English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 1: The family

Word List
  • relatives
  • relations
  • children
  • husband
  • father
  • wife
  • mother
  • parents
  • daughter
  • son
  • sister
  • brother
  • grandfather
  • grandmother
  • grandparents
  • granddaughter
  • grandson
  • uncle
  • aunt
  • niece
  • nephew
  • cousin
  • Have you got any …?
  • an only child
  • Do you come from a big family?
  • Do you come from …?
  • family
  • only child
Exercises

1.1 ‣ Look at the family tree on the opposite page. Complete the sentences.

  1. Kavita is Ravi’s
  2. Ravi is Kavita’s _____
  3. Anne is Kavita’s _____
  4. Ivan is Ravi’s _____
  5. Diana is Ravi’s _____
  6. Henry is Kavita’s _____
  7. Ravi is Ivan’s _____
  8. Kavita is Ivan’s _____
  9. Meena is Kavita’s _____
  10. Meena is George’s _____
  11. Karen is Ravi’s _____

1.2 ‣ The Sorokins have some other relatives. Complete the sentences about them.

Meena has a brother, Sanjay. Sanjay is Kavita and Ravi’s (1) and Sanjay’s wife is their (2)_____ . Sanjay and his wife have one son, Prem. Prem is an (3)_____ . Henry’s parents are still alive. Alexander is Henry’s (4)_____ and his (5)_____ Leila is Henry’s (6)_____ . Alexander and Leila have three (7)_____ – Amelia, Ivan and George. Ivan and George and their (8)_____ , Anne and Meena, love their (9)_____ and visit them as often as possible.

1.3 ‣ Ask a friend these questions. Then write sentences about your friend and their family. 

For example: Marta has one brother but no sisters.

  1. Have you got any brothers and sisters?
    _____
  2. Have you got any cousins?
    _____
  3. Have you got any nieces or nephews?
    _____
  4. Have you got any grandparents?
    _____
  5. Do you come from a big family?
    _____

1.4 ‣ Cover the opposite page. How many family words can you write down in two minutes? Check what you wrote carefully with the book. Did you spell everything correctly? Which words did you forget?

Over to you

Draw your family tree. Then write sentences. Write about your relations. Marta is my mother.
Use a dictionary to help you.

Answer Key
A ‣ Family words

A family tree for some of Anne and Ivan Sorokin’s relatives or relations.

Ivan and Anne and their children
  • Ivan is Anne’s husband and Karen and Jack’s father.
  • Anne is Ivan’s wife and Karen and Jack’s mother.
  • Anne and Ivan are Karen and Jack’s parents.
  • Karen is Anne and Ivan’s daughter. Jack is their son.
  • Karen is Jack’s sister. Jack is Karen’s brother. 

Henry and Diana
  • Henry is Karen and Jack’s grandfather. Diana is their grandmother.
  • Henry and Diana are Karen and Jack’s grandparents.
  • Karen is Henry and Diana’s granddaughter. Jack is their grandson.

Amelia, George and Meena
  • George is Karen and Jack’s uncle.
  • Amelia and Meena are Karen and Jack’s aunts.
  • Karen is Amelia, George and Meena’s niece. Jack is their nephew.
  • Kavita and Ravi are Karen and Jack’s cousins.
B ‣ Expressions

Have you got any brothers and sisters?
No, I am an only child.

Do you come from a big family?
Yes, I have three brothers and two sisters.

Common mistakes

We say ‘my/his wife’ (singular) but ‘our/their wives’ (plural).

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