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2 Family and Frıends
Families! Everyone has one, but no two
families are the same. We chatted to three
D. Work in a group of three. Read the introduction, teens who live in different types of family.
then tell your group about your section of the Which one do you have? Let me know
text. Use the questions to help you. in the comments below.
The nuclear family
Student A: read about George
“I guess I come from your typical American
Student B: read about Aaliyah
family: it’s me, my mum, my dad and my little
Student C: read about Dieter brother, Hank. My grandparents live nearby so
they sometimes look after us if both my parents
are working at the weekend. But we only get
together with my cousins, aunts and uncles at
Thanksgiving because they live in a different
Where is the teen from? state. Some of my friends have cousins who
Who do they live with? live close by and they hang out with them
What are the good and bad things at weekends. Their parents give them a lot
they talk about? of freedom because they know who they’re
with, but my parents tend to be quite strict
and they get anxious if I hang out with a friend
whose parents they don’t know.” - George,
12 (Bangor, USA)
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