Part 1: Listen and answer questions 1-2
ED: Right, and this gives them status and confidence, which again contribute, in a small way, to better performance.
So would you say sibling rivalry has been a useful thing for you?
RUTH: I think so – my younger brother was incredibly annoying and we found a lot but I think this has made me a stronger person. I know how to defend myself. We had some terrible arguments and I would have died rather than apologise to him – but we had to put up with each other and most of the time we co-existed amicably enough.
ED: Yes, my situation was pretty similar. But I don’t think having two older brothers made me any less selfish – I was never prepared to let me brothers use any of my stuff …
RUTH: That’s perfectly normal, whereas …
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