A2 · 100 entries · Five themes

Family Life and Celebrations

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1. Family connections (20 entries)
  1. divorced
  2. kid
  3. stepfather
  4. stepmother
  5. grandchild
  6. only child
  7. youngest
  8. family argument
  9. teenager
  10. invitation
  11. granny
  12. close friend
  13. when I was younger
  14. couple
  15. flatmate
  16. main character
  17. teenage
  18. male
  19. queen
  20. anybody
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2. Life events (20 entries)
  1. celebrate
  2. be born
  3. become a parent
  4. get together
  5. leave home
  6. move house
  7. wedding
  8. birth
  9. move away
  10. grow up
  11. listen to each other
  12. come true
  13. fall in love
  14. explain
  15. happy ending
  16. marry
  17. death
  18. miss someone
  19. move into your own place
  20. dead
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3. Celebration preparations (20 entries)
  1. take family photos
  2. have a good time
  3. guest list
  4. choose a date
  5. party games
  6. send invitations
  7. gift bag
  8. lay the table
  9. tidy up afterwards
  10. blow out the candles
  11. speech
  12. surprise
  13. paper plates
  14. wrapping paper
  15. costume
  16. hand out
  17. tradition
  18. collect names
  19. where I come from
  20. age group
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4. Gifts and greetings (20 entries)
  1. I hope you like it
  2. thank-you note
  3. congratulations
  4. happy anniversary
  5. that's kind of you
  6. jewellery
  7. open a present
  8. wrap a gift
  9. best wishes
  10. bunch of flowers
  11. thank the guests
  12. thank the host
  13. bring a gift
  14. gift
  15. greet
  16. kiss on the cheek
  17. cheers
  18. hey
  19. glad
  20. happily
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5. Helping at home (20 entries)
  1. look after a baby
  2. share the jobs
  3. do the laundry
  4. pick up the children
  5. carry the shopping
  6. put the groceries away
  7. fold clothes
  8. clean the bathroom
  9. peel vegetables
  10. take care of
  11. care for
  12. live alone
  13. drop off
  14. give someone the key
  15. move out
  16. pick up
  17. permission
  18. hug
  19. share
  20. unfair
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