Question

a) Complete Ann’s description of her family by writing the correct name in the
gaps.
1 __________ and 2 __________, my mother and father, (I call them mum and dad, by
the way), have three children, two daughters, me and 3 __________, and one son,
4__________. My older sister, 5 __________, is married and has two children, my niece,
6 __________, and my nephew, 7 __________. Her husband’s name is 8 __________.
He’s my brother-in-law, and he’s very nice. My younger brother, 9 __________, is still at
school. I have two cousins. One of them, 10 __________, my dad’s brother’s daughter, is
a really good friend. The other one, 11 __________, is younger than me, and I don’t
know him very well. He lives in Australia with his parents, Uncle 12 __________ and
Aunt 13 __________. I know all my other relatives very well. I visit my grandfather,
14__________, and my grandmother, 15 __________, every Sunday. I call them grandad
and granny. And my favourite auntie, 16 __________, who is single, is lots of fun.
b) Read the passage again and find all the words that describe people in a family.
Put them in three lists under the following headings.
Male relatives Female relatives Both
e.g. brother
c) What’s the difference between parents and relatives?

Answer 1

Ответ:

a) Complete Ann’s description of her family by writing the correct name in the gaps.

Paul and Jill, my mother and father, (I call them mum and dad, by the way), have three children, two daughters, me and Arny, and one son,

Michael. My older sister, Arny, is married and has two children, my niece, Sally, and my nephew, Jack. Her husband’s name is Ralph. He’s my brother-in-law, and he’s very nice.
My younger brother, Michael, is still at school. I have two cousins. One of them, Claire, my dad’s brother’s daughter, is a really good friend. The other one, James, is younger than me, and I don’t know him very well. He lives in Australia with his parents, Uncle Tom and Aunt Sarah. I know all my other relatives very well. I visit my grandfather, Fred, and my grandmother, Agnes, every Sunday. I call them grandad and granny. And my favourite auntie, Elizabeth, who is single, is lots of fun.

b) Read the passage again and find all the words that describe people in a family. Put them in three lists under the following headings.

Male relatives:

father (dad), son, brother, nephew, brother-in-law, husband, uncle, grandfather (grandad)

Female relatives:
mother (mum), daughter, sister, niece, aunt, grandmother (granny), auntie
Both:
cousin

c) What’s the difference between parents and relatives?

The difference between parents and relatives is that parents are specifically one's biological mother and father, while relatives refer to other family members who are related by blood or marriage.