VOCABULARY ENGLISH IN USE
ELEMENTARY
THE FAMILY
A.
Family Words
A family tree for
some of Anne and Ivan Sorokin’s relations.
Ivan and Anne and
their children.
Ivan is Anne’s husband and Karen and Jack’s father.
Anne is Ivan’s wife and Karen and Jack’s mother.
Anne and Ivan are
Karen and Jack’s parents.
Karen is Anne and
Ivan’s daughter. Jack is their son.
Karen is Jack’s sister. Jack is Karen’s brother.
Henry and Diana
Henry is Karen
and Jack’s grandfather. Diana is
their grandmother.
Henry and Diana
are Karen and Jack’s grandparents.
Karen is their granddaughter. Jack is their grandson.
Amelia, George
and Meena.
George is Karen and
Jack’s uncle.
Amelia and Meena
are Karen and Jack’s aunts.
Karen is Amelia,
George and Meena’s bniece. Jack is
their nephew.
Kavita and Amal
are Karen and Jack’s cousins.
B.
Expressions
Have you got any brothers and sisters? No, I am an only child.
Do you come from a big family? Yes, I have
three brothers and two sisters.
Error Warning
We say ‘my/his wife’ (singular) but ‘our/their
wives’ (plural)
EXERCISES
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1.1
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Look at the family tree on the opposite page. Complete
the sentences
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1.2
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The Sorokins have
some other relatives. Complete the sentences about them.
Meena has a brother, Sanjay. Sanjay is Kavita and Amal’s
1. __uncle_____ and Sanjay’s wife is their 2 _________. Sanjay and his
wife have one son, Prem. Prem is an 3 _________. Henry’s parents are still alive.
Alexander is Henry’s 4 _________ and his 5 _________ Leila is Henry’s 6_________.
Alexander and Leila have three 7_________ - Amelia, Ivan and George. Ivan and
George and their 8_________, Anne and Meena, love their 9_________ and visit
them as often as possible.
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1.3
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Ask friend these questions. Then write sentences about
your friend and their family. For example, Chen has one brother but no sisters.
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ANSWER KEY
