SpeakOut Intermediate Unit 1(1)

a stepdaughter

a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage

an extended family

a family unit that includes grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts and uncles, etc. in addition to parents and children

a fortune

a lot of money

a stepfather

a man who is married to one's mother after the divorce of one's parents or the death of one's father

a relative

a person connected by blood or marriage

an ancestor

a person related to someone who lived a long time ago

tragic

extremely sad

roots

family, ethnic, or cultural origins

great

grandparents - grandparents of one's father or mother

an ex-husband

husband - a former husband

in-laws

parents of one's husband or wife or members of his or her family

a family history

past events that relate to a particular family (its formation, roots etc.)

a gold medalist

someone who won a gold medal in sport

an immediate family

someone's closest relations, such as parents, children, a husband, or a wife

a side of the family

the ancestors or relatives of one's mother or father

a mother-in-law

the mother of your husband or wife

to be sentenced

to be given a punishment for a crime

to take after someone

to be similar to an older member of one's family

to be related to

to belong to the same family

to inherit

to derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) genetically from one's parents or ancestors

to abandon someone

to leave someone in a bad condition