Vocabulary C18 Relationships and families 1 (§) Play Track 58. Listen to the words in Vocabulary reference. Vocabulary reference Relationships acquaintance classmate girlfriend / boyfriend friend of a friend partner workmate / colleague Family relationships immediate family extended family brother sister father mother son daughter grandfather grandmother uncle aunt brother-in-law cousin niece nephew Describing relationships take after someone look like someone be close to someone get on (well) with someone have something in common with someone get together with someone see someone 2 Match the words from Vocabulaiy reference: Relationships with the definitions. 1 I go to school and college with her. She’s m y ....................... 2 We know James very well. In fact, we work in the same building, he’s o u r ....................... 3 M y ..................... and I have lived together for five years, and we’re not married. 4 Lucy’s my n e w ...................... I only asked her to go out with me last week. 5 I don’t know Richard very well. In fact, he’s a ....................... 6 She met Edwrard only once, very briefly. They see each other sometimes, but they are ju s t. 3 Unscramble the letters to complete the family tree. 154 | Achieve IELTS Vocabulary
Look at the family tree in Activity 3 and complete the passage. Jam es is my (1) ............................ He’s married to my ( 2 ) .......................... , Claire - I don’t have any brothers. Jam es and Claire have two children - a boy and a girl. Richard is my (3) and Sandy is my ( 4 ) ............................. My C5) ......................... is called Mike and my m other’s name is Helen. My mother’s brother, my (6) .......................... , is Dave and my (7) ........................ is called Roberta. I have two ( 8 ) ............................, Anna and Sarah, but they live ja r away and I don’t see them ojten. I’ve got one ( 9 ) ........................... - his name is John - and my daughter is Alice. Match the phrases from Vocabulary reference: Describing relationships with the sentences. There is more than one possible answer for one sentence. 1 What a cute baby, he’s got your nose and eyes - he really ..................... you. 2 Don’t you think that M u n a..................... Julia Roberts? They’ve got the same hair and she wears similar clothes. 3 Our family is always together - we’re v e ry ..................... to each other. 4 Sara isn’t single any more, she’s ..................... Roberto, th e y .......................at a party last week. 5 I think my boss is great, w e ..................... together and I enjoy working for her. 6 We both like rap music and we both support Manchester United - we’ve got a lo t....................... ® Play Track 59. Read the Speaking task and the student’s notes. Listen and correct the mistakes. Speaking test, part 2 - long turn Describe someone in your family who you like. You should say • how this person is related to you • what this person looks like • what kind of person he / she is and explain why you like this person. Talk about: brother-in-law — fath er-in-law known fo r 5 years - don’t g e t on with him my wife looks like her m other - takes a fte r him, serious and sad unsuccessful business pereon, never helps people nothing in common - never g e t to g e th e r to play golf and cook Now check your answers. p182 Achieve IELTS Vocabulary j 155