Wednesday, 18 November 2020

SECTION ONE: PEOPLE The family TARGET VOCABULARY 1

 

TARGET VOCABULARY 1

SECTION ONE: PEOPLE

The family

 

Here is the family tree of the Moon family


Study the family tree, then write the missing words in the passage below. Choose from the following:

aunt

brother

children

cousin

daughter

father

grandchildren

granddaughter

grandfather

grandmother

grandparents

grandson

husband

mother

nephew

niece

parents

sister

son

uncle

wife

 

 

 

 

 

Clive Moon married Rose Harris in September 1940. They had two (1) _________________ - a boy called Barry and a girl called Cynthia. Barry met his (2) _________________, Nancy Thomas, at university and they got married five years later. In 1974, their (3) _________________, Amanda, was born. The same year, Berry’s (4) _________________, Cynthia, met her (5) _________________, Paul Baton. She asked her (6) _________________, Barry, to be best-man at their wedding.

Not long after the wedding, Nancy and Barry had a (7) _________________. They called him Colin. Barry’s (8) _________________, Rose and Clive, were thrilled. Now they had two (9) _________________. Soon they would have three. In 1982, their second (10) _________________, Peter, was born. This also meant that Barry was now an (11) _________________ and Nancy an (12) _________________. Both were very fond of their new (13) _________________, Peter, and pleased that their own children now had a (14) _________________.

In 1992, on Amanda’s 18th birthday, the Moon family held a big birthday party. Amanda’s (15) _________________, Nancy, gave her a computer – something she had wanted for a long time – and her (16) _________________, Barry, paid for twelve driving lessons. Cynthia and Paul gave their (17) _________________ a personal CD-player, while her (18) _________________, Clive and Rose, gave her some money. As her (19) _________________, Clive, said, ”Well, it’s difficult to buy things for young people, isn’t it?”

Amanda’s (20) _________________, Rose, agreed. “Our (21) _________________’s taste in clothes is not the same as ours. So it’s much better to let her choose for herself, really.”

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