Ex.1. A. Read the passage and say if the sentences following it true or falls.
My parents got married 25 years ago. Two years later, my brother, Luke, was born. Then I was born a year after that. I've also got a sister, Karen, who is two years younger than me, so there are five of us in my family. Luke's married. He lives with his wife Sue in a small flat. Karen and I still live with our mum and dad. We spend a lot of time together.
Damon
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Damon is Luke's older brother.
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Damon's parents are divorced.
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Damon was born after Luke.
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Luke is younger than Karen.
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Luke and Sue live together.
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Luke's mum has two sons.
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Damon is Sue's boyfriend.
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There are four in Damon's family.
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Karen is the youngest in the family.
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Damon and Karen are often together.
B. Work in pairs. Ask your neighbour some questions about Damon’s family.
Ex.2. A. Study the family tree below and say how those persons are related to each other. Note that the pictures of marriage partners are connected with wedding rings. Use the following:
aunt
cousins
daughter
daughter-in-law
son-in- law
grandparents
grandson
great grandparents
husband
nephew
niece
son
wife
parents
uncle
mother-in-law
father-in-law
granddaughter
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Edith is Walter's ___. Ned is Dot's ___. Maud and Harold are Jimmy's ___. Harold is Fred's ___. Diana is July's ___. Kate is Maud's ___. Jimmy is Wendy's ___. Dot is Edward's ___. Ned is Harold's ___. July is Maud's ___. John is Edward's ___. Walter and Edith are Kate’s ___. John and July are ___. Diana is Walter’s ___.
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B. Work in pairs. Make up your family tree. Show your family tree to your friend and answer all his or her questions about your relatives.
Ex.3. Work in pairs. Tell what you’ve learnt about Jane’s family. Restore the dialogue.
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Olga: Jane: Jane: Olga: Jane: Olga: Olga: Olga: Jane: Jane: |
(1) Look Jane, have you got a family of your own? ( ) Certainly. She’s the apple of my eye. ( ) It’s me. I’m twenty. ( ) It’s a pleasure to have such a young sister, isn’t it? ( ) Oh, no, I’m not married yet. I live with my parents. ( ) How old is your younger sister? I wonder what her name is. ( ) And which of you is the eldest? ( ) Is your family large? ( ) Susan. She’s a lovely girl. She is ten. ( ) I don’t think so. My parents have got only two daughters. |
Ex.4. Work in pairs. A. Restore the dialogue using replies from the box.
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Interviewer: Mike: Interviewer: Mike: Interviewer: Mike: Interviewer: Mike:
Interviewer: Mike:
Interviewer: Mike: Interviewer: Mike:
Interviewer: Mike: Interviewer: Mike:
Interviewer:
Mike:
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So Mike, you mentioned your family , do you have a big family? (1)… There are only four people in my family. So it’s your mother, your father , you… (2)… Oh, and your sister. OK, is your sister younger or older than you? (3)… She is just started university actually. OK, that’s nice. So where does your family live right now? (4)… and my sister is on the other side of Canada in Montréal in Quebec and I live in the capital. Well, tell me about your father. What’s your father like? (5)… I know. He tells different kinds of stories about his childhood, and his growing up. Did he grow up in Canada? (6)… OK, nice, and what does your father do? (7)… It was kind of tragic, he had a heart attack and he wasn’t allowed to fly anymore. Oh, I’m sorry (8)… OK, what about your mother? Does she work? (9)… They both work for Cathay Pacific airline. My mother was a stewardess and my father was a pilot. She was first introduced to him as a new member of the crew when they flew together to Osaka. Oh, What a story. OK and what about your sister? You said that she’s a student. (10)… I haven’t spoken to her lately so I don’t know how she’s doing. |
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B. Is the following information true, false or not stated?
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Mike is five years older than his sister.
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Mike’s relarives live in different parts of the country.
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Mike’s father had a very happy childhood.
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Mike’s father retired because of his poor health.
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Mike’s mother and father first met each other being on holidays.
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Mike and his sister do not seem to be very close.
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Mike and his sister were brought up in the same way.
C. Speak about a) Mike’s father; b) Mike’s mother; c) Mike’s sister.
Ex.5. A. Look through the following text and note down the reasons why:
a) the author thinks it must be awful to be the only child;
b) the author supposes there are some advantages too;
c) the author thinks big families are better.
I Prefer a Big Family
I’ve got one brother – Roland. He’s all right, I suppose, but I wish I had more brothers and sisters. I think it must be awful to be an only child. An only child is often spoilt – they get everything they want from their parents all the time. And then sometimes they’re a bit shy or at least not very sociable because they’re not used to being with other people. Well, I suppose there are some advantages too, I mean, you get lots of attention and time from your parents and you don’t have to share everything with the other children. But I think big families are better. A big family teaches the older children how to look after the younger ones and that’s a good thing. All the big families I know are always friendly and good fun.