Lesson 2A: Family photographs

A Words, words, words

How do you translate the words AUNT and UNCLE?

B Listening and reading

C Grammar time

Let's practise!

Let's practise!

Lesson 2A: Family photographs

A Words, words, words

How do you translate the words AUNT and UNCLE?

B Listening and reading

Julia: Who’s this?
Dad: This is my grandfather, your great-grandfather.
Julia: My great-grandfather? How old is he in this picture?
Dad: I don’t know. He’s very young, a young farmer.
Julia: What’s his name?
Dad: George.
Julia: George? Like my brother?
Dad: Yes. He’s got the same name as his great-grandfather.

Dad: This is your mother’s grandmother. She’s your great-grandmother.
Julia: Wow, she’s got lots of children! How many has she got?
Dad: Eight! Five girls and three boys.
Julia: And my great-grandmother’s name is… Don’t tell me. Julia.
Dad: Yes, you’ve got the same name as your great-grandmother: Julia.
Julia: That’s okay. I like my name.

Julia: This is Aunt Olivia.
Dad: Yes, your aunt, Olivia, and your two cousins, Noah and Rose.
Julia: Rose is so cute!
Dad: And Noah is impossible.

Dad: Here are your grandparents.
Julia: Grandpa Arthur and Granny Elizabeth. They are in front of their house.
Dad: Do you know the name of the house?
Julia: Yes, it’s near a small bridge and its name is Bridge House. I love that house.

Julia: Uncle Leo. Who’s the girl?
Dad: She’s your Uncle Leo’s girlfriend.
Julia: What’s her name?
Dad: Yoko. She’s from Japan.

Julia: This is George, and this is me. How old are we in this picture?
Dad: George is five, and you are three.
Julia: We’re in our garden.

Let's check!

Read carefully and match the names to George's family members.

George's great-grandparents from his father's side are Maria and George.
They have got a daughter named Elizabeth.
Elizabeth marries Arthur and they have got three children.
They have got two sons, David and Leo and one daughter, Olivia.
Olivia and David are married and they both have got two children of their own.
David and Sarah's children are George and Julia.
Olivia and her husband Matthew have got two children, Noah and Rose.
George's uncle Leo is not married, but he has a nice girlfriend Yoko.
They will get married soon.

C Grammar time

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