EFE learning modules / Family & Relationships

scenario 3 sarah and david are sitting in a cozy ca

Scenario Context

"Sarah and David are sitting in a cozy cafe. David is showing Sarah digital photos of his large extended family on his tablet, explaining their complex relationships and backgrounds."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An intermediate English learner who is curious about cultural family structures.

D

David

A native speaker with a large, diverse family background who enjoys storytelling.

The Dialogue

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Sarah
Is that a photo album you are looking at on your tablet?
David
Yes, it is. I am organizing photos for a family reunion next month.
Sarah
That sounds like a big task. Is your family very large?
David
Quite large. We have a lot of branches on our family tree.
Sarah
Who is the woman in the center of this old black and white photo?
David
That is my great-grandmother. She was the of the family for decades.
Sarah
She looks very dignified. Did she have many children?
David
She had seven! Most of my aunts and uncles in this photo are her children.
Sarah
And who are these two men standing behind her?
David
Those are my grandfather and his brother, who is my great-uncle.
Sarah
I see. Do you have many myself?
David
I have one biological brother and two step-sisters from my father's second marriage.
Sarah
Oh, so you have a then?
David
Exactly. It was a bit complex growing up, but we are all very close now.
Sarah
That is wonderful. Who is the young girl in the yellow dress?
David
That is Maya. She is actually my ; her parents are my best friends.
Sarah
She is adorable. And what about this man who looks like you?
David
That is my cousin, Mark. He is actually a from my mother's side.
Sarah
He looks so much like you for a !
David
I know, everyone says that. We share the same nose and eyes.
Sarah
Does he live near you?
David
No, he lives abroad. Most of my actually immigrated from Europe.
Sarah
I noticed some people in the photos look very different. Are they ?
David
Yes, many of them are who married into the family over the years.
Sarah
Is there anyone in the family you don't talk to much?
David
Sadly, I have an uncle who has been from the family for a long time.
Sarah
I am sorry to hear that. Family dynamics can be difficult.
David
True. On a happier note, this is my brother, Leo.
Sarah
Your parents were parents?
David
Yes, they provided a home for many children during my .
Sarah
That is very noble of them. It sounds like you had a very diverse childhood.
David
It definitely taught me a lot about different life backgrounds.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

matriarch

/ሜትሪያርክ/

የቤተሰብ መሪ ሴት

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

የአንድ ቤተሰብ ወይም የጎሳ መሪ የሆነች ሴት።

siblings

/ሲብሊንግስ/

ወንድማማቾች እና እህትማማቾች

Each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common.

አንድ ወይም ሁለቱም ወላጆቻቸው አንድ የሆኑ ልጆች።

blended family

/ብሌንደድ ፋሚሊ/

የተደባለቀ ቤተሰብ

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

ሁለት ጥንዶች ከቀድሞ ትዳራቸው ያላቸውን ልጆች ይዘው የሚመሰርቱት ቤተሰብ።

goddaughter

/ጋድ-ዶተር/

የክርስትና ልጅ (ሴት)

A female child for whom a person stands as sponsor at baptism.

አንድ ሰው በክርስትና ጥምቀት ወቅት ዋስ ወይም አባት/እናት በመሆን የተቀበላት ሴት ልጅ።

distant relative

/ዲስታንት ሬላቲቭ/

የሩቅ ዘመድ

A person who is related to you but not closely.

በደም የሚዛመድ ነገር ግን የቅርብ ዝምድና የሌለው ሰው።

ancestors

/አንሴስተርስ/

ቅድመ አያቶች

A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

ከአያት በላይ ያለ የቀድሞ ትውልድ ወይም የዘር ግንድ።

in-laws

/ኢን-ሎውስ/

የአማች ቤተሰቦች

Relatives by marriage.

በጋብቻ አማካኝነት የሚመጡ የቤተሰብ አባላት።

estranged

/ኤስትሬንጅድ/

የተራራቀ / ግንኙነቱ የተቋረጠ

No longer close or on friendly terms with someone.

ከአንድ ሰው ጋር የነበረው ቅርበት ወይም ወዳጅነት የተቋረጠ።

foster

/ፎስተር/

አሳዳጊ (ጊዜያዊ)

To bring up a child that is not one's own by birth.

የራስ ያልሆነን ልጅ ወስዶ ማሳደግ ወይም መንከባከብ።

upbringing

/አፕብሪንጊንግ/

አስተዳደግ

The treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood.

አንድ ልጅ በልጅነቱ ከወላጆቹ የሚያገኘው እንክብካቤ እና ትምህርት።