The whole family had caught colds.

They're getting married next year, and hope to start a family.

This house isn't big enough for a family of seven.

Do you know the family next door?

She's the spitting image of her mother.

She's following in her father's footsteps.

These criminals come from broken homes.

I have my mother's eyes.

My brother is the baby of the family.

There is no love lost between me and my brother.

We are there for each other.

My sister followed the family tradition and become a dentist.

Harry, my cousin, comes from my father's side of the family.

1. a. I come from a big family of seven people: my parents, me, two brothers and two sisters. My parents are both retired. One of my brothers lives abroad and the other is still a student. Both sisters of mine are married.

b. I belong to an old-established, loving and respectable family. Family members are always there for one another. In other words, we are supportive, no matter what.

2. a. In my immediate family, there are five members. My father is a retiree and my mom is a housewife/homemaker. I have a younger brother who is 16 years old. Also, I have two sisters one of whom is married. The other is a student of university.

b. In my extended family, there are around 15 people, young and old. My grandfather and two paternal aunts and three uncles live with us! Our family is still traditional in which family bonds are very strong. For us, family comes first and the elder members are both respected and revered.

3. a. I really adore families in which the eldest members are still in charge! I say so because when I was a child and my grandfather was still alive, we had family gatherings in his spacious house almost every weekend. Nearly all my good memories belong to those days which are now bygone.