Speaker A. I'm an only child in the family and I've always envied my friends who have brothers and sisters. I really think that it's great when children can play together and support each other — it teaches them how to take care of other people, how to be kind and helpful. Brothers and sisters usually support each other when they become adults. I think it's very comforting to feel that support.

Speaker В. One of my earliest childhood memories is about a steel set of medical instruments. Our grandmother told us that it had belonged to her father who had got it from his teacher — a famous doctor. During the war my great granddad was wounded and taken to hospital. Still weak he helped the doctor during the operations as there were no nurses. Now the set of medical tools is kept in my house.

Speaker С. I grew up in a large family. Now my brother and my sisters are adults and we all have families of our own. However, every year they come to our house for our mother's birthday. It's always been a very important event for us. When we were kids, we designed different creative presents for her and prepared different performances. We still do the same! We feel like children again and Mum looks young and happy at such moments.

Speaker D. I have very happy childhood memories. We lived in the country, and now I often dream about our pretty house and our nice garden. Our parents spent lots of time with us and we, children, could always ask them for help, advice or just share our worries with them. Now I'm a student and live away from my family in a big city. I often feel lonely and I wish my childhood years could come back for a while.

Speaker E. When I was a child, we lived in the country and I often helped my parents on the farm. It was hard work but I enjoyed it because my father made it look like fun. We grew beans and sold them. Now the farm belongs to me and my brother, and it differs a lot from the farm of my childhood. For the most part jobs are mechanized. We use computers to control the process of crop growing. Our children find it all interesting and make plans on how to make the farm even more efficient.