3: The spitting image Put the following words in the sentences below: cheese footsteps homes tree relative family side image 1. Look at Marie. She's the spitting of her mother, isn't she? 2. Pippa's going to medical school. She's following in her father's 3. A recent survey shows that two out of three convicted criminals come from broken 4. I've got Scottish blood. My grandparents on my mother's originally came from Glasgow. 5. George is very interested in his family's history. He can trace his family back to 1550. 6. Everyone in my family plays a musical instrument. Music runs in the 7. I got a letter today from a long-lost in Australia. I didn't even know he existed! He's coming to visit in the summer. 8. My sister and I look alike but when it comes to personality we're like chalk and Note: A long-lost relative is one whom you have not seen for many years. A distant relative is perhaps your cousin's cousin. You can also say you have a rather distant relationship with someone. Is there an idiom in your language like this? - Although my sister lives in America, we're very close.
4: Definitions Look back at the idioms used in this unit and find the ones which match the definitions below. The word in brackets will help you. 1. A relative who you have never met or not seen for a long time, (lost) 2. The member of the family who seems to get into trouble or has made bad choices. (sheep) 3. Brothers or sisters who look just like each other, (pod) 4. A situation when the parents are divorced or separated, (broken) 5. A situation when loyalty to family is more important that anything else, (thicker) 6. When a child looks just like one of the parents, (image)
5: Revision Look back at the idioms in this unit and add the final words: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Are you following in your father's footsteps? What characteristics run in your family?
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