THE FAMILY (VOCABULARY ENGLISH IN USE ELEMENTARY)

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

1.1	Look at the family tree on the opposite page. Complete the sentences 1 Kavita is Amal’s sister _______________ 2 Amal is Kavita’s _______________ 3 Anne is Kavita’s _______________ 4 Ivan is Amal’s _______________ 5 Diana is Amal’s _______________ 6 Henry is Kavita’s _______________ 7 Amal is Ivan’s _______________ 8 Kavita is Ivan’s _______________ 9 Meena is Kavita’s _______________ 10 Meena is George’s _______________ 11 Karen is Amal’s _______________
1.2	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.
1.3	Ask friend these questions. Then write sentences about your friend and their family. For example, Chen has one brother but no sisters. 1 Have you got any brothers and sisters? 2 Have you got any cousins? 3 Have you got any nieces and nephews? 4 Have you got any grandparents? 5 Do you come from a big family?

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