3、ntotheconversationandchoosethebestanswerstothequestionsyouhear.W: Does your family have a record of your ancestors?M: Sure. My mom has been working on our familytreeforyears.She’salwaysupdatingit.W: Do you have a copy of your family tree in yourhouse? I’d love to see it.M: I can show it t
4、o you now. I think it goes back about 8 generations so far.W: That’s amazing. Do you have a large extended family?M: I’ve got 30 cousins on my mom’s side and 10 cousins on my dad’s side.W: Are you very close to your first-cousins?M: The ones that are my age are close relatives. Now that I
5、’m older, I don’t spendasmuchtimewiththemasIusedto,soIdon’tknowmyyoungercousinsaswellasolderones.W: I see. Who’s the head of your household?M:It’sdefinitelymymother.And,hermotherisdefinitelythematriarchofthebiggerfamily.W:That’sinteresting.Whatdoesyourgrandmotherthinkofyourstep-mother?M:
6、At first, she was quite critical of her, but now that they’ve been married for a few years,she’s starting to accept the fact that my father divorced my mother.W: That’s pretty much how you feel about your step-mother. Like grandmother, like grandson.Questions:1.Whatisafamilytreeaccordingt
