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scenario 1 sarah and david are sitting in a cozy li

Scenario Context

"Sarah and David are sitting in a cozy living room, looking through an old, dusty photo album that contains decades of family history."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An intermediate English learner who is passionate about her family history and genealogy.

D

David

A beginner English learner who is curious about Sarah's background and family members.

The Dialogue

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David
What are you looking at, Sarah? Is that a big book?
Sarah
It is an old family photo album. My grandfather started it many years ago.
David
Oh, can I see? Who is this man in the formal suit?
Sarah
That is my great-grandfather. He was the of our family.
David
? What does that word mean?
Sarah
It means he was the male head of the family. He made all the important decisions.
David
I see. And this woman standing next to him in the garden?
Sarah
That is his sister, my great-aunt Martha. She is actually a of yours too, through marriage.
David
Really? I did not know we were related in any way.
Sarah
Yes, our family tree is quite complex. It is more of a now.
David
What is a exactly?
Sarah
It is a family where parents have children from previous relationships and they all live together.
David
Oh, I understand. Like my friend Mark; he lives with his father and a step-brother.
Sarah
Exactly. Speaking of which, here is a photo of my step-brother, Leo.
David
He looks very happy. Do you get along well with him?
Sarah
Mostly, yes. But we had some when we were younger.
David
? Is that like competing for toys or games?
Sarah
Yes, and competing for our parents' attention. But now we are very close.
David
Who is the person standing far away from the group in this shot?
Sarah
That is my uncle Simon. Sadly, he is currently from the rest of us.
David
? Why is he not with the family?
Sarah
It means he does not talk to the family anymore because of a very big argument.
David
That is very sad. I hope they make up and talk again soon.
Sarah
I hope so too. Now, look at this wedding photo. These people are my .
David
are the parents of your husband, right?
Sarah
Correct! My husband's mother and father. They are very kind and helpful.
David
You seem to know a lot of details about your .
Sarah
I have been studying our lately. It is a fascinating hobby.
David
sounds like a very big word for history.
Sarah
It is specifically the study of family history and tracing our lineages.
David
Is your family generally very ?
Sarah
Yes, we are. We support each other no matter what happens in life.
David
That is wonderful. Thank you for sharing these personal stories with me.
Sarah
You are welcome! It is important to know where we come from and who our people are.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Patriarch

/ፔትርያርክ/

የቤተሰብ ራስ/አባት

The male head of a family or tribe.

የአንድ ቤተሰብ ወይም ጎሳ የበላይ መሪ የሆነ ወንድ።

Distant relative

/ዲስታንት ሪሌቲቭ/

ሩቅ ዘመድ

A person who is related to you but not closely.

የቅርብ የስጋ ዝምድና የሌለው ዘመድ።

Blended family

/ብሌንደድ ፋሚሊ/

የተቀላቀለ ቤተሰብ

A family consisting of a couple and their children from this and all previous relationships.

ከተለያዩ የቀድሞ ግንኙነቶች የተገኙ ልጆችን የያዘ ቤተሰብ።

Sibling rivalry

/ሲብሊንግ ራይቫልሪ/

በወንድማማቾች መካከል የሚኖር ፉክክር

Competition between brothers and sisters for attention or resources.

በወንድማማቾች ወይም በእህትማማቾች መካከል የሚኖር ፉክክር ወይም ቅናት።

Estranged

/ኤስትሬንጅድ/

የተራራቀ/የተቀያየመ

No longer close or on friendly terms with someone.

ከቤተሰብ ወይም ከጓደኛ ጋር በፍቅር ወይም በግንኙነት መራራቅ።

In-laws

/ኢን-ሎስ/

የአማች ቤተሰቦች

Relatives by marriage; your spouse's family.

በትዳር አማካኝነት የሚመጡ የትዳር አጋር ቤተሰቦች።

Ancestry

/አንሴስትሪ/

ትውልድ/ዝርያ

One's family or ethnic descent.

የአንድ ሰው የቤተሰብ ታሪክ ወይም የዘር ግንድ።

Genealogy

/ጂኒያሎጂ/

የትውልድ ሐረግ ጥናት

A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.

የቤተሰብን የትውልድ ሐረግ እና ታሪክ የማጥናት ዘዴ።

Close-knit

/ክሎዝ-ኒት/

የጠበቀ ግንኙነት ያለው

A group of people bound together by strong relationships and common interests.

አባላቱ እርስ በርስ በጣም የሚቀራረቡበት እና የሚደጋገፉበት ቡድን።

Matriarch

/ሜትርያርክ/

የቤተሰብ እናት/መሪ

A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.

የአንድ ቤተሰብ ወይም ማህበረሰብ የበላይ መሪ የሆነች ሴት።