Question

family feuds
\happiness is having a large,
loving, caring, close - knit
family in another city.\
—george burns, comedian
pre - reading
a. warm - up questions

1. which family member(s) do you often argue with?
2. what do you and your family

member(s) disagree on the most?

1. does your family get along during holidays and

special events such as weddings and funerals?

1. what expectations often lead to family feuds?

b. vocabulary preview
match up as many words and meanings as you can.
check this exercise again after seeing the words in context on page 2.

1. get - together a) something that makes an experience a lot easier
2. stressful b) having a deep connection, intimate
3. throw into the mix c) a person who acts poorly when he/she does not win
4. close - knit d) causing strong feelings of worry
5. grudge e) secretly (in another persons absence)
6. behind ones back f) always looked after, always getting what one wants
7. trigger g) a bad feeling one holds onto from a past experience
8. saving grace h) a subject or thing that causes a specific type of reaction
9. sore loser i) a gathering of friends and/or family members
10. spoiled rotten j) to add to something (usually an already difficult situation)

Explanation:

To solve the vocabulary matching exercise, we analyze each word and its corresponding meaning:

1. get - together: A "get - together" is a gathering of friends and/or family members. So it matches with i) a gathering of friends and/or family members.
2. stressful: "Stressful" means causing strong feelings of worry. So it matches with d) causing strong feelings of worry.
3. throw into the mix: This phrase means to add to something (usually an already difficult situation). So it matches with j) to add to something (usually an already difficult situation).
4. close - knit: "Close - knit" describes a group having a deep connection, intimate. So it matches with b) having a deep connection, intimate.
5. grudge: A "grudge" is a bad feeling one holds onto from a past experience. So it matches with g) a bad feeling one holds onto from a past experience.
6. behind one’s back: This means secretly (in another person’s absence). So it matches with e) secretly (in another person’s absence).
7. trigger: A "trigger" is a subject or thing that causes a specific type of reaction. So it matches with h) a subject or thing that causes a specific type of reaction.
8. saving grace: A "saving grace" is something that makes an experience a lot easier. So it matches with a) something that makes an experience a lot easier.
9. sore loser: A "sore loser" is a person who acts poorly when he/she does not win. So it matches with c) a person who acts poorly when he/she does not win.
10. spoiled rotten: "Spoiled rotten" means always looked after, always getting what one wants. So it matches with f) always looked after, always getting what one wants.

Answer:

s:

1. i
2. d
3. j
4. b
5. g
6. e
7. h
8. a
9. c
10. f