Family Relationships

‘cause the apple doesn’t fall far from

the tree

Vocabulary, Part 1

Family RelationshipsThe nuclear family

• Mother• Father• Sister• Brother• Son• Daughter

• Stepmother• Stepfather• Stepsister• Stepbrother• Half-sister• Half-brother

Fill in these blanks in a “Family Tree” using the family relationships

vocabulary words

You

The Nuclear Family(核心家庭 )

Your Parents

YouMotherFather

The Nuclear Family(核心家庭 )

Your Children

YouSon(s)

Daughter(s)

MotherFather

The Nuclear Family(核心家庭 )

Your parents’ (other) daughter

Your parents’ (other) son

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

MotherFather

Sister

The Nuclear Family(核心家庭 )

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Nuclear Family(after divorce)

Your mother’s second

husbandYour father’s second wife

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Nuclear Family(after divorce)

StepmotherStepfather

Your stepfather’s

child from his first marriage

Your stepmother’s

child from this marriage

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Nuclear Family(after divorce)

Half-brother or Half-sister

Stepmother

StepsisterStepbrother

Stepfather

Vocabulary, Part 2

Family RelationshipsThe extended family

• Grandmother• Grandfather• Great-Grandmother• Great-Grandfather• Aunt• Uncle

• Cousin• Niece• Nephew• Grandson• Granddaughter

Fill in these blanks in a “Family Tree” using the family relationships

vocabulary words

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Extended Family

Your Mother’s Parents Your Father’s Parents

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Extended Family

Grandfather Grandmother

Grandmother Grandfather

Your Grandmothers’ and Grandfathers’ Parents

Your Grandmothers’ and Grandfathers’ Parents

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Extended Family

Grandfather Grandmother

Grandmother Grandfather

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Your Ancestors

Your mother’s sister or brother

Your father’s sister or brother

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Extended Family

Grandfather Grandmother

Grandmother Grandfather

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Aunt or Uncle

Uncle or Aunt

Your Ancestors

Your aunt’s child or children

Your uncle’s child or children

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Extended Family

Grandfather Grandmother

Grandmother Grandfather

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Aunt or Uncle

Uncle or Aunt

Cousin(s) Cousin(s)

Your Ancestors

Your sister’s child/children

Your brother’s child/children

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Extended Family

Grandfather Grandmother

Grandmother Grandfather

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Nephew(s)Niece(s)

Niece(s)Nephew(s)

Aunt or Uncle

Uncle or Aunt

Cousin(s) Cousin(s)

Your Ancestors

Your children’s children

You Brother

Son(s)Daughter(s

)

Mother Father

Sister

The Extended Family

Grandfather Grandmother

Grandmother Grandfather

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Great-Grandfather

Great-Grandmother

Nephew(s)Niece(s)

Niece(s)Nephew(s)

Grandson(s) orGranddaughter

(s)

Aunt or Uncle

Uncle or Aunt

Cousin(s) Cousin(s)

Your Ancestors

Vocabulary, Part 3

Family RelationshipsRelationships from marriage

• Mother-in-law• Father-in-law• Sister-in-law• Brother-in-law• Son-in-law• Daughter-in-law

Fill in these blanks in a “Family Tree” using the family relationships

vocabulary words

My Relationships from marriage

Me

OurSon

My FatherMy Mother

My Wife

Our Daughte

r

My Wife’s Mother and

Father

My Relationships from marriage

Me

OurSon

My FatherMy Mother

My Wife

My Father-in-LawMy Mother-in-Law

Our Daughte

r

My Wife’s brother or sister

My Relationships from marriage

Me My Brother-in-LawMy Sister-in-Law

OurSon

My FatherMy Mother

My Wife

My Father-in-LawMy Mother-in-Law

Our Daughte

r

My Son’s Wife

My Relationships from marriage

Me My Brother-in-LawMy Sister-in-Law

OurSon

My FatherMy Mother

My Wife

My Father-in-LawMy Mother-in-Law

Our Daughte

r

My Daughter-

in-Law

My Daughter’s Husband

My Relationships from marriage

Me My Brother-in-LawMy Sister-in-Law

OurSon

My FatherMy Mother

My Wife

My Father-in-LawMy Mother-in-Law

Our Daughte

r

My Daughter-

in-Law

MySon-in-

Law

Get it?