1. Study the vocabulary and put the nouns concerning relations by birth and by marriage under the following headings.

Male relatives Female relatives Both

2. Form sentences from the table.

A grandmother A grandfather A granddaughter A grandson	is	One’s daughter’s or son’s son One’s daughter’s or son’s daughter One’s father’s or mother’s mother One’s father’s or mother’s father
A stepmother An aunt An uncle A nephew A niece A stepfather	is is	One’s father’s or mother’s brother One’s mother’s second husband One’s brother’s or sister’s daughter One’s brother’s or sister’s son One’s mother’s or father’s sister One’s father’s second wife
A widow A cousin A widower An orphan	is	A child of an uncle or aunt A woman whose husband is dead A child who has lost one or both parents A man whose wife is dead

3. Read and learn.

1. Your relatives by your wife’s are: mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law. Your parents will refer to your wife as their daughter-in-law, while your brothers or sisters will refer to her as their sister-in-law. Your wife’s parents will speak of your as their son-in-law (sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law).

2. Your brothers’ and sisters’ sons and daughters are your nephews and nieces.

3. Your mother’s and father’s brothers and sisters are your uncles and aunts. The children of your uncles and aunts are first cousins and the children of your mother’s and father’s first cousins are your second cousins.

4. Your father’s and mother’s parents are your grandparents and they will refer to you as their grandchildren (grandson or granddaughter) and to your children as their great-grandchildren.

5. Someone's second wife will speak of her husband's children as her stepchildren, whereas the latter will speak of her as their stepmother. Someone's second husband will also refer to his wife's children as his stepchildren while the latter will speak of him as their stepfather.

4. Look at Ann’s family tree.

a) Complete Ann’s description of her family by writing the correct name in the gaps.

1

Fred = Agnes

Will=Marry Tom=Sarah Paul=Jill Elizabeth

Claire James Ralph=Arny Ann Michael

Sally Jack

____ and 2 ____, my mother and father, (I call them mum and dad, by the way), they have three children, two daughters, me and 3 __, and one son, 4____. My older sister, 5 ____, is married and has two children, my niece, 6 ____, and my nephew, 7 ____. Her husband’s name is 8 ___. He’s my brother-in-law, and he’s very nice. My younger brother, 9 ___, is still at school. I have two cousins. One of them, 10___, my dad’s brother’s daughter, is a really good friend. The other one, 11 ___, is younger than me, and I don’t know him very well. He lives in Australia with his parents, Uncle 12 ___ and Aunt 13 ___. I know all my other relatives very well. I visit my grandfather, 14___, and my grandmother, 15__, every Sunday. I call them granddad and granny. And my favourite auntie, 16 ___, who is single, is lots of fun.

b) 1. What relation is Fred to Agnes? He is her husband. 2. What relation is Fred to Elizabeth? He is her … . 3. What relation is Michael to Arny? He is her … . 4. What relation is Ralph to Jill? He is her … . 5. What relation is Ann to Sally? She is her … . 6. What relation is Claire to James? She is his … . 7. What relation is Ralph to Paul? He is his … . 8. What relation is Fred to Will? He is his … . 9. What relations are Arny, Ann and Michael to Fred and Agnes? They are their … . 10. What relations are Fred and Agnes to Sally and Jack? They are their … . 11. What relations are Will and Paul to James? They are his … . 12. What relations are Sarah and Elizabeth to Claire? They are her … .

*5. Supply the missing words.

My … is Michael Adams. I am the eldest of all the children. My second brother is Jim. The youngest is Charlie. My eldest sister Maggie is two years younger than I. She is my pet sister. Some time ago she got engaged. Her … is Mr. White. They are going to … next month.

I have many relatives. My grandparents don’t live with us, they are … . I have a number of … and … relatives: two uncles, four aunts, and about a dozen of cousins. One of my aunts has lost her husband. She is a … . Her children are my … and my parents’ … and … . An uncle of mine has been a … for many years, but he married recently. His wife is very kind to his … and treats them as a real mother would do. They love and respect their … . My second aunt has remained unmarried and therefore she is what the English call a … or a single lady. An uncle of mine has also remained single. He is an old … .