Family ties — Workbook

Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box: relative, take after, grow apart, only child, in-laws, step-parent.

1. I definitely ___ my father — same laugh, same terrible jokes.Show answer
2. We were very close as teenagers, but we slowly ___ .Show answer
3. As an ___ , I spent a lot of time with adults.Show answer
4. My ___ live two streets away and we have lunch together every Sunday.Show answer
5. Every ___ on my mother's side came to the party — about forty people.Show answer
6. My ___ has been in my life since I was six; he taught me to drive.Show answer

Correct, rewrite or complete each item. Focus on the target grammar of this lesson.

1. My aunt who lives in Braga is a lawyer. (You have only one aunt.)Show answer
2. My brother, that works in Lisbon, is getting married.Show answer
3. Combine: 'We visited Coimbra. It's where my parents met.'Show answer
4. Combine: 'My grandmother is 92. She still swims every week.'Show answer
5. Write ONE sentence about a family member using a non-defining clause with commas.Show answer

Look back at the class-book reading. Answer briefly in your own words.

1. Who is 'the uncle we don't talk about'?Show answer
2. What point does the text make about family silences?Show answer
3. Is there a story your family avoids? (No details needed.)Show answer

Two cousins look at an old photo. Listen for extra information between commas.

1. Who is the man on the left?Show answer
2. Why did the family stop talking about him?Show answer
3. What do the cousins decide to do?Show answer

Write 70–100 words about your family, including one photograph or object. Use THREE non-defining relative clauses with commas.

Look back at your notes from class. Answer briefly.

1. Which part of this lesson do you already use naturally in English?Show answer
2. Which language point still feels difficult? Write ONE sentence you will practise this week.Show answer