Language Practice

Pre-intermediate

Vocabulary    Basic 09 Family

Family relationships

Jeff and Dean are twins. Flora has a lot of relatives called Eric has a lot of relatives called
Mary, but there’s no one in her close Charles, including his brother,
family called Mary. his grandfather and his great-
grandfather.

Natasha has a lot of cousins, but she Amy is the eldest child, Kira is the Martha and Hannah are half-sisters.
is an only child. middle child and Sammy is the
youngest child.

Neil is Bea’s step‑brother. Julian has one niece and two Alice is Steve’s mother-in-law.
nephews.
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Pre-intermediate

Vocabulary    Basic 09 Family (continued)

Personality adjectives

I’m confident and I'm not really shy,

easy-going. I get the but I’m a quiet
best out of people person so I don’t
that way. really go out much.

People say I’m very

gentle and I always
try to be cheerful.

confident – feeling or showing
that you are sure about your own
opinions, abilities, etc.
easy-going – calm, relaxed, and
not easily worried or upset by what
people do
shy – nervous and uncomfortable gentle – kind and calm; treating
about meeting and speaking to people in a careful way
people cheerful – feeling and showing that
quiet – not talking very much you are happy

I’m quite
I’m always I’m intelligent and
creative. I’m not
patient and polite, hard-working. I’ve
really talented, but
whatever the guests been the same since
I really enjoy trying to
say to me. I was at school.
make nice things.
patient – able to stay calm and not creative – using skill or imagination intelligent – having the ability to
get angry to make or do new things understand, learn, and think
polite – having good manners and talented – having natural skill hard-working – working with effort
showing respect for others or ability and energy

I tell people what I

think of them. Some
people say I’m rude,
but I don’t think I am.
I think I’m just honest.

rude – not polite

honest – telling the truth