1) Which two of these words can be used as a verb?

father son sister mother uncle

What does each mean?

2) Which three of these words can take the suffix -less to form an adjective meaning 'without'?

Word Meaning

3) Which of the following:

a) is someone who your parents are looking after as if he were a member of the family?

b) is related to you through your own or your sister's marriage?

c) is the child of your stepfather or stepmother but not of your natural mother or father?

d) is the natural child of one of your own natural parents?

4) Which of the word-parts in the box can be used with each of the relations below?

-in-law step- half-

a) sister b) mother

c) cousin d) father

e) son f) uncle

g) parents h) children

i) daughter, j) grandchild

Ex. 7 Complete the chart.

Verb	Noun	Adjective	Past Participle
die
live
		xxxx	born

Fill in the blanks with the right part of speech derived from to die.

a) He didn't have a horrible _______: it was quick, and seconds before he_____ he

was laughing and joking.

b) Here, he told me to give you his watch. It was his_____ wish.

c ) When anybody dies it is sad, but the_______of children is the worst.

d) I'll remember this moment to my_________day.

e) The_______man lay undiscovered for some three weeks.

f) The car engine spluttered and____. We were stranded in a deserted country lane.

g) ______doesn't frighten me but making speeches does!

Which of the sentences have fixed phrases,

and which use the word die, etc. metaphorically?

Ex. 8 Fill in the blanks with the right word born/birth/birthday.

a)What's your place of_____?

b) When is your_____?

c) was_____in Manchester.

d)She gave_____to a healthy boy.

e) Where was she___________?

Word Meaning

Ex. 9 Look at the following expressions. Which of them mean

a) die

b) a dead person

c) dead

pass on kick the bucket

the late Sheelagh Graham pass away

the deceased

give up the ghost at peace

Do you have euphemisms like these in your language? Can you translate them into English?

Ex. 10 Say what relation is:

your mother's sister to you

your father's brother to you

your mother's brother to you

your sister's son to you

your brother's daughter to you

your aunt's son to you

your aunt's daughter to you

your sister's husband to you

your brother's wife to you

your husband's parents to you

your sister's daughter to you

your parents' parents to you

your grandparents' parents to you

your mother to your cousin

your sister to your uncle

your husband to your parents

your sister to your children

your husband's brother to your children

Word Ex. 11 Put the correct word in the gap:

Use to marry, to get married, to be married, got married, married, marriage.

a) A: Are you____?

B: No, I'm single.

b) A: Whatever happened to Ann?

B: She____a man she met on holiday.

c) I'm never going to____. I prefer being on my own.

d) I see Susy is happy in her____. She is____to Mrs Johnson's son, isn't she?

e) Darling, I love you! Will you____me?

f) We had a lovely wedding. We____in spring. There were a lot of flowers.

Skill Ex. 12 Read the information about the Queen Mother presented Developing below.

FACT-FILE... FACT-FILE... FACT-FILE... FACT-FILE...

Full official title - Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Born - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was bom on 4 August 1900 in Scotland, She was the ninth of Earl and Countess Strathmore's ten children.)

Married - In 1923 'Lady Elizabeth' married King George V's second son, the Duke of York. Between 1923-36 she was the 'Duchess of York^’. Then, when her husband became King George VI, she was known as 'Queen Elizabeth'. She only became the 'Queen Mother' in 1952 when George VI died.

Children - Two daughters: Elizabeth II (the Queen) and Margaret Rose (Princess Margaret).

Homes - The Queen Mother has homes in London (Clarence House), Windsor (Royal Lodge) and Scotland (The Castle of Mey).

Nickname - 'The Queen Mum'.

Charities - Although she's over 100 now, the Queen Mother is still patron or

president of over 300 charities.

Hobbies and interests - Fishing, gardening, music, dancing and horseracing.

Ex. 13 A. Study the family tree of the Norton family, and then answer the

questions that follow. The ages of those living are given in brackets

below each name.

