8. Reading: Ideal family

  

  

  

I think, every person always dreams about the place where he can speak about his problems, chat with close friends, where he can feel happy and quiet. For me it is my family and my home. It is the best place in the world and my dearest people live here.

 

My family is not large, as we are only 4. I have a father, a mother and a brother. We all live together in a new flat. My father is 45. He is a tall and well-built man with short black hair and grey eyes. He is quiet and hardworking . Dad is handy with many things. His hobby is fixing everything at home. My mother is very lively. She is the life and soul of the family. She is a pleasant woman of forty with beautiful chestnut hair and dark brown eyes.

 

My parents have been married for 20 years. They have much in common. In everyday life Dad is impractical and needs mother to look after him. My parents have different views on music, books, films. For example, my father likes horror films. My father is a football fan and Mum doesn't like sports. But they try to have the same opinion about the education and upbringing of their children. My brother is only 11. He goes to school. He is funny and curious. He is constantly asking many questions, often silly ones. I can't imagine my life without our little monster. We all feel happy when we are together.

 

In the evenings we often have little gatherings in the kitchen, chatting, laughing and discussing the events of the day. Those evening are the best of all. But sometimes I have problems with my parents. They don't like the clothes I wear, the music I listen to and the friends I bring home. It's not easy to be a teenager.

 

In summer I visit my Granny. I love her. When I was a child she used to tell me fairytales and stories of her life. My parents are hardworking. They combine work with housekeeping. Mum manages our household very well. We all are in the habit of helping her to run the house. Our relatives and friends like to come to our place. My parents are very hospitable. Everybody feels at home in their flat.

 

  

1. Her parents have been married for 20  .

 

2. Her father likes horror  .

 

3. In the evenings we often have little gatherings in the  .