1.

Read the expressions about families below and write their meanings in your own
words.

a. We’re all ambitious. It runs in the family. → “viene de familia”

b. My brother is always in trouble. He’s the black sheep of the family. → el diferent d e
la familia

c. Joe is described by friends as a proud family man. → l’home de la casa

d. George’s father smoked all the time and now George is smoking, too. Like father,
like son, eh? → “de tal palo tal astilla”

e. There is bad blood between the two brothers. They haven’t spoken to each other in
two years. → no hi ha bona relació

f. The town fair was packed. Everybody and their uncle was there. → hi ha molta
gent

g. Unfortunately, Sandra’s husband is still tied to his mum’s apron strings. → “no es
separa de les faldilles de la mare”

h. Bob reminds me so much of his father. He is a chip off the old block. → s’assembla
molt

i. We’re a close-knit family. We always meet up for birthdays and holidays. → grup
molt unida

j. John ended up in prison just like his father. I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from
the tree. → segueix els passos

k. Kate’s the spitting image of her mother. They both have blue eyes and dimples. →
s’assembla físicament

l. Our grandson is the apple of our eye. We absolutely adore him. →”es la niña de mis
ojos”

m. Margaret and her sister had a falling out a few years back. They hardly even speak
to each other now. →” has tingut un rifirrafe”