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II. Decide which of the statements are true and which are false.

  1. Donald Hewitt inherited a big sum of money from his parents.

  2. Donald's grandchildren are "the apple of his eye".

  3. Rosemary has two stepchildren.

  4. She is a very successful novelist.

  5. Rosemary's only hobby is her work.

  6. Charles's mother died and there was nobody to take care of him, when he was growing, up.

  7. Amanda married Charles for his money.

  8. Lucy and David are neglected by their parents.

9. Andrea and Joseph enjoy outdoor activities with their niece and nephew.

  1. Robin stole from shops because his parents limited him in his pocket money.

  2. "Skeleton in the cupboard" means some tragedy, crime or disgrace that happened in the family.

  3. Donald got a threat that put his grandchildren's life in danger.

III. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences choosing the right words from the box given below.

niece

sister-in-law

daughter

nephew

son

grandparents

half-brother

parents

nurse

son-in-law

brother-in-law

husband

wife

half-sister

stepmother

stepbrother

  1. Lucy is Andrea and Joseph's little____________.

  2. Donald and Rosemary's is an affectionate husband.

  3. Charles's______________ Robin wasn't fond of school in his childhood.

  4. Andrea's David is very enthusiastic about fishing.

  5. Charles doesn’t show much respect to his _______________ Rosemary.

  6. Being spoiled by his __________and______________, Charles grew up to be a very selfish man.

7. Robin is secretly in love with his _____________, Amanda.

IV. Read and translate the following text.

AN ENGLISH FAMILY

We shall speak about an English family. It is a very big family. In fact there are really three families.

Alice and Arthur Heath are grandparents. They've got one son - Harold. They live with Harold and his wife. Arthur Heath is 70 years old. He had his birthday last week.

Fred Beaumont is a widower. He spends a lot of time with his grandchildren. Bertha Beaumont died in 1990.

The Beaumonts had two daughters - Jean and Betty. Jean married Harold Heath.

They've got three children - one girl and two boys. Harold Heath's father used to work on the railways, but Harold works for a car manufacturer.

Betty's husband is John King.

The Kings have four children. The names of the children are Shirley,Johnny, Christine and baby Sandra.

Elizabeth Heath is 16, and she is still at school. She is studying for her exams. Her favourite subject is Spanish.

David and Paul Heath are Arthur Heath' grandsons.

David spends a lot of time with his grandfather. They love trains, and old Mr. Heath is always telling David about the railways in the old days.

Robert King is Betty King's nephew. His father George is John King's brother. Robert has a wife Owen and a little daughter Tracey who is going to be two years old next month.

Robert King's sister married Alan Marshall last year. They went to their wedding in an old bus.

Brian King loves cars. Brian is still at school. He doesn't like school much. He wants to leave school and work in a garage. Brian is fifteen, and so he's going to leave school next year. He loved his sister's wedding. He rodo in an old bus and learnt about its engine.