Unit 01: The Family Tree

Exercise 01: Look at the Masons family tree below and read the text Who am !" that
follows#
Who am !
My $rand%arents" names are William and Mary Mason. They had only one child together; my
father, Henry. This means that I have no co&sins from my fathers side. When my father was
twenty-four, he married my mother Diana and together they had four children, me and three
others. oth my sister and my brothers are older than me, which ma!es me the youngest
siblin$. My eldest "rother #aul was the $rst one to get married. He married %nne &mith. &i'
years after #aul got married, I married &andra. Isnt she (retty) We have two wonderful children,
#eter and *mily.
My other two si"lings, %melia and +ohn, never got married. %melia still lives with my (arents.
&he ta!es care of them and hel(s them around the house. ,n the other hand, my "rother +ohn
went to live a"road. My family and I dont get to see him that much anymore, "ut we still tal! to
each other over the (hone. -nli!e #aul and I, "oth %melia and +ohn have no children. This does
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not mean that my children, li!e me, have no cousins "ecause they do. They have two cousins
from my side, &arah and +ac!. They are #auls children. They are wonderful cousins for my
children to have.
&o who do you thin! am I)
Exercise 0': The text below is related to the text which yo& ha(e )&st read# Fill in the
$a%s abo&t the s%eaker by &sin$ some of the words below# *ome of the words can be
&sed more than once#
rothers William &andra .iece -ncles
/eorge Mary
&i"lings +ac! &ister Daughter 0hildren %untie
0ousins .e(hew 1ather #aul &on &arah
The s(ea!ers name is 234 55555555555555555555# He is the youngest son of 264 555555555555555555
and Diana. %melia, #aul and +ohn are /eorges 274 555555555555555555555# He is married to 284
55555555555555555, and together they have a 294 55555555555555555555 named #eter and a 2:4
55555555555555555555 named *mily. This ma!es /eorges 2;4 5555555555555555555, #aul and +ohn,
#eter and *milys 2<4 55555555555555555, while /eorges 2=4 55555555555555555+ %melia is #eter and
*milys 23>4 55555555555555555555# #eter is therefore the 2334 5555555555555555555 of his fathers
si"lings, while *mily is the 2364 555555555555555555 of her fathers si"lings.
The only 2374 5555555555555555555 that #eter and *mily have are &arah and +ac!. They are the
2384 55555555555555555of %nne and #aul. oth &arah and +ac! are older than #eter and *mily. ?i!e
#eter, +ac! is the 2394 55555555555555555555 of %melia and +ohn. ut unli!e +ac!, he is also the
ne(hew of 23:4 5555555555555555555# -nli!e #eter, +ac! is not the ne(hew of 23;4
5555555555555555555+ "ecause #aul is his 23<4 5555555555555555555# ,n the other hand, his sister
23=4 555555555555555555 is the 26>4 55555555555555555555 of %melia, +ohn and /eorge.
Exercise 0,: Finish the followin$ sentences with the a%%ro%riate words from the box#
/reat-grandchildren /rand-son /reat-grand(arents /rand-
(arents
/reat-grandfather /reat-grandchild /reat-granddaughters
/rand-father /rand-mum /rand-daughter /reat-grandmother
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/rand-sons /rand-mother /rand-dad /rand-
children /reat-grandson s
3. William and Mary are /eorges 5555555555555555555555555555.
6. /eorge refers to William as his 55555555555555555555555555 or
5555555555555555555555555555.
7. /eorge refers to Mary as his 555555555555555555555555 or
55555555555555555555555555.
8. /eorge and his other si"lings; %melia, #aul and +ohn, are William and Marys
5555555555555555555555555555.
9. /eorge, #aul and +ohn are William and Marys 55555555555555555555555555.
:. %melia is William and Marys only 555555555555555555555555555.
;. William and Mary are #eter and *milys5555555555555555555555.
<. #eter and *mily refer to William as their 55555555555555555555555.
