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Open-ended questions Answer
What did you do in the morning? I went to school.
How did you travel? I travelled by metro.
Discussing Family
How large or small is your family? What if someone asks about your family? Can you introduce all members of your
family in English? Learn some words to help you introduce your family and how you relate to them.
In English,
• Mother’s parents are called maternal grandparents (grandfather and grandmother).
• Father’s parents are called paternal grandparents (grandfather and grandmother).
• Father’s or mother's sister is called aunt.
• Father’s or mother’s brother is called uncle.
• All children of your aunt and uncle are called cousins.
• Members of the husband's or wife's family are referred to as ‘in-laws’. For example, husband's brother and sister
would be his wife's brother-in-law and sister-in-law respectively.
• Similarly, the wife’s brother and sister would be brother-in-law and sister-in-law of her husband respectively.
Recall that the words that describe a noun or pronoun are called adjectives. The type of adjective that describes
relationships or properties is called possessive adjectives. Possessive adjectives can be used to indicate the relationship
between things and their owners. Examples:
• My skirt is blue.
• Her cat drank the milk.
• Mr. Verma’s car broke down.
Observe these lines as Sonali talks about her family. Notice the relation words that have been underlined.
My name is Sonali. I have a large family. My mother is a banker. My father works in an IT company. My elder sister’s name
is Sonal and my younger brother’s name is Aryan. I have two aunts and one uncle. Our grandparents stay in Mumbai. I love
visiting them during the holidays. They have a dog named Bob.
Habits and Routines
Habits are the practices we follow, especially those that are very difficult to break or give up. For example, if you use the
same road to travel to the office every day, then it is your habit.
A routine is a regular and orderly way to perform an activity at a set time. There are several phrases you can use to
describe your routine. Some words like daily, normal (or general), always, sometimes, never, etc. can be used to describe
our habits and routines.
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