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

Henry + Diana

Ivan + Anne

Amelia

Karen

Jack

George + Meena

Ravi

KavitaIvan 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?
Do you come from a big family?

No, I am an only child.
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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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

sisterThe Sorokins have some other relatives. Complete the sentences about them.

SanjayAlexander and Leila

Meena has a brother, Sanjay. Sanjay is Kavita and Ravi’s 1 uncle
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 isHenry’s 6. Alexander and Leila have three 7– Amelia, Ivan and George.
Ivan and George and their 8, Anne and Meena, love their 9and visit themas oten 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.

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Birth, marriage and death
BirthAnna had a baby yesterday.
He was born at 1.15 yesterday morning.
He weighed 3 kilograms.

They are going to call him John – ater John, his
grandfather. His grandfather’s birthday is June
16th too – but he was born in 1957!
The baby’s parents were born in 1986.

Common mistakes
Anna had a baby [NOT Anna got a baby].
He/She was born [NOT He/She born or He/She is born].

B

Marriage

The wedding

If you do not have a partner, you are single.
If you have a husband or wife, you are married.
If your husband or wife dies, you are widowed.
If your marriage breaks up, you are separated / divorced.
[the marriage has legally ended]
Harry and Sarah got married.
They (got) married in 2001.
(married without got is more formal)
They went on their honeymoon to Italy.
They were married for 15 years.

(bride)groom

Common mistakes
Sarah got married to Harry [NOT with Harry].

bride

C

Death
Then Harry became ill.
He died last year.
He died of a heart attack.

Common mistakes
Harry is dead [NOT Harry is died orHarry is death].

The funeral

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2.1

Think of people you know. Where were they born? When?

My mother was born in Scotland on July 4th 1967.

1
2
3
4
5

2.2

Find a word on the opposite page which means …
1 the name for a woman on her wedding day. bride
2 the name for a man on his wedding day.
3 what you are if you haven’t got a partner.
4 to be 57 kilograms.
5 what you are if your marriage has legally ended.
6 a religious service for a dead person.
7 a holiday ater a wedding.
8 what you are if your husband or wife dies.

2.3

Complete the sentences with words from the box.
in

ater

of

to

born

on

In
2003 Anne got married
Daniel Smith. Unfortunately, Daniel’s
grandmother, Lydia Smith, died 3
old age soon ater their wedding. Daniel and Anne were4
their honeymoon when she died. Anne’s baby daughter was 5
two years
later. They called the baby Lydia,6Daniel’s grandmother.
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2.4

2

When were these people born and when did they die? Write sentences.
1 Genghis Khan (1162–1227) Genghis Khan was born in 1162 and died in 1227.
2 Christopher Columbus (1451–1506)
3 Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
4 Princess Diana (1961–1997)
5 Heath Ledger (1979–2008)

2.5

Complete the sentences using died, dead or death.
last year.
1 Kelly’s grandfather died
2 His
made her very sad.
3 Her grandmother has been
for five years now.
4 Sheof a heart attack.
5 Now all Kelly’s grandparents are.

2.6

Write about your family. Use words and expressions from the opposite page.
Here are some ideas for making your sentences.
I have. I/mygot married in(year).
For my/his/her honeymoon, I/he/she wentto.

I have / My
haschildren. They were born in(years).

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Parts of the body
hair
eye
nose
tooth / teeth
ear

Head and face

mouth

lip
neck

B

Arm and leg
shoulder
leg
knee

nail
thumb

foot / feettoe

fingerhandarmCRest of body
back
waist

chest
side
stomachhip

We have skincovering ourbodies.

D

Inside the body
heart

E

blood

Pronunciation problems
eye /a/F

brainknee /ni/

stomach /stmək/heart /hɑt/

blood /bld/ foot /fυt/

tooth /tuθ/

Singular and plurals
one foot – two feet
one tooth – two teeth
Hair is a singular word. My hair is very long – I must cut it soon.

Common mistakes
Usually we use my, your, his, her, etc. with parts of the body.
Katie is washing her hair [NOT Jane is washing the hair]. I have a pain in my leg [NOT I have a pain in the leg].
(See Unit 6: Health and illness.)

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3.1

Here are the names of some parts of the body with the letters mixed up. What are they?
1 eken2 osen3 rathe4 hamcost
5 olderush

3.2

knee

6 are
7 hotot
8 buhtm
9 akbc10 tiwasComplete these sentences with words from the opposite page.
1 A hand has five ingers.
2 A foot has five.
3 An adult has 32.
4 You smell with your.
5 The
is a symbol of love.

3.3

6 You hear with your.
7 The child sat on her father’s.
8 Yourtype can be A, B, AB or O.
9 You think with your.

Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1 I have a pain in the side. I have a pain in my side.
2 That woman has got very big foots.
3 My grandfather has a pain in the shoulder.
4 The baby has already got two tooths.
5 The little girl needs to wash the face and the hands before dinner.
6 My hairs are dirty. I need to wash them.

3.4

Parts of the body are oten used in compound nouns too. Complete these nouns with a wordfrom the opposite page.

1

2

3.5

arm chair

ball

3

stick

5

scarf

4

brush

6

bag

Complete the crossword. Look at the pictures.
1

2

1

2
2

4

3

3

4

5

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A

Clothes
Clothescoatjacketscarf

glovesshoes trainers boots

suit

hat
skirt

tie

socks

T-shirt

B

watch

shirt

dress

belt

ring

sweater /jumperPlural words
These words are always plural in English. They need a plural verb.
trousers

jeans

shortstightsglassespyjamassunglasses
My suit is new but these trousers are old. Her jeans / shorts / tights are blue.
Note: You say: a pair of trousers / shorts / glasses, etc.

