Question

1 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING family
a Talk to a partner. What's the difference
between...?
1 a father and a parent
2 a mother and a stepmother
3 a brother and a brother-in-law
4 a stepsister and a half-sister
5 a grandfather and a great-grandfather
6 an adopted child and an only child
7 brothers and sisters and siblings
8 your immediate family and your extended family

Answer 1

1) A father is typically a biological or legal male parent, while a parent can refer to either the mother or the father or any guardian who takes care of a child.

2) A mother is a female parent, whereas a stepmother is a woman who marries someone with children from a previous marriage and becomes their stepmother.

3) A brother is a male sibling who shares at least one biological or adoptive parent with you, while a brother-in-law is the husband of your sibling or the spouse of your spouse's sibling.

4) A stepsister is a female sibling you gain when one of your biological parents marries someone with children from a previous marriage, while a half-sister shares one biological parent with you.

5) A grandfather is your parent's father, and a great-grandfather is your grandparent's father, typically two generations removed.

6) An adopted child is a child legally and permanently taken into a family other than their biological one, while an only child is a child who has no siblings.

7) Brothers and sisters refer to your male and female siblings, respectively, while siblings encompass both brothers and sisters.

8) Your immediate family includes your parents, siblings, and children if you have any. Your extended family includes relatives beyond your immediate family, such as aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents.