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scenario 3 sarah and mark are sitting in a quiet ca

Scenario Context

"Sarah and Mark are sitting in a quiet cafe looking through Sarah's extensive digital family tree on her tablet, discussing her complex family history."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An intermediate English learner who is passionate about her family's diverse history.

M

Mark

A beginner English learner who is curious about how to describe different types of relatives.

The Dialogue

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Mark
Sarah, is that your family tree on your tablet?
Sarah
Yes, it is! I have been researching my for months now.
Mark
That looks very complicated. Who are all these people?
Sarah
Well, these at the top are my from my mother's side.
Mark
They look very dignified in these old photos.
Sarah
This woman here was the of the family; she lived to be ninety-eight.
Mark
Ninety-eight? That is amazing! Was she your grandmother?
Sarah
She was actually my great-great-grandmother. Her is very interesting.
Mark
What about this group of people over here? They look younger.
Sarah
That is my uncle's from his second marriage.
Mark
What does mean exactly?
Sarah
It means a family where parents have children from previous relationships too.
Mark
Oh, I see. So these children are cousins?
Sarah
Some are my first cousins, and one is a to my other cousins.
Mark
Wait, what is a ?
Sarah
A is someone you share only one parent with.
Mark
I understand now. Relationships can be quite complex.
Sarah
They definitely can. For example, my father has an brother.
Mark
? Does that mean they don't talk?
Sarah
Exactly. They haven't spoken in over ten years because of a disagreement.
Mark
That is sad. Family is usually so important.
Sarah
It is, but sometimes people grow apart. On a happier note, look at this .
Mark
Are those babies? They are so cute!
Sarah
Yes, those are the newest members of our family line.
Mark
And who is this tall man standing in the back of the photo?
Sarah
He is a of mine who lives in Canada.
Mark
How do you stay in touch with a ?
Sarah
We mostly use social media to share life updates and background stories.
Mark
It is great that you know so much about your relatives' lives.
Sarah
I think it is important to understand where we come from.
Mark
I agree. Maybe you can help me start my own family tree someday.
Sarah
I would love to help you with that!

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Genealogy

/ጂኒዮሎጂ/

የትውልድ ሐረግ ጥናት

The study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages.

የቤተሰብ ታሪክን እና አመጣጥን የመከታተል ወይም የማጥናት ዘዴ።

Ancestors

/አንሴስተርስ/

ቅድመ አያቶች

People from whom one is descended, usually more remote than a grandparent.

አንድ ሰው የተገኘባቸው እና ከአያቶች በላይ የሆኑ የጥንት የቤተሰብ አባላት።

Matriarch

/ሜትሪያርክ/

የቤተሰብ እናት/አለቃ

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

የአንድ ቤተሰብ ወይም ጎሳ መሪ የሆነች ሴት።

Blended family

/ብሌንድድ ፋሚሊ/

የተደባለቀ ቤተሰብ

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

ባለትዳሮች እና ካሁኑም ሆነ ከቀድሞ ግንኙነቶቻቸው የወለዷቸውን ልጆች ያቀፈ ቤተሰብ።

Estranged

/ኤስትሬንጅድ/

የተራራቀ/የተቀያየመ

No longer close or on friendly terms with someone.

ከአሁን በኋላ የቅርብ ወይም የወዳጅነት ግንኙነት የሌለው።

Kinship

/ኪንሺፕ/

ዝምድና

Blood relationship or a sharing of characteristics or origins.

በደም የሚመጣ ዝምድና ወይም የአመጣጥ አንድነት።

Offspring

/ኦፍስፕሪንግ/

ዘር/ልጆች

A person's child or children; descendants.

የአንድ ሰው ልጅ ወይም ልጆች (ተተኪዎች)።

Lineage

/ሊኒየጅ/

የትውልድ መስመር

Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.

ከአንድ የቀድሞ አያት የሚመጣ ቀጥተኛ የትውልድ መስመር።

Half-sibling

/ሃፍ ሲብሊንግ/

ግማሽ ወንድም/እህት

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

አንድ ወላጅ ብቻ የሚጋሩት ወንድም ወይም እህት።

Distant cousin

/ዲስታንት ካዝን/

የሩቅ ዘመድ

A relative who is not closely related but shares a common ancestor.

የቅርብ ዝምድና የሌለው ነገር ግን የጋራ ጥንታዊ አያት ያለው ዘመድ።