Topic 2. Let’s be acquainted family
Relatives by birth |
Relatives by marriage |
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parents a mother (mum) a father (dad) a son a daughter a sister a brother an uncle an aunt a nephew – племінник a niece – племінниця a cousin – двоюродний брат (сестра) |
a grandfather a grandmother a great-grandfather a great – grandmother a grandson a granddaughter grandparents grandchildren |
a husband a wife – жена a father-in-law – тесть, свекор a mother-in-law – теща, свекруха a son-in-law – зять a daughter-in-law – невістка a brother-in-law – деверь (муж сестры) a sister-in-law – золовка (жена брата) a stepfather – отчим, a stepmother – мачеха an adopted child – приемный ребенок an orphan – сирота a widower – вдівець, a widow – вдова twins – близнята |
to be married to get married divorce – розлучення, розлучений divorcee – розлучена single – холост, не замужем descendant – потомок direct descendant – прямий потомок heir – спадкоємець relatives – родичі one’s flesh and blood – родич |
1. Match the words to the definitions.
1. ex-wife/ex-husband 2. late wife/late husband 3.second wife/second husband 4. stepmother/stepfather 5. stepsister/stepbrother 6. half-sister/half-brother |
a. someone that is married to one of your parents, but isn't your parent b. someone who has the same mother, or the same father, as you, but not both parents c. someone that you were married to in the past who is now dead d. the child of someone that is married to one of your parents e. someone that you were married to in the past but are now divorced from f. someone that you marry when you have already been married to someone else before |
2. Read the text “Family A/B” and fill in the gaps with the names for “Family A/B”.
Family A |
Family B |
William hasn’t got any brothers and sisters. Justine is William’s girlfriend. William’s uncle Peter is single. Susan is William’s mother and Laurence is his father. Susan and Laurence are divorced. Sean is Susan’s boyfriend. Susan, Sally and Lindy are Peter’s sisters. Lindy’s got four children, two sons and two daughters. Lindy’s daughters, Sophie and Florence, are twins. Michael is Lindy’s husband. Freddy and Anna are Sally’s children. Albert is Sally’s husband. Harvey and Gus are Sophie’s brothers. Gus is a baby. Elaine and Ken are William’s grandparents. |
Ian’s Matthew’s father. John is Ian’s brother. John isn’t married. Janet is John’s girlfriend. Carmel and Liz are John’s nieces. Robin is John’s nephew. James is Carmel’s husband. Paul is James and Carmel’s son. Steve is Paul’s grandfather. Rebecca is Matthew’s aunt. Rachel is Matthew’s wife. Emily is Paul’s cousin. Jane is Emily’s grandmother. Jean and Dick are Matthew’s grandparents. Jean and Dick are divorced. Max is Jean’s boyfriend. |
3. Draw your family tree and tell a partner who is who.
4. Read the article, expresses your opinion on it.
Do you know...? The Family
In comparison with most other places in the world, family identity is rather weak in Britain, especially in England. Of course, the family unit is still the basic living arrangement for most people. But in Britain this definitely means the nuclear family. There is little sense of extended family identity, except among some racial minorities. This is reflected in the size and composition of households. It is unusual for adults of different generations within the family to live together. The average number of people living in each household in Britain is lower than in most other European countries. The proportion of elderly people living alone is similarly high.
Significant family events such as weddings, births and funerals are not automatically accompanied by large gatherings of people. It is still common to appoint people to certain roles on such occasions, such as 'best man' at a wedding or godmother or godfather when a child is born. But for most people these appointments are of sentimental significance only. They do not imply lifelong responsibility. In fact, family gatherings of any kind beyond the household unit are rare. For most people, they are confined to the Christmas period.
Even the stereotyped nuclear family of father, mother and children is becoming less common. Britain has a higher rate of divorce than anywhere else in Europe except Denmark and the proportion of children born outside marriage has risen dramatically and is also one of the highest (about a third of all births). However, these trends do not necessarily mean that the nuclear family is disappearing. Divorces have increased, but the majority of marriages in Britain (about 55%) do not break down. In addition, it is notable that about three-quarters of all births outside marriage are officially registered by both parents and more than half of the children concerned are born to parents who are living together at the time. Britain. The country and its people. James O'Driscoll
5. Choose the correct word to fill the gap in each sentence.
step-brothers single in-laws bachelor orphans
adoption elderly widow toddler great-grandparents
Richard was a ............ until his marriage at age of forty-two.
Mary changed her job in order to be closer to her.....\......parents.
............ agencies changed the rules regarding children from overseas.
When John's mother remarried, he found he had three.............
The war left many children
When Harry married Sally he didn't realise what an important part his new............would play in his life.
All the family are long-lived, in fact three of my ............ are now in their nineties.
Frances has two children, a ............of three and a baby of six months.
Barbara remained ............ until the age of thirty-five.
At the age of twenty-five Jenny's husband died and she was left a ............with two small children to bring up.
6. Read the article, expresses your opinion on it. When do each of these ages start and finish? How are old people treated in this country?