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JSS1: ENGLISH LANGUAGE - 1ST TERM

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Topic Content:

  • Meaning of Family
  • Family Vocabulary

The family is the smallest social unit of people in a community or society. The family consists of the father, mother, and children. So everybody comes from a family.

The father and mother are known as parents. The family that consists of the father, mother and their children is referred to as a nuclear family.

An extended family is a family that extends beyond the nuclear family and includes aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins or other relatives, all living nearby or in the same household.

Family Vocabulary:

a. Family: a group of related people.

b. Father: a male parent.

c. Mother: a female parent.

d. Children: off-spring of the father and mother 

e. Parent: a person who has a child/children.

f. Nuclear family: a family group.

g. Aunt: The sister of your father or mother. Also, the wife of your uncle.

h. Uncle: The brother of your father or mother. Also, the husband of your aunt.

i. Cousin: A child of your uncle or aunt.

j. Relative or Relation: A person connected by blood or marriage.

k. Sibling: A sibling is your brother or sister.

Evaluation: 

Use your dictionary and find out the meaning of the following words:

  • spouse
  • sibling
  • descendant
  • courtship
  • relative
  • ancestor

Reading Assignment:

Vocabulary: The Family 

Reference: New oxford secondary English course J.S.S 1 page 4-5 by Ayo Banjo et al.

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