Unit 2 Family Life Family and Relatives
Topical Vocabulary
aunt
brother
cousin
daughter
father
grandchild
granddaughter
grandson
grandfather, grandpapa
grandpa
grandmother, grandmamma
grandma
grandparent (s)
great-grandchild
husband
ex-husband
in-laws
father-in-law
mother-in-law
son-in-law
mother
niece
nephew
parents
sister
son
step-father
step-daughter
step-son
twin
twin-brother
twin-sister
uncle
widow (woman)
widower (man)
wife
ex-wife
тетя; тетка
брат
двоюродный брат, двоюродная сестра
дочь
отец
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внук; внучка |
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внучка |
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внук |
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дедушка |
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дедушка (ласкательное) |
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бабушка |
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бабушка (ласкательное) |
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дедушка и бабушка |
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правнук; правнучка |
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муж |
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бывший муж |
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родители жены/мужа |
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свекор, тесть |
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свекровь, теща |
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зять (муж дочери) |
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мать |
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племянница |
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племянник |
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родители |
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сестра |
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сын |
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отчим |
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падчерица |
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приемный сын |
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близнецы |
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брат-близнец |
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сестра-близнец |
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дядя |
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вдова |
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вдовец |
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жена |
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бывшая жена |
Consult the dictionary and translate the following words and word combinations:
Family
spouse
child, children
sibling
great-grandfather, great-grandmother; great-grandchild
adopted son, adopted daughter, adopted child
foster family; foster father, foster mother, foster parents; foster son, foster daughter, foster child
Relatives
uncle, aunt; nephew, niece
cousin, first cousin, second cousin
my family, my relatives, my folks, my kin
Relatives by marriage
in-laws; father-in-law, mother-in-law; son-in-law, daughter-in-law
brother-in-law, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, sisters-in-law
Age groups
child, baby, infant; teenager, adolescent; adult, grownup
young man, young woman; old man, old woman
Marital status and related words
single, married, engaged; separated, divorced; widower, widow
fiance, engagement, engagement ring
bride, bridegroom, wedding, wedding rings, honeymoon
divorce, ex-husband / ex, ex-wife / ex; alimony, child support
girlfriend, boyfriend
lover, paramour, beau, mistress
Other related words
pregnancy, birth
child care, kindergarten, day-care centre, babysitter
illness, sickness, disease
death, funeral, burial, cemetery, grave
Vocabulary Exercises
Exercise 1
Choose one of the names in the family tree below and say how the person is related to other people. Note that the pictures of marriage partners are connected with wedding rings.
►Pattern: William Luke is Leon Luke’s son, Philip Smith’s nephew and Laura White’s grandson
Exercise 2
Make up your family tree and speak about your family.
Exercise 3
Work in pairs and talk. Imagine that:
a) you are speaking with a distant relative trying to find out what relation you are to one another;
b) you show your family album to your friend and answer all his or her questions.