Fill in the gaps with the suitable words: a) uncles;
b) nieces or nephews;
c) typical;
d) established a very close
relationship with;
e) only;
f) keep in touch with;
g) on my father’s side;
h) distant;
i) split up;
j) cousins;
k) relatives;
l) spinster;
m) great-aunt
I grew up in a (1) … family – my parents and I. I was an (2) … child in the family.
During my early childhood I spent almost all my time with my grandmother (3) ….
She was really lovely! I’ll never forget her soft hands, calm voice, and fabulous
pies! But I never met my mother’s father; he died before I was born. I only know
that he (4) … with his wife and lived with his sister, who was my (5) … . She
never married; she was really an old (6) … . Sometimes I visited her; I still
remember the smell of her house that was a little bit old. It was very strange for me
to go round the old rooms looking at the photos of some of my (7) … . I gazed at
them for hours: my (8) … in old-fashioned suits, my (9) … in funny caps and other
(10) … relatives. We didn’t (11) … most of them. But later we (12) … my
mother’s sister. We wrote letters to each other and exchanged Christmas presents.
Unfortunately, I’ll never have (13) … , but I hope when I get married I’ll have a
close family.
1 c) typical
2 e) only
3 i) split up
4 d) established a very close relationship with
5 m) great-aunt
6 l) spinster
7 k) relatives
8 j) cousins
9 a) uncles;
10 g) on my father’s side
11 f) keep in touch with
12h) distant
13 b) nieces or nephews;