UNIT 5 Talking about families

UNIT 5 Talking about familiesⅠFunction:·talking about families1.T alk about family members.1) - How many people are there in your family?- There are four people in my family, my mother, my father, my sister and I.2) – How many people are there in John‟s family?- There are five people in his family, his grandparents, his parents and John himself. He‟s the only child in the family. He doesn‟t have any brothers or sisters, but his uncle has two children and his aunt has three children so he has several cousins.2. Work in pairs. T ell each other about families.- How many people are there in your family?- There are people in my family, my and I.3. T alk about brothers and sisters.1)– How many brothers and sisters do you have?– I have one brother and don‟t have any sisters.2)– Do you have any brothers?–No, I don‟t. I have a sister.3)– Do you have any brothers or sisters?–I have no brothers or sisters. I‟m the only child in the family.4. T alk about the ages of family members.–How old is your father?–He‟s fifty years old.–How old is your brother?–He‟s twenty-six.–Is he married?–No, he‟s still single.5. Complete the dialogues.1)– How old is your sister?–.–Is she married?–.–?–I‟m twenty-three.–?–No, I‟m single.6. T alk about the occupations of family members.1)– What does your father do?–He‟s a farmer.2)– What do your sisters do?–One‟s a teacher and the other is a secretary.7. Complete the dialogues by filling in the blanks.1) –your mother ? –housewife.2)–your brothers ?–students.3) –?– I‟m an engineer.8. T alk about the picture of one’s family.1) – Is this a picture of your family?– No, it isn‟t. It‟s a picture of Bob‟s family.–Do you have a picture of you family?–Yes. Here it is.2)– Can I see your pictures?–Yes. Here you are.–Who‟s this?–My sister-in-low. She‟s Japanese.3)– Who are they?–They‟re Mary‟s father and sisters.9. Work in pairs. Show each other’s family pictures and talk about them.10. Useful expressions for talking about families.1) How many people are there in your family?2) How many brothers and sisters do you have?3) Do you have any brothers/sisters?4) Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two children. One‟s daughter and one‟s a son.5) What does your mother do?6) How old is your brother/sister?7) Are you married?8) Do you have any pictures of your family?9) Who‟s this girl?ⅡGrammatical items:·determiners – some, any many, much, (a) few, (a) little. ·to do ( continued – general questions)1.Determiners: some any, many; (a) few much; (a) littleDeterminers are different in use. Some of them go with countable nouns while others are used with uncountable nouns.1)Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.a.– Could I possibly brow some music tapes?- Sure. How do you want?- Just .b.– Could O possibly borrow some typing paper?- Sure. How do you need?- Just .- Here you are. Take as as you want.- Thank you very much.2) W ork in pairs. Follow the models in 1) and make up dialogues with the nouns given.stamp envelope ten-cent coinorange disc chairmilk candy inkButter shampoo gas(gasoline)2)Listen to the dialogues first and then fill in the blanks,paying special attention to “some” and “any”a.Sally: Bob, I‟m going to the post office. What would youlike me to get for you?Bob: Oh, let me see. I still have envelopes,but I don‟t have stamps. So please get mestamps and also postcards.b.Sally: Mary, I‟m going to the drugstore. What would youlike me to get there for you?Mary: Oh, let me see. I still have shampoo, but Idon‟t have any toothpaste. I also need soap.Note: “some” and “any” can be used with either countable nouns or uncountable nouns. The rough-and-ready rue is that …some” is used in the affirmative statement while “any” is used in the negatives and questions.4) Use the words given below to ask and answer the questions in pairs.a. stationer – ink, pencil, notebookb. grocery – salt, cooking oil, vinegarc. fruit shop – grape, apple, bananad. shop – sewing thread, needle, button5) Suppose you go to the supermarket every weekend. Tell what you usually buy. Be sure to have “many”, “much”, “(a) little”, “(a) few”, “some” and “any” in your sentences.2. “to do” (the present tense) in questionsExample:-Do you live in the country?-No, I live in the city.