Vocabulary about family and home

Help around the house

Do things together as a family

My homework project

To clear up the mess in her room

Adjectives describing typical attitudes of parents to teenagers

Adjectives: usually positive

Concerned; Enthusiastic
Hard-working; Mature
Organised; Resonable
Responsible; Self-confident
Sensible; sensitive
Understanding

Adjective: usually negative

Aggressive; anxious
Bad-tempered; critical
Impatient; impolite
Strict; unreliable

OPPOSITES WITH PREFIXES:
Critical
Concerned
Enthusiastic
Mature
Organised
Reasonable
Responsible
Sensitive

to treat the teenagers

a total lack of respect

stepdaughter aged 19

several teenage parties

the key is calm negotiation and compromise

listen to the counter-arguments

I'm not turning into a criminal

Many teenagers think they have to a duty to help their parents.

set the tables for meals

housework

household responsabilities/chores

TO DESCRIBE THE PLACE WHERE I LIVE
- It is... a large industrial city
(- It has...) a busy tourist resort
a pleasant resindential district
an important business centre
in the middle of some great countryside

-It has... a relaxed atmosphere
some impressive architecture
a lot of historic buildings
a lot or attractive buildings
some pretty good shopping
a busy city centre
wonderful beaches nearby