本文精选“家庭”类口语考试的实用词汇、短语和句型。

1.词汇、短语和句型

* 家庭成员：great-grandfather, great-grandmother, grandfather, grandmother,father, mother, wife, husband, son, daughter, older brother, older sister, youngbrother, young sister, grandson, granddaughter, etc.

* 家庭类型：a nuclear / small family核心家庭a big / large/extended family大家庭asingle-parent family单亲家庭

* 亲戚关系：grandaunt姑婆，姨婆;granduncle伯公，叔公，舅公，姑公，姨公; aunt 婶母，伯母，姨母，舅母; uncle叔父，伯父，姑父，姨父; cousin堂兄弟(姐妹)，表兄弟(姐妹); cousin-in-law堂姐(妹)夫，堂嫂，堂弟媳，表姐(妹)夫，表嫂，表弟媳;brother-in-law 姐夫，妹夫; sister-in-law姑，姨，嫂，弟媳; son-in-law女婿; daughter-in-law儿媳;nephew 侄儿，外甥; niece侄女，外甥女; grandnephew甥(外)孙，侄(外)孙; grandniece甥(外)孙女，侄(外)孙女;grandson-in-law孙女婿;granddaughter-in-law孙媳妇;etc.

* 常用短语：feed / raise / support a family抚养家庭; found / start a family建立家庭;family property家产; family financial situation家境; family history家史; familytree家谱;family origin家庭出身; family responsibilities家庭责任; family function 家庭功能;family relationship 家庭关系; family planning 家庭计划; family education 家庭教育; familystructure 家庭结构; family ethics 家庭伦理; family consumption 家庭消费; etc.

* 常用句型：1. What do you want to say about your family? 2. How many people arethere in your family? 3. Do you have any brothers or sisters? 4. Are you theoldest/youngest in your family?5. What do your parents do? 6. I grew up in avery close, loving family.7. I keep in touch with my family regularly. 8. I missmy family very much.

2. 实例：

Narrator：

Now first listen to a conversation about the family and say something aboutBrian’s family.

Please Listen Carefully.

Lin: Brian, what’s up? You look unhappy.

Brian: Oh, nothing particular, Lin. Just that I miss my familyterribly.托福报名费用

Lin: Me too. How many people are there in your family?

Brian: Four. My parents, my elder sister and I.

Lin: What do they do?