31980 lesson1 family relationships

Module 1

Lesson 1

Family relationships

 STAGE 1:
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Step 1 : Choose the correct answer for each picture and identify the different types of family .
Small family – extended family – large family

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What type of family do you belong to?

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What is it meant by family relationships? What kind of relationship do you share with your family?

 STAGE 2:

1- Read the 3 texts on page 8 (St. Book) and match them with their appropriate titles:
Text 1

lives a miserable life

Text 2

doesn’t know his / her father

Text 3

has a harmonious family relationship

2- Re-read and correct the following statements with details from the texts
a- Peter’s parents have an awful relationship.
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b- Peter’s parents are not helpful and lenient.
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c- Linda’s parents get on well with each other.
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d- When she was 4 years old, Sally lived with her grandmother.
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3- How can a family be successful according to Linda?
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4- Read text 3 and find 2 reasons why Sally was left in an orphanage :
a- ____________________________________________________________________


b- ____________________________________________________________________
5- Find synonyms to the following words/expressions:
a- To rely on (Text 1) = __________________
b- Calm (Text 1) = __________________
c- Quarreled (Text 2) = __________________

 STAGE 3:
Task 1 : Work in pair and ask WH-questions about the underlined words/expressions in text 3.

Task 2: Complete this dialogue with words from the box below :
widower – married – divorced – marital – single – widow

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Jack: Are you married or ________________ Mr. Wilson?
Mr. Wilson: I’m a ________________ My wife died in 2006.
Jack: What about you, Mrs. Jackson?
Mrs. Jackson: I’m a ________________ too. My husband died last year.
Jack: Are you a widow, too.
Mr.Smith: No, I’m ________________ I wasn’t happy with my ex-husband.
Jack: And you John, what’s your ________________ status ?
John: I’m ________________ and I live with my family: my wife and my children.
Task 3:
1- Write an 8-line e-mail to your friend to talk about your relationship with your siblings. These
hints may help you: ( friendly / quick-tempered / selfish / calm / aggressive / naughty /
moody / generous … )
2- Jane has a miserable life. She doesn’t agree with her parents about many things. She writes
a letter to her friend Mary in order to complain about her parents who are very severe and
over protective. Write Jane’s letter.