Active Vocabulary
The first child of a set of parents.
Firstborn
My cousin ________ (move) to another city last year.
moved (Past Simple - факт в прошлом)
He usually ________ (keep) himself to himself.
keeps (Present Simple - привычка, маркер "usually")
My family ________ (be) very friendly and close-knit.
is (Семья как единое целое, дружная)
Изгой
An outcast
The way you are treated and educated when young.
Upbringing
While they ________ (argue) about the generation gap, the phone ________ (ring).
were arguing / rang (Past Continuous + Past Simple - длительное действие прервано коротким)
Look! The family ________ (argue) again because they ________ (not / see) eye to eye on the generation gap.
is arguing - Present Continuous (действие происходит прямо сейчас, маркер Look!).
don't see - Present Simple (глагол see в значении «смотреть на вещи / соглашаться» - это состояние, а не действие, поэтому не используется в Continuous).
My family ________ (be) always arguing about who is the head of the house.
are (Члены семьи действуют независимо, спорят)
Глава семьи
The head of the family
To escape punishment when you do something wrong.
Get away with
By the time we ________ (come) to an agreement, everyone ________ (already / leave).
came / had already left (Past Simple + Past Perfect - действие завершилось до другого действия в прошлом)
I ________ (not / see) eye to eye with my parents since last week.
haven't seen (Present Perfect - маркер "since", действие началось в прошлом и продолжается)
The police ________ (have) already found the stolen diary.
have (Слово "police" всегда употребляется с глаголом во множественном числе)
Мой брат всегда пытается избежать наказания за свои ошибки.
My brother always tries to get away with his mistakes.
To be completely different from each other.
Like chalk and cheese
My privacy ________ (violate) by my sister yesterday.
was violated (Past Simple Passive - was/were + V3)
She ________ (develop) trust with her new peer for a month now.
has been developing (Present Perfect Continuous - действие длится уже месяц)
The class ________ (be) divided in their opinions about the new student.
are (Класс рассматривается как отдельные ученики с разными мнениями)
Мы совершенно разные, как небо и земля.
We are like chalk and cheese.
Clever at controlling or deceiving people to get what you want.
Manipulative
While the family ________ (discuss) the generation gap, the uptight firstborn ________ (stand up for) his manipulative peer, whose privacy ________ (violate) the day before.
was discussing - Past Continuous (длительное действие в прошлом, маркер While).
stood up for - Past Simple (короткое действие, прервавшее длительное).
was violated - Past Simple Passive (пассивный залог: was/were + V3; действие было совершено над ним кем-то другим; маркер the day before).
The outcast ________ (try) to develop trust with his new peers for months, but his boundaries ________ (constantly / violate) by the manipulative firstborn.
has been trying - Present Perfect Continuous (действие началось в прошлом, длится уже несколько месяцев и продолжается до сих пор; маркер for months).
are constantly violated - Present Simple Passive (пассивный залог: am/is/are + V3; регулярное, повторяющееся действие, на что указывает constantly).
The committee ________ (be) united in its decision to promote the high achiever, but the team ________ (be) fighting among themselves.
is + are (Комитет един в решении - единое целое; команда ссорится между собой - отдельные люди)
Он чувствовал себя изгоем, потому что не хотел следовать традициям семьи, но он научился отстаивать себя.
He felt like an outcast because he didn't want to follow the family traditions, but he learned to stand up for himself.