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Language focus

1. Give English equivalents of the words and word partnerships used in the text.

Состоять из; знать своих бабушек и дедушек; однако; согласно; форма; тонкий; поколение; предсказание; очень мало; единственный ребёнок; в результате; взрослый; эгоистичный; пара; разводиться; больше, чем один раз; мачеха; неполная семья; жить вместе; ладить; драться; устать от; быть друзьями; внимание родителей; враги; отношения между; проводить время с; болтливый; искренний; с другой стороны; исключение; относиться к; генетика.

2. Identify the word by its meaning. Make your own sentences with these words.

1. Your grandparents' parents

2. A child who doesn't have any brothers or sisters

3. Families where the mother or father is bringing up the children on his / her own

4. Your uncle's or aunt's children

5. The family of your husband / wife

6. All your relatives including aunts, grandparents, etc.

7. Your grandparents' grandparents

8. Boys who have (for example) the same father as you but a different mother

9. The new wife of your father

10. To end your marriage to smb. legally

3. Insert prepositions where necessary.

  1. The committee consists ... ten members.

  2. You have been absent six times according ... our records.

  3. She grew ... in Boston.

  4. He has never got ... with his sister.

  5. Several companies are competing ... each other ... the contract.

  6. Do you own ... your house or do you rent it?

7. Do you know anything about the relationship … the members of his family?

8. … the other hand, brothers are usually more competitive … each other.

9. The relationship … the family is influenced … different factors.

4. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words in a proper form from the list below.

  1. Her diet ... largely of vegetables.

  2. ... to Mick, it`s a great movie.

  3. Their children have all ... up and left home.

  4. He`s ... along very well with his classmates.

  5. We can`t ... with them on price.

  6. I don`t … anything valuable.

  7. Recent … on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech.

  8. Children must be accompanied by an … .

  9. After just one day , she had already made an … of the manager.

  10. Several … were on the dance floor.

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To compete, couple, to get along, according, to consist, to grow up, to own, research, adult, enemy.

5. Make new words by adding suffixes or prefixes to the italicized words. Translate into Russian.

tive / er

  1. Stop talking and listen!

  2. He`s more a ... than a doer.

  3. He`s not very ..., except on the subject of his plans.

able / ment

  1. My parents still treat me like a child.

  2. This disease is ... .

  3. There are various ... available for this condition.

ship / er

  1. Most of the apartments are privately owned.

  2. The painting has now been returned to its rightful ... .

  3. ... of the land is now being discussed.

tive / tion / or

  1. Young children usually compete for their mother`s attention.

  2. There`s no intense ... between schools to attract students.

  3. We produce cheaper goods than our ... .

  4. Graduates have to fight for jobs in a highly ... market.

er/ ive

  1. Can I rely on your support?

  2. She was very ... during my father`s illness.

  3. I`m an Arsenal ... .

able/ tion/ ly/ or

  1. It`s impossible to predict what will happen.

  2. Cholesterol level is not a strong ... of heart disease in women.

  3. Prices were ... high.

  4. Not many people agree with the government’s ... that the economy will improve.