-Do your parents live in the city, too?-No, they don‟t. They live in the country.1)Use the given words in brackets an complete the sentences.a. –（you）often listen to pop music.– No, . I often class music.– Yes, . He (love) pop music.b. –(he) drive to work?–Yes, . He (drive) a lot. He (drive) wherever he (go).–(you) also drive to work?–No . I (go) to work by bus.c. –(you) take light food for your breakfast?– No, . I usually have a heavy breakfast.–(your parents) have a heavy breakfast, too?–No, . They (eat) little for their breakfast.d. –(you) have your home e-mail address?– No, . But I (have) an email address in my office.–(Mr. Sung) have his home e-mail address?–Yes, .2) This is a letter from Steve to his mother. Read t and answer the questions.September 28, 1998 Dear Mom,This is my second letter. I now live with two other boys. One comes from France and the other comes from Spain. They both are very kind to me. I‟m very happy here. I get up early in the morning and do some exercise before breakfast. I usually take continental breakfast of some kind. I don‟t take any snacks between breakfast and lunch. There isn‟t much time for lunch. I just go to the cafeteria for a sandwich and a cup ofcoffee. I cook my own super. I must stop here. I will write to you soon. I miss you all.LoveSteve Note: “continental breakfast”is simple breakfast with only some bread, jam, butter, coffee or milk.Qestions:a. Does Steve live alone?b. Do the other two both come from France?c. Are they kind to him?d. Does he feel happy?e. Does he get up late in the morning?f. Does he do any exercise before breakfast?g. What kind of breakfast does he take?h. Does Steve have any snacks before lunch?i. How is his lunch?j. Where does he have lunch?k. Does he go to restaurants for supper?3) Read the questions first, then read the newspaper article.a. Dose Tony Lee work in China?b. Does he teach in a university?c. Is Tony a graduate of the University of London?d. Dose he teach English students only?e. Does he live alone in the city?f. Does Mr. Lee‟s wife also work?g. What does she do?h. Does she work full time?i. Does Mrs. Lee speak good English?j. Does she understand her colleagues?Local EveningT ony Lee T eaches in LondonTony Lee teaches in a middle school in London. Mr. Lee comes from China. He is a graduate of Beijing University. He now has students from a few Asian countries. Mr. Lee lives with his we and his son. His wife works part-time as an accountant. She loves her work. She speaks some English. Her colleagues understand her and she understand her colleagues.ⅢVocabulary development:·words relating to appearance·compound adjectivesPart One1. Ask about a person’s appearance.The answer could be: He‟s handsome.She‟s good-looking.Tom‟s a bit fat.Liz‟s quite plain, I think.2. Look at the pictures asking and answering questions.pretty girl fat man short gentleman strong athlete medium sized girl thin boy weak old man ugly man handsome young man3. Fill n the blanks with proper questions.David: W e‟ve a new teacher today.Tom: Oh, ?David: Her name is Nancy Butler, Miss Nancy Butler. Tom: ?David: She‟s very beautiful.Tom: ?David: Quite young. Around 30, I think.Tom: ?David: About medium height. She‟s a nice teacher. I like her very much.4. Ask about a person’s height and weight.H e very tall (about six feet The answers could be: five)She is tall (five feet ten).My father short (five feet five).The answer could be: He‟s about 125 lb (= pound).Note: In the US and Britain, FOOT and INCH are commonly used for people‟s height, and POUND for weight.Inches and centimetres1 inch (1〞) = 2.5399 centimetres12 inches = 1 foot (1ˊ) = 30.479 centimetresPound and kilograms1 pound (1 lb.) = 0.454 kilograms5. Work with your partner, asking and answering questionsabout the following.6. Ask about the colour of one’s hair and the kind of hair onehas.I t‟s light brown (black/red).He‟s (= He has) brown (ark/fair) hair.It‟s straight (curly/ short/ wavy)7. Ask and answer questions about the following.Model:a. Linda/black/curlyb. he/red/shortc. she/long/faird. she/wavy/dark brown8. Work with your partner. Ask and answer questions about the following personal records. Here are some prompts for you.a.b.c.9. Here’s some information about the people Polo sees on television. Ask and answer questions.e.g. How old …? Where‟s Japanese?How tall..? What colour..?What does … do?Part T wo1. Compound adjectivesA compound adjective is one that is made of two (or more) words. There are many compound adjectives you could use to describe people.good-looking easy-going peace-loving hard-working well-known good-natured good-tempered bad-tempered warm-hearted well-off badly-dressed2. Complete the dialogues with the compound adjectives that are given above.1) – Nancy told me Mary‟s boyfriend is very handsome.