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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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