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Activity 1Famous families

1) What famous families can you think of?

2) What do you know about them?

3) Would you like to meet any member of those families?

Who? Why?

4) What would you like to ask him/her?

Useful language

I can tell you about……….

They live / have / were born / work …….

Some years ago, they ………………….

I’d like to meet …………. because I think he/ she/

they ………….

Funny, intelligent, generous, brave, hard –working

I’d like to ask him/her/them: “Where / how / why/

who / how often/ when…?

Activity 2Who’s who? Activity 2A

A) Choose from the box and write the missing word in each case.

mother father daughter son children husband niece parents nephew sister wife brother

1) Homer is Bart’s ____________________________

2) Maggie is Marge’s ___________________________

3) Marge is Liza’s _____________________________

4) Liza and Maggie are ___________________________

5) Bart is Homer and Marge’s ______________________

6) Bart, Liza and Maggie are The Simpson’s ___________

7) Homer and Marge are the children’s ________________

8) Marge is Homer’s ___________________________

9) Homer is Marge’s ______________________________

10) If your sister/brother has a son, this child is your ____________

11) If your sister/brother has a daughter, this girl is your __________.

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Activity 2BFamily Members

Men Women

B) Write the words in the corresponding box.

C) Now look at page 28 in your textbook and add more words.

Activity 3Describing people

A) Read this conversation

A: Tell me something about your family.

B: Sure. What do you want to know?

A: Well, do you have any brothers or sisters?

B: I have an older brother.

A: Does he look like you?

B: Not really. We look different.

A: What does your brother look like?

B: He’s a little shorter than I am and he‘s got blonde hair.

A: And what’s he like?

B: He’s really nice but he’s sort of shy.

When we want to know about someone’s appearance, we ask … When we want to know about someone’s personality, we ask… Find expressions that describe physical appearance. Find expressions that describe personality.

B) Let’s work on the conversation

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Activity 4Appearance and Personality

Match the descriptions with the pictures

Activity 5More expressions!

Which ones describe someone’s personality? Which ones describe

someone’s appearance? Put them in the corresponding box.

What does he/she look like? What is he/she like?

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Activity 6Who is it?

Read the descriptions below and write the names of the people in the picture. Be careful: one of these definitions does not belong to anyone in the picture.

1) She’s young and not very tall. She’s blonde and she has straight hair. Her name’s Jane.2) She’s pretty. Her hair is longer than Jane’s. Her name’s Susan.3) She’s shorter than Susan and older than Jane. She has curly hair and she wears glasses. Her name’s Carmen.4) She’s older than Susan. She has curly hair. Her name’s Lucy.5) Willy is middle aged. He’s good looking. He has a mustache.6) He’s younger than Willy. He‘s blond and he has a beard. His name’s Bill.7) He’s fairly short. He has blond hair. He’s younger than Willy. His name’s Sam.

Activity 7A

Figure it out!

Comparatives

Read the descriptions in Activity 6. Pay special attention to the words in bold and italics, for example “older”.

Lucy is older than Susan.

1) What makes this adjective different from its usual form?2) What is it expressing?

To compare two people, places or things using one-syllable adjectives we add ______to the adjective.

When we compare, the comparative adjective is usually followed by the word _______.

Complete:1) Men are usually ________________ (tall) _______________ women.2) Children are generally ___________ (short) _____________ their parents.

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Activity 7BThe Addams Family

Think about the members of this famous family and fill in the blanks .Use the adjectives in the box

thin / young / fat / tall / old

1) Lurch is ________________ than Pugsley.

2) Wednesday is __________________ than her brother.

3) Uncle Fester is ___________________ than Gomez.

4) Grandmama is ____________________ than Gomez.

5) Pugsley is __________________than cousin Itt.

Activity 7CLooking for Morticia

AYou are a theater director; you are looking foran actress to play the role of Morticia in a play.Discuss with B, your assistant, the differencesbetween the two possible candidates andfinally decide on one of the two.

Useful language: Karen / Priscilla can play therole of Morticia because she’s…than …

BYou are the assistant to a famous theater director. You are looking for an actress to play the role of Morticia in a play. Discuss with A, the director, the differences between the two possible candidates and finally decide on one of the two.

