TASK 2. Match the vocabulary used to speak about family members, relatives and names with their definitions.
Part 1
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a patronymic
a
one of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common
2
a nickname
b
any person from whom one is descended
3
a stepchild
c
someone who is related to a person who lived a long time ago, or to a family, group of people etc that existed in the past
4
an orphan
d
taking someone else's child into your family for a period of time but without becoming their legal parent
5
a pseudonym
e
a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for a child and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the biological parent or parents
6
a nephew
f
the position of being legally responsible for someone else's child
7
fostering
g
a child whose parents are both dead
8
a sibling
h
a personal name based on the name of one's father, used when addressing somebody both formally as well as among friends
9
a pet name
i
a woman's family name before she got married and started using her husband's family name
10
an ancestor
j
a name given to someone, especially by their friends or family, that is not their real name and is often connected with what they look like or something they have done
11
half-siblings
k
a special name you call someone who you like very much
12
adoption
l
an invented name that a writer, artist etc uses instead of their real name
13
guardianship
m
the son of your brother or sister, or the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister
14
a Christian name
n
a child that your husband or wife has from a relationship before your marriage
15
a maiden name
o
children that only share one parent instead of two
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a descendant
p
a name given in church as distinguished from the surname or the family name; it is applicable to the one person only
Part 2
1
a sibling
a
one of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common
2
an ancestor
b
any person from whom one is descended
3
a descendant
c
someone who is related to a person who lived a long time ago, or to a family, group of people etc that existed in the past
4
fostering
d
taking someone else's child into your family for a period of time but without becoming their legal parent
5
adoption
e
a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for a child and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the biological parent or parents
6
guardianship
f
the position of being legally responsible for someone else's child
7
an orphan
g
a child whose parents are both dead
8
a patronymic
h
a personal name based on the name of one's father, used when addressing somebody both formally as well as among friends
9
a maiden name
i
a woman's family name before she got married and started using her husband's family name
10
a nickname
j
a name given to someone, especially by their friends or family, that is not their real name and is often connected with what they look like or something they have done
11
a pet name
k
a special name you call someone who you like very much
12
a pseudonym
l
an invented name that a writer, artist etc uses instead of their real name
13
a nephew
m
the son of your brother or sister, or the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister
14
a stepchild
n
a child that your husband or wife has from a relationship before your marriage
15
half-siblings
o
children that only share one parent instead of two
TASK 3. Study the given vocabulary and then use one of the expressions in the sentences below.
Family likeness
to resemble somebody
to have a strong resemblance to each other,
to be the image/copy of one’s mother,
to be a male/female replica of one’s mother/father
to look alike
to take after someone
to inherit somebody’s features
not to see any physical resemblance
Age
to turn 20…
to be under/over 30…
to be about 20…
to be (on) the right/wrong side of 40…
to be out of one’s teens (twenties, etc)
to be in one’s teens (twenties, etc)
to be in one’s early/middle/late thirties
to be 50 odd
to be well past 80
to be under/of age
to be the same age
at one’s age
to be one’s age
at the age of
of one’s age
of all ages
to be twice as old as smb
to be 5 years older/younger than
to be born in the same generation
to never to see your (age) again, e.g. She will never see 20 again.
to get on in years, e.g. He’s getting on in years.
to be back in one’s second childhood
to look one’s age
to outlive smb by … years
to look young for one’s age
to lie about one’s age
to get to one’s age
Sentences
You are only 15. Do you think you should be smoking _______?
You are lucky to have the chance to go to university. When I _______, I had to get a job and provide for my big family.
John F. Kennedy became one of the youngest presidents of the US _______ 43.
Isn’t Peter home yet? A child _______ should be in bed by 10 – at the least!
The great thing about roller-blading is that people _______ seem to be doing it – young and old!
My brother is _______ the boy next door. They are in the same class at school.
You are not really 50, are you? You don’t _______!
When you _______, you will realize that there is more to life than going clubbing and riding motorbikes.
Both the girls were _______ for drinking, but knew in that café they'd be served without any trouble.
Our grandpa’s behaviour proves that he is _______, but he is so happy!
At 16 John is _______ Karen, and Karen is _______ Lisa, who is 4 years old.
David, her youngest, had grown out of all his clothes, and although he was 3 _______ his elder brother Willie, he was a head taller.
Although slow and _______ 43, Gabby Hinton was classy and a strong believer in football and family entertainment.
Like all his brothers, Charles was destined to _______ his wife; and in a sense we may not wonder at that fact.
Women _______, men - about their income.
TASK 4. Study the given vocabulary
Love and marriage
to be married to somebody
to marry somebody = to get married to smb
to marry into smb’s family
to be engaged, an engagement
to go out with smb = to date smb
to make a date with smb for … o’clock
to court smb, courtship
to have a steady girl/boy-friend
to flirt
love at first sight
to fall in love with smb
to be in love with each other
to ask for a girl’s hand = to propose to smb
a marriage proposal = a proposal of marriage
to accept/to decline a proposal of marriage
to meet with a refusal
an engagement; an engagement ring
a wedding; a wedding ceremony; a wedding reception; a white wedding
a match, a love match
a marriage of convenience
to marry smb off
a silver/golden wedding anniversary,
a fiancée (a female); a fiancé ( a male)
a bride, a bridegroom
a bridal pair
a best man
a bridesmaid,
a witness
a registry office
to sign the register
a married couple
a spouse
a newly married couple = newly weds
a wedding ring; a wedding guest; a wedding gift; a wedding cake
a honeymoon; to honeymoon,
a dowry
to live with smb
to marry smb for his/her money, for security
to divorce smb, to be/get divorced from smb
to be separated from smb
to get on well with smb
to be widowed, a widow, a widower, a grass widow,
an ex-husband/wife
to be/remained single, a single man/woman
a spinster = an old maid
a bachelor