- •Family and Family Relations
- •Notes: Favourite – Pet
- •Relative – Relation
- •Bride – Fiancee
- •Stage a Approaching the Topic
- •Betty Smith
- •Reading Skills
- •The Grey Family
- •The Tailor Family
- •Conversation Practice
- •1. The Family Photo Album
- •2. Introducing people to the members of the family
- •3. Visiting an English Home
- •4. Family Life in England
- •5. Marrying an Intellectual Woman
- •6. Engagement
- •Stage b
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •A Life in the Day of Linda McCartney
- •Английские семьи
- •Stage c
- •Stage d
- •Expanding the Topic
- •Critical Thinking
- •Wedding Superstitions
- •The Unicorn in the Garden
Stage d
Choose the best alternative
Test 1
I have no brothers or sisters. I’m … child.
A an only B a sole C a unique D a single
My sister and I are always quarrelling. We just don’t seem to …
A get off B get together C get on D get by
Most parents find it difficult to … their children nowadays.
A grow up B foster C develop D bring up
His parents gave him everything he asked for. He was thoroughly …
A disturbed B ashamed C full up D spoilt
A woman who has never married is called a …
A virgin B widower C bachelor D spinster
On first coming to England, I fell … in love with a girl who lived in the flat below mine.
A feet over hands B hole over hole C foot in mouth D head over heels
I’d ask you to marry me but I’m sure you’d turn me …
A around B down c off D over
A good friend will always … you when you are in trouble.
A stand by B stand up C stand for D stand against
Unfortunately their marriage is …
A on the rocks B out of order C out of sorts D on the decline
I’m absolutely … about her but she doesn’t seem to be very interested in me.
A overwhelmed B crazy C infatuated D sick
They don’t get on well with each other because they’re …
A disaffected B dissident C incompatible incongruous
The moment I saw you it was love …
A at a glance B into view C at first sight D out of focus
I’ve got no … of getting married. I’m a confirmed bachelor.
A aim B intention C plan D desire
It’s … knowledge that they are going out with each other.
A common B frequent C general D open
It’s said that absence makes the heart grow …
A fonder B loving C stronger D affectionate
You’ve got no right to blame me for everything – it takes two to … a quarrel.
A do B look for C make D want
It’s a great shame that you … with each other as you used to be such good friends.
A came out B fell out C set out D turned out
It’s time we had a … talk with each other in an effort to clear the air.
A eye-to-eye B heart-to-heart C face-to-face D cheek-to-cheek
Since we got divorced, we’ve gone our own separate …
A directions B lives C paths D ways
Test 2
He … into her eyes and declared his love for her.
A glanced B glared C gazed D glimpsed
Although they no longer love each other, they’ve decided to stay together … the children.
A for the sake of B in spite of C on behalf of D in the event of
Thinking about my childhood makes me feel very …
A remembered B memorable C nostalgic D reminiscent
Early retirement is a … of reducing the workforce while avoiding redundancies.
A device B means C source D proposal
The proportion of elderly people in the population is steadily … as they live longer.
A falling B growing up C raising D rising
Jean gets very … if her daughter doesn’t ring her once a week.
A moved B agitated C shaken D touchy
John and Emily always buy … for her birthday.
A for their daughter something nice B their daughter something nice
Your children have … since I last saw them.
A tailed so much B got so tall C been so tall
He’s been trying to persuade his father … him a bicycle.
A buy B buying C to buy D for buying
I’ve sent the children outside to play. They were getting in my … all the time.
A place B hands C nerves D way
He doesn’t know anybody in London apart … his sister.
A from B for C than D of
I’d like to congratulate you … recent engagement.
A. on B about C for D of
He had many regrets when he … his life.
A looked down on B looked back on C looked up to D looked out for
He … to get some cards for his birthday, but none arrived.
A promised B expected C assumed D supposed
Johnny’s parents always let him have his own …
A will B wish C way D demand
His father had been the … of the company in 1955.
A inventor B producer C founder D originator
Please tell the children to stop … my dog.
A trying B shocking C teasing D laughing
Is he married or … ?
A alone B single C free D solitary
My grandmother passed … at the age of 99.
A out B away C off D up
Test 3
I don’t know how he manages to … his family on a small salary.
