Unit 2. Families and weekdays.

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Unit 2. Families and weekdays.
I.VOCABULARY.
Exercise 1: Put the letters into the correct order about days of the week
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

AFRYID: Friday
UANYDS: Sunday
AYWDEDENS: Wednesday
NADYOM: Monday
TSARUYAD: Saturday
RHUDATSY:Thursday
SEYUTDA: Tuesday

Exercise 2: Put days of the week into the correct place.
School- 1st day

Monday

School- 2nd day

Tuesday

School- 3rd day

Wednesday

School- 4th day

Thursday

School- 5th day

Friday

Weekend

Saturday

Weekend

Sunday

Family words
Grandfather
/ˈɡran(d)fɑːðə/
Husband
/ˈhʌzbənd

Grandmother
/ˈɡran(d)mʌðə/
Wife

/Waɪf/

Father
/ˈfɑː.ðər/

Mother
/ˈmʌðər/

Son
/Sʌn/

Daughter
/ˈdɔːtər/

Brother
/ˈbrʌðər/

Sister
/ˈsɪstər/

Younger brother
/ˈjʌŋɡər brʌðər/
Uncle
/ˈʌŋ.kl/

Younger sister (n)
/ˈjʌŋɡər ˈsɪstər/
Aunt
/ɑːnt

Nephew
/ˈnefjuː/

Niece
/niːs/

Brother-in-law
/ˈbrʌðər in lɔː/

Sister-in-law (n)
/ˈsɪstər in lɔː/

Cousin (n)
/ˈkʌzn/

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Exercise 3 :Put family words into the correct place.

baby brother

brother

father

grandfather

grandmother

mother

sister

George is my Grandfather
Pam is my Grandmother
Peter is my father
Susan is my mother
John is my brother
Carol is my sister
Francis is my baby brother

II.GRAMMAR.
1 Possessive adjective

Subject

Possessive
Adjective

I

My

You

Your

He

His

She

Her

It

Its

We

Our

You (pl) Your
They

Their

.

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We use possessive adjectives:
• to show something belongs to somebody:
That’s our house.
My car is very old.
• for relations and friends:
My mother is a doctor.
How old is your sister?
• for parts of the body:
He’s broken his arm.
She’s washing her hair.
I need to clean my teeth.
Its vs. It's
Be careful not to confuse its and it's.
Its = The possessive adjective for It.
It's = a contraction of it is.
Exercise : Put the possessive adjectives into the correct place.
my - your - his - her - its - our - their

My father is driving his new car.
Hello! What's your name ?
I've got a sister. her name is Mary.

Their names are Mark and Jorge (they).
The cow ate its food quickly.
The little boy is playing with his toys.
We live in a house. our house is very big.
They like sport. their favourite sport is rugby.
The girl plays tennis. This is her racket.

This is a tortoise. its name is Buga.
Is this Paul's cat ? Yes, it is his cat.

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2 Plural nouns
- Most nouns: + s
stamps, keys, cameras
- Nouns ending in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch: + es
buses, classes, wishes, matches
- Nouns ending in a consonant + y: the y changes to –ies.
countries, parties
- Nouns ending in a vowel + y: + s
keys, days
- Some irregular nouns:
 a child – children
 a person – people
 a woman – women
 a man – men
 a tooth- teeth
* Exercise: Write the correct plural of these words:
1.

key

keys

2.

potato

potatoes

3.

hat

hat

4.

class

classes

5.

student

students

6.

book

books

7.

bus

buses

8.

boy

boys

9.

lady

ladies

10.

cat

cats

* Exercise: Write the correct plural of these words:
1. These (person) people_____ are friendly.
2. The (woman) women_____ over there want to meet the manager.
3. My (child) children_____hate eating pasta.

4. I clean my (tooth)teeth _____ three times a day.
5. The (student) students_____ are doing the exercise right now.
6. They are sending some (man) men_____ to fix the roof.
7. (Piano)pianoes _____ are expensive.
8. Some (policeman) policemen_____ came to arrest him1.

