Question

RELATIONSHIPS - USEFUL EXPRESSIONS Marital relationships Types of family Extended Nuclear Single-parent Cohabiting Blended (to) bring up childcare birth rate ✓ Relatives Relatives by marriage Father-in-law Mother-in-law Brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law Single Engaged Married Unmarried Separated Divorced Widowed upbringing Verbs (to) get divorced (from) engaged (to) married (to) (to) get on (well) with (to) start/ end a relation. (to) marry s.b (to) look up to s.b (to) be in touch with s.b (to) fall out with s.b (to) grow apart from s.b (to) take after s.b dependant ✓ Family types Nuclear family Extended family(a family consisting of the (a family group that consists only of father, nuclear family and their blood relatives mother and children) husband wife son daughter (to) grow up together/with s.b (to) be close to s.b adolescence of... 4. Some parents need to 5. When I was a child, I had a very turbulent 2/7 grandfather(great grandmother) cousin nephew uncle niece aunt godmother Second family stepfather stepmother stepbrother half brother Task 1. A) Use the above words to complete the following sentences. 1. Mr and Mrs Smith live at home with their two children. They are a typical example of a modern.. ..family. 2. Mr and Mrs Popatlal live at home with their aged parents, children and grandchildren. They are a typical example of a traditional .........family. 3. Mrs Jones lives on her own and has to look after her two children. There are a lot families like hers. their children more strictly.​

Answer 1

Task 1. A)

Mr and Mrs Smith live at home with their two children. They are a typical example of a modern nuclear family.
Mr and Mrs Popatlal live at home with their aged parents, children and grandchildren. They are a typical example of a traditional extended family.
Mrs Jones lives on her own and has to look after her two children. There are a lot of single-parent families like hers.
Some parents need to bring up their children more strictly.
When I was a child, I had a very turbulent adolescence.
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grandfather
great-grandmother
cousin
nephew
uncle
niece
aunt
godmother
stepfather
stepmother
stepbrother
half-brother
Example:

I have a close relationship with my niece, even though she lives far away.

Dependent

A person who is financially dependent on someone else.

Example:

A young child is dependent on its parents for food, shelter, and clothing.

To grow up together/with s.b.

To spend your childhood with someone else.

Example:

My brother and I grew up together.

To be close to s.b.

To have a strong emotional bond with someone.

Example:

I am very close to my mother.

Answer 2

1. Mr and Mrs Smith live at home with their two children. They are a typical example of a modern nuclear family.
2. Mr and Mrs Popatlal live at home with their aged parents, children, and grandchildren. They are a typical example of a traditional extended family.
3. Mrs Jones lives on her own and has to look after her two children. There are a lot of single-parent families like hers. They have to raise their children more strictly.