UNIT 1 MY FAMILY TREE

Objectives
READING OBJECTIVES

After performing all the reading tasks in Unit 1, students will be able to:

determine the topic, main idea and specific details in written texts;
learn new vocabulary and practice it in interactive activities;
improve the reading comprehension ability.

GRAMMAR OBJECTIVES

After performing all the grammar tasks in Unit 1, students will be able to:

identify Present Continuous forms;

practice using Present Continuous forms in interactive activities;
identify and practice using adverbs and time expressions with the Present Continuous.

LISTENING OBJECTIVES

After performing all the listening tasks in Unit 1, students will be able to:

identify the topic, main idea and some details in adapted oral texts;
improve the listening comprehension ability.

WRITING OBJECTIVES

After performing all the writing tasks in Unit 1, students will be able to:

place words in a declarative sentence;

practice describing a person.
UNIT 1 READING MY FAMILY TREE

An International Family
Pierre and Maria have a great marriage and two wonderful kids: Paola, age 3 and Andr, age
5.
Pierre is French and comes from Paris. His wife is Spanish and she is from a small town
in the south of Spain. The two have a house in Madrid, but at the moment they are living in
Athens, Greece. They are both working for an international bank there, but they have plans to
move back home soon. Paola and Andr are currently living with their French grandparents in
Paris. Pierres parents are both retired, so they can dedicate all their time to their
grandchildren. Pierre has got a twin brother Alain, who is an Air France pilot. He is single but
has got an Australian girlfriend, Kate, who is a fashion model for a famous Parisian designer.
Marias parents live in the Spanish countryside. Her father is an English teacher, and her
mother is a hairdresser. Maria has got two younger sisters: Valeria and Ana. Valeria is still a
student. She is studying to become a dentist. She is engaged to Pavel, a Polish painter from
Warsaw, and they are living in London for now. After the wedding they intend to move to
Warsaw. The other sister, Ana, lives in the United States and, for the time being, she is
working as a waitress. But her dream is to become an actress. She is divorced and she is in no
stable relationship at the moment.
This very large international family get together every year. They all meet in Paris to
celebrate Pierre and Alains birthday on the 6th of July. It is quite a party, as you can imagine!

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An International Family Exercise 1

Read the text An International Family and choose the best main idea a, b, c, or d:

Pierre and Marias family:

a. Often move from one place to another.

b. Like to have parties all the time.

c. Come from all over the world.

d. Do not speak the same language.

An International Family Exercise 2(A)
Read the text An International Family and decide whether the following statements
are true T or false F:

T
Pierre and Maria intend to bring their children to live with them in
Greece.
F

T
The kids Spanish grandparents live in a large city.
F

T
Pierres parents are still working.
F

T
Pierre and Alain are twins.
F

T
Pierre is Kates boyfriend.
F

An International Family Exercise 2(B)
Read the text An International Family and decide whether the following statements are
true T or false F:

T
Alain flies planes.
F

T
Valeria is a future doctor.
F

T
Valeria and Pavel are not married yet.
F

T
Ana is an actress.
F

T
Pierre is born on July 6.
F

UNIT 1 GRAMMAR

Present Tense Continuous / Progressive

UNIT 1 LISTENING
Use Tapescript from Exercise 3 for Ex. 4 and 5
UNIT 1 WRITING
The current course session has ended.
Writing exercise-Unit 1
Write a short physical description of one member of your family. (50 words).

Lets talk about my father.

He is around 60s. He is not too old and he looks great.

He is medium height and well-built.
He has a round face, with little scares on the right cheek.
He has medium length, grey hair and round, blue eyes. His eyes are large and set
quite far apart. He has bushy eyebrows, high cheekbones and a hooked nose.
He usually wears casual clothes.

Andthis is my father.

Great description of your dad!

Your score is 100%.
Reading test-Unit 1
Read the text and answer the questions below it. Write "F" for false and
"T" for true in the corresponding case next to each question.

I have returned to my hometown of Wilson Creek after an absence of 10 years.

So many things have changed around here. When I left Wilson Creek, there was a small pond on the
right as you left town. They have filled in this pond and they have built a large shopping mall there.
A new post office has also been built just across from my old school.

There is a baseball stadium on the outskirts of Wilson Creek which has been changed completely.
They have now added a new stand where probably a few thousand people could sit. It looks really
great.
The biggest changes have taken place in the downtown area. They have pedestrianised the centre
and you can't drive there anymore. A European-style fountain has been built and some benches have
also been added along with a grassy area and a new street cafe.
My street looks just the same as it always has but a public library has been built in the next street
along. There used to be a great park there but they have cut down all the trees which is a pity. The
library now has a large green area in front of it but it's not the same as when the park was there.

Another improvement is the number of new restaurants that have opened in Wilson Creek. A
Chinese and an Italian restaurant have opened in the town centre and a Mexican restaurant has
opened near my home. Which is where I am going tonight!
Grammar and vocabulary -Unit 1

Choose the correct answer.

My mum and dad _______ an old, black and white movie on TV right now

are watching
watch
watching

Harry wants Ann to be his ________ , so they will get married in September.

wife
niece
sister

What ______ ?

I'm a photographer.

you do
are you doing
do you do
_______ Michael, my kindergarten friend?

Are you remembering

Do you remember
You remember

Ann is the only ________ I really like.

person
people
persons

What ______ at the moment?

are you read

do you read
are you reading

Andy is in the kitchen right now. He ______ dinner for his family.

cooks
cook
is cooking

I ________ English classes this month.

am taking
am take
take

Mark and Mike are _______, they look exactly the same.

neighbours
friends
twins
I don't know him. He is a _______.

stranger
foreigner
relative

What does she look like?

She is tall and slim.

She is fat and happy.
She is beautiful and hard working

What ______ ?

I'm cheching the light.

do you do
you do
are you doing

I ______ rain.

am hating
hate
hates

What is she like?

She is tall.
She is friendly
She likes shopping?
Write a short physical description of one member of your family. (50 words).

Lets talk about my father.

He is around 60s. He is not too old and he looks great.

He is medium height and well-built.
He has a round face, with little scares on the right cheek.
He has medium length, grey hair and round, blue eyes. His eyes are large and set
quite far apart. He has bushy eyebrows, high cheekbones and a hooked nose.
He usually wears casual clothes.

Andthis is my father.
Great description of your dad!
Your score is 100%.