FAMILY TIES INTRODUCTION

Put the words in the correct group.

Girls / women

• sister

• brother

• half-sister

• mum

• aunt

Question 3-8 .

Jack: Hi Sam. How’s it going?

Sam: Good. How are you?

Jack: Fine, thanks. Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings?

Sam: Yeah, do you want to play? It’s great!

Jack: Oh! You can’t buy that here! Where did you get it?

Sam: From my brother. He sent it to me.

Jack: What? Charlie?

Sam: No, my other brother, Rob. He lives in the States ... in New York.

Jack: Really? I didn’t know you had another brother!

Sam: Yeah! Well, he’s my half-brother.

Jack: But ... I don’t get it ...

Sam: He’s my dad’s son. My dad went to New York to study and married an American.

Jack: Your mum’s American?!

Sam: No, no, not my mum. That was ages ago ... before he met my mum.

Jack: Ah, OK, I get it now. Wow, I didn’t know that! So, how old is your half-brother?

Sam: Er, he’s five years older than me, so he’s twenty-three.

Jack: Cool. And do you see him often?

Sam: Not very often ... I’ve been to visit him twice. Well, three times, but the first time I don’t remember because I was really little. But we speak on Skype a lot.

Jack: And have you met Rob’s mum?

Sam: Yeah. She’s really nice. She’s from Mexico originally. She’s married to someone else now.

Jack: And what does your mum think?

Sam: Er ... she’s fine about it! She knew my dad was divorced and had a son.

Jack: Huh ... OK.

Sam: OK, enough questions. Do you want to play Game of Kings or what?

Jack: Yeah, cool.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

Jack is surprised because ...

• he can't buy Game of Kings there yet.

• he doesn't like Game of Kings.

• Game of Kings is expensive.

Sam got the game from ...

• his brother Charlie.

• his half-brother Rob.

• his dad.

Rob and Sam have the same ...

• dad

• mum

• mum and dad

Sam has ...

• never met his half-brother.

• met his half-brother twice.

• met his half-brother three times.

Rob's mum is ...

• married to someone else.

• in Mexico now.

• not very nice.

Sam's mum is ...

• divorced.

• older than Sam's dad.

• fine about the situation.

My mother's sister.

Who is she?

• Grandmother

• Mother

• Aunt

• Niece

My father's brother.

Who is he?

• Grandpa

• Uncle

• Nephew

• Cousin