2.

Your female child is your

__DAUGHTER ________.
(adeghrtu)
3. Your mother's or father's brother is
your __UNCLE________. (celnu)
4. Your mother's or father's sister is your
__AUNT________. (tanu)
5. Your brother's or sister's son is your
Starting Out ___NEPHEW_______. (eehnpw)
Episode 9 – Family photos 6. Your brother's or sister's daughter is
your __NIECE________. (ceein)
7. Your aunt's or uncle's child is your
Task 1 _____COUSIN_____. (cinosu)
Watch the video. Choose A, B or C. 8. Your mother's or father's father is your
___GRANDFATHER_______.
Who is Gavin? (aadefghnrrt)
A. Sammy's brother. 9. Your mother's or father's mother is
B. Sammy's son. your _____GRANDMOTHER_____.
C. Sammy's nephew. (adeghmnorrt)

Task 2 Task 4
Watch the video again. Complete the Match the sentences A–F to sentences 1–6
sentences with the correct words. to make six pairs.

brother mother sister 1. You have a cousin, Raymond.

son uncle uncle 2. I have a nephew, Gavin.
3. Gavin has an uncle, Neil.
4. Claire has a son, Gavin.
1. Neil is Sammy's ___BROTHER______.
5. Neil and I have a sister, Claire.
2. Neil is Gavin's ____UNCLE______. 6. Neil and Claire have a brother, Sammy.
3. Sammy is Gavin's ____AUNT______. 4.
Claire is Sammy's _SISTER______. A. Claire is OUR sister.
5. Gavin is Claire's _____SON_____. B. Gavin is HER son.
6. Claire is Gavin's C. Gavin is MY nephew.
__MOTHER________. D. Neil is HIS uncle.
E. Raymond is YOUR cousin.
F. Sammy is THEIR brother.
Task 3
Complete the definitions with the correct
words. Use the letters in brackets ( ).

1. Your male child is your

___SON_______.
(nos)

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Task 5
Can you remember the sentences from Task
4? Complete them with the correct
possessives.

1. Claire has a son, Gavin.

Gavin is __HER___ son.
.
2 Gavin has an uncle, Neil.
Neil is __HIS_ uncle.
3. I have a nephew, Gavin.
Gavin is ___MY__ nephew.
4. Neil and Claire have a brother,
Sammy.
Sammy is ___THEIR___ brother.
5. Neil and I have a sister, Claire.
Claire is ___OUR___ sister.
6. You have a cousin, Raymond.
Raymond is ___YOUR___ cousin.

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 Answers
Task 1

Task 2
1 . brother
2 . uncle
3 . uncle
4 . sister
5 . son
6 . mother

Task 3
1. son
2. daughter
3. uncle
4. aunt
5. nephew
6. niece
7. cousin
8. grandfather
9. grandmother

Task 4
1. Gavin is MY nephew.
2. Raymond is YOUR cousin.
3. Neil is HIS uncle.
4. Gavin is HER son.
5. Claire is OUR sister.
6. Sammy is THEIR brother.

Task 5
1. her
2. his
3. my
4. their
5. our
6. your

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