The Family
Author: Ovidio M Castro Hernández
Dated: May 2014
Seguramente sabes decir en inglés Mamá, papá, pero, ¿sabes decir los demás miembros de la familia?
Then / entonces
Observe Peter's family tree: / Observa el árbol genealógico de Peter:
I'm Peter. This is my family tree. She is my grandmother Tina and he is my grandfather Bob. This is my father Frank; and he is my uncle Jemmy. She is my grandmother Julia and he is my grandfather David. She is my aunt Susan and she is my mother Mary. They are my sister Betty and my brother Louis.
En el árbol genealógico de Peter aparecen los principales miembros de la familia. Aparecen: abuela, abuelo que en inglés se dicen grandmother, grandfather.
Based on Peter's family tree, we can say that: (Apoyándonos en el árbol de Peter se puede decir que:)
Peter is Frank’s son.
Frank is Peter's father.
Mary is Peter's, Louis's and Betty's mother.
Louis is Peter's brother.
Betty is Peter's and Louis's sister.
Jemmy is Peter's uncle.
Susan is Peter's aunt.
| father | + | mother | =parents |
| grandfather | + | grandmother | =grandparents |
| brother | + | brother | =brothers |
| sister | + | sister | =sisters |
| brother | + | sister | =brother and sister (Ver NOTA ) |
Exercise 1 Guess who is /Adivina quién es/ _______?
1.- My mother's father is my ____________.
2.- My father's sister is my _____________.
3.- My mother's son is my ______________.
4.- My father's daughter is my ___________.
5.- My father's mother is my ____________.
6.- My father's brother is my ____________.
7.- My grandfather is my father's _________.
8.- My grandmother is my mother's_______.
EXERCISE 2:
ACCORDING TO PETER'S FAMILY TREE, / SEGÚN EL ÁRBOL GENEALÓGICO DE PETER,
1.- Bob is ________________________.
2.- Frank is ______________________.
3.- Julia is _______________________.
4.- David is ______________________.
5.- Susan and Mary are _____________.
6.- Frank and Jemmy are ____________.
7.- Betty and Louis are _____________.
EXERCISE 3: SAY TRUE, FALSE, OR NOT MENTIONED, ACCORDING TO PETER'S FAMILY TREE.
1.- Frank is Peter's uncle.
2.- Peter's uncle lives in Canada.
3.- Peter has a brother and a sister.
4.- Frank and Mary are peter's grandparents.
5.- Tina and David are Peter's parents.
6.- Louis is Peter's son.
7.- Peter's sister is Julia.
8.- Peter has no family.
9.- Peter lives in Great Britain.
10.- Julia is Peter's aunt.