Exercise 1.
1A. Georgina thinks that Anna is charming – True (’She’s a lovely little girl...’)
2A. The family meets to talk about how they are getting on once a month – True (‘Once a month we have a family conference...to discuss how things are going.’)
3B. Esther gets very impatient with Georgina because she talks a lot – False (‘...but she usually says nothing!’)
4A. Chris is happy that Georgina has good relationship with Esther – True (It’s good for me...and now she can chat to her daughter-in-law.)
5C. Chris thinks that they need a bigger house – Doesn’t say
6C. Alan is always kind to his mother – Doesn’t say
7A. Alan says that they are going to love with his parents for many years – True (...’we’ll stay near my parents’).
Exercise 2.
1G. I‘m less worried about the future now – Georgina (’Having my son here makes me less anxious about the future.’)
2C. I’m not always very sociable – Chris (’From a selfish point of view, it’s good for me too because Georgina is quite talkative...’)
3E. I think it’s good to be honest – Esther (‘We are all learning to be honest with each other, which I think is a good thing.‘)
4G. We can enjoy going out sometimes – Georgina (’We eat together twice a week...’)
5G. I’m quite bossy, but I’m learning to be sensitive – Georgina (’...my mother can be bossy, but actually, she is being sensitive...’)
6E. I sometimes need a little advice – Esther (’...occasionally I ask her opinion and find her ideas are really sensible.’)
7A. I love the relationships between the grandparents and their granddaughter – Alan (‘...the relationship between Anna and grandparents are sp special.’)
8C. It‘s good for young people to live alone – Chris (‘...I think young people should be independent...’)
Exercise 6.
1. Sergio is so mature (взрослый) for his age! He seems much older than 14.
2. Vicky can seem like a different person on different days – she‘s very moody (зависит от настроения).
3. You should think about how other people feel instead of being so selfish (эгоистичным)!
4. In sport, boys are often more competitive (склонны к соревнованию) than girls. They always want to win.
5. Natalia was very quiet (тихая) tonight. Do you think she’s OK?
6. She’s just jealous (завидует) because you got a higher score than her in the test yesterday.
7. Juan is always trying to pay for everything. He’s very generous (щедрый).