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Vocabulary practice

1. Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with the dictionary.

  1. A child who has just learned to walk is - an adolescent - an infant - a newborn baby - a toddler.

  2. A child whose parents have died is - a delinquent - a foster-child - an orphan.

  3. A family consisting of mother, father, more than two children and the elders is - an extended family – a nuclear family – a single-parent family.

  4. If a person reaches the age of legal responsibility he/she - becomes mature - comes of age - grows up.

  5. A member of your family who lived long time ago is - an ancestor - a descendant - a distant relation.

  6. If one of your parents marries one more time and has a child, that child is your - half-sister / half-brother – stepsister / stepbrother - sister-in-law / brother-in-law.

  7. The legal process of ending a marriage is - a break-up – a divorce - a separation.

  8. A child in his early teens is – an adult - a delinquent - a teenager.

  9. If parents allow too much freedom they are - indifferent - patient – understanding.

  10. If you get along with your parents you - argue with them - have a good relationship with them – separate from them.

  11. If you resemble your father you - fall out with him - look up to him – take after him.

12. If parents reproach or reprimand a child they - neglect him - spoil him - tell him off.

2. Analyse the structure of the underlined words. State what parts of speech they are. Give the Russian equivalents for the word-combinations.

adopted child; abused children; childish games; childless couples; childlike behavior; disobedient pupils; illegitimate children; neglected children; parental feelings; religious ceremony; submissive child; procedure of adoption; early childhood; engagement ring; overwhelming majority; psychological maturity; happy motherhood, fatherhood, parenthood; style of parenting; children’s privacy.

3. Explain the meaning of following compounds. Give their Russian equivalents.

background; blood-line; birth-control; bridegroom; child-bearing; child-birth (rate); first-born (child); foster-child; godchild; godparent; grand-nephew/niece; grandparents; half-brother; half-sister; honeymoon; newly-married (couples); single-parent (family); stepfather; stepmother; self-centred; self-sacrifice; well-bred (children).

4. What are the opposites of the following adjectives?

calm; demanding; equal; faithful; firm; helpless; indifferent; legal; naughty; obedient; patient; reasonable; rebellious; responsible; ruthless; spoilt (spoiled); stressful; understanding; well-behaved.

5. Choose the right adjective to describe a child’s temper.

(difficult; insensitive; obedient; quarrelsome; rebellious; selfish; spoilt (spoiled); well-bred)

  1. He seems to like arguing and keeps talking back.

  2. He always does what his parents or teachers tell him to do.

  3. He deliberately behaves in a way that his parents or teachers disapprove of.

  4. He doesn't pay much attention to other people's feelings.

  5. He always does what he wants to do.

  6. He is not easy to live with because he doesn't behave in a friendly or helpful way.

  7. He got a very good upbringing.

  8. He cares only about himself.