Fill in the gaps with the suitable words: a) uncles;

b) nieces or nephews;

c) typical;

d) established a very close

relationship with;

e) only;

f) keep in touch with;

g) on my father’s side;

h) distant;

i) split up;

j) cousins;

k) relatives;

l) spinster;

m) great-aunt

I grew up in a (1) … family – my parents and I. I was an (2) … child in the family.

During my early childhood I spent almost all my time with my grandmother (3) ….

She was really lovely! I’ll never forget her soft hands, calm voice, and fabulous

pies! But I never met my mother’s father; he died before I was born. I only know

that he (4) … with his wife and lived with his sister, who was my (5) … . She

never married; she was really an old (6) … . Sometimes I visited her; I still

remember the smell of her house that was a little bit old. It was very strange for me

to go round the old rooms looking at the photos of some of my (7) … . I gazed at

them for hours: my (8) … in old-fashioned suits, my (9) … in funny caps and other

(10) … relatives. We didn’t (11) … most of them. But later we (12) … my

mother’s sister. We wrote letters to each other and exchanged Christmas presents.

Unfortunately, I’ll never have (13) … , but I hope when I get married I’ll have a

close family.​

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