1. Five twelve more words. Then write pairs of words.
Answer:
mum - dad
1. brother - sister
2. niece - nephew
3. daughter - son
4. grandmorther - grandfather
5. aunt - uncle
6. wife - husband
2. Look at the family tree. Complete the text with the words.
aunt, brother, cousins, dad, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, husband, mum, twins, son, uncles, wife
Answer:
1. dad |
2. twin |
3. brother |
4. uncles |
5. aunt |
6. wife |
7. daughter |
8. son |
9. cousins |
10. grandmother |
11. husband |
12. grandfather |
Hi! I'm Ben. I'm thirteen, I'm from Edinburgh in Scotland and this is my family tree. Mary is my mum, Paul is my dad, Lucy is my twin sister and Dan is my brother.
Bill and Sam are my two uncles. They're very funny! Jane is my aunt - she's Sam's wife. They've got two children: a daughter called Kate and a son called Tom. Kate and Tom are my cousins. My grandmother is Betty and her husband is John - he's my grandfather. All my family live near me in Edinburgh.
3. Look back at the family tree in exercise 2. Correct the sentences with the words
brother, child, cousin, granddaughter, grandson, nephew, niece
Answer:
1. Lucy is Betty's daughter.
--> Lucy is Betty's granddaughter.
2. Kate is Mary's aunt.
--> Kate is Mary's niece.
3. Kate is Lucy's twin sister.
--> Kate is Lucy's cousin.
4. Kate is Jane's mum.
--> Kate is Jane's child.
5. Dan is Sam's cousin.
--> Dan is Sam's nephew.
6. Tom is John's son.
--> Tom is John's grandson.
4. Write sentences about the people in your family.
Example:
My sister's name is Alice. She is 30 years old. She is a English teacher. She works in a primary school. Alice's family has 4 members: Alice, her husband John and her twin son: Alex and Josh. She loves her family so much.