Short answers
1. Family members
One possible set of answers:
| Word | Explanation |
|---|---|
| grandmother | my parent’s mother |
| grandfather | my parent’s father |
| mother-in-law | my partner’s or spouse’s mother |
| father-in-law | my partner’s or spouse’s father |
| stepmother | my parent’s wife who is not my biological mother |
| stepfather | my parent’s husband who is not my biological father |
| great-grandmother | my grandparent’s mother |
| great-grandfather | my grandparent’s father |
Other answers can also fit, for example grandson, sister-in-law, stepsister or great-granddaughter.
2. Discussion — sample answer
I keep in touch with my parents, grandparents and cousins. I talk to my parents every day and to my grandparents twice a week.
A close friend, a partner, a flatmate or a pet can be like family because they support us and share our everyday life.
3. Correct words
a) relationship
b) relatives
c) company
d) jealous
e) well
f) appreciate
g) generation
4. Sample answer
a) True for me. I have a good relationship with my grandparents because we talk regularly.
b) True for me. My close friends support me, so they are as important as some of my relatives.
e) Not true for me. I get on well with all my family members.
Why these answers are correct
- have a good relationship with somebody — a fixed expression about getting along with someone.
- as important as relatives — we compare friends and family members.
- enjoy somebody’s company — “company” means being with someone.
- jealous of somebody — the correct preposition is of.
- get on well with somebody — the fixed expression is get on well.
- appreciate somebody — value or be thankful for someone.
- generation — people of a similar age or from the same age group.
