ENGLISH
VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)
Birth, marriage
and death (2)
A |
Birth Anna had a baby He was born at 1.15 He weighed 3 kilograms. They are going 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 |
B |
Marriage If you do not 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. Common mistakes Sarah got married to Harry [NOT with Harry]. |
C |
Death Then Harry became ill. He died last year. He died of a heart attack Common mistakes Harry is dead [NOT Harry |
Exercises
2.1 |
Think of people you know. 1. My 2. 3. __________________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________ |
2.2 |
Find a word on 1. the name for 2. the name for 3. what you are 4. tobe 57 kilograms 5. what you are 6. a religious service 7. a holiday after 8. what you are |
2.3 |
Complete the sentences 1 ______in_______ 2003 |
2.4 |
When were these 1. Genghis Khan (1162–1227) Genghis Khan was born in 1162 and died 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 1. Kelly’s grandfather ______died_______ 2. His ___________ made her very sad. 3. Her grandmother has been ___________ for five years now. 4. She ___________ of a heart attack. 5. Now all Kelly’s grandparents are ___________ . |
2.6 |
Write about Here are some I have ___________. I/my ___________ got married in ___________ (year). For my/his/her honeymoon, I/he/she I have / My ___________ has children. They were born ___________ in and |
ANSWER
KEY
A
family tree for some of Anne and Ivan Sorokin’s relatives or
relations.
Henry + Diana
Amelia Anne
+ Ivan George + Meena
Karen
Jack Kavita Amal
Ivan
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 their 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 Amal are Karen and Jack’s cousins.
Expressions
Have
you got any brothers and sisters? No, I am an only child.
Do
you come from a big family? Yes, I have three brothers and two
sisters.
er•YÞr u)antinq
We say ‘my/his wife’
(singular) but ‘our/their wives’ (plural).
1
.1 Look at the family tree on the opposite page. Complete the
sentences.
-
Kavita
is Amal’s sLsEer -
Amal
is Kavita’s -
Anne is Kavita’s
-
Ivan is Amal’s
-
Diana
is Amal’s -
Henry is Kavita’s
-
Amal is Ivan’s
-
Kavita
is Ivan’s -
Meena is Kavita’s
-
Meena is George’s
-
Karen
is Amal’s
1
.2 The Sorokins have some other relatives. Complete the sentences
about them.
Sanjay Alexander
and Leila
Meena
has a brother, Sanjay. Sanjay is Kavita and Amal’s Iand
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
Leila is Henry’s 6
Alexander and Leila have three 7…
………. — Amelia, Ivan and George. Ivan and George and their 8
Anne and Meena, love their 9
and
visit them as often as possible.
1
.3 Ask a friend these questions. Then write sentences about your
friend and their family. For example,
Chen has one brother bub no sLsEers.
-
Have
you got any brothers and sisters? -
Have
you got any cousins? -
Have
you got any nieces or nephews? -
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?
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|
Birth, marriage and death
Birth
Anna
had a baby yesterday.
He was born at 1.15 yesterday
mormng. He weighed 3 kilograms.
They are going to call him John —
after John, his grandfather. His grandfather’s birthday is June 16th
too — but he was born in 1945! The baby’s parents were born in
1974.
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)
They
(got) married in 1988. (married without got is more formal) They went
on their honeymoon to Italy. They were married for 20 years.
Death
Then
Bill became ill.
He
died last year.
He died of a heart attack.
The
funeral
2.1 Think
of people you know. Where were they born? When?
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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.
-
what you are if you haven’t got
a partner. -
to
be 57 kilograms. -
what
you are if your marriage has legally ended. -
a
religious service for a dead person. -
a
holiday after a wedding. -
what you are if your husband or
wife dies.
-
Complete the sentences with
words from the box.
after |
of |
to |
born |
on |
2003
Anne got married 2
Robert
Smith. Unfortunately, Robert’s grandmother, Rosemary Smith, died3
old age soon after their wedding. Robert and Anne were 4
their
honeymoon when she died. Anne’s baby daughter was 5two
years later. They called the baby Rosemary,6Robert’s grandmother.
-
When
were these people born and when did they die? Write sentences.
-
Genghis
Khan (1162—1227) Genghis khan was born in 1162 and died in 1227. -
Christopher Columbus (1451—1506)
-
Leonardo
da Vinci (1452—1519) -
Princess
Diana (1961—1997) -
Heath Ledger (1979-2008)
2.5 Complete the sentences using
died, dead or death.
I
Jill’s grandfather diedlast year.
-
His.made her very sad.
-
Her grandmother has been .for five years now. 4 She .of
a heart attack.
5
Now all Jill’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/my .I have / myhas .got
married in(year). children. They were born in .For
my/his/her honeymoon, I/he/she went and(years).
to .
Parts
of the body
hair
Head
and faceeye nose tooth / teeth
ear mouth lip neck
Arm
and leg
Rest
of body
back waist hip
We
have skin covering our bodies.
heart
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