Match affixes from box A with words from box B to make at least ten more family words.
A ex- grand great-great-great- half—in-law second step
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Baunt brother daughter father grandmother grandfather husband mother nephew niece sister son uncle wife
granddaughter, great-great-grandfather, mother-in-law,
ex-husband
ex-wife
grandmother
grandfather
great-grandmother
great-grandfather
great-great-grandmother
great-great-grandfather
half-sister
half-brother
stepmother
stepfather
stepdaughter
stepson
3 In pairs, describe three people from your family. Who do you look like most?
My father: He is tall with black hair and a calm demeanor, but he can be hot-tempered at times. Ile is very clever and always comes up with great ideas. His smile is warm and welcoming, though his temper can flare when things aren’t going right.
My mother: She has short black hair and brown eyes. She is caring and always takes care of everyone in the family.
My older sister: She is taller than me and has brown hair. She has a great sense of style and always has good taste in clothes and colors.
I look like my father, we have similar character traits and facial structure
4 Read the article. Tick the things you can inherit from your parents and/or ancestors.
1 your health
2 your eye, hair and skin colour
3 your facial features
4 your lifestyle
5 poor eyesight
6 baldness
7 left-handedness
+Your health
+Your eye, hair, and skin color
+Your facial features
—Your lifestyle
+Poor eyesight
+Baldness
+Left-handedness
5 In pairs, talk about the things that you think you have inherited from your parents and ancestors.
I inherited my hair and my eyes from. my father. I inherited my mother’s small feet.
I inherited my eyes from my mother, my facial features from my father, my hair from my mother, and my character from my father. My nose is from my grandmother, my height is from my mother, and my intelligence is also from my mother.
8 Match the words and phrases in blue in the article with these definitions.
1 small brown spots on the skin-freckles
2 small depressions on your cheeks when you smile
3 looks exactly like —
4 be like
5 look like
6 family members who lived a very long time ago
1. Small brown spots on the skin — freckles
2. Small depressions on your cheeks when you smile — dimples
3. Looks exactly like — is the image of
4. Be like take after
5. Look like — resemble
6. Family members who lived a very long time ago ancestors
