LS1, Family

Question 1

Your parents and siblings (brothers and sisters) are your immediate family

Answer 1

Your parents and siblings (brothers and sisters) are your immediate family

Question 2

your extended family
includes all your relatives – uncles, cousins, great-aunts, etc.

Answer 2

your extended family
includes all your relatives – uncles, cousins, great-aunts, etc.

Question 3

distant relative.

Answer 3

A person who is
related to you by a long series of connections can be called a distant relative.

Question 4

a close-knit family

Answer 4

If you’re lucky, you have a loving family or a close-knit family – these expressions refer to a family that
has good relationships, where everyone loves each other and helps each other.

Question 5

carefree childhood

Answer 5

that means you had nothing to worry about
when you were young.

Question 6

dysfunctional family

Answer 6

a family in which the relationships are bad or unhealthy

Question 7

If I change my job before one year, that is abuse

Answer 7

to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong

Question 8

Most crimes occur when a criminal has a troubled childhood

Answer 8

If the children experience abuse, poverty, or problems with the law, we can say
they had a troubled childhood.

Question 9

I consider the most separation in Iran to be a bitter divorce

Answer 9

that means a separation in which there were
bad/angry feelings between the husband and wife

Question 10

When poverty increases, messy divorce occurs

Answer 10

It’s also possible to have a messy divorce, with a
prolonged legal battle involving lots of conflicts about the separation of the former couple’s assets
(money and possessions)

Question 11

broken home.

Answer 11

A family in which there are divorces or separations is sometimes called a broken home.

Question 12

Custody of children under 10 years is the responsibility of the mother

Answer 12

Sometimes the mother and father fight over custody of the children – that refers to who has the
primary responsibility of caring for the kids

Question 13

I think granted joint custody of children cannot use instead of parents

Answer 13

that means the exhusband and ex-wife share the responsibility

Question 14

For example, a judge
might award sole custody to the mother, and the father has to pay child support – regular payments to
help with expenses for the kids.

Answer 14

sole custody to only one parent

Question 15

on good terms with each other

Answer 15

(meaning to have a polite
relationship without conflicts

Question 16

If a woman gets pregnant without being married or in a relationship, then she will become a single
mother

Answer 16

If a woman gets pregnant without being married or in a relationship, then she will become a single
mother

Question 17

i think single mothers should use adoption instead of abortion

Question 18

Some women in this situation choose to have an abortion
“əˈbôrSH(ə)n”

Answer 18

the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.

Question 19

others prefer to give the baby
up for adoption

Answer 19

others prefer to give the baby
up for adoption

Question 20

the most crucial thing in immigration is an adaptation

Answer 20

the action or process of adapting or being adapted.

Question 21

It is very dangerous for the life of the baby to set rand time for the due date

Answer 21

The time when the baby is planned to arrive is called the due date – you can also say
the baby is due in mid-October, for example.

Question 22

After the woman has the baby (or gives birth to the baby), the baby is given to the adoptive parents,
who will raise the child or bring up the child as if it was their own. Sometimes, when the adopted child
is older, he or she tries to find their birth mother (biological mother).