s father or mother
He was talking very
softly, like hewas our uncle
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Estou assumindo que seu sobrinho é jovem
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Nephew - the son of
someone’s brother or sister
I’m assuming your nephew is young
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Kathy deve dividir 7 caixas de biscoitos entre as suas 4 sobrinhas
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Niece - a daughter
of someone’s brother or sister.
Kathy
must divide 7 boxes of cookies among her 4 nieces
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Em um casamento, ambas as pessoas são esposas do outro.
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Spouse - a husband
or wife, considered in relation to their partner
In a marriage, both
the persons are each other’s spouse.
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Em 2012, minha enteada, que tinha 14 anos na época, decidiu me tirar da vida
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Stepdaughter - the daughter of one’s spouse and his or her
previous partner
In 2012 my
stepdaughter, who was 14 at the time, decided to get me out of her life
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Como sua madrasta está tratando você?
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Stepmother - one’s
father’s second, third, etc. wife
How’s your
stepmother treating you?
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A mãe-em-lei é vista principalmente como pesadelos
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mother-in-law - the
mother of one’s spouse
Mother-in-laws are
mostly seen as nightmares
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Seu sogro? uma figura poderosa na comunidade em Brio
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father-in-law - the father of one’s spouse
Her father-in-law a powerful figure in the
community inBritain
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Durante muitos anos, eu estava consciente de que eu era a primeira mulher na minha extensa família extensa a fazer isso.
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extended family - family
that includes, ot only of parents and children but also of grandparents, aut
For many years I was
conscious that I was the first woman in my very large extended family to do
this.
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Uma família nuclear é apenas um casal e seus filhos, ao contrário de uma família "estendida"
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nuclear family
- a mother, father, and their
children, considered as a social unit
A nuclear family is
merely a couple and their children, as opposed to an “extended” family
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criar uma pessoa cujas escolhas de estilo de vida, etc políticas são projetadas para minimizar o impacto humano no ambiente natural
Aumente = Levante uma criança.
Todo mundo tem uma maneira de criar o filho.
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bring up - a person
whose lifestyle, political etc choices are designed to minimise human impact
on the natural environment
Bring up = Raise a
child.
Everyone has a way
to bring up their child.
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Na grande maioria dos casos, deve ser a decisão dos pais quando pedir ajuda e conselhos sobre o cuidado e educação de seus filhos.
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Upbringing - the way
in which a child is cared for and taught while it is growing up.
In the great
majority of cases, it should be the decision of parents when to ask for help
and advice on their children ‘s care and upbringing.
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A taxa de divórcio aumentou, assim como a proporção de homens que nunca são ou casados anteriormente
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Divorce - legal dissolution (ending) of a marriage
The rate of divorce has increased,as has the
proportion of men who are never or previously married
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As listas de espera para o serviço de acolhimento de crianças são muitas vezes longas e, no momento em que surge uma vaga de assistência à infância, o médico pode estar se movendo para outra postagem.
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Childcare - arrangements
for looking after children while parents work
Waiting lists for
childcare are often long and by the time a vacancy for childcare arises, the
doctor may be moving to another post.
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Passei meus anos formativos em Taiwan
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aformative year - first
few years of a child’s life when his/her character develops
I spent my formative
years in Taiwan
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