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Then she points to the bride. “And this is me, his new?
Mrs Sanders shows Martha another photo. “These are my hus
"The man is my
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and the woman is my
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Cathy.
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"You have a lovely family," says Martha.​

People can hardly imagine their lives without modern technologies nowadays. it is almost impossible to go out without a mobile phone or an mp3 player, for example. these devices have become an important part of our life. moreover, almost every day either a new technology is being invented or an old one is being improved. to stay up-to-date people keep buying newer items. soon our houses and work places will look like electronic stores. technology is all around us. first of all, we need it for work. all modern offices are equipped with computers, scanners, printers, and other useful machines. one of the most important devices today is the wi-fi modem as it provides internet. secondly, technologies surround us at home, in cars and everywhere. it includes tvs, radios, refrigerators, vacuum-cleaners, washing machines, cd-players, e-books, cameras and else. perhaps, the most important thing about technological progress is that it allows us to do many things which would be impossible without it. for example, we can communicate with friends from other countries with the help of computers. we can even see them and have a live conversation. there are many people who are against new technologies. in my opinion, technological progress has made our lives more interesting and bright. thanks to computers and internet i find more educational resources. such electronic items as vacuum-cleaner, washing machine, microwave, dish washer, blender and some others have made my mum’s life easier. so i’m sure that new technologies are for good. in conclusion, i’d like to say, that technological progress continues and it moves rather fast. thus, i think that soon we will live in ‘smart’ houses with robots doing all housework instead of us.

how to live more enjoyable? is it when family consists of two or three people or when there are five and more? people’s opinions differ on this matter. let us discuss this issue.

in my opinion, it is all up to persons who are building their family, but as for me, i am the only children in my family and i enjoy being him. firstly, if a child is one in the family it means that all attention is given to him. secondly, there is no opportunity for a child to share something with someone, everything belongs to him. finally, if parents go away for some days he or she can have a good rest while there is no one at home.

nevertheless, there are people who think differently. firstly, they say that if a child grows up as one in his family he will become an egoist. moreover, they argue that it is very boring for a child to live as one in the family.

i am completely disagree with this position. it cannot go further than being an immature claim. firstly, it is all up to a child and parents influence on him whether to become an egoist or not. secondly, in my opinion, it is not boring to live as one in the family, because if there is no one at home he or she can call his or her friends or girlfriends and have a great party or just a good time.

to summarize, i want to say that it is a controversial issue and it is all up to people whether to enjoy living in a big family or not.