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