Useful language: Karen / Priscilla can play the role of Morticia because she’s…than …

Karen Kent Priscilla Donovan

30 years old 45 years old

55 kilograms 65 kilograms

Black hair Brown hair

1. 60 m high 1. 80 m high

Nice eyes Ugly eyes

Karen Kent Priscilla Donovan

30 years old 45 years old

55 kilograms 65 kilograms

Black hair Brown hair

1. 60 m high 1. 80 m high

Nice eyes Ugly eyes

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Activity 8Family relationships

1) When someone has a wife or husband he/she’s…

2) When a person is not married he/she’s…

3) If you have no brothers or sisters you’re …

4) If your spouse dies you become …

5) If your brother or sister was born the same day as you were, you are….

6) If you separate from your spouse you’re … A) twinsB) widowedC) singleD) divorcedE) an only childF) married

Activity 9Let’s talk about our families

Dramatize a similar dialog. Ask your classmate about a family member, a friend or

one of his/her children.

A: What does your … look like?

B: … ’s shorter than I am. … has straight hair and … has a

mustache.

A: And what’s … like?

B: … ‘s quiet but …’s easy going.

A: …. married/single / divorced?

B: Yes/ no…

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Activity 10A

How similar or different are you from your brother or sister?

Similarities and Differences

I (don’t) like … He/she…

I (don’t) eat…

I (don’t) play…

I (don’t) listen to …

I (don’t) wear…

I (don’t) read…

Activity 10BToo… Either… But…

Find the rule: Too, either, but

Tom and Peter are twin brothers. They look alike but their tastes are not always similar.

Peter has big blue eyes and brown curly hair and Tom does too.Peter is short and thin and Tom is too.Peter likes sports but Tom doesn’t.Peter plays the guitar but Tom plays the drums.Peter doesn’t like meat and Tom doesn’t either.Peter isn’t sociable. Tom isn’t either.Peter doesn’t like jazz and Tom doesn’t either.

Complete with too, either or butWe use…………..to show negative agreement.We use ………….to show affirmative agreement.We use ………….to show contrast.

When you use too and either, the auxiliary (is, does, do) replaces the main verb. Too and either always follow the auxiliary.

Write four examples using too and either1)________________________________2_________________________________3)_________________________________4)_________________________________

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Activity 11What about your partner?

YOU YOUR PARTNER

Jazz

Rock music

Classical music

Science fiction novels

Mysteries

Love stories

Soccer

Tennis

Volley ball

Italian food

Chinese food

Mexican food

What do you like? Check the appropriate categories.

Example:

I like Mexican food and my

partner does too.

I don’t like soccer and my

partner doesn’t either.

I like mysteries but my

partner doesn’t.

Activity 12Family Relationships

A) STEPFATHER B) HALF-BROTHER C) STEPSON

D) STEPSISTER E) STEPMOTHER F) STEPDAUGHTER

G) HALF-SISTER H) STEPBROTHER

1. Barry is my -----------------------. He´s my mother´s second husband.

2. Gina is my ----------------------------- . She´s my father´s second wife.

3. Jim is my --------------------------- His mother married my father.

4. Kayla is my ------------------------------ Her mother married my father.

5. Carl is my -------------------------------- I married his father three years ago.

6. Tina is my ------------------------------- I married her mother when Tina was five.

7. Dana is my ------------------------------------ and Rob is my ----------------------------

We have the same mother, but different fathers .

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Activity 13Simple Present vs. Present Continuous

Read these sentences: My sister lives in Seattle, but she’s working in Washington D.C. right now. My brother writes novels, but he’s writing poems now.

When we want to describe frequency, habits and routine we use _________________________And we use ________________ for actions in progress now.

Complete the rule:

Provide the right form of the verbs in brackets:

1) A: Where ________ you _________ (work) right now?B: I _____________ (work) in Japan.

2) A:__________ (live) your brother work in New York?B: Yes, he _________.

Activity 14Simple Present vs. Present Continuous

Complete these conversations. Decide if the people are talking about habits or actions in progress now.

1) A: Where (you –live) __________________ ?B: I (live) _______________ in Boston most of the time but I (stay) _______________ in

Florida for the summer because I (have) ___________ a house here.

2) A: What (sister – do) ____________________ these days?B: She (study) _______________________ at university this semester.She (like) _________________________ it very much.

