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b 
a s t e p - f a m ily ____
c 
a n u c le a r f a m ily ____
d 
a o n e -p a re n t f a m ily ____
Listening for IELTS

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Unit 
U
Read 1-8 and com ple te the w ords.
1 a m em b er of your fam ily
2 to legally become husband and wife in a special ceremony
3 a fa th e r o r m oth er
A
money or property w hich you receive from someone who has 
died
5 a ll the people in a fam ily or group who live to gether in a house
6 when two people are this, they have agreed to m a rry each o th e r
7 take som eone else's child into your own fam ily and make 
h im /h e r legally your son or daughter
8 the child of your uncle or aunt
r__ at____ (n)
m ____ y (v)
p____ nt (n)
in_______ an__ (n)
h_____ h _ _ d (n)
e__a_ed 
[adj]
a _ _ p t 
[v]
(n)
Match the verbs 1-10 with the prepositions a -j that usually follow them.
1 p articip ate.
2 s tru g g le __
3 disapprove
A
concentrate
5 su cce e d ___
6 care (look after)
7 r e fe r ______
8 s u ffe r ______
9 a g re e ______
10 a im ______
a with 
[person]
about 
[thing]
b w ith
c from
d of
e in
f at
g 
to
h on
i in
j fo r
Exam tip: 
In the IELTS Listening 
exam, your answ ers w ill need to 
be g ra m m a tic a lly correct. It is 
im p o rta n t to read the questions 
ca re fu lly and decide w hat kind 
of w ord is m issing. For example, 
some w ords m ust be follow ed by 
specific prepositions, and knowing 
w hich these are w ill help you 
w rite a g ra m m a tic a lly corre ct 
answer. When you learn new verbs, 
make sure you know if they have 
a dependent preposition. A good 
dictio n a ry w ill usually te ll you this.