Family collocation
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
family life
She is finding life very tough and depressing, stuck in her room, her baby in hospital, with little hope
on the horizon of a proper home or family life.
family were
But the victim's family were angry at the result.
family home
And the basic foundation of it is the family home.
civil and family
family doctor
The family doctor was a name on a card rather than a face to be recognised in the street.
family and friends
At the spot where her car was found in ten feet of water last week, flowers have been left by family
and friends.
get family
family credit
However, it will end sooner if someone else claims income support or family credit in respect of a
child who was included in your family credit award.
family planning association
A family planning association was set up by the Government in 1972, and the
Government's First Five Year Plan proposed the promotion of several different
types of birth control.
Parents and children
collocation
example
comment
start a family
have children
expect a baby
have a baby
the baby is due
single
parent/mother
raise / bring up
children / a family
apply for custody
of give/grant
[formal] custody
provide for your
family
set up home
They are hoping to start a family soon.
I’d like to have three children.
Soraya is expecting a baby.
Jill had her baby yesterday.
The baby is due next week.
It’s hard being a single parent.
NOT begin a family
NOT ge€ children
NOT wait (for) a baby
NOT get a baby
= expected to arrive
may be either unmarried or divorced
Helen had to bring up four young
children on her own.
The father applied for custody of the
children, but the judge gave/granted
custody to the mother.
Nick works very long hours to provide
for his family.
We live with my mum now, but we’ll
set up home on our own soon.
Raise a family is more common in US
than in UK English.
custody: the legal right or duty to care
for a child after its parents have
separated or died
= to earn enough money to support
your family
= to start an independent life in one’s
own flat or house
Family collocation
I. Match the two parts of these collocations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
apply for
get
estranged
nuclear
provide for
distant
set up
trial
cousin
separation
custody
home
wife
family
your family
a divorce
II. Answer these questions.
1. Who do you have in your immediate family?
2. Do you have much contact with your distant relatives? If so, when?
3. Where did your parents first set up home?
4. Which would most children prefer to live in, and why, a stable home or a deprived home?
5. What collocation means the same as to be pregnant?
6. Can dysfunctional families also be respectable ones?
7. What can be put before the words wife and husband to indicate that they are no longer married
to someone?
8. What is a more formal alternative for give custody?
.. .Family collocation I Match the two parts of these collocations apply for get estranged nuclear provide for distant set up trial cousin separation custody home wife family your family a... home wife family your family a divorce II Answer these questions Who you have in your immediate family? Do you have much contact with your distant relatives? If so, when? Where did your parents... home? Which would most children prefer to live in, and why, a stable home or a deprived home? What collocation means the same as to be pregnant? Can dysfunctional families also be respectable ones?