Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

1.3
1.4
Sanjay
Alexander and Leila
uncle
Over to 
you
Draw your family tree. Then write sentences. Write about your relations. 
Marta is my mother
.
Use a dictionary to help you.

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10
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Birth, marriage and death
2
Birth
Anna 
had a baby
yesterday.
He 
was born
at 1.15 yesterday morning.
He 
weighed
3 kilograms.
They are going to 
call
him John – 
after
John, his 
grandfather. His grandfather’s 
birthday
is June 
16th too – but he was born in 1957!
The baby’s parents 
were born
in 1986.
A
Marriage
If you do not have a partner, you are 
single
.
If you have a husband or wife, you are 
married
.
If your husband or wife dies, you are 
widowed
.
If your marriage breaks up, you are 
separated 
/
 divorced
.
[
the marriage has legally ended
]
Harry and Sarah 
got married
.
They (
got
)
 married
in 2001. 
(
married
without 
got
is more formal)
They went on their 
honeymoon
to Italy.
They 
were married
for 15 years.
B
Death
Then Harry became
 ill
.
He 
died
last year.
He 
died
of
a heart attack.
C
The 
wedding
(bride) 
groom
The 
funeral
Common
 
mistakes
Sarah 
got married
to Harry [
NOT with Harry
].
Common
 
mistakes
Harry is dead [
NOT Harry is died 
or
Harry is death
].
Common
 
mistakes
Anna 
had a baby
[
NOT Anna got a baby
]. 
He/She 
was born
[
NOT He/She born or He/She is born
].
bride
The 
wedding

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Exercises
11
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Think of people you know. Where were they born? When?
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
Find a word on the opposite page which means …
1 the name for a woman on her wedding day.
bride
2 the name for a man on his wedding day.
3 what you are if you haven’t got a partner.
4 to be 57 kilograms.
5 what you are if your marriage has legally ended.
6 a religious service for a dead person.
7 a holiday after a wedding.
8 what you are if your husband or wife dies.
Complete the sentences with words from the box.
in after of to born on
1
2003 Anne got married 
2
Daniel Smith. Unfortunately, Daniel’s 
grandmother, Lydia Smith, died 
3
old age soon after their wedding. Daniel and Anne were 
4
their honeymoon when she died. Anne’s baby daughter was 
5
two years 
later. They called the baby Lydia,
6
Daniel’s grandmother.
When were these people born and when did they die? Write sentences. 
1 Genghis Khan (1162–1227) 
Genghis Khan was born in 1162 and died in 1227.
2 Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) 
3 Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
4 Princess Diana (1961–1997) 
5 Heath Ledger (1979–2008)