Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box. Use each vocabulary item in their grammatically correct form.
fly the coop *
issue *
share *
be given a hand *
take care of *
well-off *
sibling *
hand-me-downs *
drawback to *
emotionally *
bliss *
independent *
spoil
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I live in a big family and I could not imagine not having my (1) . There are three of them: my two elder brothers and a younger sister. To be honest, my eldest brother has already moved away from us. He is 24 years old, old enough to (2) . Even so we are very close to each other, both (3) and physically as he lives only a few blocks away.
Having a lot of siblings gives me a lot of love, to have and to give. I always have someone to talk to, play with, go to the cinema with and I can always (4) when I need it. We often have deep conversations about life, love, our plans and everyday (5) . They are always there for me and I'm always there for them. I am never able to care only about myself and I never want to. I (6) everything and they also do so. My younger sister is only 10 years old. I (7) her and help (8) her, though she is becoming more and more (9) as she grows older. If there is a (10) having a large family, I think it is that sometimes siblings have to wear (11) . This is not the case in my family. My parents are quite (12) , so we always wear clothes that were bought for us. All in all I can say that is family is (13) , then big family is indeed double bliss. |
