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6f Look at the pictures of houses. Try to imagine what the houses are like
inside and then write their description as if you are estate agents trying to sell
these houses.
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B
C
D
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Unit 5
Family Matters
In this unit you will:
Read about
“traditional family” nowadays
Talk about
modern family trends
Listen to
problems and responsibilities in families
Practise
how to agree and disagree
Write
a composition expressing your opinion
Useful vocabulary:
Nouns
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law,
stepmother, stepfather, uncle, aunt, ex-wife, half-brother,
suburbs
Adjectives
married, divorced, single, bossy, reliable, complicated,
elderly
Verbs
marry to, divorce, manage
Phrases and
collocations
a bit, make smb do smth, get on well with smb, complain
about, prefer smb to smb else, single-parent family, step
family, stay out late, tidy the house, look after
Linkers
luckily, although, moreover, firstly, in addition, therefore,
however, to sup up, in contrast
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1 Lead–in
1a Read Heidi's words and write the names of the people on the family
tree.
My name's Heidi. I’m married to Kerim. We have two children, Aisha
and Leila. My mum, Wendy, died when I was a teenager. My dad, Keith, got
married to Katrina fourteen years ago. I’ve got one sister, Gina, and one
brother, Andy. Gina's married to Jean-Claude, who's French. They’ve got a
little girl called Julie and a boy of twelve called Michael. My brother Andy was
married to a girl, called Caroline but they got divorced. Luckily they didn't
have any children. Now he’s married to a girl called Susanna.
1b What do they all say about family life? Choose the correct word for
each gap.
aunt
brother-in-law
cousins
daughter-in-law
ex-wife
father-in-law
grandparents
husband
sister-in-law
uncle
son-in-law
wife
stepmother
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Kerim:
My
(1) father-in-law
Keith is really nice. We're partners in a computer
software company.
Aisha:
My
(2)
_______Gina is really bossy. She always makes me eat everything
on my plate.
Leila:
My
(3)
______ Andy should get divorced again. I don't like his wife,
Susanna.
Heidi:
I like my
(4)
_________ Katrina very much. She's like a real mother to me.
Keith: My
(5)
_______, Kerim, is a really reliable person. I couldn't manage the
business without him.
Gina:
I don't get on very well with my
(6)
______, Susanna. I get on much better
with Andy
(7)
______ Caroline.
J. Claude:
My
(8)
_________ Andy is a really nice guy but I don't like his
(9)
_______ Susanna very much. She complains about everything.
Julie:
My
(10)
______ Aisha and Leila are coming on holiday with us next
summer. We're going to rent a big house in the south of France.
Michael:
I'm trying to teach my
(11)
______ Keith and Katrina to speak French.
They're really slow!
Susanna:
My
(12)
________ Andy prefers his sisters to me.
Keith:
I get on well with everyone
in the family. Well, nearly everyone. I have a
problem with my
(13)
______ Susanna.
2 Reading
2a Read the texts and find out how many people Callum, Meera, Ben and
Trudi share a house with.
I'm Callum, and I live with my parents in
Cambridge, in the east of England. We
moved here when I was five because of
Dad's job, but my mum comes from the
north of England, and Dad comes from
Scotland I've got a grandma in
Edinburgh and a granddad in Yorkshire.
And I've got two cousins who live near
London, because that's where Dad's
sister and her husband live. We see my cousins about three times a year, and we go
up to Edinburgh every New Year, but I can't remember when I last saw my
granddad in Yorkshire. He always sends me presents, though!
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My name's Meera, and I live in
Wolverhampton, near Birmingham, in
England I live with my parents, my
brother and my sister. My grandmother
lives next door. My mum was born here
in Britain, but my grandmother moved
here from India in the 1960s when my
dad was a little boy. My dad has two
sisters - Auntie Sunita and Auntie Rani.
Auntie Sunita lives in the same street as
us, and Auntie Rani lives in Birmingham, which is only 15 miles away. They're
both married, and I've got five cousins. We see them almost every week. Someone
is always visiting our house, or we go to Birmingham to see them. And two years
ago we all went to India to see our family there.
I’m Ben, from Portland, Oregon, and
my family is a bit complicated! I've got
a sister called Ella, but three years ago
my parents got divorced and now both
of them are re-married. We live with
my mom, Julie, and my stepfather, Bob.
Bob's got a daughter called Daisy, but
she doesn't live with us, she lives with
her mom. My father's name is Pete.
He and his second wife have just had a baby boy, Charles, so I've got a new half-
brother!
My name's Trudi, and I've got a sister,
Beth. Our mum and dad are divorced, so
we live with just our mum in the suburbs
of Melbourne, Australia. Our dad has an
apartment in the centre of town, and we
spend every other weekend there. After
school every day we go to our grandma's
house and have a meal there, because our
mum doesn't finish work until six
o'clock. She collects us at half past six, except on Wednesday evenings when we go
swimming with our dad.