Describing Your Family								

1. Read the following description of a family. 

Jack is married to Alice. She is his wife and he is her husband. They have a daughter and a son. His son's name is Henry and his daughter's name is Lisa. 
They live next to Alice's parents, Harry and Marjorie. Harry is Alice's father and Marjorie is her mother. Harry is Jack's father-in-law and Marjorie is his mother-in-law. Henry is Harry's grandson and Lisa is Marjorie's granddaughter. 
Alice has a sister and brother. Alice’s sister's name is Mary and her brother's name is Frank. Frank has two children, David and Sherrie. Sherrie is Alice's niece and David is Alice's nephew. Alice is their aunt and Jack is their uncle. 

2. Answer using the information above.

a. Who is Alice?
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b. Who is Marjorie?
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c. Who are Henry and Lisa’s cousins?
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d. Who are Jack’s in-laws?
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3. Complete the following chart of family relationships using the opposite family members. 

Masculine	Feminine		Masculine	Feminine	
	Mother		Father-in-law		
Son				Sister-in-law	
	Aunt		God-father		
Nephew				Step-mother	
	Sister		Step-brother		
Grandfather				Wife	
	Granddaughter		Fiancé		

4. Fill in the Possessive Adjectives Chart!

Personal Pronoun	Possessive Adjective		Name	Possessive	
I			Jack		
You			Paul		
He			Maggie		
She			Lucy		
It			My brother		
We 			His sister		
They			Their cousins		
5. Complete the text bellow using the correct possessives and family words.

Paul is married to Alison. She is his wife and he is _______ husband. 
They have a daughter and son. _______ son's name is John and his  _______ name is Lucy.
They live next to Alison's parents, Harrison and Maggie. Harrison is  _______  father and Maggie is  _______ mother. 
Harrison is Paul's father-in-law and Maggie is  _______ mother-in-law. 
John is _______ grandson and Lucy is Maggie's granddaughter. 
Alison has a sister and brother. _______ sister's name is Mary and her  ____________ name is Frank. 
Frank has two children, David and Sherrie. 
Sherrie is Alice's niece and David is Alice's nephew. Alison is  _______  aunt and Paul is  _______  uncle. 

6. Interview a classmate about his/her family. Take notes.

Are you married?
Do you have any children?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
What is your __________’s name?
What are their names?
Their names are ______ and ______
Is he/she married?
Do they have any children?

My Classmate’s  Family	
Who?	Name:	Who?	Name:	Who?	Name:	
Mother		Son		Sister		
Father		Daughter		Niece		
Spouse		Brother		Nephew		
Mother-in-law		Father-in-law		Cousin		

7. Write a paragraph about your classmate’s family.
																																																																																				
8. Practice the use of  possessive (‘s).

a.	John has a car – 	John’s car						
b.	Anne has a cat – 								
c.	Paul and John have a house – 								
d.	Lucy and Anne have cars –								
e.	Paul has a bother – 								
f.	Anne has a sister – 								
g.	Ralph and John have girlfriends –								
h.	July and Anne have a cat –