13 Fami y and friends ME) tives: Seas My father died when Iwas nine, and 20 my mether was ‘widow with four young children. She remarried five years later, soncw | have asteplather. Ashe is pot my real “ther, call hm byhis firstname, which s Dito. ve got ‘anelder brother called Thomas and two younger sister, ‘Anya and Claudia, who are twins: We'rea close family* ymetherie an only chil, but ve got sw uncles on my {other's side, One is maried with oro chidren, andthe ctheris married with three loldren, 20 altogether have fire cousins. get on well with Uncle Rolf, and ealways tells mem his ‘avourite nephew. Ofhis nieces, | tink he kes Anya best. Recortly my brother Themas got marred Hic wifos namo ie Sabino, 20 new have a setor inlaw” aevll * members of your family synrelations “a famly who tke each other andstay together alot awoman whose husband has died * without brothers or sisters Zolder havea good relationship with Dye chidronhernta one matheratthesametime T|alza mathar/brother/sen-in-law, tc) Father Mother ——— Dieter Uncle Rolf Sabine Thomas Me Anya Claudia ro It's more comman and more natural to say"Thomas's wife! (NOT shewifeot thomas) or "Anna's younger dster (NOT the youngersiater af Anna HE) crs ybestfriond ic Foson, an eld zchoalfriand?. Wo gotto know each other when we werein the some class at schod. We've been mates” ‘ever since’, nd our friendship Yery important to both of us. He spendsa lotoftime with my family, and his eurent® grind is actually one of Thomas’ ex-airienes. Aut we all gaton really wll aor} ttre We use the prefix ex for 2 relationship we had in the past but do nothave now, eg. The chicken stay with my ex-husband at the weekend; Isaw an ex- gitriend of mine yesterday.13.2 13.3 13.4 Look atthe family tree, then complete the sentences below. ——{ simon —= cath lan eg (now dese) Emily (10) Tom(16) —Lefa(14) Henry (10) 11 Simon died two years ago, soCath isa edie 2 Leyaiscatns 23 Tomis cath 4 Cathis Megs 55 Simon was Brians. 6 Tomis Leys 7 EmuylsLeyas 8 Emiyisan Which words are being defined? boyfriends the one that you have now, ‘ean get mare again. are alltnernembets of your family ‘lend s the one youlike morethan any other. Titend is semeane you nave known for alang time. {are two children born to one mather at tne same time, san informal word for atriend, 'sthenounwnen two paopte arefriands. isthe man who ismarried to your mother but isnot your fthes. twas stl going outwith James when Imet my husband, Ben. We! ._2¢# ther because we vent tothe same gym twice a meek, Wewent out with each ther for about ‘smonts, and we got we've been ‘couple for almost five years. : we got ‘maried, and! stil quite often see lames when we've there Is rice if yeu Can Sl & with an. -boyfriend or-gitiend. 39 “Answer the questions for you, then if possible, ask fiend and write their answers. 11Are you an only child not, do you have elder brothers or sisters? 2 Doyou geton well with ether members of your far? 3Aryouaclose family? 4h was the last person n your Far to get mand? When? ‘Sho’ your best rend? How longhave youknawn himiher How did you get to know each other?