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VOCABULARY. 2. Fill in suitable words




marriage - ñóïðóæåñòâî; çàìóæåñòâî; æåíèòüáà

bachelor – õîëîñòÿê

spinster - ñòàðàÿ äåâà

single people – íå ñîñòîÿùèå â áðàêå èëè â îòíîøåíèÿõ ëþäè

“alone but not lonely” – “ñâîáîäíûå, íî íå îäèíîêèå”

to get married - âñòóïèòü â áðàê (æåíèòüñÿ/âûéòè çàìóæ)

family life – ñåìåéíàÿ æèçíü

to fall in love - âëþáèòüñÿ

fiancée - íåâåñòà

to date - õîäèòü íà ñâèäàíèÿ, âñòðå÷àòüñÿ

to go out – õîäèòü êóäà-òî, áûâàòü â îáùåñòâå

relatives - ðîäñòâåííèêè

parents - ðîäèòåëè

grandparents – áàáóøêà è äåäóøêà

great-grand-parents - ïðàáàáóøêà è ïðàäåäóøêà

cousin - äâîþðîäíûé áðàò, êóçåí; äâîþðîäíàÿ ñåñòðà, êóçèíà

aunt – òåòÿ

uncle - äÿäÿ

niece - ïëåìÿíèöà

nephew - ïëåìÿííèê

stepmother - ìà÷åõà

stepfather - îò÷èì

in-laws - ðîäñòâåííèêè ñî ñòîðîíû æåíû, ìóæà

to propose to smb – ñäåëàòü êîìó-òî ïðåäëîæåíèå

bride-to-be - íåâåñòà

proposal - ïðåäëîæåíèå

to fix the day – íàçíà÷èòü äåíü (ñâàäüáû)

wedding - ñâàäüáà

bride – íåâåñòà (íà ñâàäüáå)

groom – æåíèõ (íà ñâàäüáå)

honeymoon trip – ñâàäåáíîå ïóòåøåñòâèå

wedding present – ïîäàðîê íà ñâàäüáó

to marry for love/for money - æåíèòüñÿ/âûéòè çàìóæ ïî ëþáâè/èç-çà äåíåã

to be married to smb – ñîñòîÿòü â áðàêå ñ êåì-òî, áûòü æåíàòûì íà êîì-òî/áûòü çàìóæåì çà êåì-òî

newly-weds – ìîëîäîæåíû

to expect a baby – æäàòü ðåáåíêà

husband - ìóæ

wife – æåíà

maternity home – ðîäèëüíûé äîì

twins – áëèçíåöû

triplets – òðîéíÿøêè

new-born - íîâîðîæäåííûé

nappies - ïåëåíêè

to keep the family – ñîäåðæàòü ñåìüþ

kindergarten – äåòñêèé ñàä

to attend parent’s meeting – ïîñåùàòü ðîäèòåëüñêîå ñîáðàíèå

to take after you – ïîéòè â/áûòü ïîõîæèì íà âàñ

to do well at school – õîðîøî ó÷èòüñÿ â øêîëå

to resemble smb – áûòü ïîõîæèì íà êîãî-òî

to grumble at smb - æàëîâàòüñÿ íà ÷òî-òî

“generation gap” - êîíôëèêò ïîêîëåíèé, ïðîáëåìà îòöîâ è äåòåé

spouse – ñóïðóã(à)

to divorce - ðàçâåñòèñü

to preserve your union – ñîõðàíèòü âàø ñîþç

off-spring - îòïðûñê, ïîòîìîê


1.Brain Teaser

Note the names we give to the various members of our family. Each of the fourteen people below is married to one of the others. From the information you are given, find out who is married to whom. Note there are three generations here.

Alan is Caroline’s nephew and Larry’s cousin.

Barbara is Larry’s mother and Maggie’s sister-in-law.

Caroline is Edward’s daughter and Maggie’s sister-in-law.

David is Gordon’s brother-in-law and Alan’s uncle.

Edward is Ingrid’s grandfather and Maggie’s father-in-law.

Fanny is Caroline’s mother and Alan’s grandmother.

Gordon is Helen’s son-in-law and Nigel’s brother-in-law.

Helen is Barbara’s mother-in-law and Larry’s grandmother.

Ingrid is Gordon’s niece and David’s daughter-in-law.

John is David’s father and Gordon’s father-in-law.

Karen is Gordon’s daughter-in-law and Maggie’s daughter-in-law.

Larry is John’s grandson and David’s son.

Maggie is Larry’s aunt and Fanny’s daughter-in-law.

Nigel is Ingrid’s father and Fanny’s son-in-law.

2. Fill in suitable words:

1. Your aunt’s son is your …. 2. Your father’s father is your …. 3. My sister’s son is my …. 4. His sister’s daughter is his …. 5. My mother’s brother is my …. 6. Your mother’s sister is your …. 7. Your father’s brother is your …. 8. Your uncle’s daughter is your …. 9. Your brother’s wife is your …. 10. Your sister’s husband is your …. 11. Your husband’s mother is your …. 12. Your mother’s mother is your …. 13. Your mother’s brother-in-law is your …. 14. Your sister’s son is your …. 15. Your brother’s daughter is your ….

3. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence below:

1. Mrs Jones had ….

a. trio b. a treble c. triplets

2. Mrs Vine had had … the week before.

a. quarts b. quads c. a quartet

3. Twins often seem to … a generation.

a. hop b. skip c. jump

4. There was a case of … twins in our town recently.

a. Japanese b. Chinese c. Siamese

5. There’s a … of twins in our family – on my father’s ….

a. story b. geography c. history

d. tree e. side f. line

6. I was … child, though.

a. an only b. a missing c. a single

7. All the members of our football team are related … marriage.

a. by b. to c. on

8. When Mother remarried, her second husband, my …, gave me a new bicycle.

a. forefather b. stepfather c. grandfather

9. He said to me, ‘Look, I know you’re not my own …, but let’s be friends.’

a. flesh and blood b. blood and guts c. skin and bones

10. My … originated from a tribe of Red Indians.

a. ancestors b. ancients c. antiques

11. Not many of my own … relatives are still alive.

a. blood b. skin c. heart

12. My … -grandfather fought at the Battle of Waterloo.

a. grand grand grand b. great grand grand c. great-great-great

13. My brother-in-law inherited. 500,000 in his uncle’s ….

a. will b. testament c. wishes

14. I was left.50 and a cat by … relative; I believe it was a … cousin – or perhaps it was a … aunt.

a. a distant b. an unclear c. a long-distance

d. double e. second f. dual

g. grand h. great i. large

15. Peter is an orphan; he was … at the age of two.

a. adjusted b. adapted c. adopted

16. Paul comes from a broken home; he has lived with a number of … parents.

a. loan b. foster c. second-hand

17. Mary was from a single-parent family; now she’s looked after by her ….

a. keeper b. warden c. guardian

18. I’m off to have Sunday lunch with my new … now.

a. outlaws b. by-laws c. in-laws





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