Lesson 11: Kinship Network (Family Tree)

Family Tree & Kinship

Skill: Interpreting diagrams and understanding relationships.
Context: A three-generation family map.

1

 Vocabulary Prep

SiblingNoun

បងប្អូនបង្កើត/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/

A brother or sister.

SpouseNoun

ប្ដី ឬ ប្រពន្ធ/spaʊs/

A husband or wife (partner).

CousinNoun

បងប្អូនជីដូនមួយ/ˈkʌz.ən/

A child of one's uncle or aunt.

GenerationNoun

ជំនាន់/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

All of the people born and living at about the same time.

NephewNoun

ក្មួយប្រុស/ˈnef.juː/

A son of one's brother or sister.

NieceNoun

ក្មួយស្រី/niːs/

A daughter of one's brother or sister.

2

 Reading: The Wilson Family

My name is David. I come from a fairly large family. My parents are John and Mary. They have been married for 30 years. I have one sister named Sarah. My father John has a brother named Tom, who is my uncle. Tom is married to Lisa, and they have a daughter named Emily. That makes Emily my cousin. We all gather at my grandparents' house, Arthur and Betty, every Christmas.

3

 Scan: Family Map

👴

Arthur

👵

Betty

👨

John

👩

Mary

🧔

Tom

👱‍♀️

Lisa

🧑

David

👧

Sarah

🧒

Emily

1. Who is Tom to David?

2. How are David and Emily related?

3. Who is Sarah's grandmother?