In Britain it is normal for the wife to take the husband's name, and for the children to have only the father's surname. So Barbara is Mrs Barbara Norton, and Deborah, when she was single, was called Deborah Norton.

What are the full names of the following:

Deborah, Harold, Ian, Jane, Lawrence?

Which member of the family is a widow? Which is a widower?

What relation are the following members of the family to Barbara?

Match the name to the relationship.

Charles	daughter
Deborah	granddaughter
Gerald	grandson
Harold	great-grandson
Jane	son
Lawrence	son-in-law

What relation are the following members of the family to Deborah? Match the name to the relationship.

Barbara brother

Gerald nephew

Charles ex-husband

Harold daughter

Frank husband

Jane mother

B. Draw Your Family Tree. Share the information with your partner.

С Read the following texts, making sure that you understand the meaning of the underlined words.

Harold Norton is getting married next month to Mary Sutcliffe, who has been his girlfriend since they were teenagers. Last Christmas, he proposed to her, and they became engaged. Harold's fiancee became an orphan when she was five becauai both her parents were killed in an accident but she has two brothers, Tom and William. The elder brother, Tom, went to school with Harold, so they have been close friends since childhood. At the moment, Harold and Mary are busy making out a list of invitations to the wedding. They are going to invite all their relatives and a number of friends and neighbours. The day after the wedding, the followinj announcement appeared in the local paper:

NORTON SUTCLIFFE - Harold Norton, son of Mr Charles Norton of 26 Pine Close, Farley, and the late Mrs Elsie Norton to Mary Elizabeth Sutcliffe daughter of the late Mr Ernest and Mrs Jean Sutcliffe, of 119 Oak Avenue, Farley, at St.Andrew's Church. The marriage service was conducted by the Reverend John Wales, Vicar of Farley. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr Tom Sucliffe, and the bridesmaids were her cousin, Miss Sybil Chase, and the bridegroom's cousin, Miss Jane Quick. At the reception in the King's Arms, Mr Gerald Quick proposed the health of the bride and groom, and the bridegroom replied on behalf of the happy couple . The best man , the bridegroom's cousin, Mr Ian Page, was in charge of the arrangements , and afterwards made an amusing speech and read out telegrams from friends abroad.

Put the following in chronological order and then find the female equivalents:

fiance, husband, boyfriend, bridegroom.

Compare the names given to a couple at different stages in their relationship with those given to them in your country. Are there any differences?

Ex. 14 Complete the sentences, using the correct word or phrase from those you have seen above. To help you, the first letter of each word is given. You may refer to the family tree of the Norton family, and the account of the marriage and wedding reception.

A wedding I have attended, by Jane Quick (46).

My с________________, Harold, got married last weekend and I was a b______________ at the w_______________. All the family were vary happy, because we have known the b_______________, Mary Sutcliffe for a long time, and Harold had been going out with her for a year before they became e___________.

Mary's p___________s died in a car crash when she was very young, so she became an о_______________, but her b____________Tom is a kind man and has always looked after her. When Harold and Mary were making out the list of i_________________s for the wedding, of course, they invited all the r______________.s and some friends and n_______________s, but we wondered if my m______________'s first h___________, my s_______________ Mr Page would accept, because, he lives in Newcastle and my g__________ has never forgiven him because of the d____________. But he did come, perhaps because my brother Ian - that's his s______________ - was going to be the b___________ m_______________. I wondered what my f_____________ would say, but Daddy is very sensible and he said he hadn't got any time for silly family quarrels. Everyone was very happy during the m___________ service, except my U___________ Charles, the b__________'s father. He was a little sad — I suppose because my A____________ Elsie died a few years ago and he was thinking about her.

Afterwards, we went to the r____________at the King's Arms and had a big lunch and everyone made speeches. Then the b___________ cut the cake, with Harold helping her, and they went off to their honeymoon in Ibiza and left us to dance all evening. My Uncle Charles cheered up and came up to me and said, "I must come and dance with my n__________, the prettiest girl in the room", so I very pleased.

