English — Vocabulary: Family and Social Relationships — Essential Vocabulary — 1st Year Secondary — Literary Stream — Algerian Curriculum

Family and Social Relationships

1. Immediate Family

• mother / father / sister / brother / daughter / son / wife / husband
• parents / children / siblings / spouse

2. Extended Family

• grandmother / grandfather / grandparents
• aunt / uncle / cousin / nephew / niece
• granddaughter / grandson

3. Family Relations

• In-laws : mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law
• Step-family : stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother
• Verbs : get married, get divorced, get engaged, adopt, give birth to, raise

4. Social Relationships

• friend (best friend, close friend), classmate, colleague, neighbour, acquaintance, partner
• get along with, be close to, look up to, take after, care for, look after

5. Exercises

Exercise : Complete.

1. My mother’s sister is my _______.
2. My father’s brother is my _______.
3. My sister’s son is my _______.
4. She is married to my brother, so she is my _______.
5. My mother’s mother is my _______.

Answer Key

1. aunt · 2. uncle · 3. nephew · 4. sister-in-law · 5. grandmother

See also Education Vocabulary and Food Vocabulary.