Match the words and expressions with their definitions. relatives Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a husband or wife, 2. the daughter of your parent’s new spouse, 3. a family with at least three generations, 4. people connected with you by blood or marriage, 5. a man whose wife died, 6. members of a family from past generations ancestors Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a husband or wife, 2. the daughter of your parent’s new spouse, 3. a family with at least three generations, 4. people connected with you by blood or marriage, 5. a man whose wife died, 6. members of a family from past generations multigenerational family Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a husband or wife, 2. the daughter of your parent’s new spouse, 3. a family with at least three generations, 4. people connected with you by blood or marriage, 5. a man whose wife died, 6. members of a family from past generations spouse Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a husband or wife, 2. the daughter of your parent’s new spouse, 3. a family with at least three generations, 4. people connected with you by blood or marriage, 5. a man whose wife died, 6. members of a family from past generations stepsister Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a husband or wife, 2. the daughter of your parent’s new spouse, 3. a family with at least three generations, 4. people connected with you by blood or marriage, 5. a man whose wife died, 6. members of a family from past generations widower Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a husband or wife, 2. the daughter of your parent’s new spouse, 3. a family with at least three generations, 4. people connected with you by blood or marriage, 5. a man whose wife died, 6. members of a family from past generations

Now, drag and drop the words and expressions above to fill in the gaps in the sentences. 1. My 1. multigenerational families, 2. stepsister, 3. widower, 4. spouse, 5. ancestors, 6. relatives is my best friend and although we aren’t connected by blood, she is my family.
2. We usually don’t keep in touch with our distant 1. multigenerational families, 2. stepsister, 3. widower, 4. spouse, 5. ancestors, 6. relatives; they live far away and they don’t come to our family reunions even if they are invited.
3. Due to pandemic restrictions, only a 1. multigenerational families, 2. stepsister, 3. widower, 4. spouse, 5. ancestors, 6. relatives can visit you in hospital. You aren’t allowed any other visitors.
4. When you prepare a family tree, you can get to know many interesting facts from your 1. multigenerational families, 2. stepsister, 3. widower, 4. spouse, 5. ancestors, 6. relatives, and you can trace them and find their records even from two centuries ago.
5. John’s wife died when she was young and he’s been a 1. multigenerational families, 2. stepsister, 3. widower, 4. spouse, 5. ancestors, 6. relatives for more than 20 years now.
6. In the past, 1. multigenerational families, 2. stepsister, 3. widower, 4. spouse, 5. ancestors, 6. relatives lived together under one roof. Today, it’s very rare for kids to live with their parents and grandparents in one flat.

Read the text above. Then, drag and drop the elements below to fill in the text. When I was young, I didn’t like attending family reunions because I thought they were boring. I limited myself to     1. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     via communication apps with my parents and siblings. I think I didn’t have time to develop strong     2. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     because I was too focused on myself and my career.
One day, my brother visited me. Because he came     3. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     I decided to     4. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     a hotel room for him close to my apartment, but he was     5. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     to stay at my place. I wasn’t too happy about it, however I told myself, “Hey, he loves you     6. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages    , he’s coming to see you and deserves your time, after all, the world doesn’t     7. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     you.”
So, Bill arrived and said he had to attend the     8. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     of his close friend who had suddenly died of a heart attack. I offered to give him a lift to the     9. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages    , a beautiful church. Bill was supposed to give a     10. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     and when I listened to it carefully, I thought it was high time I started     11. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     the time I had with my family because life is short. You never know when one of your     12. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     will be seriously ill, let     13. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     will no longer be with us. From then on I have attended every family     14. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     even when they     15. 1. unconditionally, 2. book, 3. from afar, 4. revolve around, 5. nearest and dearest, 6. alone, 7. willing, 8. venue, 9. involved, 10. funeral, 11. eulogy, 12. cherishing, 13. family ties, 14. get-together, 15. exchanging messages     dressing up for the occasion.

Read the text above. Then, type in the missing words/expressions to complete the sentences below. 1. We should teach the children to     Tu uzupełnij     family ties from early childhood. This way they will become caring adults who can support family members later in life. 2. We need to make sure the ceremony will     Tu uzupełnij,     we can’t afford any mistakes. 3. While arranging a garden party we should     Tu uzupełnij     the weather conditions. We should be well prepared in case of rain. 4. Achieving success is a very     Tu uzupełnij     experience. It makes you positive and gives you motivation to go for more. 5. In our country, it is     Tu uzupełnij     to invite family members to celebrate holidays like Christmas or Easter together. I wouldn’t dare break with tradition. 6. The organisers of the ball want to know if we are going to attend it or not, let’s     Tu uzupełnij     them tonight. 7. Tina was very happy when her boss     Tu uzupełnij     his congratulations, saying he was proud of her organisational skills. 8. We seldom talk on the phone,     Tu uzupełnij     meet in person. 9. They are     Tu uzupełnij     busy, I mean they work all day, every day and don’t have time for family gatherings.