1 Study the meanings of the new vocabulary items.
| sibling | brother or sister |
| fly the coop | grow old enough to move away from the parents’ home |
| emotionally | connected with feelings |
| be given a hand | get help |
| issue | an important subject or problem |
| share | divide something and give part of it to someone |
| spoil | to pamper excessively, treat with extreme care and kindness |
| take care of | look after |
| independent | not controlled by other people |
| drawback to | disadvantage of |
| hand-me- downs | clothes which have been used and are given to you for your use |
| well-off | rich, having a lot of money |
| bliss | complete happiness |
2 Write the word or expression in the box next to their definitions.
| brother or sister | |
| grow old enough to move away from the parents' home | |
| connected with feelings | |
| get help | |
| an important subject or problem | |
| divide something and give part of it to someone | |
| to pamper excessively, treat with extreme care and kindness | |
| look after | |
| not controlled by other people | |
| disadvantage of | |
| clothes which have been used and are given to you for your use | |
| rich, having a lot of money | |
| complete happiness |
