How much does he know about his family tree?

You are going to watch the video of a native speaker twice and answer the questions below.

Where does his surname come from?

_______________________________.

What might be his surname?

_____________________________.

Vocabulary

2. Now, you are going to look up the following words in your dictionary related to the information of the Tom's family.

-To trace
- A Saxon name

- The crest of the family

- On the font of the church

- The Normans

Answers

1) It comes from Durham, North East of England.

2) It supposes to be Elstob, because in one part he said he wanted to know more about Elizabeth Elstob, a family member that seemed to be a poetic famous woman.

2) SOURCE : "Cabridge Dictionary".

TRACE: to find someone or something that was lost.

to find the origin of somthing.

CREST: the top or highest part of something.

FONT: a large container in a church, usually made of stone that hold the water used fot baptisms.

SAXON: relating to or belonging to the people who were originally from Germany and who came to live in Britain in the fifth and sixth century.

NORMANS: belonging or relating to the people from Nothern France, especially those who invaded England in 1066 and became its rulers.

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