TRACT 01
get on with somebody : have a good relationship
Sample Sentence: I know this is a cliché, but I don't get on with my in-laws, especially my mother-in-law, Jane.
look up to somebody: respect somebody
Sample Sentence: I look up to her because she's so hard working - she never sits still and she works long hours.
be in touch with somebody: be in communication with somebody
Sample Sentence:
fall out with somebody : argue and stop being friendly with somebody
Sample Sentence: We've always got on and we hardly ever fall out.
grow apart from somebody : gradually have a less close relationship with somebody
Sample Sentence: Unfortunately, we grew apart, slowly but surely, and by the time we went to uni we weren't in touch any more.
take after somebody : resemble somebody in your fam ily [in appearance or personality]
Sample Sentence: She can be a bit impatient, though - she gets annoyed when her colleagues aren 't as efficient as her. I take after her in that - I'm' impatient, too.
grow up together/with somebody : have many childhood and adolescent experiences in common with somebody
Sample Sentence : My cousin Kieran and I grew up together.
be close to somebody: be in communication with somebody
Sample Sentence: I am close to my mother.
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TRACT 02
extended family : A family group that consists of parents, children, and other close relatives, often living in close proximity.
Sample Sentence: For example , I just have one sister and four cousins , but it's true that my extended family is fairly big.
everything : extremely important
Sample Sentence: My family is everything to me.
bring someone up: to raise someone or something; to care for someone or something up to adulthood.
Sample Sentence: My uncle helped to bring me up.
get on with somebody : have a good relationship
Sample Sentence: I know this is a cliché, but I don't get on with my in-laws, especially my mother-in-law, Jane.
look up to somebody: respect somebody
Sample Sentence: I look up to her because she's so hard working - she never sits still and she works long hours.
be in touch with somebody: be in communication with somebody
Sample Sentence:
fall out with somebody : argue and stop being friendly with somebody
Sample Sentence: We've always got on and we hardly ever fall out.
grow apart from somebody : gradually have a less close relationship with somebody
Sample Sentence: Unfortunately, we grew apart, slowly but surely, and by the time we went to uni we weren't in touch any more.
take after somebody : resemble somebody in your fam ily [in appearance or personality]
Sample Sentence: She can be a bit impatient, though - she gets annoyed when her colleagues aren 't as efficient as her. I take after her in that - I'm' impatient, too.
grow up together/with somebody : have many childhood and adolescent experiences in common with somebody
Sample Sentence : My cousin Kieran and I grew up together.
be close to somebody: be in communication with somebody
Sample Sentence: I am close to my mother.
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TRACT 02
extended family : A family group that consists of parents, children, and other close relatives, often living in close proximity.
Sample Sentence: For example , I just have one sister and four cousins , but it's true that my extended family is fairly big.
everything : extremely important
Sample Sentence: My family is everything to me.
bring someone up: to raise someone or something; to care for someone or something up to adulthood.
Sample Sentence: My uncle helped to bring me up.
