I love you

S aying "I Love You" seems like such a small thing, but it is so important. We tell each other that before we part for school or work, and before going to bed at night.

HOLIDAYS & BIRTHDAYS

We always use these as an excuse to get together with family and friends. Have your children help with the planning to make them feel more apart of it. We take turns at each other's houses. For instance, Christmas dinner is at my mother's. Fourth of July is at my sister's pool.

V acations & camping

Taking vacations or camping trips together can be a great way to build memories. One year, we rented a condo that was big enough for my mother, sister and her husband, and the four of us. My boys were about five and nine years old. We had fake arguments over coffee all week long. My sister likes hers weak, and I like mine as strong as Dutch coffee!

When the week was over, and everyone was back home, my boys said what they missed the most was us joking over coffee!

A NNIVERSARY DATES

My husband and I would always plan a date for our anniversary. We would go to a nice restaurant and maybe a movie. When the kids were younger, we would rent movies, call in pizza, and they would spend the evening with Grandma. It was a treat for all of us.

We all need traditions. As my children get older, I realize how quickly the time passes. I am glad that we put forth the extra effort to keep up with these different activities. I hope you find some of them enjoyable, too.

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A 1. Read & translate the text. 2 . Answer the following questions: Have you got family traditions at your family? Describe them. Would you like to create your own special traditions in your family? Why are the family traditions so important? to look forward to anticipate, expect, wait for, await, hope for, long for to keep up to continue, maintain, carry on, persist in, persevere with, prolong to part to divide, separate, break, tear, split, rend, detach, sever treat pleasure, delight, joy, thrill, satisfaction, enjoyment, source of pleasure, fun

B Learn the synonyms of the underlined words from the text and try to give the Ukrainian equivalents: to foster to support, further, encourage, promote, stimulate, uphold to host to present, introduce, compere meaningful significant, important, material, useful, relevant, valid, worthwhile, purposeful C Make up dialogues with the new words a nd phrases to discuss extraordinary family traditions you've ever heard about.

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