Family

A FAMILY AFFAIR

1. Describe the following pictures.

2. What aspects of family life do these pictures show?

3. Which of these activities do you enjoy doing with members of your family?  Which do you prefer doing with friends?  Why?

4. How important is it for families to do things together?  Why?

PICTURE 1

PICTURE 2

PICTURE 3

PICTURE 4

PHRASAL VERBS

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PRACTICE

EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

What's your family like?

Have you ever seen the Addams Family?

• How do the values reflected in the video differ from those of conventional families?
• What other films, television series or books can you think of that explore the nuclear family unit in a satirical way?
• What is your opinion of how these families are depicted?

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AUDIO TRACKS

FAMILY

How do you say these words in your language?

family        aunt           brother      cousin        dad  

    daughter      father      grandchildren   

     granddaughter        grandfather        grandma    

   grandpa       grandparents       grandson        mother 

   mum        parent       sister       son        uncle

LISTEN AND IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE.  

Write numbers 1 - 6 and the names of the people next to them.

Listening comprehension

Listen then answer the questions.

1.  Where do the speaker's paternal grandparents live?

a. Toronto                 b. Calgary                  c. Alberta                  d.  Calgary, Alberta

2.  Where does the speaker live?

a. Toronto                 b. Calgary                  c. Alberta                  d.  Calgary, Alberta

3.  Who is Bill?

a. her aunt                b. her uncle               c. her father                        d. her mother

4.  Who is Susan?

a. her aunt                b. her uncle               c. her father                        d. her mother

5.  Where does the speaker's maternal grandparents live?

a. Toronto                 b. Calgary                  c. Alberta                  d.  Calgary, Alberta

6.  How many uncles has the speaker got?

a. 2                             b. 5                             c. 1                             d. 3

7.  How many aunts has the speaker got?

a. 2                             b. 5                             c. 1                             d. 3

8.  Has the mother got any siblings (brothers and sisters)?

a.  Yes, she has.                   b. No, she hasn't.

9.  How many brothers has the speaker got?

a. 2                             b. 5                             c. 1                             d. 3

10.  How many sister has the speaker got?

a. 2                             b. 5                             c. 1                             d. 3

11.  Who is the eldest child in her family?

Her ______________________________ is the eldest in the speaker's family.

12.  How many cousins has the speaker got?

She's got _________________ cousins.

CONTRACTIONS AND POSSESSIVE APOSTROPHE 'S

activity: possessive apostrophe

Write the correct family word.

1. Your father's brother is your .................... .

2. Your mother's father is your .................... .

3. Your aunt's son and daughter are your .................... .

4. You and your siblings are your grandparents' ............... .

5.  Your cousins' parents are your .............. and .............. .

6.  Your mother's mother is your .................... .

7.  Your aunt's child is your .................... .

8.  Your grandmother's daughter can be your ................ or your ................ .

9.  Your cousin's brother is your .................... .

10.  Your cousin's mother is your .................... .

ACTIVITIES:

word-games-family

chants-family-photo

short-stories/what-will-i-be-when-i-grow-up

ACTIVITIES

Click on "check my answers"  when you finish.

FAMILY TREE AND TEXT COMPLETION

PAST FORM OF VERB "BE"

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WITH "BE"

FAMILY

How do you say these words in your language?

family        aunt           brother      cousin        dad  

    daughter      father      grandchildren   

     granddaughter        grandfather        grandma    

   grandpa       grandparents       grandson        mother 

   mum        parent       sister       son        uncle

LISTEN AND IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE.  

Write numbers 1 - 6 and the names of the people next to them.

Listening comprehension

Listen then answer the questions.

1.  Where do the speaker's paternal grandparents live?

a. Toronto                 b. Calgary                  c. Alberta                  d.  Calgary, Alberta

2.  Where does the speaker live?

a. Toronto                 b. Calgary                  c. Alberta                  d.  Calgary, Alberta

3.  Who is Bill?

a. her aunt                b. her uncle               c. her father                        d. her mother

4.  Who is Susan?

a. her aunt                b. her uncle               c. her father                        d. her mother

5.  Where does the speaker's maternal grandparents live?

a. Toronto                 b. Calgary                  c. Alberta                  d.  Calgary, Alberta

6.  How many uncles has the speaker got?

a. 2                             b. 5                             c. 1                             d. 3

7.  How many aunts has the speaker got?

a. 2                             b. 5                             c. 1                             d. 3

8.  Has the mother got any siblings (brothers and sisters)?

a.  Yes, she has.                   b. No, she hasn't.

9.  How many brothers has the speaker got?

a. 2                             b. 5                             c. 1                             d. 3

10.  How many sister has the speaker got?

a. 2                             b. 5                             c. 1                             d. 3

11.  Who is the eldest child in her family?

Her ______________________________ is the eldest in the speaker's family.

12.  How many cousins has the speaker got?

She's got _________________ cousins.

POSSESSIVE APOSTROPHE 'S

Write the correct family word.

1. Your father's brother is your .................... .

2. Your mother's father is your .................... .

3. Your aunt's son and daughter are your .................... .

4. You and your siblings are your grandparents' ............... .

5.  Your cousins' parents are your .............. and .............. .

6.  Your mother's mother is your .................... .

7.  Your aunt's child is your .................... .

8.  Your grandmother's daughter can be your ................ or your ................ .

9.  Your cousin's brother is your .................... .

10.  Your cousin's mother is your .................... .

ACTIVITIES:

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

word-games-family

chants-family-photo

short-stories/what-will-i-be-when-i-grow-up

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

ONLINE ACTIVITIES
Click on "check my answers"  when you finish.

FAMILY TREE AND TEXT COMPLETION

MY FAMILY

 

LEARN FAMILY WORDS

FAMILY: READING COMPREHENSION

LET'S PRACTISE

DRAW A FAMILY TREE

TALK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY

Family

1. Describe the following pictures.

2. What aspects of family life do these pictures show?

3. Which of these activities do you enjoy doing with members of your family?  Which do you prefer doing with friends?  Why?

4. How important is it for families to do things together?  Why?

PICTURE 1

PICTURE 2

PICTURE 3

PICTURE 4

PICTURE 5

COMPREHENSION

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

What's your family like?

Have you ever seen the Addams Family?

How do the values reflected in the video differ from conventional values?