21 VALUES in the FAMILY

A Good Parent
Situation : Darren is talking about his parents. And his relationship to them. What is different
about Darrent’s parents?
You know how people always ask you about your family… how many brothers and
sisters do you have , what do your parents do, questions like that?
Well, when I tell people about my family, __________________, they don’t believe me.
You see, ____________________ now, that’s not the hard thing to believe. A lot of people are
adopted. What’s different is my parents. I don’t have __________________________________.
I have two fathers. I was adopted by two men, __________________. My two fathers are the
only parents I’ve ever known.
My parents are great. Really open, __________________ I’ve always been able to talk to
them about important things – school, sports, friends, problem I’m having. And now that I’m in
college and live away from home, we still talk on the phone all the time. They’re really
_________________. I don’t have ____________ things like some of my friends have to hide
from their parents.
Okay , I know exactly what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Someone with two father
gay _______________, right ?” well, actually, I’m not and no, my parents aren’t disappointed.
They accept me just _________________. They’ve even met my girlfriend, Denise, and they
think she’s great.
It hasn’t always been easy, though. Once, when I was about twelve, I invited a friend,
____________ Rick, over to my house. When Rick met my two fathers, he didn’t say anything.
But later, Rick’s parents told him that he wasn’t ___________________ with me anymore. They
said I wasn’t ___________________ on their son. Even worse, they called my school. They
complained about my parents, and said my parents were_____________________ for no reason.
Well, to make a long story short… I actually _________________ that school and going to a
new one.
I don’t regret any of_______________ thought. They’ve taught me a lot about life, and I
learned that I can’t ____________________ my parents.
You know, people ask ________________ to be a good parent, and I’ll tell you : being a
good parent has nothing to do __________________ it’s all about love.
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Listen to the Following Speech and Fill in the Blanks to Complete
each Sentences!

Soldiers, don't give ______________________________________

Men who __________ you, ________________ you
Who regiment your lives
Tell you what to do, _____________________, and _______________________
Who drill you, diet you, __________________________, use you as cannon fodder

Don't give yourselves to ___________________________

___________ men, with machine _______ and machine ________
You are not machines
You are not cattle
You are men
You have ___________________________ in your hearts
You don't hate
Only the unloved hate
The ________________ and the ____________________
Soldiers, _______________________
Fight for _________________

In the seventeenth chapter of Saint Luke it is written

“The kingdom of God is within man”
Not one man, nor a group of men, ______________________
In you, you the people

You the people have the power

The power to create machines
The power to create happiness
You _________________________ to make _______________ and beautiful
To make this life _____________________

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Then in ___________________________
Let us use that power
Let us ______________
Let us fight for a new world, a ______________
That will _________________ to work
That will give __________________
And old age a security

_______________________ brutes have risen to power

But they lie, they do not _________________________
They never will
___________________ themselves
But they __________________________
Now let us fight to fulfill that promise
Let us fight to ________________________
To do away with __________________________________
Do away ___________________
With _______ and_______________
Let us fight for a world of reason
A world where ________________________ will lead to _____________________________

Soldiers! In the name of democracy, let us all unite!

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 Song #7

I finally found someone, who _______________ off my feet;

I finally found the one who ________________________
__________________, we started out as friends;
It's funny how from simple things; _________________
This time is different;
la lalala
It's all because of you!..
__________________ than it's ever been;
Cuz we ____________________;
My favorite line was "________________________?";
It's all you had to say...
To take ________________.

This is it!
Oh, I finally found someone; ___________________________;
I finally found the one - ____________________________;
Cause whatever I do
It's just ____________________!
_____________________________, I finally found someone...

Did I ________________?
I didn't mind
________________
Baby, that's fine
I would wait forever
Just to know ______________________;
Ya Know - I love your hair...
___________ it looks right?
I love what you wear...
Isn't it too tight?
You're __________________!
I can't ________________________ of my life...

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22 VALUES in the FAMILY

Losing Touch

Situation :Rozenn is 14 age, she grew up in Canada with her Canadian father and Brazilian
mother. Every year, she spends her summer vacation with her relatives in Brazil, but this years
she doesn’t want to. What will her parents decide?

Philip : Honey, I think we need to talk about Rozenn’s plans for the summer. I mean, I know

you ___________________ about Rozenn staying __________________

your family, but I think we should ______________ stay here in Canada during the

summer. She has band practice and the school summer camp.

Ana : Philip, my parents ______________ if Rozenn didn’t go back to Brazil. And you know
that’s their ___________________ to see her.
Philip : Well, I know that, but I’m just not sure we should make her go just because your parents
want to see her.
Ana : Oh, it’s more than that. Also she’s ______________ Portuguese. She needs to
_____________, or she’ll never _____________
Philip : Well, I know that’s important to you, but she’s had _________________ friends in
school, and the fact that she wants ________________ now is a good thing.
Ana : But she always has fun when she goes to Brazil. It’s for __________________ and

honey, remember when she was born, we promised to _________________

Philip : And we have done that. But she’s 14 and she wants to be ______________________
she can go next year.
Ana : She won’t want to go. Honey, you don’t know what it’s like to leave your country, and
your family. If Rozenn ___________ Brazil, she’s ___________________ with me.

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Philip : Well, I know she’ll do __________________, but at her age I just don’t like telling her
what to do.
Ana : Yes, she’s a good girl. But you also know that she sometimes likes
_________________________. It’ll be better if she goes. She’ll thank us in the end.

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