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    Meeting 1 – Growing Up

    1. Families and early learning

    Underline these words:

     Rewarding  Adolescence
     Sibling  Interaction
     Relate  Nurture
     Accommodating

    Study links early friendship with high-quality sibling


    relationship

    Children who experience a rewarding friendship


    before the birth of a sibling are likely to have a better
    relationship with that brother or sister that endures
    throughout their childhood, said Laurie Kramer in a
    University of Illinois study published in December’s journal
    of Family Psychology.
    ‘When early friendships are successful, young
    children get the chance to master sophisticated social and
    emotional skills, even more than they do with a parent.
    When parents relate to a child, they do a lot of the work,
    figuring out that the child needs and then accommodating
    those needs,’ says Kramer. However, this is not usually the
    case when two children are interacting,
    The research showed that the benefits of early
    friends are long-lasting. Children who had a positive
    relationship with a best friend before the birth of a sibling
    ultimately had a good relationship with their sibling that
    lasted throughout adolescence, Kramer said. And children
    who as preschoolers were able to coordinate play with a
    friend, manage conflicts, and keep an interaction positive
    in tone were most likely as teenagers to avoid the negative
    sibling interaction that can sometimes launch children on a
    path of anti-social behavior, she added. ‘From birth,
    parents can nurture and help develop these social
    competencies (or skills) by making eye contact with their
    babies, offering toys and playing with them,’ she said.

    2. Read the text and match the words you have underlined to
    the following definitions.

    Help someone/something to develop and grow =


    Agreeing to a demand =
    Brother or sister =
    Respond to somebody =
    The stage between childhood and adulthood =
    Giving a lot of pleasure =
    Communication =

    3. Read the text again and say whether these sentences are
    true or false. Underline the part of the text that gave you
    your answer.

    If young children have good friends then they will


    have a good relationship with their brother or sister.
    Parents help their children develop more social and
    emotional skills than friends do.
    Friends will give you what you want more often than
    your parents do.
    Teenagers who fight with their brothers or sisters
    may behave in a way that is socially unacceptable.
    If parents play with their children more then they will
    learn how to be more sociable.

    4. Error Warning!

    Note the following errors:


    I am writing in relation to/with your job advertisement.
    NOT in relation of … .
    My relationship with my parents is very strong. NOT my
    relation with my parents … .
    5. Compound nouns:
    Match the box in box A and box B to make 10 compound
    nouns. You will need to use some words more than once.

    A
    active Sibling immediate
    Family stable physical
    Maternal extended striking

    B
    family upbringing role
    instinct gatherings
    rivalry resemblance

    6. A lot of words connected with families and relationships can


    also be used in a different context. Complete the sentences
    with a word from the box.

    Adopt Nurture Relationship


    Conflict Related Relative
    Family Relation

    a. The wolf is a member of the dog … .


    b. The company decided to … a new approach to staff
    recruitment.
    c. The study found a strong … between a lack of friends and
    sibling rivalry.
    d. Whether you think the price of goods is high is … to the
    amount of money you earn.
    e. Studies have shown that stress in adulthood can be … to an
    unhappy childhood.
    f. Good teachers identify the talents of their students and …
    them.
    g. This evidence seems to … with the findings from previous
    studies.
    h. I am writing in … to the job advertisement in yesterday’s
    paper.
    Answer Key

    2.

    Nurture – accommodating – sibling – relate – adolescence –


    rewarding – interaction

    3.

    a. True (children who experience a rewarding friendship


    before the birth of a sibling are likely to have a better
    relationship with their brother or sister…)

    b. False (when early friendships are successful, young children


    get the chance to master sophisticated social and emotional
    skills, even more than they do with a parent)

    c. False (when parents relate to a child, they do a lot of the


    work, figuring out what the child needs and then
    accommodating those needs… However, this is not usually the
    case when two children are interacting)

    d. True (children who as preschoolers were able to coordinate


    play with a friend, manage conflicts, and keep an interaction
    positive in tone were most likely as teenagers to avoid the
    negative sibling interaction that can sometimes launch
    children on a path of anti-social behavior)

    e. True (From birth, parents can nurture and help develop


    these social competencies (or skills) by making eye contact
    with their babies, offering toys and playing with them)
    5.

    Immediate family, extended family, family gatherings, sibling


    rivalry, stable upbringing, active role, family resemblance,
    striking resemblance, maternal instinct

    6.

    Family – adopt – relationship / correlation – relative – related


    – nurture – conflict – relation

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