The family (of my sister and me

Step 1

Me, my family and I Talking about family

1 / My family tree 1 Read Aiden’s email and answer the questions.

a Complete the email with the correct words. Choose from the words in the box. You can use some words more than once.

aunt – child – cousins – daughter – father – mother – nephew – niece – sister – son – stepmother – stepsister – uncle

READING

From To Subject Aiden@yahoo.co.uk yoko@cali.com My family

Dear Yoko,

Let me tell you about my family. I live with my and my big

We live in London. My mum’s name is Carmen. She’s Spanish and she speaks English and Spanish.

She’s a Spanish teacher. She’s short and slim; she’s got long, brown hair and brown eyes.

Soon after my mother Carmen and Oliver got married, they had their

From To Subject first , my sister Ruby. She is 16 and she loves listening to music. A few years later, I came along. Things didn’t really work out, so they got divorced. My father remarried to my . She’s really nice. My stepmother’s name is

Sophie. She already had a from her first marriage, my

Lucie,

From To Subject who is 5 years younger than me. Sophie and Lucie are French. My father isn’t my grandparents’ only . They have another my George. His wife is my Megan. I am their and

Ruby is their . Their children are Samuel and Charlotte. They are my

We really like meeting up with them. They also have a great dog. His name is Simba. Isn’t that a

great name? Simba loves playing with his teddy bear. Although its clothes are completely ripped,

Simba keeps carrying it around.

Write soon and tell me about your family.

Kind regards,

Aiden