Дополнительный материал на тему "RELATIONSHIPS" (5-10 классы)

Relationships

A. By birth - parents(father, mother, Dad, Mom) children(son, daughter), grandparents (grandfather, grandmother,Grandma,Grandpa), grandchildren (grandson, granddaughter),sister, brother, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, cousin.

B. By marriage- couple, wife, husband, mother/father/sister/brother-in-law, single, married, bachelor, maid, widow, widower, bride, bride-groom, to be/get engaged, to be married to/divorced with, to fall in love with.

C. Others – good/best/special friend, mere acquaintance, close colleague, workmate, classmate, roommate, neighbor, boy-friend, girl-friend.

D. Relations – not to be on speaking terms with, to get on well with smb, to see much of each other, to spend a lot of time together, to be on friendly terms with smb, to have a lot in common with smb to be quite different in smth, to share the room/interests/experience (with smb),not to see eye to eye , to break up, to fall out with smb, to make it up.

EXERCISES

I Say quickly what we call (use the words from A and B)

-your sister’s son

-your uncle’s daughter

-your brother’s wife

-your mother’s sister

-your father’s brother

-your children

II Rewrite the sentences using words from C.

1. This is Jane. She and I share a room in the hostel.

2. We were in the same class, weren’t we?

3. They live next door to us.

4. I don’t know him very well. We’ve just met once or twice.

5. Bill is a boy whom I often go out with

III Correct the phrases using words from D.

1. Jane is a friendly person. She does well with everybody.

2. My brother fell up with our parents yesterday.

3. Susan and Carina have broken down lately, but now they want to make it well.

4. I saw very well with my classmates.

5. Phil and I don’t get on eye to eye with each other.