Family matters

1. Baby/ birth/ I was born

BABY/ BIRTH/ I WAS BORN

2. childhood

CHILDHOOD

3. Teenager/ adolescence

TEENAGER/ ADOLESCENCE

4. middle aged adult

MIDDLE AGED ADULT

5. senior citizen

SENIOR CITIZEN

6. retire, retirement

RETIRE, RETIREMENT

7. Male/ female

MALE/ FEMALE

8. Niece/ nephew

NIECE/ NEPHEW

9. single

SINGLE

10. father-in-law

FATHER-IN-LAW

11. one-parent family

ONE-PARENT FAMILY

12. nuclear family

NUCLEAR FAMILY

13. extended family = joint family

EXTENDED FAMILY = JOINT FAMILY

14. stepfather/stepmother

STEPFATHER/STEPMOTHER

15. only child

ONLY CHILD

16. orphan

ORPHAN

17. Be engaged to/ married to/ divorced with

BE ENGAGED TO/ MARRIED TO/ DIVORCED WITH

18. argue with sb about sth/ argument

ARGUE WITH SB ABOUT STH/ ARGUMENT

19. have a hard time

HAVE A HARD TIME

20. Interrupt/ interruption

INTERRUPT/ INTERRUPTION

21. treat with respect/ show respect

TREAT WITH RESPECT/ SHOW RESPECT

22. get the chance to do something

GET THE CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING

23. disagreement

DISAGREEMENT

24. discuss, discussion

DISCUSS, DISCUSSION

25. improve, improvement

IMPROVE, IMPROVEMENT

26. independent, independence

INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENCE

27. private space

PRIVATE SPACE

28. confident, confidence

CONFIDENT, CONFIDENCE

29. take responsibility for

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR