Every country has names for Aunties, Uncles, Grandparents, Counsins etc. In New Zealand we only have dsimple names. We talked about the differnce in New Zealand, to other countries,
Vocabulary
Spouse : Your husband or wife. It shows you are married to the person you are calling your spouse.
Civil Ceremony : A civil ceremony is a non-religious wedding ceremony performed by a government official rather than a religious figure.
De Facto Relationship : It means two people who live together without gettting married in a church or civil ceremony
Partner : A description we give to show someone is our husband or wife or defacto partner.
Siblings : Brothers and sisters are siblings. i.e. Children of the same parents are siblings.
Step Mother, Step Father : If youre mother or father marry another person, who is not your birth parent, that other person is your 'Step Father' or 'Step Mother'
Half Brother, Half Sister : If your mother or father have chilren with a different mother or father to you, they are your half brother or half sister
Work Sheet
Here is a link to the worksheet for today. It has a family tree with titles for relatives and a chart explaining how generations are named. PDF