Her family and fill in the missing words from the box.
strong weekend important phone call to maintain relative care situations nurture between
It is very tough and complicated …………… our family connections healthy and …………….always when both of your parents are working. They have to take …………….of us, children, and other personal demands that they face daily. But in these tough …….., you need to keep your family relationships healthy. To ………..the relationships, we do a few simple things. Once a month on any …….., we plan to visit any time to make a ……….or send an email. We never forget ……… dates if we share close relationship with a person. If due to some unwanted things any differences take place ……….. some members of our family, we try to avoid this kind of situation or resolve a conflict peacefully.
20. Read the four abstracts devoted to family relationship issues and mark which of them is a piece of:
- a letter to the editor;
- a legal document;
- advice from a family therapist;
- an encyclopedia entry
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Family is a domestic unit of people, who are connected with each other through blood, adoption or marriage. In an ideal world, every child is grown up and nurtured in a family and he develops a powerful and healthy relationship. In family, we find siblings, parents, uncle, aunt, cousins and other relatives, with whom we interact regularly. We learn to maintain healthy relationships when we interact with so many and different kinds of people. And this quality helps us when we go far from our house and interact with people who are not a part of our family. But it is very essential to keep healthy relationships within the family.
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When you are having any kind of conversation with any of your family members, you should show that you are not just listening but truly listening; it maintains trust and takes you to a more pleasing relationship. It may sound simple and easy to you, but it requires more attention. So, if you are doing two things altogether and someone is talking to you, you should rather switch off the TV. It makes a very good impression on the other person. It gives them a good signal that you really care for them by switching off the TV, offering them complete attention and don't forget to maintain a proper eye contact too. This is particularly very essential when the other person is sad. If you listen to the other one carefully and attentively, it means you understand his problem and would get help too.
C___________________________________
Children's rights are defined in numerous ways, including a wide spectrum of civil, cultural, economic, social and political rights. Rights tend to be of two general types: those advocating for children as autonomous persons under the law and those placing a claim on society for protection from harms perpetrated on children because of their dependency. These have been labeled as the right of empowerment and as the right to protection. Children's rights can be put into three categories:
Provision: Children have the right to an adequate standard of living, health care, education and services, and to play and recreation. These include a balanced diet, a warm bed to sleep in, and access to schooling.
Protection: Children have the right to protection from abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination. This includes the right to safe places for children to play; constructive child rearing behaviour, and acknowledgment of the evolving capacities of children.
Participation: Children have the right to participate in communities and have programs and services for themselves. This includes children's involvement in libraries and community programs, youth voice activities, and involving children as decision-makers.
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There are times, when our family blocks the relationships by anger, dishonesty, and confusion. But these emotions are normal and natural at certain times. We just need to do very few small changes in our behaviour and lifestyle. Any family needs mutual understanding and caring. Families can be a lifelong source of power and strength if we nurture it carefully. Families have constant presence in our lives. If any kind of differences take place, we should proceed with communication. Communication is the only key which can solve the misunderstanding. We do our best to take proper advantage of the family and develop the quality to value our relationship, by building trust and respect for each other.
21. Read the commentary “Gender Roles in the Media” and fill it with
the words given below:
If in TV advertisements, gender stereotyping …………(1) not so strong, men …………(2) described as more independent in the last decade. They ……..(3) shown in more prestigious occupations than women; they ……….(4) advertising a car or a brand company whereas women ………(5) shown mainly as housewives and mothers. They ……….(6) advertising something like kitchen rolls and other domestic appliances. If the gender roles ……….(7) by these days, men to be shown outdoors in a suit and in business settings while women wearing aprons in household settings.
Surely we learn to be male or female; it doesn’t come ‘naturally’ and the mass media plays a part to making such roles seem ‘natural’. Yet I wish TV ………(8) such powerful, attention-grabbing images of gender.
1. a) was b) did c) had been d) is
2. a) would be b) wouldn’t be c) wouldn’t have been d) won’t be
3. a) will be b) won’t be c) would be d) wouldn’t be
4. a) would have b) would be c) wouldn’t have d) wouldn’t be
been been
5. a) would be b) would have c) wouldn’t be d) wouldn’t have
been been
6. a) would be b) wouldn’t be c) would have been d) wouldn’t have
been
7. a) will be more b) will be less c) would be more d) would be less
likely likely likely likely
8. a) presented b) didn’t present c) won’t present d) doesn’t present