English Vocabulary in Use Pre-Intermediate (Unit 13: Family and friends)


A Relatives*

* members of your family; syn relations
1 a woman whose husband has died
2 older
3 two children born to one mother at the same time 		4 a family who like each other and stay together a lot
5 without brothers or sisters
6 have a good relationship with
7 (also mother/brother/son-in-law, etc.)

Common mistakes

It’s more common and more natural to say ‘Thomas’s wife’ (NOT the wife of Thomas) or ‘Anna’s younger sister’ (NOT the younger sister of Anna).

B. Friends

FRIENDS

My best friend is Florian, an old school friend1. We got to know each other2 when we were in the same class at school. We’ve been mates3 ever since4, and our friendship is very important to both of us. He spends a lot of time with my family, and his current5 girlfriend is actually one of Thomas’s ex-girlfriends. But we all get on really well.


Language help

We use the prefix ex- for a relationship we had in the past but do not have now, e.g. The children stay with my ex- husband at the weekend; I saw an ex- girlfriend of mine yesterday.

Exercise-13.1


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