01. Collocation_Family

Question 1

a immediate family

Answer 1

Your parents and siblings (brothers and sisters) are your immediate family

Question 2

an extended family

Answer 2

your extended family includes all your relatives – uncles, cousins, great-aunts, etc.

Question 3

a family tree

Answer 3

You can use a family tree to diagram the relationships among your family members.

Question 4

a loving family

a close-knit family

Answer 4

these expressions refer to a family that has good relationships, where everyone loves each other and helps each other

Question 5

a carefree childhood

Answer 5

that means you had nothing to worry about

when you were young

Question 6

a dysfunctional family

Answer 6

a family in which the relationships are bad or unhealthy

Question 7

a troubled childhood

Answer 7

If the children experience abuse, poverty, or problems with the law, we can say they had a troubled childhood

Question 8

a bitter divorce

Answer 8

Perhaps the parents went through a bitter divorce – that means a separation in which there were bad/angry feelings between the husband and wife

Question 9

a messy divorce

Answer 9

It’s also possible to have a messy divorce, with a prolonged legal battle involving lots of conflicts about the separation of the former couple’s assets (money and possessions)

Question 10

the divorce settlement

Answer 10

The decisions about the separation of assets are made in the divorce settlement

Question 11

a broken home

Answer 11

A family in which there are divorces or separations is sometimes called a broken home

Question 12

custody of the children

Answer 12

Sometimes the mother and father fight over custody of the children – that refers to who has the primary responsibility of caring for the kids

Question 13

grant joint custody

or sole custody

Answer 13

For example, a judge might award sole custody to the mother, and the father has to pay child support – regular payments to help with expenses for the kids.

Question 14

a mutual divorce/separation

Answer 14

If it was a mutual divorce/separation – that means the ex-husband and ex-wife agreed to separate without fighting

Question 15

on good terms with each other

Answer 15

then they will probably stay on good terms with each other (meaning to have a polite
relationship without conflicts).

Question 16

gets pregnant

Answer 16

If a woman gets pregnant without being married or in a relationship, then she will become a single mother

Question 17

have an abortion

Answer 17

Some women in this situation choose to have an abortion, and others prefer to give the baby up for adoption

Question 18

due date

Answer 18

The time when the baby is planned to arrive is called the due date
you can also say the baby is due in mid-October, for example

Question 19

raise the child

or bring up the child

Answer 19

After the woman has the baby (or gives birth to the baby), the baby is given to the adoptive parents,
who will raise the child or bring up the child as if it was their own. Sometimes, when the adopted child
is older, he or she tries to find their birth mother (biological mother).