osonsr ct INT TeMod 1-99 04 Ongerct NT Teo Se 5:40PM Papa” Who we are Module 1 Our favourite families Oo Use the words: single, sibling, widow, great, guardian, nephew, to complete the gaps. Ye ean A 2 Weer a eS : ar ees SPIDER-MAN idioms (relationships) y Ant May isthe sterinaw of Peter pee 1 Pater father Petr ara is her (relationships) FRIENDS 2 She became his ieahi: Fess and Monica ae brter and 3) after is parents (relationships) sister, Someties they fel wee lle nd provides rl word formation » jealousy but most suidance to help him a Spider-man ofthe ime they jst share fun Cour) 5 experiences together. cece Pea ese) rg Pee osc stative verbs used to/would/be used to/ Peed Garis GILMORE GIRLS [oye ‘The Gilmore Gils ae a young Ror cr cy 4 mothe Lor Sy and her daughter, Ron. They ‘occasionally get into arguments but they are never judgmental or tal of each other DOWNTON ABBEY Violet Crawley’ husband died and sheisnow a 5) ips bead ofthe Crawley family she passes on wisdom and advice to all = en cng here E grandchildren. oa oe Pir) Se) Seen raed ts, Fy ate tne quotes (1-4 tothe characters (A.D) from the families above small 6) man He [7 “tts the jo of grandmothers to interfere. ‘d do this alone, | need my mommy and I don't D Violet popes care who knows it. Crawley [EI] “Everyone has a part of themselves they hide, Even from the people they love most. Cormac (0 Listen to the speakers (1-4). What does each person value about the relationship they are describing? “In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.” (Alex Haley, author) ¢ [EQ wie tamty member do you fee doser to? Tel your partner. Discuss Talk about: ~ character ~ feelings towards them. =os onser 1 INT Tod 19904 Ono C1 NT Te Mod 78 640 P Papp DIF ERENT - < but the same Joanna Moorhead looks into the ways that twins can be a Video) Cen eR ee eee er] who have an unusual difference for twins. No one is surprised when twins have diferent personalities, even Identical wins, because sharing DNA doesnt necessary mean sharing character tralts. In fact, their personales may even be ‘diametrically opposed , But what people do expect is for twins, espocialy denial twins, to share the same physical characters, such as har colour, ee colour and skin tone. While itis rare for there to be dramatic physical dferences, they are not impossible. The two boys facing me or example are citferentin almost every way, James, nos dark skinned, is gogarous and academic. Daria siting beside him, has alight skin tone, is shy and disliked schoo. Their parents, ‘Alyson and Erol Kel, adit tat itis hard to believe they are even brothers, lt alone twins, because they are the flipside of identical “When James was born ne was the spitting image of Erol. twas another two hours before Daniel was born ~ and what a surprise he was! He was So pale and wrinkly with hs curt blond haa’ GO Erol is Jamaican ard that, says Jim, isthe basic explanation. Most Caribbean peopl, though dark-skinned, have European ONA because itentered into the gene polo the can slaves who were hela there In the days of savory. 2 From early ont was evident hat having one dark-skinned and one light-skinned twin was gong to mark the family out. Wherever tey went, people presumed the boys were not brothers. We'd go on hiday and peopl use to say “stata friend you brought along?” says Alyson, Gh corte the sentences. se: + spitting + gregarious + academic * prejudice * threatened Go ‘Alyson says that almost everyone atthe school was white, The boys were in ferent clases, so fora while no one knew they were related, but soon the story went round that Daniel was actualy “black” and he hada twin brother, James, atthe school. Then Daniel started being picked on and it got realy ugly. There were lots of physical attacks It was realy hornble” GO “started to observe how angry Daniel was geting at schoo, ow people were proveking him and how he was getting hurt’ says James, “hod when he got pulled into fights, | went in too, to help hin, Eventual, Dane! moved to szneal that was much more racially diverse BO ‘ceasionaly though, they do go out together inthe eveing. t's good fun, because we may meet someone who doesnt know we're twins. They never suspect it and then someone says “Hey. do you know James and Daniel are twins?” says James, ‘And people never believe it they always tink its wind-up EL Her husband, Errol, laughs at this. The Kellys might be a straightforward, outspoken family butall they've ever wanted for thet chitren is a fair chance in ite. And, if their twins have made anyone think twice about their preconceptions about race and colour, they don't mind in the least.