Daily Life - Talking About Relatives (C0350)

A:	What are you doing this weekend?

B:	My brother in law is having a small get together at his house and he invited me.

A:	Is it a family thing or just friends?

B:	A bit of both. Some cousins, aunts and uncles will be there, but also some friends from the neighborhood.

A:	Is your great uncle Rick going to be there? He is really funny.

B:	Yeah he is going to be there with his step-son and his ex-wife.

A:	You mean your sister?

B:	No, Rick is actually my great uncle, so he is my grandmother’s brother.

A:	You lost me.

B:	I’ll explain later, let’s go.

Key Vocabulary

brother		a male sibling
uncle		a brother of one's father or mother.
cousin		the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
aunt		the sister of one's father or mother.
step son		a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
ex-wife		a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife

Niece		a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
family reunion		a gathering of relatives, friends, or associates at regular intervals or after separation
biological		Being of the same genes and blood as another family member
adopted		to take and rear (the child of other parents) as one's own child.