Task 1 Please answer the question below based the text that followed! How old I in the text is ?
I am happy of being a part of m y fam ily. M y father is an engineer and m y m other is a housew ife. B efore m e, m y father is a handsom e m an and m y m other is a beautiful w om an {So, I am handsome }. They are patient, kind, and friendly. They look younger than their age. They are m y beloved people in the w orld. I dont w ant to m iss them . I also have brother and sister. The older brothers nam e is Sam . H e is tw o years older than m e. A nd the younger brothers nam e is N ick; three years younger than m e. The last is m y little sister, M ary. She is the youngest one in m y fam ily and eleven years younger than m e. O h I alm ost forget m y A unty, Shirley. She lives w ith m y fam ily too. She is 40, but she hasnt got m arried. O nce again, I love them all. N ow w hat are about you? D o you have brother or sister? W ho are the m em bers of your fam ily? Tell m e, please. I hope you love your fam ily too.
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1. Is the writer a man or a woman? How did you know? 2. Does the writer have brother or sister in law? What is about Aunt? 3. What do the writers parents do? 4. Who lives with family (excluding parents, brother and sister)? 5. How are their parents in the writers eyes? 6. How many members are in the family? 7. Who is the youngest one in the family? 8. How old is the writers sister? What is about his older brother?
Task 2 Read the dialogue below with your partner! Rebecca Jennifer Rebecca Jennifer : : : : Have you got any brothers or sisters? Yes, Ive got a brother and a sister. What are their names? My brother is called Paul and my sister is called Alice. Who is the oldest and the youngest in your family? Im the oldest and Alice is the youngest. How old are they? Paul is twelve years old, Alice is 5.
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Task 3 Look at the family tree below and then complete the sentences that followed! Damon + Susan Patterson
John Cook
Rose Patterson
Pat Patterson
Denise Smith
Joe
Judith
1. Rose is Damons 2. Denise is Pats 3. Susan is Micheles 4. Justin is Damons 5. Pat is Brians 6. Paul is Johns 7. Brian is Judiths 8. Joe is Michele's 9. Pat is Annes 10. Rose is Pats
A. Great Grand Daughter B. Niece C. Step son D. Wife E. Son in-law F. Sister G. Cousin H. Daughter I. Grand father J. Step grandfather
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Task 5 What does the word Step as in Step-mother, step father etc. mean? What is about the word in-law?
Task 6 Practice to pronounce the words in the table below in the guidance of your instructor! Notice the stress (`)!
Son Daughter Sister Brother Parents Cousin Step In-law Grand parents Grand mother
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= = = = =
= .. = .. = .. = .. = ..
Task 8 Work in pair, please (Student A and Student B)! Student A has to ask some questions to Student B to complete the family tree below and vice versa!
For Student A Complete the blank column of Carolyns family tree. F and M are clues; F is for Female and M is for Male. NN stands for NO NAME, it means you must pass this people as a chain. For Example: The clue is F and NN. A: Who is Robert Nielsons wife? If your partner said there is Robert Nielson, you may ask: A: Who is David Walkers mother in law?
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(F )
R ob ert N ielson
NN
(F )
NN D avid W aller
L o retta
B ill (F )
C a ro lyn
(M ) (F )
Joe
Sh irle y
A lex
(F ) C arlo s
NN
E ric
For Student B Complete the blank column of Carolyns family tree. F and M are clues; F is for Female and M is for Male. NN stands for NO NAME. It means you must pass this people as a chain. For Example: The clue is F and NN. A: Who is Allan Duvals mother in law? If your partner said there is no Allan Duval, you may ask A: Who is Bills grandmother?
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B o b N ielson + .(F ) ) .
M aria NN
+
(M )
NN
A llan D uva l
L oretta (M )
B ill A nn e
S hirley
(F )
(M )
M artha
NN
E ric
C arlos
Task 9 Ask your friends the following questions as in Task 2! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Do you live in a big family? Have you got brothers or sisters? What are their names? How old are they? Etc.
Task 10 Please write in a short paragraph telling about your family! You may refer to the text in Task 1 as an example.