Enough is enough

Monday April 1st - 2013 - Enough is enough

Fair enough = I agree/It makes sense

Hard enough = The situation is already a complex one

Funnily enough = Strangely/surprisingly

Sure enough =For sure

Advantages and disadvantages having a big family

What do you call children that look identical or were born on the same day?

2- twins

3- triplets

4- quadruplets

5- quintets

6- sextets
7- septets
8- octuplets

Lots of family meetings

Lots of special occasions e.g. weddings, graduation ceremonies, baptisms, prize-givings, birthdays, end-of-the-year company parties, wedding anniversaries

You can bring people together at a funeral = gather people at a funeral

they never really needed friends around

The problem of having a maid is …

losing your privacy

children becoming dependent and not used to doing household chores

A closer look at language:
What's the difference between the two sentences?

I'm used to washing the dishes and I used to wash the dishes

I’m used to washing the dishes = I’m accustomed to washing the dishes = I usually wash the dishes

be used to + doing

I used to wash the dishes,but now I have a dishwasher

(I don't do it anymore)

Only children are so used to being the center of attention

With a lot of brothers and sisters, you have 
more fun together

more fights

more conflicts

more bills for the parents

more homework to take care of

Some brothers and sisters are closer to some than to others

to be close to someone = to have an affectionate relationship with someone

My brother and I were very close. We would tell each other our darkest secrets

Only child - general characteristics

spoiled

selfish

bossy

lonely or solitary

shy

reserved

But they can be

well-educated

precociously responsible

Do you agree?

When we think of children, we usually associate with

innocence

regeneration

spontaneity

curiosity

sincerity

reflection of their environment

magnets

open-mindedness

mischief (trouble making)

teasing
to tease = to provoke = to instigate
a teaser


If there is a huge age difference

An only child can be forced to be ..

p.56 Reading and Speaking

over-ambitious

keen to regain power= extremely interested in regaining power

What can we conclude about the first-born child in general based on this picture?

p.120 Reading and Speaking

siblings = brothers and sisters
a brat = a spoiled child
if thwarted = if rejected
to rely on = to trust = to count on = to depend on
linger = continue = prolong
harbor feelings = protect/hide feelings
harbour (UK) colour, behaviour, favourite

harbor (US) color, behavior, favorite

A harbor = a port

I always had the feeling that

They were quite different

They would argue or fight but nor battle

I saw myself in this description

The funny thing is …. = Funnily enough = What’s interesting about this is ...