=. #eter and *mily refer to Mary as their 5555555555555555555555555.
3>.#eter, *mily, &arah and +ac!, are William and Marys 555555555555555555555555555.
33.*mily and &arah are William and Marys 5555555555555555555555.
36.#eter and +ac! are William and Marys 555555555555555555555555.
Exercise 0-@ .om%lete the followin$ text entitled Emily"s story" with the a%%ro%riate
words#
&te(-father &te(-mother &te(-"rother &te(-sister
&te(-daughter &te(-son
Emily"s *tory
Hi, my name is *mily. I am eleven years old. My fathers name is /eorge. He is currently married
to &andra. ut although my father is married to &andra; &andra is not really my mother. My
mothers name is Aate. Aate is the one who gave "irth to me and not &andra. &adly, my mum
and dad did not get on really well with each other and so they got a divorce when I was only two
years old. Two years after the divorce my dad met &andra. They got married after three years.
Therefore &andra is not my "iological mother, "ut rather she is my 234 5555555555555555555555#
%nd I am not her "iological daughter, "ut rather, I am her
264 55555555555555555555555#
?i!e my father, &andra was married "efore she met my father. ut li!e my father, /eorge, she
too got a divorce. &he had a son named #eter with her $rst hus"and. &ince &andra is now
married to my father, (eo(le thin! that #eter is my "iological "rother. ut #eter is really my 274
5555555555555555555555and I am his 284 55555555555555555555, since we are not related "y "lood.
Therefore, my father, /eorge, is not #eters "iological father, "ut really he is his 294
555555555555555555555. This ma!es #eter, my fathers 2:4 555555555555555555555555#
ut des(ite the fact that we are not all "lood related, we still get along with each other very well
and we all love each other to "its. oth /eorge and &andra love #eter and I eBually. %nd "oth
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#eter and I love our (arents eBually. Moreover, "oth #eter and I love each other. We are all a
family after all and thats what a family should do; love each other.
Exercise 00: 1eor$e and his wife *andra ha(e some other relati(es which are not
mentioned in the Masons family tree# 2ead the text entitled The in3laws" and 4ll in
the blanks with the a%%ro%riate words in the box#
1ather-in-law Mother-in-law rother-in-law rothers-in-law
&ister-in-law &on-in-law Daughters-in-law Wives
The3in3laws
&andra and %nne are not Henry and Dianas daughters, "ut rather they are
the 234 555555555555555555555 of their sons. Therefore, &andra and %nne are
the 264 55555555555555555555555555555 of Henry and Diana. &ince Henry is the
father of &andra and %nnes hus"ands, than he is &andra and %nnes 274
555555555555555555555555555555. &imilarly, Diana is &andra and %nnes 284
555555555555555555555555555555. If Henry and Dianas daughter, %melia was
married, then her hus"and would "e Henry and Dianas 294
55555555555555555555555555555555.
&andra has a sister named ?illy. ?illy is not /eorges 2&andras hus"and4
sister, "ut rather she is his 2:4 5555555555555555555555555555. ,n the other
hand, /eorge is ?illys 2;4 555555555555555555555555555. &imilarly, %nne has a
"rother named Mar!. Mar! and #aul 2%nnes hus"and4 are not "rothers, "ut
rather they are 2<4 55555555555555555555555555.
Exercise 05: 6isc&ss the followin$ 7&estions with yo&r %artner#
3. Do you always get on with the (eo(le in your family)
6. Which family mem"er do you get on with the most)
7. Which mem"er of your family do you argue with the most)
8. What was the last thing you argued a"out with your (arents)
9. Is it "etter to have "rothers and sisters or to "e an only child)
:. Who in your family do you turn to when you need advice)
;. What is your ha((iest family memory)
<. Which mem"er of your family do you thin! has inCuenced you the most)
=. How often do you see the rest of your family 2uncles, aunties, grand(arents, cousins and so
on4)
3>.Have you ever lied to your (arents)
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