VOCABULARY | family 1 Complete the sentences.
I I recently discovered that I'm
to a famous
football player of the 1950s.
2. There are several soldiers on my father's
of
the family,
3 I take
my mother: we look very similar.
4 My
family consists of four grandparents, six
uncles and aunts and fifteen cousins.
5 I always spend Christmas with
usually my
uncle, but sometimes my sister.
6 When her father died, she
over €10 million.
were married for twenty years
before they had my grandfather!
8 We moved to Krakow fifty years ago, but my family's
are in Warsaw
7 My great-
The word "related" means connected by blood or marriage. In this sentence, it means that the person speaking has found out that they have a family connection to a famous football player from the 1950s.
2. There are several soldiers on my father's side of the family.
The phrase "on my father's side of the family" means that these soldiers are related to the person speaking through their father's family. It could refer to their father's siblings, parents, or grandparents who were soldiers.
3. I take after my mother: we look very similar.
The phrase "take after" means to resemble or look similar to someone in appearance or behavior. In this sentence, the person speaking looks similar to their mother, which means they have similar physical features or traits.
4. My immediate family consists of four grandparents, six uncles and aunts, and fifteen cousins.
The term "immediate family" refers to the people who are closest to someone in relation, such as parents, siblings, and children. In this sentence, the person speaking is saying that their immediate family includes four grandparents (two from each parent), six uncles and aunts (siblings of their parents), and fifteen cousins (children of their uncles and aunts).
5. I always spend Christmas with my uncle, usually my uncle, but sometimes my sister.
The person speaking usually spends Christmas with their uncle, but sometimes they also spend it with their sister. The word "usually" implies that spending Christmas with the uncle is the most common or regular occurrence.
6. When her father died, she inherited over €10 million.
The word "inherited" means to receive money, property, or other belongings from someone who has died. In this sentence, the person speaking received over €10 million after their father passed away.
7. They were married for twenty years before they had my grandfather!
The phrase "before they had my grandfather" suggests that the person speaking is talking about their grandparents. It means that their grandparents got married and then, twenty years later, had their grandfather as a child.
8. We moved to Krakow fifty years ago, but my family's roots are in Warsaw.
The word "roots" refers to the place where someone's family originally comes from or has a strong connection to. In this sentence, the person speaking says that their family moved to Krakow fifty years ago, but their family's roots, or the place they have a strong connection to, are in Warsaw.