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Exercise 3. Comprehension check
In questions 1-3, there is not necessarily one correct answer only.
1. How would you describe their relationship?
a) It was closer when Amy was a child.
b) They get on well, and agree on most things.
c) He has more respect for her than she does for him.
d) They don't have very much in common.
2. How would you describe James Mitford?
a) He has done all that a father can do for his daughter?
b) He isn't very aware of how she really feels.
c) He's more interested in himself than his family.
3. How would you describe Amy?
a) She is selfish and spoilt.
b) It took her a long time to decide what she wanted to do in life.
c) She found happiness in marriage that she didn't have in childhood.
4. What did he think of her friend when she was a teenager?
5 Why did she leave school?
6. Why did she give up her jobs?
7. What does he think of her husband?
8. Is she interested in his career?
9. Is she going to have children?
10. How often do they see each other?
When you have answered as many questions as you can, compare your answers
with your partner’s and swap information.
What do you think?
Who has the more realistic view of the relationship? Why?
Did you Know? One prediction for the future of the family is that family size
won’t change. It will stay at two children. Marriage will change, however,
with people marrying two or three times over a lifetime.
Writing Practice
Text Work
You are going to read a composition entitled “The Family next Door” (Mr and
Mrs Taylor and their three children). Before reading, look at the following
phrases taken from the text and build up your story incorporating these words.
They are not necessarily in the right order!
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