A keep B retain C subsist D subsidize
She idolized her son and practically raised him to the … of a god.
A grade B prestige C rank D status
He knew he must … nothing of this to his wife.
A breathe B secrete C talk D discuss
4. The marriage will … next Monday at noon.
A take place B go off C come together D carry on
5. Why do you spend all your time … your sister!
A arguing about B arguing for C arguing with D arguing at
Now that I’m nearly 65, I’m looking forward to my …
A jubilation B removal C resignation D retirement
Every year on his birthday, Miguel’s uncle gave him a … new gold coin.
A blazing B dazzling C brilliant D shiny E sparkling
The lovers sat for ages … fondly into each other’s eyes.
A watching B peering C peeping D staring E gazing
It’s your … to do the washing up. I did it yesterday.
A share B time C part D turn
He’s never … his father for making him go out to work when he was 14.
A forgotten B accused C forgiven D disapproved E forbidden
Their three children … in age from 10 to 17.
A account B ring C grow D range
Mary … in an old terrace house in South London.
A leaves B inhabits C lives D visits
The man next door has been a … since his wife died ten years ago.
A widower B divorcee C single D widow
He … most of his early life in a small village in Scotland.
A grew up B brought C did D spent
“What do you … to do when you grow up?” he asked the girl.
A prepare B going C decide D intend
That woman’s husband just … her one day last year and she hasn’t seen him since.
A went back on B grew out of C ran away with D walked out on
Her husband claims he is a(n) … of Queen Victoria.
A ancestor B descendant C follower D heir
Despite their age her grandparents are still very …
A alive B childish C lively D living
My sister’s son, Jimmy, is my favourite …
A cousin B nephew C niece D uncle
The twins keep pretending to be each other – they are such … children!
A evil B miserable C naughty D wicked
Test 4
Sarah has invited all her … to the wedding.
A compatriots B in-laws C parents D relations
Her parents have been married for 25 years and today is their …
A anniversary B birthday C jubilee D marriage
The people in the flat upstairs are always having noisy …
A debates B discussions C noises D rows
When her mother remarried she got on well with her new …
A ancestor B forefather C foster-father D stepfather
A diagram that shows the members of a family and their relationship is called a family …
A branch B line C river D tree
He had to leave his family … when he went abroad to work.
A at a loss B behind C out D at all costs
My sister had a baby daughter yesterday and she is my first …
A nephew B cousin C niece D relation
In spite of her protests her father … her train for the race 3 hours a day.
A let B made C insisted D caused
The brothers are so alike I cannot … one from the other.
A say B notice C mark D tell
The child was so noisy that his mother told him not to be such a …
A nuisance B trouble C bother D worry
Just keep … on the baby while I cook the supper, will you?
A a look B a glance C an eye D a care
Jenny and her sister are so … they could almost be twins.
A likeness B alike C same D the same
While studying he was financially dependent … his wife.
A on B to C of D from
Mr and Mrs Hudson are always … with each other about money.
A annoying B arguing C discussing D shouting
She came in quietly … not to wake the baby.
A as if B so as C such as D if so
Sue hadn’t seen her brother for thirty years and … they recognized each other instantly.
A yet B so C despite D also
She finds looking after the children a …
A stress B strain C pressure D panic
Her divorce was a(n) … experience for her and she still hasn’t fully recovered.
A stunning B staggering C shattering D amazing
It was a serious quarrel and they took a long time to make it …
A over B away C out D up
Test 5
He didn’t know anyone at the wedding … than the bride and groom.
A except B other C apart D rather
By an unfortunate … the bride’s sister was not invited to the wedding.
A insult B oversight C neglect D disregard
The boy’s mother was … in by his lies.
A drawn B taken C pulled D caught
Children who are praised for their work are always … on to do better.
A encouraged B approved C inspired D spurred
His failure … great disappointment to his parents.
A forced B made C caused D provided
After his girlfriend left him George determined never … in love again.
A to fall B falling C for to fall D having fallen
When her millionaire father died the heiress … a fortune.
A came into B came at C came through D came to
His emotional problems … from the attitudes he encountered as a child I think.
A stem B flourish C root D sprout
The little boy was left in … his grandmother during his parents’ absence.
A charge B care of C care D the charge of
He was always finding … with his daughter’s friends.
A blame B lack C mistake D fault