(Q&A) Family

[Write 2 Speak]

What does family mean to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should get on well together. I know a lot of families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters who don’t like each other, parents who never talk to each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so close to your family members and feel apart from them? There is a lot of talk in the news about the breakdown of family life. Divorce is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have less time to spend with their children, which creates problems. Maybe the stress of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It seems as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?
* get on (well with ~) = (~와 잘) 지내다/ wonder = 궁금하다; ~할까 생각하다/ apart from ~ = ~로 부터 떨어져; 따로/ breakdown = 실패(결렬/와해); 고장/ divorce = 이혼/ rise = (수량이) 오르다[증가하다]/ single parent = 한부모, 홀어버이/ put pressure on sb (to do ~) = (~을 하라고) ~에게 압박[압력]을 가하다/ as though[if] = 마치 ~인 것처럼

* 질문 *

1. How important is your family to you?
2. How important are you to your family?
3. Do you prefer spending time with your family or friends?
4. Are there any strange people in your family?
5. Are you jealous of any of your family members?
6. Do you get on well with all of your family members?
7. How often do you have big family get-togethers?
8. Do you have the ideal family?
9. Is there a black sheep in your family?
10. Is “blood thicker than water” regarding your family?
11. Do you prefer the idea of extended or nuclear families?
12. When do you need your family most?
13. Do you ever get tired of family duties?
14. How far back do you know your family tree?

(Q-A) Family.mp3