LESSON 1: FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Steve Mary

Albert DENNIS Debra

Keith Donna

Becky

My name is Dennis and this is my family tree. My father’s

name is Steve. He’s an architect and he lives in New York
with my mother Mary. My mom is a very talented artist. She
paints beautiful pictures. I have one brother named Albert.
He is a computer engineer. Debra is my wife. She is a nurse
at the same hospital where I work. I work in the lab. My
daughter Donna is a doctor in San Francisco. Donna’s
husband’s name is Keith. He is a restaurant manager. They
have a little girl named Becky who is three years old.

COMPREHENSION EXERCISE. Answer the following questions.

1. Who is an artist? ______________________________________

2. Who works in a lab in a hospital?

________________________________________________________

3. Who is an architect? ___________________________________

4. Who is a restaurant manager?

________________________________________________________

5. Who is three years old?_________________________________

6. Who is a doctor? _______________________________________

7. Who is a nurse? ________________________________________

 Exercises
USING THE POSSESSIVE CASE: Write a sentence describing who
each person is in relationship with Dennis.

Example: Steve: Steve is Dennis’s father

1. Mary: __________________________________________________

2. Albert: ________________________________________________

3. Debra: _________________________________________________

4. Donna: _________________________________________________

5. Keith: _________________________________________________

6. Becky: _________________________________________________

LOOK THE FAMILY TREE AND GUESS WHO I AM DESCRIBING TO

1. My uncle is Albert and my grandmother is Mary.

Who am I? ____________________________________________

2. My wife is Donna and my father-in-law is Dennis.

Who am I? ____________________________________________

3. My granddaughter is Donna and my daughter-in-law is

Debra.

Who am I? ____________________________________________

4. My grandpa is Dennis and my father is Keith.

Who am I? ____________________________________________

5. My sister-in-law is Debra and my niece is Donna.

Who am I? ____________________________________________

WRITTEN ACTIVITY

Describe a person from the family tree (as in the previous

exercise). Read what you wrote and let your classmate guess
who you are talking about.
 MEET THE ROBINSONS
Look at the Family tree. Then read about the family.
Fill in the gaps with the words in the boxes.

BILL PAT

Husband daughter son wife parents sisters grandson

Father mother brother children granddaughters grandchildren

LISA: We’re a typical British family. I think. My husband’s
name is Tom and we’ve got two ___________, a girl and a
boy. Our daughter’s name is Emma and Chris is our
________ he’s just a baby. And my parents? Well, Bill is my
________ and Pat is my __________, I’ve got one
________, his name’s Max, and one sister, Kate.
MAX: My wife’s name is Anna and we’ve got one daughter,
Sally. She’s sixteen years old now. I’ve got two ________.
Lisa and Kate. Lisa’s married with two kids and Kate’s
divorced. My parents’ names are Pat and Bill. They’ve got
three children and three ________: two _________, Sally
and Emma, and Chris.

KATY
TOM LISA MAX ANNA

aunts grandparents cousins

grandmother grandfather uncle
brother children
EMMA CHRIS SALLY: My mum and dad’s names are Anna and Max. I’ve SALLY
got two aunts. Lisa and Katy, and one __________. His
name’s Tom and he’s a musician. I’ve also got two
___________ Emma and Chris. My grandparents’ names
are Bill – he’s ________________ - Pat, my ___________
Look again the family tree. Put the words in the boxer
in three groups.

Male Female Male & Female

Father Mother Parents