A Alex is from a small English town in Derbyshire in the East Midlands. In this recording, he talks about his own family and his wife's family. Read the questions and then play the recording through once. Answer the questions to check your general comprehension. 1 Do any of Alex's family members live within walking distance of where he lives? How many of his wife's sisters (his sisters-in-law) have children? Alex expresses regret that his and his wife’s parents do not live nearby. Why? How many brothers and sisters does Alex have? Why is Alex happy to be part of his wife's larger family? wawn Now listen again, stop the recor sentences. 1g as necessary, and complete the gaps in the We don’t really have any family in close Mine are up in Derbyshire where I, where | Itis difficult not having any immediate family that you can rely on for .. ev We make a conscious effort obviously to stay in touch with ssseeeeee Of Our fal I don’t have any brothers or sisters To kind of become part of this big -..ennevnn family [..] is really great. Iman. ouawna Listen to the recording one more time and identify words and phrases with similar meanings to the following words. children all except very close family a serious effort looking after children depend on auawne In this recording, Patrick, who is from Southern Pines in North Carolina, USA, talks about the people who make up his extended family. Read the questions and then play the recording. Are these statements true or false? True False Patrick has three siblings. His mother has several brothers and sisters. He has three uncles and three aunts. Elec is a common name in America. wun grandmother remarried ten years after her divorce from his grandfather. 6 His grandmother's new husband has not been welcomed into the family.@ Now listen again and complete the following phrases. DO MY crsseee family isn't so big. Ihave a brother and two step-sisters, as my mom is ... We're anywhere from... for a normal family gathering. Obviously . Alexander would be Alex. My grandma is definitely of the family. Don't get me wrong, she’s a, she’s a very loving ....... But every good divorce always leads to a better She spent most of her life ... ... and has recently eNauawn © Patrick uses a number of idiomatic phrases and sayings. Match the idiomatic expressions on the left with the simpler alternatives on the right. 1 asa matter of fact please don't misunderstand me 2 isn'tso big well known for 3. loads and loads of a well-respected man 4 don’t get me wrong a large number of 5. pretty famous for actually 6 that’s how we look at it is not particularly big 7 areally good guy that is our view eo Find a word in the recording that means the same as the following. strange get-together female ruler full stop challenge enormous aunRWNea