TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY
Word Power Family

Look at Sam's family tree.How are these people related to him?
Add these words to the family tree



Cousin
Father
grandmother
niece
sister-in-law
uncle
wife


Draw your family tree(or a friend's family tree).Then take turn talking about your family. Ask follow-up questions to get more information


For a single person:
There are six people in my family.

I have two brothers and sisters


For a married person:
There are four people in my family

We have a son and daughter

LISTENING How are they related?
Listen to four conversations about famous people.How are the people related?
1.     2.     3.    
CONVERSATION Asking about families
Listen ans practice.
Rita: Tellme about your brother ans sister,Sue.
Sue:Well,my sister works for the goverment.
Rita:Oh,what does she do?
Sue:I'm not sure.She's working on a very secret project right now.
Rita:Wow!and what about your brother?
Sue: He's a wildlife photographer.
Rita:What aninteresting family! Can I meet them?
Sue:Uh,no.My sister's aways.She's not working in the United States this month.
Rita:And your brother?
Sue: He's traveling in the amazon.
Listen to the rest of the conversation. Where do Rita's parents live? What do they do?
PRONUNCIATION Intonation in statements.
Listen and practice.Notice that statents usually have falling intonation.
I'm working in singapore. She's waiting at the bus stop They're living ata home
Pair work Practice the conversation in Exercise 3 again. Pay attention to the intonation in the statements.

GRAMMAR FOCUS


Are you living at home now? Yes,I am
Is your sister working for the government?
Are Ed and Jill going to college this year?

Complete these phone conversations using the present continouos
A:Hi,Stephanie.What are you doing(do)?
B: Hey,Mark.I standing(Stand) in an elevator,and it's stuck!
A:Oh,no!Are you OK?
B:Yeah.I- wait! It moving(move)now. Thanks goodness!
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A:Marci,how are you and Justin Bieber enjoying(enjoy) your shopping trip?
B:We having(have) a lot of fun.
A:Are your brother spending (spend) a lot of money.
B:No,Mom.He buying (buy) only two things.That's all!

PAIR WORK Practice the phone conversations with a partner.

DISCUSSION Is anyone ...?

GROUP WORK Ask your classmates about people in their family.What are they doing now? Ask follow-up questions to get more information.

A: Is anyone in your family traveling rigth now?
B: Yes, my dad is.He's in Korea.
C: What's hr doing there?
INTERCHANGE 5 Family facts
Find out about your classmates'families.Go to Interchange 5.
SNAPSHOT
Wich facts seem like positive things?Whichs seem negative?
What are families like in your country?Write your guessses.
Tell the class your guesses.Do they agree?

CONVERSATION I come from a big family

Listen and practice.

Listen to the rest of the conversation.What does Mei-li like about being an only child?.

Rewrite these sentences using quantifiers.Then compare with a partner.

1.In China, 50% of women get married by the age of 22.
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2. In Australia, 87% of married by the age of 22.
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3. In the United States, 0 of the people vote before the age of 18.
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4.Thirthy-five percent of the people in Germany live alone.
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5.Senventy-eight percent of America hight school students have jbs.
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PAIR WORK Rewrite the sentences in part A so that they are true about your country.

WRITING An e-mail about your family

GROUP WORK Take turns reading your e-mail.Ask questions to get more information.
READING
THE CHANGING FAMILY
Read the title of the article. Then check ( ) the question you think the article will answer.
Why do women work outside the home? What happens when both parent work?

Steve: Now that Judy is working,Steve has to help her more with the housework.He doesn't enjoy it.

Judy:Loves her work,but she feels too tired and busy.She also worries about the children.Judy has to work on Saturdays,so Steve and Judy don't have a lot of free time together.

Emily: Is having a great time in her afterschool program.When Judy comes to pick her up,she doesn't want to leave.

Josh:Is enjoying his new freedo after school.He's playing his music louder and spending more time on the phone. He's also doing a few household chores.


Read the article.Then answer these questions.Write the names of the family members.
1.Which children are benefiting Judy working? .................
2.Which child is not benefiting from Judy working? ................. ................
3.Which family member is enjoying more freedom? .................
4.Which family member are doing more housework? ................. ................
5.Which family member feels too busy? .................
PAIR WORK. What problem are Steve and Judy having? Which do you think is the most serious? Offer some solutions for that problem.

FAMILY FACTS

CLASS ACTIVITY Go around the class and find this information.Write a classmate's name only once.Ask follow-up questions for your own.

Find some                         Name...
1.Who is an only child
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"    

2.Who has more than two brothers
"How many brothers do you have?"            

3.Who has more than two sisters
"How many sister do you have?                  

4. Whose brother or sister is living abroad
"Are any of your brother or sister living abroad?Where?            

5. Who lives with his or her grandparents
"Do you live whith your grandparents? "

6. Who has a great-grandparent still living
"Is your great-grandmother or great-grandfather still living?"

7. Who has a family member with an unusual job
"Does anyone in your family have an unusual job?"

8. Whose mother or father is studying English
"Is either of your parents studying English?Where?"