Vocabulary

IV. Read and memorize the words.

name = first name = Christian name

surname = family name = last name

nickname – an informal familiar name for a person

younger/elder brother/sister

mother = mum (col.)

father = dad, daddy (col.)

grandmother = granny, grandma (col.)

grandfather = grandpa, granddad (col.)

great-aunt = grandaunt

great-uncle = granduncle

‘Family’ Vocabulary

nuclear family - mother, father and children

e.g.: The traditional British family unit is a nuclear family.

single-parent / one-parent family - a family which only has one parent (because the parents are divorced, or because one of the parents has died)

e.g.: There are more and more single-parent families in the UK.

immediate family - your closest relatives

e.g.: Only immediate family members were invited.

extended family - your entire family

e.g.: The wedding invitations were sent to the entire extended family.

close-knit family - a family where the members have close relationships with each other

e.g.: They are a close-knit family.

blood relative - a relative connected to you by "blood" rather than through marriage

e.g.: She's not a blood relative, but we're still very close.

family values - traditional ideas about what a family should be

e.g.: They often emphasize family values and the importance of marriage.

PRACTICE

V. Complete the gaps.

1. My mother’s mother is my …………… .

1. My mother’s father is my …………… .

2. My father is my mother’s …………… .

3. My father’s sister is my …………… .

4. My mother’s brother is my …………… .

5. My uncle’s son and daughter are my …………… .

6. My aunt’s daughter is my father’s …………… .

7. My uncle’s son is my mother’s …………… .

8. My brother is my granny’s …………… .

9. My sister is my grandpa’s …………… .

10. My wife’s parents are my …………… .

11. My husband’s sister is my …………… .

12. Your second husband will refer to your daughter as his …………… .

13. Your second wife will refer to your children as her …………… .

14. Your second wife is your children’s …………… .

VI. Make up dialogues and act them out.

1) Greeting a friend

- Hi! How are you? /How are things? /How's life?

- Fine thanks, and you? /Fine thanks, what about you?

- Not bad. /Can't complain.

2) At an informal party

- Hello, I'm Maria./ Hello, my name's Maria.

- Hi, I'm Sarah./ Hello Maria, I'm Sarah./ Nice to meet you, I'm Sarah.

3) At work-related events

- I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Harry Brown, from …/Let me introduce myself. I'm Harry Brown from…

- Nice to meet you. I'm Peter Richardson, from…/ Pleased to meet you. I'm Peter Richardson, from… /How do you do? I'm Peter Richardson from…

4) Introducing a friend to a work colleague

- Sarah, have you met my colleague John?/ Sarah, I'd like you to meet my colleague John.

- Pleased to meet you, John./Nice to meet you, John.

- Nice to meet you too, Sarah./Hello, Sarah.

5) Introducing clients

- Mr. Mitchell, I'd like to introduce you to my manager, Henry Lewis.

- How do you do? /Pleased to meet you./ Good to meet you.

- How do you do?