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4. Do you think it is better to have one child or morę? Why?

a)    One child:

+ less responsibility and morę free time for parents;

+ lower cost of maintaining the family;

+ child gets morę individual attention and support from parents;

+ closer relationship between parents and child;

+ child is provided with what s/he needs;

+ child can have his/her own room and morę privacy;

-    child can feel lonely at times;

-    child is not prepared to cope with living in a group: sharing, team spirit;

-    child can get spoilt as s/he can take too many things for granted.

b)    Morę than one child:

-    morę responsibility and less free time for parents;

-    higher costs of maintaining a big family;

-    less time devoted to individual children; children have to compete for affection and attention parents;

-    parents always busy; children looking for their friends' support and advice;

-    having to wear clothes your elder brother or sister has grown out of;

+ older children can help looking after their younger brothers/sisters;

+ children learn to compromise and share;

+ morę variety and fun.

5. Which of the families shown in the pictures would you like to be a member of? Why?

Take into account:

•    size of the family,

•    living conditions,

•    fmancial situation,

•    sharing responsibilities,

•    relationships,

⁸ privacy,

•> emotional aspects,

⁸ possible problems.

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