U11: Family Flashcards
Nucles Family
Compund Noun
Mom,Dad and their own children
Extended Family
Compund noun
Wider than Nucles Family
Grandparents, Uncle,Aunty, Cousins
Relative
Blood Relatives, Close Relatives
(Oppositive)
Distant Relatives
Su and Thida aren’t my blood relatives. They’re my distant relatives because they are my second cousins/ distant cousins
Family
- a close/immediate family
- a loving family
- a respectable family
- a dysfunctional family = unhappy, not working in a healthy way )
- a broken family
We are a very close family.
They are a very close-knit family.
Ethan is lovey boy, he is from a loving family.
One of my life blessing is being born in a loving family
Being a child in a dysfunction is a nightmare for them.
I am from a broken family . I would keep my marriage as much as I can If I got married one day.
Husband & Wife
- my late husband/wife
- estranged Husband/wife
- Ex-husband/wife
- refer to die one
- live separtely and not get on well
- refer to previous one who got divorce with you
Divorce
get divorce
Verb
Mike and Ella decided to get divorce in the end due to being a estrange husband and wife for almost 3 years.
They have got divorce since 2017
They got divorce in last summer.
Divorce
have a trial seperation
not yet get divorce, but don’t live under the same roof.
They are having a trial seperation before making a final decision on how
divorce
a bitter divorce
Negative
get anger/ argument/bad feeling
I would have never thought of experiencing such a bitter divorce in my l
Children and home where they were raised
- a broken home
(oppositive) - a stable home
- a deprived home
- children whose parent got divorce or seperated
eg: Su Su is from a broken home - Most children who come from stable home have high estimeese.
- Poor home
Keith is from a deprived home so he study hard to be able to provide for his close family in the near future.
Su Su is from a broken home
Parent, Children & family
- Start a family
- have 2 children
- is expecting a baby
- baby is due
- have a baby
- They are thinking of starting a family after 3 years of marriage
- Mike would like to have 3 children but his wife would prefer to have two.
- This couple is expecting a baby now.
- The baby is due next week so we don’t have much time to prepare for nursing room
- She had a baby yesterday abit earlier than due date
Family related matter
a single parent/mother/father
raise/ bring up the children/family
Amy is a single mom who have raise up three children on her own since her late husband died in World war 2.
set up home
getting our own home without staying your parent house
I am hoping to set up home on my own because I am not a teenager anymore
custody
apply for custody of somebody
grant the custoday to the father/mother
The father apply for custody of his three children but the judge **give the custody to the mother **