| homesick (adj.) | feeling unhappy because you are a long way from your home |
| recognize (v.) | to know who someone is or what something is |
| look forward to (v.) | to be excited or happy about something that is going to happen in the future |
| relatives (n.) | the people who belong to your family (e.g. aunts, children, grandfathers) |
| alternate (v.) | use one, then the other, then the first, then the other again |
| Internet (n.) | the place where you go online |
| team (n.) | a group of people playing a sport |
| blog (n.) | a journal on a website |
| barbecue (v.) | to cook food outside |
| mall (n.) | a place with many shops and stores |
| customers (n.) | people who buy things |
| alone (adv.) | without other people |
| sold (v.) | past tense of “sell” |
| branches (n.) | parts of a family or of a tree |
| traditional (adj.) | the same way as in the past |
| marriage (n.) | the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married |
| divorce (n.) | when marriage ends |
| blues (n.) | sad feelings |
| average (adj.) | having qualities that are typical (usual) for most people or things |
| problem (n.) | a situation that causes difficulty |
| changing (adj.) | to become different |