EFE learning modules / Family & Relationships

scenario 2 sarah and mark are sitting in a coffee s

Scenario Context

"Sarah and Mark are sitting in a coffee shop looking at Mark's family photo album, discussing various relatives and their histories."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An intermediate English learner who is curious about people's backgrounds.

M

Mark

A beginner English learner who is sharing his family history using a photo album.

The Dialogue

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Sarah
Hi Mark, what are you looking at so intently?
Mark
Oh, hi Sarah. I am looking at some old family photos in this album.
Sarah
That is lovely. Is your family very large or small?
Mark
I have a very big with many relatives.
Sarah
Who is this woman in the middle of the first photo?
Mark
That is my grandmother. She is the of our family.
Sarah
She looks very kind. Do you have many siblings, Mark?
Mark
I have one older brother and one younger .
Sarah
A ? Does that mean you share one parent?
Mark
Yes, we have the same father but different mothers.
Sarah
I see. Do you get along well with her?
Mark
Yes, we are very close despite the age difference.
Sarah
And who are these children running in the garden in this photo?
Mark
Those are my cousins from my mother's side of the family.
Sarah
Do they live nearby or in another city?
Mark
No, they live in the countryside with my aunt and uncle.
Sarah
It sounds like you have a very complex family tree.
Mark
It is! My father remarried years ago, so I also have a .
Sarah
How is your relationship with your now?
Mark
She is wonderful. She helped me and my brother when we were young.
Sarah
That is great to hear. What about your ? Is your brother married?
Mark
Yes, my brother's wife is very nice. She is my only sister-in-law.
Sarah
Do you know much about your and where they came from?
Mark
A little bit. My ancestors came from a small village across the sea.
Sarah
It is so important to know your and roots.
Mark
I agree. My grandmother tells us stories about past .
Sarah
Does she talk about her own parents and grandparents?
Mark
Yes, she describes them as very brave and hard-working people.
Sarah
It is fascinating how families grow and change over many years.
Mark
Definitely. Every person in this album has a unique story to tell.
Sarah
Thank you for sharing these personal memories with me today, Mark.
Mark
You are welcome, Sarah. It was nice talking about my relatives with you.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Extended family

/ኤክስቴንድድ ፋሚሊ/

ሰፊ ቤተሰብ

A family that includes not only parents and children but also other relatives like grandparents and cousins.

ወላጆችንና ልጆችን ብቻ ሳይሆን እንደ አያቶችና የአጎት ልጆች ያሉ ሌሎች ዘመዶችንም የሚያካትት ቤተሰብ።

Matriarch

/ሜትሪያርክ/

የቤተሰብ አስተዳዳሪ (ሴት)

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

የቤተሰብ ወይም የጎሳ መሪ የሆነች ሴት።

Sibling

/ሲብሊንግ/

ወንድም ወይም እህት

A person's brother or sister.

የአንድ ሰው ወንድም ወይም እህት።

Half-sister

/ሃፍ ሲስተር/

ከአንድ ወላጅ የምትገኝ እህት

A sister with whom one has only one parent in common.

ከሁለቱ ወላጆች አንዱ ብቻ የሚመሳሰል እህት።

Step-mother

/ስቴፕ ማዘር/

የእንጀራ እናት

The wife of one's father, who is not one's biological mother.

የአባት ሚስት የሆነችና የወለደች እናት ያልሆነች ሴት።

Nurture

/ነርቸር/

መንከባከብ/ማሳደግ

To care for and encourage the growth or development of someone.

የአንድን ሰው እድገት ወይም መሻሻል መንከባከብ እና ማበረታታት።

In-laws

/ኢን ሎውስ/

የጋብቻ ዘመዶች

Relatives by marriage.

በጋብቻ አማካኝነት የሚመጡ ዘመዶች።

Ancestry

/አንሴስትሪ/

የዘር ግንድ

One's family or ethnic descent.

የአንድ ሰው የቤተሰብ ወይም የዘር አመጣጥ።

Heritage

/ሄሪቴጅ/

ቅርስ/ውርስ

Valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions passed down from previous generations.

ከቀድሞ ትውልዶች የሚተላለፉ እንደ ባህላዊ እሴቶች ያሉ ውድ ነገሮች።

Generations

/ጄነሬሽንስ/

ትውልዶች

All of the people born and living at about the same time.

በአንድ ወቅት ተወልደው የሚኖሩ ሰዎች በሙሉ (ትውልድ)።