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Hi Kate, are you free on Saturday? My parents are away, so I'm having a few friends over. We'll order pizza and watch a film. Let me know!

→ What is Kate invited to?

This year we're not going to a big party on New Year's Eve. We'll stay at home, cook something special and watch the fireworks from our balcony.

→ Where will they celebrate?

We got a dog from an animal shelter last year. Now everyone has a job: I walk him in the morning, my sister feeds him and Dad takes him to the vet.

→ Who takes the dog for a walk?

Since both my parents work long hours, my grandparents pick me up from school every day. We have lunch together and then Grandpa helps me with my homework.

→ Why do the grandparents pick the writer up?

My twin brother and I argue about everything – clothes, music, the bathroom. But if anyone else criticises him, I'm the first to defend him.

→ What is true about the writer?

Today was a disaster. I overslept, missed the bus and forgot my PE kit. The only good thing was that the maths test was postponed.

→ What was positive about the day?

I moved out of my parents' house when I started university. I love being independent, but I have to admit I miss my mum's cooking.

→ What does the writer miss?

My parents introduced a new rule: no phones at the dinner table. At first I was annoyed, but now I actually enjoy talking to them about my day.

→ How has the writer's attitude changed?

Once a month, our whole family cooks meals at a homeless shelter. My parents believe that children should learn early that not everyone has a warm home.

→ Why do the parents take the children to the shelter?

As a child, I always felt I had to compete with my older sister, who was top of her class. It was only when I found my own passion, music, that I stopped comparing myself to her.

→ What helped the writer stop competing?