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Session 4.
PRESENTATION GOAL: Students will be able to talk about
family and occupations.
THE FAMILY

I. Listen and follow the conversation. Practice asking and answering

similar questions around the class.

NANCY : Margaret, do you have

any children?
MARGARET : Yes.
NANCY : How many children do
you have?
MARGARET : I have two, a boy and a
girl.
NANCY : What are their names?
MARGARET : Jack and Rachel.
NANCY : How old are they?
MARGARET : Rachel is 18 and her
brother is 24.
NANCY : Are they in school?
MARGARET : Jack works in Florida and
his sister goes to college in Washington.
NANCY : What does Rachel study?
MARGARET : She studies English.
NANCY : Is she here now?
MARGARET : No, she's at school.

Follow up questions

Does Margaret have any children? What are their names? How old is Rachel? How old is
Jack? Is Rachel a student? Is Jack a student? What does Jack do? Whats Rachels
occupation? What does Rachel study?

DRILL: FAMILY. How do you spell the different members of the family?
A: How do you spell Grandmother?
B: G R -A- N D M O T H E - R

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PRACTICE

II. FILL IN THE CORRECT FAMILY MEMBER.

Ex: My mother's sister is my aunt. 5. My aunt's son or daughter is

1. My daughter's brother is my____________.
my_______________. 6. My father's brother is
2. My father's daughter is my__________________.
my________________. 7. My mother's father is
3. My mum and dad are my__________________.
my_________________. 8. My daughter's son is
4. My sister's son is my__________________.
my_____________________. 9. My brother's daughter is
my_______________.

III. COMPLETE THIS CROSSWORD USING THE INFORMATION GIVEN.

1 8
1. Your mom and dad
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4 2. Your father and mother's daughter

3. Your mother's sister

9 5
4. Your uncle's son
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5. Your father and mother's son
2
6. Your father's mother

7. Your mother's father

8. Your brother's son

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9. Your brother's daughter

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 IV. READING. NOTICE THE USE OF THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE (a / an)

Listen, read and tell the class about your family. Follow the sample text
below.

In my family there are many people. My father is an engineer, and my mothers

a teacher. I have four brothers and two sisters. My sister Amy is married; her
husband is a pilot at a commercial airline. The youngest of my brothers is a high
school student. Im an accountant and the rest of my siblings are studying Law.
We have an old dog his name is Rocky. We are a big happy family.

DRILL: OCCUPATIONS How do you spell different occupations?

A: How do you spell waiter?
B: W A I T E - R

V. PRODUCTION

What do they do? Where do they work?

Example:

Job What do they do? Where do they work?

Look after the finances in an

Accountants They work in an office.
organization.
Complete the missing information according to the example.

Job What do they do? Where do they work?

Bakers ____________________________ They work in a bakery.

They work in a barbershop.

Barbers
_________________

They work in a bar, pub or

Bartenders restaurant.
Serve drinks.

Butchers ___________________________ They work in butcher shop.

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Chambermaids ___________________________ They work in a hotel.

Chefs Prepare and cook food. ______________________

Dentists Look after people's teeth. ______________________

They work in a hospital or

Doctors ____________________________
private practice.

They work in a fish market.

Fishmongers
________________

Flight attendants ____________________________ _______________________

Hair dressers ____________________________ They work in a hair salon.

They work in a court house.

Judges Judge and sentence people.

Lawyers Defend and prosecute people. _______________________

Nurses ____________________________ _______________________

Opticians Look after people's eye sight. ________________________

Porters Carry other people's bags _______________________