06 family
Beginner
A: who
cindy’s husband?
B: cindy’s husband
ron.
A: how many children do cindy
ron have?
B: they have two children-one son
one daughter-as well as one daughter-in-law
one son-in-law.
A: do they have any grandchildren?
B: yes, they have three grandchildren-one girl
two boys.
A; does their daughters get along well with her in-laws?
B: yes, she gets along with them quite well.
A: do they have
large family?
B: their family
very similar
cindy
ron’s family.
Intermediate
A: how many people are
your family?
B: as you know, china has
single-child policy. Therefore , there’s just my husband, my daughter and
. what about
your family?
A:
have one daughter
one son. Then there’s my husband and
. what about your parents? Do they live with your family?
B: not anymore. They live with my brother now.
yours?
A: my parents live by themselves now. when they get older, they’ll probably go
a retirement home. Do you just have one brother?
B: no,
have two older brothers
one younger sister. What about you?
A:
also grew up
a big family.
have one older brother
three younger sisters.
B: how long have you been married?
A: about seven years now.
you?
B:
‘ve been married
about five years. What do you think about divorce?
A: it’s becoming more
more common. However,
don’t ever want
get divorced myself! What about you?
B: if my husband cheated
me or treated me badly,
would get
divorce.
A: if that happens, maybe you could marry my brother
we could become in-laws!
B: (ha ha) I’ll keep that
mind, but don’t tell my husband.
A;
course not!
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