- I hear Mary has lost her weight and looks awfully pretty.
- Oh, yes, you are right. But she is too thin now, I think, She should put on weight now.
- What are you talking about? All friends say she has never been so beautiful before.
- Tom, who is this good-looking, chestnut-haired young lady?
- Oh, its my sister.
- And who is this pretty girl with rosy plump cheeks and a turned-up nose?
- Its her elder daughter, my niece.
- Well, you have such pleasant looking relatives.
- Thank you.
- I say, Mike, what do you think of Mr. Black?
- As for me I dont like him. He is envious, obstinate, selfish and rude.
- Really? Are you sure?
- Certainly. We work in one and the same office.
- Oh, John, there you are at last. Id like to speak to you about our new manager. Is he always generous, kind and sociable?
- Be careful, Max. If you are for him, he is a very good man, but he can be aggressive, cruel and even cunning.
- What makes you think so?
- He is my distant relative.
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Section II
Family
I. Look through the vocabulary below that may be useful when speaking about your family.
| aunt | ||
| average(small, large) family | ['xvqrIG] | (, ) |
| brother | ||
| by modern standards | ['stxndqd] | |
| consist of | ['kqn'sIst] | |
| cousin | ['kAzn] | () |
| father | ||
| grandfather | ||
| grandmather | ||
| grandparent | ||
| grandson(daughter) | () | |
| mother | ||
| nephew | ['nevju:] | |
| niece | [ni:s] | |
| parents | ||
| relatives(relations) | ['relativz] | |
| sister | ||
| stepdaughter | ||
| to bring up | ||
| the baby of the family | , | |
| stepfather | ||
| stepmother | ||
| stepson | ||
| twins | ||
| uncle | ['ANkl] | |
| Relations in the Family | ||
| admire smb | [qd'mqIq] | , -. |
| awful | ||
| be attached to smb. | [q'txtSt] | - |
| be devoted to smb. | [dI'vOVtId] | - |
| blame smb | , - | |
| caring | ||
| close | ||
| cordial | ['kO:dZql] | , |
| difficulty | ||
| distant | ['dIstqnt] | |
| find support and understanding | [sq'pO:t] | |
| frank | , | |
| friendly | ||
| help (be helpful) | ||
| hostile | ||
| impartial | ||
| intolerant | ||
| loving | ||
| problem | ||
| provide for the family | ||
| reliable | [rI'laIqbl] | |
| rely on smb | [ri'lai] | - |
| remote | , | |
| respect smb | [ris'pekt] | - |
| respectful | [ris'pektful] | |
| take care of smb | [kFq] | - |
| tolerant | ['tOlqrqnt] | |
| trust smb | [trAst] | - |
| united | [ju:'naItId] | |
| warm | [wL:m] | |
| worry about smb | ['wArI] | - |
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