Bài 5

Task 5. Write about the three most important qualities you think a person needs to be able to get along with other members in an extended family. You can use the suggested words/phrases above or use your own. Remember to give reasons and examples.

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Lời giải chi tiết:

In today’s modern life, a large number of people still opt to live in extended families in which multiple generations share a house. Living with other members harmoniously in large families will never be easy if we do not possess some following certain qualities.

Firstly, willingness to share is quite essential for all members of extended families because we live with lots of others including our grandparents and relatives, we have to share almost everything such as bedrooms, bathrooms, televisions or computers.

Secondly, being able to be sympathetic is considered as an important quality to live in harmony with the extended family. Generation gaps are unavoidable, but if each member learns to understand and respect others’ perspectives, generation gaps will not be big troubles.

Finally, in order to maintain the harmony in the extended family, everyone needs to take care of as well as support each other. Each member ought to be willing to help others whenever they encounter difficulties. The encouragement and help from the family partly assist them in overcoming obstacles.

In a word, getting along well with other family members requires individuals’ efforts. Hence, some typical qualities a person should have to live in harmony with the extended family are willingness to share, sympathy and supportiveness.