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CEFR READING PART PRACTICE – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Read the text and answer the questions 1-7. 
 
TASK 14 
Family Meal Times 
 
The family meal time is one of the most valuable routines to establish in the life of a family. Research has proved 
that children who eat at least one meal a week with their families benefit greatly in terms of social skills and 
acceptance of shared responsibilities. They learn simply and directly through their own experience, the importance 
of family interaction and the value of close friendship, support and loyalty. 
In theory and with practice, a shared meal can be the setting for peaceful conversation and allow each family 
member the opportunity to talk about his/her day, and possibly to discuss any problems or issues. Successful family 
meal times are primarily about talking and communication. In the modern age of 24 hour TV, computer games and 
computer social networking sites — the fact is that it is often easier to eat alone rather than together. Furthermore, if 
parents fail to establish these routines whilst their children are young it is very hard to implement them when the 
kids become teenagers. But it is not impossible. There are various strategies available for promoting shared family 
meals. 
It is of first importance that every family member should be made to understand the possible benefits; namely that 
our lives really can be better in general if we make the effort to communicate more effectively. Next step - a weekly 
meal together can be set as a realistic first goal. The meal should be quite a tasty and popular one as an inducement 
to keep the kids away from computers and TV sets! 
It is important that shared meals should not be the setting for trying to deal with family disputes. There will always 
be arguments from time to time — even in the happiest and closest families. But these should be kept away from the 
dinner table if possible. Parents are encouraged to set the tone by example. Light hearted banter, stories about the 
day and a joke or two can help set the tone. They can also help by being attentive listeners and appropriate 
responders. Successes should be marked by congratulation and bad news supported with commiseration. Quieter 
family members should be encouraged by asking what their opinion is on something, rather than about what they 
did or failed to do. It makes them feel more important and valued. Sometimes a good start can help a simple family 
meal go on to be a really enjoyable or even memorable experience. 
The next stage in building this routine is to introduce more days. In our experience the best place to start is Sunday 
lunch. The second might be to establish Wednesday nights as family meal time. Of course flexibility and a bit of 
effort are required to set up helpful routines but the pay back can be immense for a family. 
Dinnertime family routines, especially if established early on, have all kinds of other potential benefits. For example 
children can be encouraged to prepare one course (possibly on an agreed rota): They might even be encouraged to 
compete to produce maybe an exceptional soup or a truly sensational desert! This can be good fun. 
Once established, family meal routines are also great for developing good table manners and “work” habits. 
Children can learn to set the table, help with clearing up and generally build good patterns of co-operation with their 
parents, friends and the people they meet with in daily life. 

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