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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
The family
1
Family words
A family tree for some of Anne and Ivan Sorokin’s
relatives
or
relations
.
A
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 Henry and Diana’s
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
niece
. Jack is their
nephew
.
Kavita and Ravi are Karen and Jack’s
cousins
.
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.
B
Henry + Diana
Amelia
Ivan + Anne
Karen Jack
Ravi
Kavita
George + Meena
Common
mistakes
We say ‘my/his wife’ (singular) but ‘our/their wives’ (plural).
Exercises
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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Look at the family tree on the opposite page. Complete the sentences.
1 Kavita is Ravi’s
2 Ravi is Kavita’s
3 Anne is Kavita’s
4 Ivan is Ravi’s
5 Diana is Ravi’s
6 Henry is Kavita’s
7 Ravi is Ivan’s
8 Kavita is Ivan’s
9 Meena is Kavita’s
10 Meena is George’s
11 Karen is Ravi’s
The Sorokins have some other relatives. Complete the sentences about them.
1.1
1.2
sister
Meena
has a brother, Sanjay. Sanjay is Kavita and Ravi’s
1
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.
Ask a friend these questions. Then write sentences about your friend and their family. For
example
,
Marta 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 or nephews?
4 Have you got any grandparents?
5 Do you come from a big family?
Cover the opposite page. How many family words can you write down in two minutes? Check
what you wrote carefully with the book. Did you spell everything correctly? Which words did
you forget?
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