Unit 5

Tell me about your family

Vocabulary (Family tree)

grandfather

grandmother

father mother uncleaunt

husband wife brother sister cousin

niece nephew

Your wife’s mother is your

Your wife’s father is your

Your father’s father is your

Your husband’s mother is your

Your father’s brother is your

Your father’s sister is your

Your mother’s sister is your

Your uncle’s son is your

Your uncle’s daughter is your

Your sister’s son is your

Your sister’s daughter is your

Your sister’s husband is your

Your brother’s wife is your

father-in-law

mother-in-law

mother-in-law

uncle

aunt

aunt

cousin

cousin

nephew

niece

brother-in-law

sister-in-law

grandfather

Conversation: Asking about Families

A: Tell me about your brother and sister, Sue.

B: Well, my sister works for the government.

A: Oh, what does she do?

B: I’m not sure. She’s working on a very secret project right now.

A: Wow! And what about your brother?

B: He’s a wildlife photographer.

A: What an interesting family! Can I meet them?

B: Uh, no. My sister’s away. She’s not working in the United

States this month.

A: And your brother?

B: He’s traveling in the Amazon.

government 政府

secret 秘密的

Photographer 攝影師

wildlife 野外的

Grammar Focus 現在進行式

現在進行式構成要素 例句I +am+v-ing I am doing my homework.

You +are+v-ing You are reading a newspaper.

He (She) +is+v-ing He is studying English.

We (They, You,) +are+v-ing We are waiting for you.

現在分詞變化規則

原形動詞現在分詞

一般動詞直接加 inggo→going, study→studying

以不發音的字母 e 結尾時，去 e 加ing

dance→dancing, take→taking

單母音 + 單子音，重複字尾再加ing

cut→cutting , run→running

將動詞改成 ing形式

eat shine mix

sit stop write

plan play serve

fix jog stay

eating

sitting

planning

fixing

shining

stopping

playing

母音 : a, e, i, o, u

jogging

mixing

writing

serving

stayingks

Are you living at home now? No, I’m not. Yes, I am.

Is your sister working for the government?

No, she isn’t. Yes, she is.

Are Ed and Jill going to college this year?

No, they aren’t. Yes, they are.

Where are you working now? I’m not working. I need a job.

What is your brother doing these days?

They are visiting my grandmother.

He’s traveling in the Amazon.

Who are your parents visiting this week?

Present Continuous Tense Exercises

A: Hi, Stephanie. What __________ you ________?

B: Hey, Mark. I ________ _________ (stand) in an elevator, and it is stuck!

A: Oh, no! Are you OK?

B: Yeah. I-wait! It _______ __________ (move) now. Thank goodness.

are doing

am standing

is moving

A: Marci, How ________ you and Justin ______ (enjoy) your shopping trip?

B: We ________ __________ (have) a lot of fun.

A: ________ your brother ________ (spend) a lot of money?

B: No, Mom. He _______ _________ (buy) one or two things. That’s all.

are enjoying

are having

is buying

Is spending

Exercise: Look at the picture and complete the conversation

What ________ your father __________ ? (do)

He ________ ____________ a newspaper. (read)

_______ your father __________ TV? (watch)

No, he isn’t.

Is watching

is doing

reading is

study

look at

read

watch

TV

the picture

newspaper

English

comic books

the blackboard

_______ is your mother?

She’s in the kitchen.

_______ is she doing?

She ________ ________ the table.

____ she ________ (cook)?

No, she isn’t.

cleaningis

What

cookingIs

Where

現在進行式練習

1. Listen, the shop _______ ____________ (play) classical music.

2. Two birds ___________ ____________ (sing) in the tree.

3. Look! It ___________ _____________ (rain) outside.

4. The policeman ________ ____________ (run) after a thief.

5. The receptionist __________ ___________ (talk) on the phone.

6. These waiters ____________ _________ (serve) the customers.

7. The taxi driver __________ ______________ (eat) a hamburger now.

8. Maggie __________ ________________ (teach) English grammar now.

is playing

are singing

is raining

is running

is talking

are serving

is eating

is teaching

A: What ____________ you do on Sunday morning?

B: I ______________ (wash) my car.

A: What are you doing now?

B: I ____________ _____________ (wash) my car.

