Families
Idioms and Expressions
Grammar
Pronunciation
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What is a progressive family?
It's a family that supports social and political change towards a fairer society.
100
Complete the conversation:
- Who _______ in your house, Suzie?
- My mom does. My father is a stay-at-home dad.
Brings home the bacon
100
What verb tense is being used on the following sentence and why: "She's the most caring person in the world"
PS - describing someone's personality
100
How many syllables does "siblings" have and which one is the stressed syllable?
2 syllables, "si"
200
Compare and contrast a family from India and one from the United States.
Indians usually have more children per family and the woman usually moves out of the house to their husband's family home. On the other hand, US families usually strive for independent young adults who live states away from their families in uni dorms or by themselves.
200
Complete the conversation:
- Wow! Mary got a new Gucci bag as a reward for getting an A in Chemistry!
-Yeah, she _______________
was born with a silver spoon in her mouth
200
What verb tense is being used on the following sentence and why: "I'm working full-time now"
PP - describing an activity that is temporary or in progress
200
How many syllables does "mutual" have and which one is the stressed syllable?
3 syllables, "mu"
300
What matters to this family?
They value love and respect above all else. They absolutely insist on spending time together often and the thing they care about the most is supporting social and politial change towards a fairer society.
300
Complete the conversation:
-Joshua is such a cutie. Who do you think he resembles the most?
- He's ___________ of his father.
the spitting image
300
Complete the sentence: "Our baby _________ (cry) much, but is very agitated, so she ________ always _________ (get) herself in trouble!"
doesn't cry - is - getting
300
How do you pronounce words with -ity and -tion?
educAtion, responsiBIlity