6 B2 | 7. Klasse | READING | Communication and relationships Working the reading task: Multiple matching Read the four blogs in which teenagers talk about their families. Choose the correct texts (A–D) for each statement (1–10). You can use a text more than once. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 8 Read the first text and then read the first question. Decide if the answer to the first question is there. If it isn’t, move on to the next question. Repeat this pattern for each text until you have answered all the questions. When you are reading the questions, look for words which show attitude, opinion or feelings and underline them. As you read through the texts, look for synonyms of the words in the questions. If a word is in both the text and the question, that text is probably not the answer. Remember that you may need to read more across more than one sentence in the text to find the answer. Top tips You can choose your friends – but not your family A – Megan Mom and Dad got divorced about five years ago. When they sat me down to tell me they were splitting up, it didn’t come as major shock really because, as far as I was concerned, they’d been on the brink of divorce for years! They used to bicker constantly over the slightest little thing. Anyway, Mom’s now in a same-sex relationship. Her girlfriend’s actually a divorcee as well and has two sons from her marriage. We all moved in together under the same roof last year and so far, so good I guess. Going from being an only child to sharing my living space with a woman and two teenage boys that I’m not biologically related to certainly took a bit of getting used to, but basically we now get along most of the time. They’re crap at tidying up after themselves, so that can be a bit of a drag at times. On the plus side, I’ve now got a huge new extended family. B – Ismail African families are known for having strong ties and mine’s no different. What does make my family unusual by Western standards though, is the sheer size of it – I have 18 siblings! This is because in our culture it’s fine for men to have multiple wives. Dad has four wives, and although I’m obviously closer to my biological mum, I get on well with his other wives too. That’s a bonus for me, really. People wrongly assume that having so many halfbrothers and sisters would be a nightmare, but that’s not the case at all. We all live together in a huge compound and although it is madness at times in our household, we stand by each other during difficult times. As a matter of fact, there are surprisingly few arguments. I realise that this kind of family arrangement wouldn’t appeal to everyone, but I see us as being the ultimate blended family! Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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