Ex 15 Note down and discuss your answers to the following questions about marriage in your country.

Skill Developing

1. At what age do most women get married? And men?

2. How do most people meet their future husbands/wives?

a) through the family

b) at parties, discos, clubs, etc.

c) at work or college, etc.

3. Do parents have to approve of the choice of a partner?

4. Do parents ever choose the partner for their son/daughter⁹

5. Do people get engaged? If so, how long do engagements last?

6. How long do weddings last?

7. Are there any interesting features of marriage in your country?

Ex. 16 Here is a letter from a magazine. Read it and what you would do if you were Linda.

HOW DO I CHOOSE?

Dear Joyce,

I have been going out with Tom for two years now, and we are planning to get married. We share a lot of interests, and have enormous fun together, I know that we would have a good and stable marriage.

Last autumn, however, we had a few problems. I was working abroad for a month, and shortly after 1 left Tom wrote to me saying that he had been out with his ex-girlfriend a few times. He said they were just friends, but I was quite upset.

About this time I met Alan, who was working on the same project as me. I was very, very attracted to him, and we began going out together. He is obviously very much in love with me, and I am in love with him too, in a way. I have never been so physically attracted to a man as I am to him - the memory of certain moments with him still makes me go weak with pleasure. But it is not only physical: we have all sorts of things in common. He wants me to marry him. We have continued to write, and have seen each other once since then, when he came to England. If I did marry him, I would have to gi^e up my job and go abroad, which bothers me - my career is important to me. And I am worried that our relationship might not last.

Tom knows that I went out with Alan, but he does not know how powerfully I am attracted to him. Tom and I have talked over the problem of his ex-girlfriend, and I was very impressed with the way that we were able to discuss things. I am still very, very fond of Tom, and I am sure that we would have a good life together. In every way but one, we are probably much better suited to one another than Alan and I are.

What should I do? I feel so mixed up. Should I marry Alan and give up my job? Should I stay with Tom? If I do, I couldn't tell him the whole truth about Alan; but I hate the idea of keeping a secret from my husband. Please help me.

Ex. 17 Ask your partner the following questions:

1 . Who are your favourite and least favourite relatives?

2 . Which of your relatives do you find:

a) the most interesting?

b) the funniest?

c) the most unpleasant?

d) the kindest?

e) the meanest, etc?

3 . Do you take after any of your relatives? Which?

Ex.18 What is love?

Here are some comments made by young children about love. What experiences or observations do you think are behind these comments?

Fiona, 6

I love my friends because they play with me. I love Mummy. I cuddle her. The bad thing about love is that you always have to get married.

Alex, 6

People who love each other rub noses. I say hello and wave my hand. If I wanted to show a boy I loved him I should give him a game. I'd give a girl a dolly.

Harries, 5

Love is care. I love my gran and grandad, but older people don't love each other. I’ve got an elder sister but I don’t her because she is always

Anna, 6

Love is very nice, it makes me feel happy. I love Ben because he's good Incikmj; I don't think I'll get in.iilied. I won't love anyone when I'm older.

Martin, 6

I love Anna but I haven't told her. And I love my Mummy. She shows she loves me by doing things for me, like washing up.

Peter, 6

I love Abigail. Sometimes I hug her and kiss her. I've already asked her to marry me and I went down on one knee. I'll marry her when I'm 31.

Ex. 19 Here are some English proverbs which have the word 'love' in them.

They are general comments on love. Work in groups of three or four to make suggestions about their meanings.

a) One cannot love and be wise.

b) Love is blind.

c) Love me, love my dog.

d) Love will find a way.

Love is blind,

but not neighbours.

Ex. 20 Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

- In what ways are you similar to or different from other people in your family?

- Do you think parents should be strict or easy-going?

Ex. 21 Read and/or listen to the following three interviews and answer the questions.

1. What kind of relationship do the children have with their parents?

2. Are the parents strict?

3. According to the mother, what is it like being a parent and what is a good parent?