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Family
English has a variety of words for different kinds of family
members. You’ll need to hear
and recognize a whole bunch of different English family words in IELTS Listening.
Immediate family
spouse
a husband or wife
sibling
a brother
or sister
sibling rivalry
a feeling of competition between siblings (This is a possible topic not just in
Listening, but also in the IELTS Speaking Interview, and possibly in IELTS
Writing Task 2.)
Extended family
aunt
the sister
of your father or mother
uncle
the brother of your father or mother
cousin
the son or daughter
of your aunt or uncle
niece
the daughter of your
brother or sister
nephew
the son of your brother or sister
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in-laws
“In-law” is used to describe the relatives of your husband or wife — that is, the
relatives of your spouse. Your spouse’s brother is your brother-in-law, your
spouse’s sister is your sister-in-law, your spouse’s mother is your mother-in-law,
your spouse’s father is your father-in-law, and so on.
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