C

Verbs
You wear clothes but you carry things.
You wear glasses.
Naomi is wearing a long blue coat.
She’s carrying a suitcase and a handbag.
You can also say: Naomi has (got) a blue coat on.
You carry a bag and an umbrella.

In the morning you get dressed or put your clothes on. At night you get undressed or you take yourclothes oﬀ.

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Common mistakes

Tip

You put clothes on but you take clothes oﬀ[NOT put clothes of].

When you get dressed in the morning, say to
yourself Now I’m putting on my socks. Now I’m
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Complete the sentences.
1 Joe has a job interview today, so he’s wearing a smart su it, a white
and a t.
sh
2 Julia’s not working today, so she’s wearing a Tand shs.
3 Lucy is going to play tennis. She’s wearing white ss and trs.
4 Gianni is going to a business meeting. He’s
ing a bwith his papers andlaptop.
5 My trousers are too big. I have to wear a b.
6 It’s cold today. I’ll wear my j
, and I’ll take my c
too.

4.2

Match the item of clothing with the part of the body.
scarf

belt

shoe

1

hat

glove

glassestights

4

3

ring

6

8

7

2
5

4.3

Complete the sentences with one of the verbs in the box and put it in the right form.
be

wear

carry

have

blue and his T-shirt
1 Tim’s jeans are
2 Juliajeans and a T-shirt today.
3 Meena
got a red coat on and she
4 Sarah’s dress
old but her shoes
5 Last year Harry’s trousers
white. Now they6
this a new pair of jeans?
7 My favourite pyjamas
dark green.
8 Kim
a new pair of shorts.

4.4

Label the picture.

red.
some flowers.
new.
grey.

1 sunglasses

10

2

9

3
8

4

7

5

4.5

morningnight

get dressed

get

or

4.6

6

Complete the verbs in the table.

your clothes onoryour clothes ofWhat are you wearing today? Use a dictionary to help you.

I’m wearing a white T-shirt and a blue jumper. I’ve got a pair of black trousers on. I’m wearing blue socks and whitetrainers. I’ve also got a watch and a pair of glasses on.
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Describing people
Height /hat/ and weight /wet/

Bettina Schwenke

Bettina Schwenke is a very tall woman.
Tom Jakes is quite short.
If you aren’t tall or short, you are of medium height.

Tom Jakes

Agata Sanchez is really slim.
I was very thin when I was in hospital.
[slim is more polite than thin]
Agata Sanchez
The doctor said I am overweight. [weigh too much]
Their cat is very fat. It needs to go on a diet.

B

Face and head
Suri has dark skin and dark hair. She has brown eyes.
Polly has blonde (or fair) hair and fair skin. She has blue eyes.
Ben has a beard and long hair. He has green eyes.
Luca has a moustache /mυstɑʃ/ and short hair.
You can also use has got, for example, Suri has got
dark hair and dark skin.
My mother is a very beautiful woman. [very pretty]
My dad’s a very good-looking man.

Polly
Suri

Common mistakes
People are tall [NOT People are high].

Ben

Luca

People have blonde or dark hair [NOT hairs].

My sister is pretty. (usually girls / women only)
Bob’s an ugly man. [ugly = the opposite of beautiful or good-looking]I’m not ugly or beautiful, I’m just average-looking!

CAge
My grandmother is 97. She’s very old. My sister is 14. She’s young, but would like to be older. My
father is 56. He’s middle-aged, but would like to be younger!
This hospital is for elderly people. (more polite than old)D

Expressions
A: How tall is Bettina / Tom? B: She’s 1.85 metres tall. / He’s 1.48 metres tall.
A: How heavy are you? / How much do you weigh? B: I weigh 62 kilos / 74 kilos, etc.
A: How old is he? B: He’s 84.
A: What does Gemma / your sister look like?
B: She’s tall and dark. She’s very pretty.

Tip
Some of the words on this page are a little negative, so be
careful how you use them. It’s better not to say to someone:‘You are fat / thin / ugly / old.’

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5.1

Complete the sentences.
1 He’s only 1 metre 52. He’s quite short.
people are oten good at basketball.
2 Very3 Models are usually.
4 Does she have dark skin? No, it’s.
5 She’s only seven. She’s very.
6 If I eat too much I’ll be.
7 My grandmother is in this hospital. It’s a hospital for

5.2

Complete the questions using the words in brackets ( ).
1 How tall is your brother?
He’s about 1 metre 75.
2 Is
No, she’s got dark hair.
3 Is
Yes, it is quite long.
4 Are
Not really, they’re middle-aged.
5 Is
Yes, she’s very pretty.
6 Why
She’s very ill.

5.3

people. (don’t use ‘old’)(your brother)? (Elena’s hair)? (Mike’s hair)? (your parents)? (his sister)? (Sara, so thin)

Write sentences about thepeople in these pictures.

Felicity

Jef

Anika

Stefan1 Felicity’s got blonde hair and fair skin.
2 Jef has
3 Anika’s got
4 Stefan’s hair isand he5.4

Write questions.
1 your brother, height
2 your teacher, looks
3 you, weight
4 your mother, age
5 your sister, height
6 your parents, looks

5.5

How tall is your brother?

Now write answers to the questions in 5.4.
1 He’s not very tall. He’s 1 metre 52.

Over to you
Write down the names of three people you know. Then write about their:• height (tall, short, medium height)• eyes (colour)• hair (colour, long, short, beard)• looks (pretty, average-looking, etc.)

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