Family –test I.

Use these words below:

aunt, uncle, niece, grandfather, grandmother, granddaughters, grandsons, nephew, cousins

1. Your parent’s parents are your………………and your…………….

2. Your father’s brother and sister are your………….and………………
3. Your aunt’s and uncle’s children are your………………..
4. Your brother’s son and daughter are your……………..and your……………..
5. Your children’s children are your……………………..and your…………………

II.Look at the following short texts and find an example of:

a. a nuclear family c. an extended family d. a couple with no children

b. a single-parent family e. a couple who adopted a child

1. We’re married with three kids. Our eldest son, Simon, has just started secondary school,
our daughter, Lisa, is eight and our youngest son, Luke, is only five.
2. We’ve only been married for a year. We’re not planning to start a family just yet.
3. I’m a single mum. I bring up my son Josh on my own. Josh does not mind being an only
child but I think he’d like a brother or sister one day.
4. We share the hours with my mother and father and my wife’s sister and her kids.
Everyone helps to look after all the children.
5. We couldn’t have children of our own so we decided that adoption was the only answer.
Lily came to live with us two years ago. She seems very happy at the moment but we
realise that she might want to find her real mother one day.

III .Match the beginnings and ending of the sentences below:

1. We’re not planning to start a the house with my wife’s family

2. They help us take care of b. her real mother one day
3. We adopted c. the children
4. We share d. a baby from China
5. She might want to find e. a family just yet.

IV. Complete the following sentences with the words and phrases below.

The whole family, A very close family, A big family, Family tree, A big family reunion

1. I come from…………………….. I’ve got four brothers and two sisters.

2. We’re…………….We see each other almost every day and if ever I’m in trouble, I know I
can turn to one of them for help.
3. It’s my son’s eighteenth birthday next week. We’re hoping to get……….together.
4. My wife and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary soon. We’re planning to have.
5. When I was researching my ……….I found out that my great- great grandfather cam over
to England from Ireland 120 years ago.
What is your point of view?
o I prefer to talk about my problems with…………….. because……….
o I help my family: -my mother…………………
-my father……………………
-my sister……………………
-my brother………………….
o I like these qualities at : -my mother…………………
-my father……………………
-my sister……………………
-my brother………………….
o I don’t like…………………………………
o My parents always tell me:………………………………..
o My family is for me: a shelter, a prison or a school of love.
o If a member of my family has problems, I …………………
o What means love?..............................................................
o Which of these words reflects the word ‘’love’’?
‘’protect’’, ‘’attention’’, ‘’prejudge’’, ‘’sacrifice’’, ‘’trust’’, ‘’happiness’’,
‘’affection’’, ‘’understanding’’, ‘’help’’, ‘’friendship’’.
o Why is difficult to live without a family?.......................................
o Put in order these words. Begin with the most important for you!
Health, Money, Freedom, Family, Knowledge, Power, Happiness.
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