‘ knowing my boys encourages anyone to think twice about how we label people, then thats great, Alyson says, a The sentences in Ex. 1 describe ‘twin brothers James and Daniel. Which sentences describe each? inverted Read quickly through the article 1 He nis mother’ light skin tone. and missing paragraphs to find 2 Helsaty boy, who does wallin schoo out 3 Heist Image of his father. 4 He faced alt of from the other eon st schoo! 5 Helevey and loves to social. 6 Classmates at school to defend himset. him and he had ¢osonser ct INT TeMod 99.04 Ongerct NT Teo Se S40 PM Papgat Saney Read again and choose from paragraphs A-G the one FSi ape Which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra paragraph ‘Quickly read through the text and the Which you do not need to use. Justify your answers. missing paragraphs to get an idea of what A) The ig abet skin colours that ven abit ot Aan DNA ends to | bo Read rough he text agin, make a person's skin colour dark, so to be light skinned, the child must eae ae on e mee 7 or hhave inherited more of the father’s European DNA,’ continues Jim. ae ae (et or a ‘Added to the mother's European DNA, this led to a child with aight | ANmmuisS. Hath ae tect skin tone, while his brother inherited more of his father's African DNA. Saeed tea eH ['ve worked out that one in 500 sets of twins with parents of this genetic eres cat ae ‘mix wil result in one dark- and one pale-skinned child.” eres mena) Beare 'B Ayson also pointed out that whether the boys were dark-skinned or | the gap. Instead, the entire meaning of light-skinned, they were both mixed race, with both European and | the paragraphs the due. When you have AMican heriage, AS far as she's concerned tis takes their skin tone _| ished, read through the completed text invelovant.tirilates her that people define the boys based on their skin | to check that i makes sense tone and not ther heritage {© While | chat to their parents, James and Daniel are siting at opposite Vocabulary Focus ends ofthe sofa. They ar polite but don't pay much attention to each other. AS Alyson says, they are lke chalk and cheese , with vastly a match the words in bold in citferent character, But, when Alyson roaches tis stag oftheir story, ne ser synonyms you see a glimmer of that ags-ld solidarity, where siblings who below. Check in your dictionary. keep one another at arm’s length nonetheless pitch in when one of ‘What part of speech is each? ‘hem is threatened ‘think obvious + children 1D These days the boys trequent very diffrent socal scenes. James's big honsat « help out « hulled cut-of-school interest is cheerleading, while Daniel oves acrobatic, an + insignificant * opposite tumbling. ‘i's something I've enjoyed forages. | love the tril of i he says. ») Explain the meaning of the highlighted phrases in the text. E Alyson says all she wants, like any mum, is for her boys to be happy and to lve Ives free from prejudice. “Mind you; she jokes with a smi, Check in the Word List, then Id sometimes wonder what the future holds, How many lightskinned use each in a sentence of your or dark-skinned grandchildren wil | have?” own. F The family soon got used to the stares and the comments, ‘the stupid Text Analysis things people said’ ‘Primary school passed without skin colour being anissue but, says Alyson, ‘everything changed when the boys went to In your own words, answer the secondary schoo questions below based on the G So how does it happen that a white and a black partner ~ who would text normally be expected to produce dark-skinned oftspring —have a child 41 How are James and Daniel who fs a6 Iight-skinned as his mum? | spoke to Dr Jim Wilson, diferent? poptltion geneticist at Edinburgh University, and his st question vas 2 How would you sum up the about