PHONETICS

Exercise 1: Circle the words with the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. communication B. concern C. financial D. product
2. A. mature B. career C. accept D. behaviour
3. A. compare B. conflict C. follow D. product
4. A. curfew B. value C. withdrew D. argue
5. A. elegance B. manner C. privacy D. association
6. A. footstep B. roof C. food D. fool
7. A. together B. generation C. grandparent D. great
8. A. household B. conflict C. impose D. open-minded
9. A. objection B. control C. responsible D. contribute
10. A. trust B. nuclear C. mutual D. contribute
11. A. conservative B. enthusiastic C. disapproval D. household
12. A. financial B. compassion C. explanation D. enthusiasm
13. A. obedience B. reconcile C. suspect D. expectation
14. A. involved B. engaged C. reconciled D. influenced
15. A. reconciled B. close-knit C. initiative D. suspicious
16. A. control B. obedient C. oppose D. romance
17. A. sympathize B. understand C. attitude D. romantic
18. A. involve B. solve C. opposite D. impose
19. A. forbid B. force C. important D. chore
20. A. curfew B. burden C. nurture D. current
Exercise 2: Circle the word with different stress pattern from the others in each question.
1. A. opinion B. objection C. preference D. decision
2. A. comfortable B. university C. expectation D. disadvantage
3. A. schoolwork B. distract C. afford D. impose
4. A. follow B. viewpoint C. footstep D. accept
5. A. understanding B. respectfully C. conservative D. relationship
6. A. outweigh B. nuclear C. obey D. neglect
7. A. well-behaved B. sociable C. privacy D. sympathize
8. A. relationship B. romantic C. disadvantage D. regardless
9. A. attitude B. argument C. encourage D. concentrate
10. A. respect B. engage C. forbid D. curfew
11. A. dishonesty B. attractiveness C. psychologist D. contribution
12. A. confidence B. reconcile C. responsible D. homemaker
13. A. appreciate B. collaborate C. conservative D. expectation
14. A. breadwinner B. influence C. experience D. opposite
15. A. initiative B. disapproval C. generational D. sympathetic
16. A. interact B. financial C. frustrating D. compassion
17. A. childcare B. romance C. extended D. breakup
18. A. argue B. consist C. finance D. harmful
19. A. studious B. frustrating C. financial D. curricular ko co dap an
20. A. appearance B. attitude C. behaviour D. relaxing

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

Exercise 3: Use a suitable word from the list given to complete the sentences. Use each word
ONCE.

treat impose norms create viewpoints table manner

footsteps conflicts taste manual generational gap childcare

1. Most parents still treat their teenage children like small kids.
2. I usually get into conflicts with my brother about trivial things.
3. He doesn’t want to follow in his father’s footsteps as a doctor.
4. Young people don’t usually understand their parents’ viewpoints
5. The differences in musical taste and fashion can cause the generational gap between parents and their
children.
6. A pierced nose is considered to be against social norms
7. They should have create understanding to bridge the gap.
8. Many parents try to impose certain career on their children.
9. The young children prefer to be free to manual their own opinion.
10. table manner is the convention that constitute polite behaviour when consuming food.
11childcare is the care of children, especially while parents are at work.
Exercise 4: Use a suitable word from the list given to complete the sentences. Use each word
ONCE. There are two extra words.
Stressed behave fun safe easier encouragement skills closer precious values
The benefits of family management also include:
- bringing family members (1) closer together
- making it (2) easier for grown-ups and children to talk
- making everyone more organized and less (3) stressed
- making the most of (4) precious time and finances
- helping adults deal with the way children (5) behave
- providing a way of passing on your family (6) values
- helping children develop important social (7) skills for life
- helping your family find more time to have (8) fun together
Exercise 5: Complete the following text, using the phrasal verbs in the box. Make any necessary
changes.
cross the mind get on well get by put up with
on their own get around to
Even in families where parents and children (1) get on well with each other, there can be some
arguments when the children become teenagers. Parents find it difficult to (2) put up with the bad moods
some teenagers have.
On the other hand, many parents seldom (3) get around to sitting with their teenage children to
talk to them about their problems. It never (4) cross the mind of many teenagers that their parents were
once teenagers themselves and they might be able to give them some helpful advice. Some parents, of
course, worry a lot about their children’s future, while the children just assume they will (5) get by in
whatever they decide to do. Parents look at their teenage children’s relaxed attitude to life and wonder if
they will be able to survive (6) on their own after they have left home.
Exercise 6: Complete each sentence with a suitable word or phrase.
1. A/an nuclear is a family that consists of parents and children.
2.Childcare is the care of children, especially while parents are at work
3. A(n) generational gap. is the difference in attitudes or behaviour between younger and older age
groups, which can cause a lack of understanding.
4.Table manners are the rules of behaviour that are typically accepted while people are eating at a table.
5. A(n) viewpoint is a person’s opinion about a subject.
6. A(n) extended family is a big family that includes not only the parents and children, but also
grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins, all living under the same roof.
7. A brand is the name given to a particular product by the company that makes it.
8. A norm is an accepted way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with.
9. You will get into trouble if you come back home after the curfew
10. When you ride a motorbike, you must understand. the general road rules.
11. Instead of judging someone by their appearance, you should get to know them better.
12. I don't understand why you like flashy clothes. They are too bright and young for your age.
Exercise 7: Supply the correct form of words
1. The police are still searching for their disappearance(appear)
2. What a pity! She is suffering a/an untreatable disease. (treat)
3. He always helps me find the best solution (solve)
4. I’d like to stay if it’s not too much of an imposition (impose)
5. Tommy wanted to live independent of his parents. (depend)
6. She is very critical of the way we bring up our children. (criticise)
7. Living in a multi-generational family, we always have to find ways to handle conflicts. (generation)
8. I don't have much sympathy for her - I think she's brought her troubles on herself. (sympathetic)
9. Doctors these days tend to be more open-minded about alternative medicine. They tend to accept it
more easily. (mind)
10. When she had to leave me there all alone, she asked me concernedly "Are you sure you're all right?"
(concern)
11. The elderly are more conservative about their eating habit. (conservatively)
12. They raised serious objections to the proposal. (object)
13. Thanks to his open-mindedness every misunderstanding is cleared up. (open-minded)
14. He shouldn’t treat his parents disrespectfully (disrespect)
15. Teenagers like catching up with fashionable clothes, which puts a financial burden on their parents.
(fashion)
16. We are in need of experienced professionals for this subject. (experience)
17. There are at least three generations living under the same roof in my family. (generational)
18. She found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career. (conflict)
19. Open communication can really help to create mutual trust and understanding between parents and
their teenage children. (mutually)
20. Living under the same roof with three or four generations can be frustrating because of the lack of
space, independence and privacy. (depend)