| 1. Introductions | 2. Relative Pronouns | 3. Relatives |
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1. INTRODUCTIONS |
| This time Anne introduces two groups of people instead of just two people: | |
| ANNE Sarah, Steve. This is my brother David and his partner, Rose. And this is my nephew Sam. |
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more information: Introductions - episode 35 |
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2. RELATIVE PRONOUNS |
| A relative pronoun is a word that’s used instead of the noun being talked about.
Who, which, that, what and when are common relative pronouns. |
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| We use who for people. Anne is the character who has found her brother. Sarah is the character who is Mark’s wife. |
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| ANNE I have some friends outside who helped me find you. |
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| We use which or that when talking about things. I have a car which is blue. I have a car that is blue. |
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| If we’re talking about time we say when. This is the time when the bus arrives. |
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| And if we’re talking about a place we use where. This is the place where the accident happened. |
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| What can be used to mean ‘the things that’. I mean what I say. |
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| ANNE I think you need to tell us all what happened. |
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3. RELATIVES |
| Baby Sam is Anne’s nephew. |
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| ANNE And this is my nephew Sam. |
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| Anne is Sam’s aunt. |
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| ANNE I’m an aunt! |
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| If Anne had a child, David would be its uncle. If it were a girl it would be David’s niece. If Anne had a child, it would be Sam’s cousin. We use cousin for male and female. These sorts of relatives are called your extended family. |
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| Your immediate family is your mother, father, sisters and brothers. Rose is Sam’s mother. David is Sam’s father. Sam is Rose and David’s son. Sam doesn’t have any brothers or sisters yet. Rose and David don’t have a daughter. (girl) |
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| ROSE You didn’t tell me you had a sister. |
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