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Look at the photo and describe it. What do you think it's like living iп а big family?
Write three ideas. Read the article quickly to see if your ideas are included.

сtЪ it like to grow up in or put oway, qnd the tidying up never ends.

We q]l hqче to help, even the little ones.
Every shelf in our hочsе is full о{ prizes, for
bosketbqll, tennis, cricket and rugby. We qrе
аII really competitive. The c]ever ones wqnt to
Ье the cleverest, the pretty ones the prettiest,
ond the {unny ones the lunniest.
Being slow is not о good thing in а big family.
You hqче to move quickly to get into the
shower or to get the best seat in the minibus
(big fcmilies don't hсче cqrs). And you hqче to
eqt lqst, especially if thеrеЪ cqke in the house!
Yesterday, I saw mу 7-yecr-old sister in my old
dress. She рrоЬаЫу got it from my IS-year old
sister. who gets most ot mу things. We hоче to
shcre bedrooms, toys, qпd ечеп our pqrents'
time. Shqring is not clways ecsy, but we qrе
good at it.Iuckily.
Lile in с big lcmily hcs its ups спd
downs, Ьчt I love it.

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Read the article again. Аrе the
sentences right (/) or wrопg (х)? ýl TAtKlilG Hl|ltTs
1 Etta has seven уоuпgеr brothers and sisters. %,
2 Неr fami[y enjoyed choosing паmеs for their pets. Do уоч соmе
3 Etta and hеr brothers and sisters еаrп mопеу from helping from а big
family?
аrоuпd the house.
4 The уочпgеr members of E[[a's family also have to do jobs.
5 The children iп Ella's family do well at sport,
6 Elta says being fast is useful in а big family. Ноw is уоur family Would you like
7 She says she gave ап old dress to her seven-year-o[d sister. the same/different to Ье part of а
8 Неr fami[y hate sharing everything with each other. to the опе iп the big family? Whу/
article? not?
In pairs, compare уоur answers.

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