- Not really. But he‟s quite , I should say.2) – Frank gets angry very easily.- That‟s true. Everybody says he‟s .3) – He‟s always the last to leave the office.- Yes. Tom‟s quite a boy.4) – Is Shakespeare in China?- Yes. We have read some of his plays.5) – Sam bought a new motorbike. Don‟t you know?- Yes. For 500 dollars.- So much money!- His family‟s quite .3. Here are some compound adjectives to describe things. Complete the dialogues with the compound adjectives given below.brand-new badly-written full-time first-classwell-made ready-made well-paid1) – Pamela‟s looking for a job.- Is she? Why?- Her classes are in the morning, and she‟s free every afternoon.- I see.2) – The tickets are so expensive, I‟m afraid.- Yes. That‟s true. But it‟s a movie.3) – What? You‟ve lost another car?- Yes, a car. I bought t only last week.4) – Do you like your job?- Yes, I do. It‟s a job, and I need the money.ⅣPronunciation:·／ʌ／&／a:／·／l／&／r／; ／j／&／ʒ／; ／ts／&／dz／1. ／ʌ／&／a:／1) Listen and read the following aloud.／ʌ／bus just touch love month mother once run some study son sunshine young up ／a:／last fast park party plant past March Cast half hard far farther after answer 2) Listen and read words in pairs aloud. Pay attention to the difference between the two words in pairs.Cut/cart hut/heart bun/barn much/marchCome/calm duck/dark3) Listen to the tape. What are the missing words?Mother: you ready?Son：Not yet. a moment.Mother: up. We‟re going to be the onesfor the in the parkSon：But I can‟t find my .Mother: Oh, we have to . It‟s .Son：Don‟t . Father says it‟s not . Mother: on, son.2. ／l／&／r／／l／lake land language lazy lead lecture light lunch ill ball nearly hellohill self health allow／r／rain read ready rest rich river Russia right rather red rice rulerun ring real review2) Read the following groups of words. Pay attention to the difference among the words n each group.lead/read/need lice/rice/nice lit/rot/notlight/night/right low/no/row lock/knock/rock3) Listen to the tape and read the following passage aloud. Be sure to read ／l／,／r／and ／n／correctly.On Reading BooksMany of us love reading books, but few know how to choose a nice book to read. Francis Bacon‟s words may be useful for us.“Some books are to be tasted others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.”／j／yes year yesterday you young beyond yet yard yellow yield youth union 2) Read the following words in pairs. Pay attention to the difference between the two words in pairs.yeast/east year/ear yield/ill3) Read the following sentences aloud. Be sure to read ／j／correctly.- Yale University is not in the State of New York.- The young man wore a yellow suit yesterday.- The beauty of the tune is beyond imagination.4.／ʃ／&／ʒ／1) Read the following aloud.／ʃ／ship short shine shy shoes shop shall push cash wash ocean Welsh mention vacation ／ʒ／measure casual revision garage decision treasure pleasure2) Read the following pairs of words. Pay attention to the difference between the two words in pairs.shop/chop sheep/cheap cash/catch wash/watch Sherry/cherry sea/she same/shame self/shelfsell/shell sake/shake3) Read the following sentences aloud. Be sure to read／ʃ／&／ʒ／correctly .- This shop sells the latest fashion of shirts and shorts.- The two ships are of the same shape.- Shelly bought soft shoes to go to the sea shores.- She visited the Treasurer occasionally with pleasure.- His precious decision stopped the explosion.5. ／ts／&／dz／1) Read the following aloud.／ts／cats eats sports gates streets shirtssuits notes texts let‟s flats rights ／dz／goods deeds aids demands kinds hundreds beds needs seeds cards birds rewards2) Below are pairs of words. In each pair, one of them will be read twice. Tick the one you heat twice.a. seats/seedsb. needs/kneesc. carts/carsd. rates/raidse. beads/beatsf. ants/adds。