NMT: vocabulary and grammar. Family. Relationships. Possessive pronouns

Exercise 1. Match the words to the definitions

Words

A relative
B sibling
C only child
D cousin
E grandparents
F stepbrother / stepsister
G twin
H personal details

1. A brother or sister.

2. A person who belongs to your family.

3. A child who has no brothers or sisters.

4. A child of your aunt or uncle.

5. Your parents’ parents.

6. A child of your stepmother or stepfather.

7. One of two children born at the same time.

8. Information such as your name, age and address.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences

Word bank

get on with · take care of · have in common · be close to · look after · spend time with · argue with · support · trust · grow up

1. My sister and I __________ each other very well.

2. I often __________ my grandparents at weekends.

3. Mia has to __________ her younger brother after school.

4. My cousin and I ________ a lot ________ because we both enjoy music.

5. I __________ my parents because I can tell them everything.

6. Children need people who will help and __________ them.

7. Although the twins sometimes __________ each other, they soon become friends again.

8. I am very __________ my older sister.

9. My mother __________ in a small village near Odesa.

10. We should __________ older or ill relatives.

Exercise 3. Choose the correct pronoun or possessive adjective

1. My cousin lives in Lviv. ___ visits us every summer.
   A He B Him C His

2. I often phone my grandparents. I talk to ___ every weekend.
   A they B them C their

3. Marta and I are twins. ___ have many things in common.
   A We B Us C Our

4. Anna has a stepbrother. ___ name is Mark.
   A He B Him C His

5. My sister always supports ___.
   A I B me C my

6. The children live with ___ grandparents.
   A they B them C their

7. Ben is an only child. ___ spends a lot of time with his cousins.
   A He B Him C His

8. I am close to my cousin, and I completely trust ___.
   A she B her C hers

9. My parents and I live in Kyiv. ___ house is near a park.
   A We B Us C Our

10. Our relatives live abroad, but we often video-call ___.
    A they B them C their

Exercise 4. Use of English: Family Visit

Choose the correct answer.

My cousin Emma is one of my closest relatives. (1) _ lives in London with her parents and two brothers. I get on well with (2) _ because we have many things in common.

(3) _ favourite hobby is photography. Emma often takes photos in her (4) garden. Her brothers are twins. (5) are fourteen, and Emma sometimes looks after them. The (6) _ room is full of books and sports equipment.

Last summer, Emma and her brothers visited us. I spent a lot of time with (7) _. (8) parents prepared a large family dinner. It was also my (9) birthday, so we had a special cake. All the relatives enjoyed (10) _ time together.

1. A She B Her C Hers

2. A she B her C hers

3. A She B Her C Hers

4. A aunt B aunt’s C aunts’

5. A They B Them C Their

6. A twin’s B twins’ C twins

7. A they B them C their

8. A We B Us C Our

9. A grandmother B grandmothers C grandmother’s

10. A they B their C them

The product is aimed at people whose lifestyle prevents _____ from stopping by a coffee shop.

A themselves
B their
C them
D theirs

The ideas are written down on paper in order to work out a solution from _____ all.

A they
B them
C their
D theirs

Granny visits children, leaving gifts at _____ bedsides.

A their
B they
C theirs
D them

What a robot looks like depends on _____ purpose.

A their
B its
C his
D her