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Helen(17) and Daniel(8), had a shock when they
first saw the Keanes' three-bedroom terraced house
in Gloucester. " It's Small! "said Sandy. Where will
we all sleep?" But inside, the house was more
welcoming. "It's bigger than it looks from the
outside, and we were pleased to find that there were
three bedrooms," said George. But the kids weren't
impressed. " Mum and Dad's room was OK, but our
bedrooms were really small!" complained Daniel.
The Millers found it difficult to live in a house with
only one bathroom . At home they have two
bathrooms and three toilets! " And we have a study,
where we keep the computer, and a playroom in the
basement, "said Helen. "In Gloucester we had to all
stay in the living room together or go to our
bedrooms."
it
because
of
the
weather, but it was
obvious that the Keanes
put a lot of work into it.
It was well designed and
full of beautiful plants
and flowers. Actually, I
think British people have
a bit of an obsession
with houses and gardens
_ there are so many TV
programmes
about
them!"
The Keanes
Tim and Katy Keane and their
children,
Bethany (8), Charles (9) and Joe
(16), couldn't believe their luck
when
they
arrived
at
Washington Drive, Greenville.
"The
houses
were
all
enormous,"
said
Tim.
"I
expected to see film stars
coming out of them!"
The Millers' house has five
bedrooms,
a
study,
two
bathrooms
and
an
extra
downstairs toilet. "Our bedroom
was huge, and it was lovely
having an a ensuite ," said Katy.
"It was like staying in a hotel!"
"We didn't see much of the
children for two weeks!" says
Tim." They were either in the
computer room, in the basement
or outdoors." The weather was
"And their neighbours had a swimming
pool, which we used once. It was
great!" "The children really enjoyed
the yard," said Katy, "but I found it a
bit dull. I like nice English gardens
with lots of flowers. All the Millers
had were a few trees." And Katy didn't
think much of the decor, either. "It was
all very smart and clean," she said.
"But it wasn't very colourful. It's
obvious that Americans spend more
time outdoors than the British! We had
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fine for the Keanes' visit to
South Carolina, so they made
good use of the Millers' yard.
"The
Millers
had
sports
equipment and a permanent
barbecue in their yard," said
Joe.
good weather, but luckily we didn’t
need to use the air-conditioning
system. The Millers had lots of
security systems and alarms that we
had to fiddle with every night and
morning - that was complicated
enough!"
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.
A
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 sum up, in contrast
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
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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
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.
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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!
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