Family vocabulary - Intermediate ESL

Family vocabulary - Intermediate ESL

Maria and Bob get married.

• Maria and Bob have one biological child named Susan

Oh no! Maria and Bob get divorced!

Maria meets a new man, Josiah, and they get married!

• Remember Susan, Maria's child from her first marriage?

• Now Josiah is Susan's step dad.

• Susan is Josiah's step daughter.

Josiah had two children before he met Maria. Their names are Amy and Jane.

• Maria is now Amy and Jane's stepmom.

  
  

• Amy and Jane are Maria's step children - her step daughters.

• Amy and Jane do not have the same biological mother or father as Susan.

• Amy and Jane are Susan's step sisters (no blood)

Step + (family member) means you are related because your parents got married. You are not related by blood.

• Step father -> Father because your mother (or father) married him (not blood)

• Step mother -> Mother because your father (or mother) married her (not blood)

• Step sister -> Sister because your mother or father married her mother or father (not blood)

• Step brother -> Brother because your mother or father married his mother or father (not blood)

Oh wow! Maria and Josiah decided to have a child together!

It is a girl! They name her Juliana.

Juliana and Susan share blood. They have the same biological mother, but different fathers.

• Juliana and Susan are half sisters!

Juliana also has the same biological father, Josiah, as Amy and Jane.

• Juliana is Amy and Jane's half sister.

Do step siblings or step parents share any blood with you?

NO!

STEP = NO BIOLOGICAL CONNECTION. NO BLOOD!

Do half siblings share any blood with you?

YES!

HALF = YOU SHARE ONE BIOLOGICAL PARENT

Multiple Select

Who are Maria's step daughters?

• Susan

• Amy

• Jane

• Juliana

Multiple Select

Does Josiah have any stepdaughters?

• No

• Yes, Amy and Jane

• Yes, Susan

• Yes, Juliana

Multiple Select

Who is Susan's half sister?

• Amy

• Jane

• Juliana

Multiple Select

Who is Amy and Jane's half sister?

• Maria

• Susan

• Juliana

Multiple Select

What are Susan, Amy and Jane?

• half sisters

• step sisters

Multiple Choice

Your father's new wife is your...

• mother

• half mother

• step mother

Multiple Choice

Your mother's new husband is your...

• father

• half father

• step father

Multiple Choice

If your mother has a child with your stepfather, that child will be your...

• step sister/step brother

• half sister/half brother

Multiple Choice

If your father has a child with your stepmother, that child will be your...

• step sister/step brother

• half sister/half brother