A: What ___________ your husband do on Sunday morning?

B: He __________ (jog) in the park.

A: What is he doing now?

B: He _______ _______________ in the park.

現在進行式與現在式練習

do

wash

am washing

does

jogs

is jogging

A: How _______ Lisa go to work every day?

B: She __________ (take) a bus to work every day.

A: What is Lisa doing now?

B: She ________ __________ (ride) a bike to work.

A: What ________ She always do on Friday night?

B: She _________ (work) out in the gym.

A: What is she doing now?

B: She _______ ________ (work) out in the gym.

does

takes

is riding

does

works

is working

A: ________ you _____________ (do) your homework now?

B: Yes, I ________.

A: ________ you ________ (do) your homework every day?

B: Yes, I _________.

Are doing

am

Do do

do

A: ________ your mother _______ (do) the dishes every day?

B: Yes, she ________.

A: ________ she ________ (do) the dishes now?

B: No, she _________. She _______ ______ (do) the housework.

Does do

does

Is doing

isn’t is doing

Vocabulary

coffee

tea

breakfast

homework

housework

the dishes

the laundry

a bus

the subway

the MRT

a shower

medicine

make

make

makecookfix

do

do

do

do

take

take

take

take

take

Conversation: I come from a big family

A: How many brothers and sisters do you have, Mei-li?

B: Actually, I’m an only child.

A: Really?

B: Yeah, most families in China have only one child nowadays.

A: I didn’t know that.

B: What about you, Marcos?

A: I come from a big family. I have three brothers and two sisters.

B: Wow! Is that typical in Peru?

A: Not really. A lot of families are smaller these days.

But big families are great because you get lots of birthday presents.

typical典型的

present禮物

100%

0%

All

Nearly all

Most families have only one child.

Many

A lot of families are smaller these days.

Some

Not many couples have more than one child.

A few

Few

No one get married before the age of 18.

Rewrite the sentences using quantifiers.

In China, 50 % of women get married by the age of 22.

In China, a lot of women get married by the age of 22.

In Australia, nearly all married couples have children.

In Australia, 87% married couples have children.

In the United States, 0% of the people vote before the age of 18.

In the United States, no one votes before the age of 18.

100%AllNearly allMost

ManyA lot ofSome

Not ManyA few Few

No one

0%

Thirty-five percent of the people in Germany live alone.

Seventy-eight percent of American high school students have jobs.

Some people in Germany live alone.

Most American high school students have jobs.

100%AllNearly allMost

ManyA lot ofSome

Not ManyA few Few

No one

0%

Reading: The Changing Family

American families are changing.

One important change is the most

married women now work outside

the home. What happens when

both parents work? Read about the

Morales family.

1. Are American families are changing? 2. What is one of the important change about American families?

Write the short answer for each question

Judy and Steve Morales have three children: Josh, 12; Ben, 9;and Emily, 6.

Steve is a computer programmer. This year, Judy is working again as a

hospital administrator. The family needs the money, and Judy likes her job.

Everything is going well, but there are also some problems.

computer programmer 電腦程式設計師

administrator 行政人員

Write the short answer for each question

3. How many children do Judy and Steve have?

4. How old are Judy and Steve’s children?

5. Where is Judy working?

6. Why does Judy work again?

Now that Judy is working, Steve has

to help her more with the

housework. He doesn’t enjoy it.

(Steve)

Judy loves her work, but

she feels too tired and busy.

She also worries about the

children. Judy has to work

on Saturday, so Steve and

Judy don’t have a lot of free

time together. (Judy)

Write the short answer for each question

Does Steve want Judy to work? Why?

Does Judy love her work?

How does Judy feel after she starts working?

Why don’t Judy and Steve have a lot of time together?

Emily is having a great time in her

after-school program. When Judy

comes to pick her up, she doesn’t

want to leave.

Josh is enjoying his new freedom

after school. He’s playing his

music louder and spending more

time on the phone. He’s also

doing a few household chores.

Unfortunately, Ben’s school doesn’t

have any after-school program.

Right now, he’s spending most

afternoons in front of the TV.

It’s 5.p.m.

1. What is Emily doing now?

2. What is Josh doing now?

3. What is Ben doing now?