the heritage ofthe twins father ‘wins’ relationship with each omer? ‘Check these words heck these Word gy antic thors * gregarious * let alone * identical * wrinkly + geneticist + heritage ‘overall impression of the Kelly '* gene pool * slavery * genetic mix * mark out * stare * age-old family? Give examples from the “Sonaany «tumbling © preconception race texto suppor your answer PES ey Lr Aero tg thre. Take the roles of James, Daniel and a radio interviewer and prepare questions and answers Pernt eed Conon ie A Write a blog entry about how siblings Uren eee eaeVocabulary from the text Fill in the words in their correct form. = stare + image » glimmer 11 Maggie isthe spitting . ‘of her mother, 2. Twins James and Daniel Kelly attract lots of from strangers. 3. Tomhasa.. of hope that one day he will meet his biological father. observe » presume + suspect 4 Because of their diferent skin tone, most people don't . Daniel and ‘ames are twins 5 Its the duty of teachers to : how children interact in class, 61. _ she invited al of hor family to the wedding since ° sho very close to them. pick on «threaten + provoke 7 | stopped the bully from : my brother. 8 Don'tdo anything to your brother and start @ fight! ® My sister so t0 tel ‘my parents I broke the vase. Byte: of orto 1 Danial is related. ‘They are twins 2 Danial gives the impression sex being a bit shy when you first meet him, 3. James isthe spitting image sn fs father. 4 Bullying led request to change schools. S When his brother was bullied, James came wn his defence, James. Vocabulary a Fill in: heritage, descent, os onser 1 INT Tod 19904 On C1 NT Tod 68 540 PM Pappa Topic vocabulary Family, Friends & Relationships generation, gene, trait. 1. There are websites now that can help people trace thelr line of 2 Our parents’ appearance. 3. Eye colour is a physical. our parents. 4 Itsimportant to teach children about ther cultural 5 When my nephew was born, anew began. Relationship adjectives Which of the adjectives in the lists cannot be used to replace the words in bold in sentences 1-47 Use it in a sentence, pool determines our physical .. that is innerted from of my family 1. + supportive «distant * caring + close Tina has a very tight-knit family; they're always there for each other. Tina's father is quite distant and rarely shows emotion. 2 stonse + damaged * productive * hostile Dysfunctional family relationships are not healthy 8 hollow + fake + dishonest * genuine Mandy knew that Tim's compliment was insincere, He was just trying to be polite, 4 * weak * firm + solid * stable Kevin and Vincent have a very strong ‘tiendship: they've been best friends since they were children, Personality & Qualities [E> mater tne opposites checkin the Word tis GD time ‘a unemotional [21 sependabie b thoughtless [21 sympathetic © naow-minded [Eo Jiaia-back bod [EL Jatectonate © uncompassionate [EL totorant f highl-strung (71) opinionated 9 unreliable [EL considerate fh open-minded b) () Listen to four people talking Speen about a family member. Match each ‘Speaker 2 speaker's description to one of the == qualities in Ex. 5a sna =osonsr ct INT Teed 99.04 Onerct NT TM Sie S40 PM Pappas ©) Which character adjectives (1-6) best describes the people in the sentences (a-f). a “Tom's so cheerful He's great fun.” “My sister makes all the el-confident b seve eee Te eemey® 5 “Maa rely bteves eo inert” FT ively 4 “Karen never stands up [EL] dominant for herself.” [ELsuomissive © "Mary can be so stubborn she never listens to anyon 1 “Idon’t understand why Lewis is always so angry at everyone." [Bia Use the adjectives in Ex. 5 and your own u ideas to talk about yourself. Give examples to illustrate your qualities and say what you would like to change. | think fait dependable. I say I'ilde someting, Tl do it. But | get stressed easily so I would like to learn to be more laid-back. friend have? Discuss in pairs. Idioms (related to relationship) Lin: your side of the story, the centre of attention, like cat and dog, set in her ways, like a house on fire. Check in the Word List. 1. Ifyou don't agree with the situation, why don you tell Mark about what happened? 