a) Look at Bill's family tree. Who is/are: Bill's grandfather (grandpa)? Bill's grandmother (grandma)? Bill's father (dad)? Bill's mother (mum)? Bill's uncle? Bill's aunt? Bill's sisters? Bill's cousins? b) Talk about Bill's family, now and five years ago.
По ветвям дерева видно: родители Билла — Sue и Sam, родители Sam и Mike — Tom и Beth, жена Mike — Janet. Дети Sue и Sam — Bill, Kim и Kate; дети Mike и Janet — Gill и Johnny. Поэтому Mike приходится Биллу дядей, Janet — тётей, а Gill и Johnny — двоюродными братом и сестрой. Английское cousins обозначает обоих без уточнения пола.
Для рассказа о возрасте пять лет назад вычитаем
a) Bill's grandfather is Tom. His grandmother is Beth. His father is Sam. His mother is Sue. His uncle is Mike. His aunt is Janet. His sisters are Kim and Kate. His cousins are Gill and Johnny.
b) Tom is Bill's grandfather. He is
