Read the test Match sentences A-E with gaps 1-5
One child families - are they good for us?
Oravou only child? Parents in China are excited about the news that now they can
have more on child So how are family sizes different around the world?
in Tuner parents usually have three children Four out of five children in the USA have
brothers or sisters Most American families have two children But the Amencan actors
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are famous for their very big family They have three children and
three merche from different countnes Zahara comes from Ethiopia. Pax comes from
Vietnam and Maddox comes from Cambodia
You on tal to your brother or sister when you are worried about your problems. You
can learn lots of things from your siblings They can teach you new facts And learning how to
get on with each other can teach you life skills too
What about only children? Many of the parents of only children worry about this. People
say that only children can share and are not friendly
However according to lots of studies, only children are no different from children with siblings
They learn to share in the classroom or with cousins, step brothers and step-sisters and the
Trends So do only children get benefits? Only children usually get on very well with their
parents and they are very independent
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B.
In Europe the average family has two children
They don't have brothers or sisters to learn from or share with
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Have you got any brothers or sisters?
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The answer is yes.​