Translate the following sentences into English.

Family Relationship

Relations by birth

1. aunt, n

2. brother, n

3. child, children, n

4. daughter, n

5. father, n

6. foster parents/ brother/ sister

7. grandfather, n

8. grand(d)dad(d)y, n

9. grandmother/ grandma, n

10. granny, n

11. nanny, n

12. grandparents, n

13. grandchildren, n

14. great grandparents

15. great grandchildren

16. half-sister/ brother, n

17. niece, n

18. nephew, n

19. orphan, n

20. parents, n

21. sibling, n

22. sister, n

23. son, n

24. stepmother/ father, n

25. twins, n

26. uncle, n

Relations by marriage

27. husband, n

28. wife, n

29. spouse, n

30. father-in-law, n

31. brother-in-law, n

32. sister-in-law, n

33. son-in-law, n

34. birth, to give birth to smb.

35. birthday, a birthday certificate

36. to be born, v

37. to die, v

38. dead, adj

39. death, n

40. bachelor, n

41. best man

42. boyfriend, n

43. bride, n

44. bridesmaid, n

45. engagement, n

46. fiancé, n

47. fiancée, n

48. girlfriend, n

49. groom/ bridegroom, n

50. marital status

51. marriage, n

52. marriage of convenience

53. marriage certificate

54. relation/ relative, n

55. single, adj

56. spinster, n

57. wedding, n

58. widow, n

59. widower, n

60. to be divorced

61. to be/ get engaged

62. to be/ get married to smb

63. to marry smb, v

64. to be related to smb

65. to be single

66. to be widowed

67. to be smb’s close/ distant relation

68. to fall in love (at first sight)

69. to fall out of love

70. to live single

71. to live in common law

Exercises

Find synonyms to the following words.

1. grandfather

2. grandmother

3. sister

4. brother

5. husband

6. wife

7. fiancé

8. fiancée

9. relation

10. to be engaged

11. to be married

12. to be related to smb.

13. to be single

Find antonyms to the following words.

1. uncle

2. grandparents

3. half-sister

4. nephew

5. stepmother

6. daughter-in law

7. to be born

8. bachelor

9. best man

10. boyfriend

11. widow

12. marriage

13. to fall in love

Find the right explanation of the phrasal verbs.

1. to get round someone

2. to take after someone

3. to tell someone off

4. to look up to someone

5. to bring someone up

6. to get out of doing something

7. to grow up

8. to get through to someone

9. to get away with something

10. to look back (on something)

11. to see eye to eye (with someone) (on something)

12. to have/ to get one’s own way

13. to be the black sheep of the family

Explain the meaning of the following words.

1. wedding

2. marriage

3. bride

4. wife

5. bridegroom

6. husband

7. to marry

8. to get married

9. to be married

10. bachelor

11. single

12. unmarried

13. unattached

14. bridesmaid

15. best man

16. reception

17. honeymoon

18. half-brother

19. foster brother

20. widow

21. spouse

22. mistress

23. spinster

24. lover

25. divorcee

26. widower

Fill in the prepositions where necessary.

1. Robbie’s cousin is married … an architect. She says she isn’t happy … her marriage.

2. John married … Kate two years ago.

3. Jane is married … two children, Susie and Betty by name.

4. –Is Lucy any relation … you? – Yes, she is a close relation … mine. She’s my elder sister.

5. My elder brother Nick has a family … his own. He married … a doctor whose name is Alice Brent.

6. Bob and Leanne are going … together.

7. We drank a toast … their happiness.

8. He fell … love …her at once.

9. She’s engaged … a policeman.

10. His parents don’t approve … her.

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. У меня нет близких родственников, но много дальних.

2. Лена – моя лучшая подруга. Мы с ней одного возраста. Мы обе изучаем математику в университете.

3. Катя такая упрямая. Она всегда поступает по- своему, невзирая на советы окружающих.

4. Мой старший брат женат на своей однокурснице. У него своя семья.

5. Поверь мне, это не сойдёт тебе с рук.

6. Я опять поссорилась с родителями. На этот раз они не одобрили мою причёску.

7. Вы должны стыдиться своего поступка.

8. Не бойтесь высказывать своё мнение.

9. Я уважаю своих родителей, хотя у нас различные взгляды на современную жизнь.

10. В данной ситуации я не могу принять ничью сторону.

11. Мои родители не разрешают мне гулять на улице допоздна. Они всегда ругают меня за это.

12. Ему опять удалось избежать наказания.

13. Всякий раз, когда я ссорюсь со своими родителями, мой дед защищает меня.

7. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words from the list below:

bride civil engaged bridegroom consent wedding reception honeymoon propose toast

One evening, although he was nervous, Joe decided to … to his girlfriend, Linda. She accepted his proposal, they became … and he gave her a ring. After a year they had saved enough money to get married (they were both over 18 so they didn’t need their parents’ …). Some people have a religious ceremony with a priest, but Joe and Linda decided on a … ceremony in a registry office. On the day of the … Linda, the …, was very calm, but Joe, the …, was nervous. Afterwards, at the …, the speeches were made and the guests drank a … to the happy couple, who finally left for a … in Spain.

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