3) A: I (look for) _______________________a job as an actress!B: Oh , I think I can help you. My friend (love ) ________________ acting . She (work)

_____________________ in a theater company now and they (look for ) ___________________ actors and actresses at this moment. Maybe, this is a good chance for you. A : That’s great ! Thanks a lot !

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Activity 15The Highlanders

A) Let’s discuss these questions.

1. Do you know anything about “The

Highlanders”?

2. Look at the pictures. What do you think

they do?

3. How do you think they train for this?

B) Read the information about this Scottish dance group below.

Check your predictions and then put the verbs in the correct form.

Activity 15Meet The Highlanders!

This is a group of Scottish dancers. They are all members of the same family. They (1) (do) _________________ traditional Scottish dancing all over Scotland. They always (2) (wear) ____________________ traditional Scottish clothes at the festivals.

In this picture, they (3) (dance) __________________ a dance called “eightsomereel”. They (4) (wear) __________________ traditional clothes.They (5) (practice) _________________ for each festival three times a week. Their

routine (6) (be) __________________ very hard. They (7) (not /get) ____________ any money from dancing. They (8) (have) ________________ a director. He (9) (help) _________________ them with this activity, but he (10) (not/get) ________________ money either. In the picture he (11) (sit) __________________ at the back. He (12) (watch) _______________ the dancers and the musicians. He is very proud of the group!!!

C) What about you?

Do you like this kind of dancing?

Do you ever go to Celtic music festivals?

Does your family participate in any artistic/ cultural activity or sport? Where? When?

Is your family preparing any special event or training for a tournament?

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Meet the Highlanders! Activity 16

A B

Activity 16Meet the Highlanders!

A

You are a journalist. You want to interview B,

the Highlanders’ director, in order to write

an article about the group. Ask him/her about

the different members of the group, their

habitual activities, the activities they are doing

at the moment and their personal features.

Useful language:

- What/where does…?

- What/where is…now?

- ……………….look like?

- ………………. like?

- Is he/she…………- ing?

B

You are the Highlanders’ director. A,

a journalist, wants to interview you in order

to write an article about the group. He/she

wants to know about the family habitual

activities, the activities they are doing

at the moment and their personal features.

Useful language:

- He /she lives/ works/ practices, etc. but

at this moment she/he …-ing

- He /she’s………..

-friendly, outgoing, quiet…

- short, tall, blue eyes, etc

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Activity 17Let’s write!

Choose a member of your family and describe him/her. Include this information.

Follow the checklist to organize your ideas:

Introduction

Paragraph 1: - Name

- How you are related to him / her

Main Body:

Paragraph 2: - Physical appearance (facial features and clothes)

Paragraph 3: - Personal qualities

Paragraph 4: - Hobbies/ interests

Conclusion:

Paragraph 5: - Feelings and comments about this person

- How similar or different from this person you are.

Activity 18Times have changed

When you were a child….

…did you sleep in the same room as your brothers and sisters?

…what games did you like to play with them?

…who was the youngest child in your family?Was he/ she spoiled?

…did you make up stories for you brothers and sisters? Comment on one.

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Activity 19Investing in memories

My uncle had a mustache, a good government job and he

smoked two packs of cigarettes a day. But he was like a boy. When we were children he organized trips for our family. Today, forty years later, we still talk about the trips and enjoy those memories.

He organized every detail very carefully. He bought train tickets and prepared special programs of the places we were visiting. Each program had a special number and the winner didn’t have to carry the bags.

He organized games and competitions such as treasure hunts, modeling competitions, shells and other events. He liked to invite neighbors and friends to join the family for the day, play games and have fun.

He thought money spent in that way was a good investment. When his wife complained about the cost of a family day out, he said: ”It’s not wasting money, it’s investing in memories.”

a) Read the title. What do you think the article might be about?

Activity 19Investing in memories

b) Read the text again and find information aboutUncle’s physical descriptionSpecial programsGames and competitions

c) What was the uncle like?

1) Who did you get along with when you were a child?2) Was there any member of your family similar to the uncle in the story?3) Did you admire any member of your family? Who? Why? Why do you still remember him/her?

Try to use these verbs in the past to describe what you did with this person. You may add your own to the list.

was

admired

lived

had

went

played

spent

got along

ate