III.LISTENING
(Part 1,2 in online)
Exercise 1:Listen and then number the family members. Use numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

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Exercise 2: Listen and order the days.
Wednesday

Friday

Tuesday

Saturday

Monday

Sunday
Exercise 3: Listen and complete the dialogues

Dialogue 1:
Man: What day is it today?
Woman: It’s (1)………Tuesday……..Why?
Man: Because it’s my wife’s birthday on (2)……Friday……….and I don’t have a present!
Dialogue 2:
Woman: Is it (3)………Wednesday…….tomorrow?
Man: No, (4)……Thursday……….Today is (5)………Wednesday……..
Exercise 4: Listen and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F)
Passage 1
1. Jackie Chan is a movie star. F
2. Jackie Chan’s wife is from Taiwan. T
3. Their son is an actor in the United States F
Passage 2
4. Both Venus and Serena are tennis players. T
5. Their father is a bank manager. F
6. Serena has three more sisters. F
Passage 3
7. Vicente is Alejandro’s brother. F

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8. Both Vicente and Alejandro are famous all over the world. F
9. Vicente has three sons. F

IV. SPEAKING
Exercise 1
Who am I? Fill in the correct member of the family.Introduce this family to your partner.
You should say:
- How many members there are
- Who they are
- How old they are

Tom + Sue

Jane

Phil + Anne

Tina

Terry + Mary

Joe + Jane

Ellen

Mark + Gloria

1. My father is 65 years old. His name is Tom.
2. My__mother_is 62. Her name is_Sue
3. I have got a_sister______. She is 37.
4. My_brother__is 40. He is married with two children
5. I have got two_children, too.

6. My__daughter_is called_Tina_.She is 17.
7. My____son_is called Joe. He is married.
8. His_wife__is called_Jane__just like my__sister__
9. Do you know who am I? My name is__Phil__
Exercise 2: Have a look at James’s weekly activities and answer the questions in complete
sentences. Put the time expression at the end of the sentence. Then tell your partner about his
week.
Mon
Football

Tue
Shopping

Wed
Meeting

Thu
Ring Jane

Fri
Buy flowers

Cinema

Tennis

English

Italian
restaurant

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Sat
Picnic

Sun

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1. When is his English course?
On Thursday
2. When does he go shopping?
On Tuesday
3. When does he buy flowers?
On Friday
4. When is his meeting?
On Wednesday
5. When does he play football?
On Monday
6. When does he go for a picnic?
On Saturday
7. When does he go to bar?
On Sunday

IV. WRITING
Exercise 1: Change the sentences below to the plural form
1. There’s a fly in my soup.
There are flies in our soup.
2. The shelf is full of books
The shelves are full of books.
3. The policeman works here
The policemen work here.
4. This crystal glass is beautiful
These crystal glasses are beautiful.
5. This church is old
These churches are old.
6. I love the red dress
I love the red dresses
7. I ate a sandwich for breakfast
I ate sandwiches for breakfast
8. That woman is my teacher
Those women are our teachers
9. This person has a great life
These people have great lives
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10. My child is at school now
Our children are at school now.
Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences using the possessive ‘s’.

1. Billy favourite footballer is David Beckham
David Beckham is Billy’s favourite footballer
2. My parents car is very old
My parents’ car is very old
3. My best friends names are Mikkie and Sarah
Mikkie and Sarah are my best friends’names
4. I collect everybody plate after the meal
I collect everybody’s plate after the meal
5. The children room is messy
The children’s room is messy
6. Her babies toys are new and expensive
Her babies’ toys are new and expensive
7. Give me those people addresses
Give me those people’s addresses
8. Women clothes are often colourful
Women’s clothes are often colourful
9. Police uniform is orange
Police uniform is orange
10. The teacher will return the students tests tomorrow
The teacher will return the students’ tests tomorrow

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