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#2 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:41 pm Family (Unit 14) |
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| "Mum" and "dad", i really enjoy two words :lol: |
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TomWelling I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Mon Jun 30, 2008 18:30 pm Family (Unit 14) |
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| thanks for posting! cool! |
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Eslkorea I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:11 pm Family (Unit 14) |
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| Good topic for people who loves his/her parents and remembers backgrounds. |
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Dilmon I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#5 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 17:02 pm Please explain me some questions! |
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A sister of our father’s or our mother’s is our aunt. A brother of our father’s or our mother’s is our uncle. Their children are our cousins. One of them can either be our parents’ nephew or niece. They same is with us and our brother’s or sister’s children.
The sentences in red has the " 's " at the end so I do not understand What is it mean. Please help me If you do not mind. Thanks and best regards. Trung Hieu (from Vietnam) |
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Luuth1903 New Member

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#6 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 22:29 pm Family (Unit 14) |
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| " 's " is the possessive, it means that the direct object belongs to the indirect. |
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Jimb0678 I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#7 (permalink) Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:59 pm Family (Unit 14) |
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| Hi, I always wanted to know what are the names in English of those members ..noe I know them , I'm jst grateful .. |
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Marriana Khoury I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#8 (permalink) Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:21 am Family (Unit 14) |
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Ok I understand this unit and I have one question : If I want put niece in a sentence e.g. :Maryam she is my niece. This sentence is right or wrong?
The best man is usually the bridegroom’s best friend who witnesses the marriage and stands beside him. The maid of honour is usually the bride’s who witnesses the marriage and stands beside her.
I Can't understand this( best man,maid of honour ) refers to whom?Are they refers to friends ?! Can you explain this please?
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Coconut2004 You can meet me at english-test.net
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#9 (permalink) Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:02 am Family (Unit 14) |
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Hi Coconut
| Coconut2004 wrote: |
| Ok I understand this unit and I have one question : If I want put niece in a sentence e.g. :Maryam she is my niece. This sentence is right or wrong? |
You should write it without the word "she": - Maryam is my niece.
| Sunny wrote: |
| The maid of honour is usually the bride’s who witnesses the marriage and stands beside her. |
This sentence is not complete and needs to be fixed. Something is missing after the word "bride's".
The "best man" is generally either a close male friend or relative (e.g. brother) of the groom. The "maid of hono(u)r" is generally a close female friend or relative (e.g. sister) of the bride. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#10 (permalink) Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:30 pm Family (Unit 14) |
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Hi Yankee,
You always help me :) ,thank you very much. The sentences now are clear to me. |
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Coconut2004 You can meet me at english-test.net
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#11 (permalink) Wed Nov 19, 2008 13:10 pm Confusion in Nephew & niece concepts |
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Dear Teacher,
I want to know more about nephew & niece... whats the difference between cousins, nephew & niece?
regards, Pons |
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Pons6_Maths New Member
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#12 (permalink) Wed Dec 03, 2008 20:11 pm Family (Unit 14) |
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Dear Torsten, My parents both live with me, my daddy has one brother and three sisters. They all have their own families. My uncle is a teacher and all of my aunts are farmers. My mummy has one sister and one brother. They all live in Australia with my cousins. My aunt has two granddaughters and one grandson. My mom has seen her nephew once last year but my dad talks to his nieces very often on internet. My grandparents are very old. They live with my aunts and my uncle and their grandchildren. My granny likes traditional foods but my grandpa enjoys drinking local brandy. They sometimes do walking in a park near our house and my granddad often plays chess with his friends. My grandparents have totally 57 grandchildren. Some of them only know each other once we celebrate our ancestor's death anniversary. That is a very happy day for our relatives with lots of chatting about our childhood and enjoy different traditional foods. Our culture maintains extended family that grandparents were taken care by their grandchildren. By contrast, children were also looked after by their grandmas. The elder people are happy to play with their grandchildren at home but not be lonely in a nursing home. Our childhood is related with our relatives. How is your culture and relatives? Please tell me. Thanks, have a nice day. See you soon, Toai |
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Phuongtoai I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#13 (permalink) Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:28 pm Family (Unit 14) |
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Dear Pons
I would like to answer of your question
Niece= daughter of your sister and brother in both case she is called (Niece) either she is related to your "maternal" or "paternal"
Nephew= Son of your sister and brother in both case he is called (Nephew) either he is related to your "maternal" or "paternal"
hope you got the answer
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Misskhan I'm here quite often ;-)

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#14 (permalink) Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:08 am Family (Unit 14) |
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| Understandable |
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Ellome13 New Member
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#15 (permalink) Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:48 am Family (Unit 14) |
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can we have a voice recorde for this lesson thx |
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| Say/tell | I leave tommorow or I will leave tommorow |