Family Responsibilities and Life Changes
Open a theme, then select a word or phrase for its meaning, example and pronunciation.
1. Household Roles and Responsibilities (20 entries)
- household member
- housemate
- stepbrother
- half-brother
- stepsister
- half-sister
- eldest
- household
- share the chores
- rota
- mess
- clothes airer
- lender
- washing line
- broom
- saucepan
- hob
- grower
- priest
- pie
2. Caring responsibilities (20 entries)
- daily care
- caring role
- bring up
- childcare
- share responsibility
- put someone first
- help out
- elderly
- carer
- hospital ward
- babysitter
- keep an eye on
- phone appointment
- walking stick
- clinic
- look in on someone
- wheelchair
- prescription
- first-aid kit
- eye drops
3. Growing independence (20 entries)
- independence
- responsible
- earn a living
- manage on your own
- make your own decisions
- privacy
- learn from mistakes
- take part in decisions
- acceptance
- active membership
- generation
- sense of identity
- unfair assumption
- support group
- minority
- childcare costs
- luxury
- small business
- directly
- immigrant
4. Important transitions (20 entries)
- marriage
- fresh start
- settle down
- engagement
- change direction
- graduation
- start a family
- promotion
- separation
- get engaged
- make a speech
- family reunion
- anniversary
- caring duties
- twins
- gift voucher
- turn into
- childhood
- arrest
- prayer
5. Family disagreements (20 entries)
- understanding each other
- household rule
- see someone's point
- pressure
- frustration
- talk back
- respect someone's wishes
- calm down
- respect a decision
- cultural difference
- unfairly treated
- find a compromise
- clear request
- speak over
- public debate
- equality
- unfamiliar accent
- translation
- court
- judge