Family relationships can be rather confusing at times, even in
Italian! Here is a list of all the closest members of a family.
Relatives |
Female |
|
Male |
Mother |
Parents |
Father |
Wife |
|
Husband |
|
|
|
Grandmother |
Grandparents |
Grandfather |
Granddaughter |
Grandchildren |
Grandson |
|
|
|
Daughter |
Children |
Son |
Sister |
and |
Brother |
|
|
|
Aunt |
and |
Uncle |
Niece |
and |
Nephew |
|
Cousins |
|
|
|
|
In-laws |
Mother-in-law |
|
Father-in-law |
Daughter-in-law |
|
Son-in-law |
Sister-in-law |
|
Brother-in-law |
Have the students discuss the meaning of each. Then they can
have fun by making up “wishful”
relatives.
Ex. I’d like to be Richard Gere’s sister.
I’d like to be Julia Roberts’ uncle.
I’d like to be George Clooney’s nephew.
I’d like to be Matt Damon’s brother.
I
found this cute little joke:
*
“Mommy, today the teacher asked me how many brothers and sisters
I had.”
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“Oh, how nice, she seems to take a personal interest in you!”
*
“When I told her I was an only child, she said, “Thank Heavens!”
A
Nice Thought.
“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”
Sir John Browning