1. Fill in the gaps with appropriate phrases resolve conflicts quick-tempered stubborn family open communication learnt to accept misunderstandings I want to share with you one story about my friend, Josh. When I argue with my parents, I return to the story he told me and try to at once. Once he had a serious conflict with his father. His father asked him to come home earlier and help him about the house. Josh knew that his father was a person, but he ignored him and went for a walk with his friend. No one could convince Tom, he was. Surely, that situation causedproblems. Luckily, Tom understood that it was his fault and tried to have an with his father. That was a good lesson and he. From that time he has never had with his father. 2. Fill in the gaps with the keywords reunion senior citizen made a decision cause many disputes leisure activities issue parties conflicts made up misunderstandings gap deal with depends on Hello, Judy. I'm so glad I've finally found a spare minute to write to you about my life. First of all I need to tell you that we had a with my granddad from Australia. He is a now and needs to be looked after. I to bring him back to England. But he turned out to be a person who is not easy to please, with a disagreeable temper. And his character was the of that we could come across almost every time we talked. Even doing some separately, he would come to tell me what he is not satisfied with. It was a real as even my husband was one of the to our. And one day I my mind to talk to the granddad about the things that bothered him, about all the that we had. I listened to him very carefully, without interrupting and came to a conclusion that it was a generation between us. From that day I try to understand the causes of his actions and behaviours. Now I know that I can his demands, and that he just my kind attitude towards him. Now I can say that he is a wonderful man and a mine of wisdom. How are you doing? I miss you so much, hope to see you soon. I heard you were planning to come to England!
Задание
  1. Fill in the gaps with appropriate phrases
  • resolve conflicts
  • quick-tempered
  • stubborn
  • family
  • open communication
  • learnt to accept
  • misunderstandings

I want to share with you one story about my friend, Josh. When I argue with my parents, I return to the story he told me and try to [ ] at once. Once he had a serious conflict with his father. His father asked him to come home earlier and help him about the house. Josh knew that his father was a [ ] person, but he ignored him and went for a walk with his friend. No one could convince Tom, he was [ ]. Surely, that situation caused [ ]problems. Luckily, Tom understood that it was his fault and tried to have an [ ] with his father. That was a good lesson and he [ ]. From that time he has never had [ ] with his father.

  1. Fill in the gaps with the keywords
  • reunion
  • senior citizen
  • made a decision
  • cause
  • many disputes
  • leisure activities
  • issue
  • parties
  • conflicts
  • made up
  • misunderstandings
  • gap
  • deal with
  • depends on

Hello, Judy. I'm so glad I've finally found a spare minute to write to you about my life. First of all I need to tell you that we had a [ ] with my granddad from Australia. He is a [ ] now and needs to be looked after. I [ ] to bring him back to England. But he turned out to be a person who is not easy to please, with a disagreeable temper. And his character was the [ ] of [ ] that we could come across almost every time we talked. Even doing some [ ] separately, he would come to tell me what he is not satisfied with. It was a real [ ] as even my husband was one of the [ ] to our [ ]. And one day I [ ] my mind to talk to the granddad about the things that bothered him, about all the [ ] that we had. I listened to him very carefully, without interrupting and came to a conclusion that it was a generation [ ] between us. From that day I try to understand the causes of his actions and behaviours. Now I know that I can [ ] his demands, and that he just [ ] my kind attitude towards him. Now I can say that he is a wonderful man and a mine of wisdom.

How are you doing?

I miss you so much, hope to see you soon. I heard you were planning to come to England!