1. Nick is my second cousin. He is my _ relative.

2. Ann is his younger sister. She is his _ relative.

3. He is American, so he _ in the USA.

4. She is from England, she speaks English, it is her _ .

5. If I want to know somebody’s age, I ask “ _ ?”

6. If I want to know somebody’s birthplace, I ask “ _ ?”

7. If I want to know somebody’s name, I ask “ _ ?”

8. If I want to know somebody’s occupation, I ask “_?”

9. All friends call him Red because of the colour of his hair. So Red is his _.

11. Insert the words in the blanks:

widow, stepchildren, fiancé, brother, widower, name, younger, close, spinster, get married, cousins, bachelor, stepmother, distant

My _ is Tom Smiles. I am the eldest of all the children. My second _ is Jack. The youngest is Michael. My _ sister is two years younger than me. Some time ago she got engaged. Her _ is Mr Brown. They are going to _ next month.

I have many relatives. My grandparents are dead. But I have a number of _ and _ relatives: two uncles, four aunts and about a dozen cousins. One of my _ has lost her husband. She is a _. My uncle has been a _ for many years, but he married recently. His wife is very kind to her _ and treats them as a real mother. They love and respect their _. My second aunt has remained unmarried and therefore she is what the English call a _ or a single lady. An uncle of mine is also single. He is an old _.

12. Make up questions to which the sentences could be the answers:

1. I was born on the 1^st of May. 2. I am from Minsk. 3. We are four in the family.4. My brother’s name is Pavel. 5. My mother is a doctor. 6. No, I don’t. My English is very poor. 7. No, my aunt is a spinster, she is not the marrying sort. 8. Yes, they are. I can’t differ one brother from the other. 9. I live in Pushkin street. 10. I am 24. 11. They are retired pensioners.

Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs.

1. We are four _ the family. My mother works _ school. She is a teacher _ English. My father works _ a factory. My parents are fond _ sport. 2. Peter is _ Siberia. He is fond _ his native places. He is very good _ winter sports. 3. What are you going to do _ Sunday? Let’s go _ the theatre. 4. What place are you _? 5. Do you help your mother _ the house? 6. The weather is lovely, let’s go _ a walk. 7. My sister is married. She has a family _ her own. 8. What do you like to do _ rainy weather? – I like to listen _ good music.

14. Change the sentences according to the example:

Example: I like music. – I am fond of music.

1. They like rainy weather. 2. My friend likes English. 3. They don’t like autumn. 4. Do you like cats? 5. Does your father like skiing? 6. My cousin likes sport. 7. I don’t like football.

15. Study the table and answer the questions.

1. What is her surname? 2. What is her name? 3. When was she born? 4. How old is she? 5. Where was she born? 6. Where is she from? 7. Where does she live? 8. What is she? 9. Is she married? 10. What is she fond of?

16. Speak about people using information from the table:

17. Complete the sentences.

My name is _. I live in _. I am _ years old. My family is rather _. We are _. My farther works at _. He is _. My mother works at _. She is _. My grandmother is _. She doesn’t work. We are all great friends. We like to spend our spare time together. In the evening father _, mother _, grandmother _ , I _.

18. Answer the questions:

1. What’s your name? 2. What’s your surname? 3. Do you work? 4. How many are you in the family? Are you all great friends? 5. Does your mother work? What is she? Is she fond of her job? 6. What is your father? How old is he? 7. Have you a sister or a brother? What is your sister (brother)? What’s her (his) name? How old is she(he)? 8. Are you married? Who are you married to? Have you any children? 9. Have you many relatives? Where do they live? 10. Have you grandparents? Are they pensioners? How old are they? 11. Do you speak any foreign languages? 12. What are you fond of? 13. What do your family do in the evening?

Read the text.

Family

Belonging to a family is the relationship everyone in the world shares. Family as an institution was founded many years ago but its structure is always changing with the times.

There are many different types of families, and they vary from country to country.

A traditional family is one in which both parents live together with their children. It is “the nuclear family”. The father goes out and works, while the mother stays at home and looks after their children. But in the course of time we changed our attitude towards a traditional family. Progress and various social movements changed people’s attitude towards different roles men and women have in society and in their relationships with each other. Today the most common type of a traditional family is one in which both parents work outside the home.

There are families which are headed by one parent, usually a woman. The number of these single-parent families is high because of the high rate of divorces. Society is now tolerant of unmarried people, unmarried couples and single parents.

Nevertheless, marriage and family are still popular. The majority of divorced people marry again. At present, these stepparent- families are quite common in many countries.

There are also families which have no children. Some childless couples don’t want to take the responsibility of child-rearing, others are not physically able to have children.

People all over the world accept these different types of families.

As a social institution family is very important. Family serves many functions. It gives a sense of tradition, strength and purpose. Family helps to educate its members, parents teach their children values, daily skills, common practices and customs. Family gives emotional support and security. Love, communication, respect and good relationships have their beginnings in the family.