- •Module 1 There’s no place like home Characters:
- •Listening
- •Families have a great-great future
- •1. What do we call these people?
- •2. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.
- •3. Match the right description with appropriate type of family:
- •4. Enter the correct word to build expressions related to family relationships.
- •Multiple-choice quiz
- •Preposition combination
- •Iceland The Thoroddsen family
- •The simple past and the past continuous
- •In each sentence, choose the best phrase to complete the gap from the choices below (a, b, c, or d).
- •Using if
- •Summary
- •I Introduction ncrease in divorce rate
- •The way to a strong family
- •All families have strengths
- •Paragraph1
- •Time together
- •In Our Family
- •Action plan
- •Family history
- •Introduction
- •Conclusion
- •Commitment
- •In Our Family
- •Contentment
- •Caring and appreciation
- •I appreciate them because they are . . .
- •Introduction
- •Conclusion
- •Community and family ties
- •Spirituality
- •Optimism
- •Flexibility
- •Insight
- •Independence
- •Initiative
- •Family values
Preposition combination
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be acquainted WITH |
знакомиться с |
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admire (someone) FOR (something) |
восхищаться к-л |
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agree WITH (someone) ABOUT/ON (something) |
соглашаться с |
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argue WITH (someone) ABOUT (something) |
спорить с |
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be bored WITH/BY |
испытывать скуку |
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depend ON |
зависеть от |
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break UP |
расходиться |
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be friendly TO/WITH |
быть дружелюбным |
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get ON WITH |
ладить |
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grow UP |
становиться взрослым |
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independent FROM |
не зависящий от |
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be interested IN |
интересоваться |
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be involved IN |
быть вовлеченным |
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look AFTER |
заботиться о |
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look FORWAD TO |
предвкушать |
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get married TO |
выйти замуж/жениться |
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be polite TO |
быть вежливым |
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be proud OF |
гордиться |
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be related TO |
иметь отношение |
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rely ON |
полагаться |
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be responsible FOR |
отвечать за |
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be satisfied WITH |
удовлетворять |
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take care OF |
присматривать за |
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talk TO/WITH(someone) ABOUT(something) |
разговаривать |
Supply the missing prepositions and adverbs where necessary.
1. The majority of divorced people marry again, and they take responsibility for a second family.
2. He is more interested in himself than in his family.
3. They get on well, and agree on most things.
4. In general, each generation is keen to become independent from parents and establish its own family unit.
5. The father is more involved in bringing up children, often because the mother goes out to work.
6. 20 % of fathers will stay at home and look after their children in future.
7. Marriage depends on high levels of patience and understanding.
8. My cousin went to work in Scotland and there he got acquainted with his future wife.
9. All members of the family can rely on each other.
10. I admired my Granny for her support and because I could talk to her about everything.
11. In adulthood, Americans want and expect to be satisfied with their lives.
12. Children are expected to be polite and friendly to other people.
13. Teenagers are usually bored with daily routine.
14. The family is a relatively permanent group of people related to ancestry, marriage, or adoption, who live together, form an economic unit, and take care of the young.
15. They are always arguing about money.
16. She grew up suddenly when she went to school.
17. Angela is looking forward to having a big family with a lot of children in future.
18. I don't really know my father; he isn't easy to get on with.
19. He was totally opposed to me getting married to my boyfriend hoping we would break up.
20. They have been very proud of their children’s achievements.
THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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THE PRESENT SIMPLE
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(a) Ann takes a shower every day. (b) I usually eat lunch at the cafeteria.
(c) Babies cry. (d) The earth revolves around the sun. (e) A square has four equal sides. (f) The sky is blue.
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The simple present expresses daily habits or usual activities, as in (a) and (b). The simple present expresses general statements of fact, as in © and (d). In sum, the simple present is used for events or situations that exist always, usually, or habitually in the past, present or future. |
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
(g) Ann can’t come to the phone right now because she is taking a shower. (h) It’s noon. I am eating lunch at the cafeteria right now. (i) Jimmy and Susie are babies. They are crying. I can hear them right now. Maybe they are hungry. |
The present continuous expresses an activity that is in progress (is occurring, is happening) right now. The event is in progress at the time the speaker is saying the sentence. The event began in the past, is in progress now, and will probably continue into the future. FORM: am, is, are + -ing |
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STATEMENT: |
I – You – We – They work. |
I am working. You-We-They are working. He-She-It is working. |
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NEGATIVE: |
I – You – We – They do not work. |
I am not working. You-We-They are not working. He-She-It is not working. |
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QUESTION: |
Do I – you – we – they work? Does he – she – it work? |
Am I working? Are you-we-they working? Is he-she-it working? |
A Read the three texts and put an appropriate verb in Present Simple or Present Continuous
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enjoy like attend have live do go fly not have start keep |
Mexico The Castillo Balderas family
The Castillo Balderas family _____in a small brick house in Buenos Aires. The family are often on the roof of their house with most of their possessions. Ambrosio built their house, like most other families in the area. He is a man who is always on the move. His day often ________at 4 a.m.; he _________more work on the family home, _______a job with a wholesale produce distributor, and is a freelance metal-worker.
Hid wife Carmen __________a job outside the home but has plenty to keep her busy. She __________the household spotlessly clean and highly organized, despite having four young children. Cruz, Nialit, and Brenda ________Mexican Heroes Elementary School, and the youngest son, Antonio, ________ to the local kindergarten.
In the evenings, after a long day, the family ________relaxing. And now the parents _________TV, but the children ______________music together.
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live go be balance attend come not have spend have |