The Family English Lesson
The Family English Lesson
978-1-316-63152-2 — English Vocabulary in Use Elementary Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook
Michael McCarthy , Felicity O'Dell
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1 The family
A Family words
A family tree for some of Anne and Ivan Sorokin’s relatives or relations.
Henry + Diana
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.
Common mistakes
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 Ravi’s sister
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
1.2 The Sorokins have some other relatives. Complete the sentences about them.
Meena has a brother, Sanjay. Sanjay is Kavita and Ravi’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 oten as possible.
1.3 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?
1.4 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?
Over to you
Draw your family tree. Then write sentences. Write about your relations. Marta is my mother.
Use a dictionary to help you.