Look at the family tree and complete the sentences below.
Albert & Mary Dodds
J
ohn
= Susan Jill = Paul (died 1995) Barry = Sheila
Eve Ana Timothy Tom
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10) The only two people who are not related are…and…. |
Correct the mistakes.
My full name is Katy.
Unfortunately my family is full, I live with my mum only.
There are so many helpful close friends in my office.
My partner (the man I got married with) has brought a wonderful bucket of flowers on our anniversary.
I divide the flat with my brother.
I’ve got a niece, son of my brother, who we name John.
We have so many best friends working with the hospital that I had to become a doctor.
His wife died last year so he is an ex-husband now.
She is my senior, so she does what she’s told.
As their uncle had no other relatives they were granted the house after his death.
PHRASAL VERBS
Work with a partner. What is a phrasal verb? What makes it different from other verbs? Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
I grew up/down in Brazil.
The children were brought down/up by their aunt.
My brother always told me off/on for borrowing his records.
You really take before/after your father. You are always complaining.
My sister looked after/before me when I was ill.
I don’t get on/off very well with my mother.
I still look down/up to my older brother, and ask him for advice.
We carried off/on arguing until they left home.
Use the sentences in Ex. A to help you match the phrasal verbs from A with the definitions from B.
A |
B |
to grow up |
to admire and respect someone |
to bring up |
to continue (doing something) |
to tell (someone) off |
to develop from being a child to being an adult |
to take after (someone) |
to take care of (someone or something) |
to look after (someone or something) |
to talk angrily to someone because they have done something wrong |
to get on with (someone) |
to have a friendly relationship with someone |
to look up to (someone) |
to look or behave like another member of your family |
to carry on (doing something) |
to care for children until they are adults |
Complete the text using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in Exercise b.
I was brought up in a small town near Paris. My parents are English, so I (1) speaking English and French. A young English student lived with us during the school holidays, and she (2) me when my parents were away on business. I remember my father always (3) us (4) in English when he couldn’t hear us, because it was easier for both of us. She was an artist and we (5) very well. I (6) her, and later tried to become a painter myself. Unfortunately, I (7) my father, who wasn’t artistic, and so I was never successful.
D. Answer these questions about yourself and your region.
What is your first name? What is your surname? Is that a common name in your region?
Are you an only child?
Where did you grow up?
Who is your oldest friend?
How many of your ex-classmates are still your friends?
As a child, did anyone tell you off? Why? Did this make you stop or did you carry on anyway?
Which member of your family do you get on with best?
Who in your family do you take after?
Who looks after you when you are ill?
As a child, who did you look up to?
Are single parent families becoming more common in your region?
In your region, do more and more people live together without getting married?
When you bring up a child, what do you think is the most important thing to teach him/her?
E. Draw your own family tree and write a short summary of your family background.
READING: MODERN FAMILIES