The Best Word to Complete Each Sentence

The best word to complete each sentence:
  1. A friend of mine (gave / took / went) birth to her son at home with the help of a nurse.
 2. A number of the kids in my classroom come from (broken / damaged / hurt) homes.
 3. After a (hostile / cruel / bitter) divorce from his wife of 20 years, the actor married a woman
young enough to be his daughter.
 4. I see my (excepted / expanded / extended) family once a year, during our annual family vacation.
 5. I was raised in a very (joyful / loving / tender) family, in which everyone helped each other.
 6. I was (created / grown / raised) by my grandparents after my parents passed away.
 7. I'm on good (friends / relations / terms) with all my former boyfriends.
 8. John had a (carefree / careful / careless) childhood, growing up with happily married parents and three brothers.
 9. Many women regret (giving / having / taking) an abortion years afterwards.
 10. My aunt's going through a (messy / sloppy / untidy) divorce; she's paying a fortune in legal fees.
 11. My husband doesn't get along with a few of my family (people / individuals / members).
 12. Although my salary is low, I get child (assistance / provision / support) from my ex-husband.
 13. My sister (got / had / made) pregnant immediately after she got married.
 14. My son is making a diagram of our family (roots / tree / web) for a school project.
 15. My wife is pregnant with twins. They're (come / due / here) in February.
 16. Sally was granted (sole custody / guardian / keeping) of the children from her first marriage.
 17. Teenagers who had a (distressed / troubled / worsened) childhood often have behavior
problems in school.
 18. The celebrity wrote a book about his (debilitated / defective / dysfunctional) family.
 19. The divorce (contract / reimbursement / settlement) awarded the wife $500,000.
 20. There are four people in my (close / immediate / neighboring) family.
 21. They have three biological children and two (adopted / adoptive / adopting) children.

Practice Speaking

 IELTS Speaking Part 1: Interview (4-5 minutes)

  Answer the following questions about your personal habits and preferences.
  How large or small is your family?
  Who are you closest to in your family?
  Is yours a typical family?
  Are there many different types of family in your country?

 IELTS Speaking Part 2: Individual long-turn (3-4 minutes)

  You have 1 minute to read the instructions in the box and prepare an answer. You can make notes. After your preparation time has ended, please speak for 1 to 2 minutes on this topic.
  Describe a famous family in your country

 You should say:

  Who the family members are
  How you know about them
  Whether they get on well together
  And say if you would like to be a member of this family

 IELTS Speaking Part 3: Discussion (4-5 minutes)

  Give your opinion on some family issues. Support your opinion with relevant examples and make comparisons where possible.

 Family members

  What characteristics do elder siblings often have?
  Is it better to grow up in a small family or a large extended family?
  What role do grandparents play in a family?

 Family values

  Which are more important: family or friends?
  What do you think about single parent families?
  Should people be more accepting of alternative family types?