Family Ties Vocabulary

Definition of ancestor:

• a person related to you who lived a long time ago

• a person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild

• (the study of) the history of the past and present members of a family or families

• all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family

Definition of gene:

• all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family

• (the study of) the history of the past and present members of a family or families

• (the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject:

• a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from its parents

Definition of genealogy:

• the complete set of genetic material of a human, animal, plant, or other living thing

• all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family

• (the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject

• (the study of) the history of the past and present members of a family or families

Choose the odd one out:

• Relatives

• Family

• Friends

• Siblings

Choose the odd one out:

• elderly

• middle-aged

• young

• overweight

A nuclear family DOES NOT consist of:

• grandparents

• father

• mother

• children

............ is my extended family member.

• My younger brother

• My cousin

• My wife

• My son

One way to find out more about your family history is to ..........

• ask your family doctor about your health.

• do a DNA test.

• read the newspaper at the school library.

Your dad's mother is your ........... .

Are you closer to your mother, your father, or your grandparents? Why?