2 Lamy and his sister have never got along; as kids they used to fight all the time. 3. Frank and Jamie get on ‘They're such good trends, 4 Karon always wants to be oo that’s why she dresses so strangely. 5 Aunt Maggie is very 3 she dislikes change of any kind Prepo: ions a Fill in: of (x2), to or in (x2). Check in Appendi 1) Matt was worried about his brother's behaviour, so he decided to confide 2 Mark was very suspicious their parents. Jane's intentions; he felt she was hiding something. 3 | don't like people who are overly critical others. 4 Now that she's older, Sophie has a lot more eontidence ..rnnunn Nersett 5 You have to be committed wnsnin ® friendship to make it last for years. Phrasal verbs Gy cross te conectitem. checkin Append 1. Scott always stands around/up for his friends. 2 My brother and I often fall out/in. Wa don't ‘seem to see eye to eye on anything, 8 Rick never lets people down/out; he always keeps his word. 4 I'm sony, | messed around/up your plans. | didn't mean to be late. 5 Naomi’ single now: she and Tim broke up/ott. Word formation Read the text. Use the words in ca form a word that fits the gaps (1-8). How to be a Good Listener {Good lstning sls are very 4). to our personal tives, leading to stronger relationships and 2). oth) ‘our general well-being. So, how can we become ‘competent listeners? First of all, stop talking! Don't cause any a) and focus entirely on whats being sale. Don't communicate boredom by, for instance, doodling, or picking your fingernails! Remember that everyone has a diferent style of delvery when speaking. For example, @ speaker may show 4) . have a strong accent or unusual mannersms, Try to Usten 5) eumnnnsnnnnseet overeome these problems, Take note of volume, tone and facial expressions to 6) that you understand what is. being sald. there is sti $M 1) orn as to-what the speaker is saying, ask questions. ‘Above all, never jump to conclusions. Aways seek larifeation from the speaker to avoid BENERT IMPROVE. INTERRUPT. NERVE. ATTEND SURE CERTAIN 8) UNDERSTAND.os onser 1 INT TeMod 129904 OngerC1 NT Teed 8 S40 PM Pappa he tumultuous world of the Harry but no more so than the actors who Potter films certainly has lots of played them, identical twins James and Interesting characters, but two of the Olver Phelps. James and Olver had most entertaining are the Weasley been dreaming of paying te rles ever ‘wins - Fred and George, Film fans since they fst read the Potter books at 1) (adore) the an eatly age. Over the years, the mischievous brothers, who share the brothers 5) same looks and the same waggish (appear in all eit Harry Potter tims, sense of humour Audiences around the from the very fst instalment to the fal world) (Gaugh) episode. Needless to say, now the actors cover their pranks and capers for (become) colossal years! In the Pottor stories, the ularly appear at Potter characters often 3) conventions and events to moet fans. (play) practical jokes on their school Things 7) (oe) pals but also 4) (show) better and better forthe brothers these courage in dificult circumstances. Fred days, and no doubt we will see more at and George are defintely rather special, the charismatic twins inthe future! Past tenses a Underline all the past tense forms in the text in Ex. 1. Identify the tenses and justify their use, Present tenses a Complete the gaps in the text above with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Identify the tenses and justify their use. \? Listen and check. choose the comact item. Give reasons. ® complete sentence busing the information Ed from sentence a. Then, identify the tenses in 1. A; Tony was painting/painted the ving room 10 bold and their uses. when I got home and he had made/had been making 2 big mess! 1 a Kate works as a writer ata film studi, Thope he was cleaning/cleaned up b Kato is working on 2 new film right now. afterwards, 2 @ I've been organising business events for Why did Nick return/was Nick returning years. home so late yesterday? b I've organised . so far Because he was meeting/had been 3. a. mnot starting my shift until 11 tonight. clients all day. b Idon't usually start vo Who was listening/listened to loud music 4. a. He always borrows my car on weekends, at one in the morning? b Heis always borrowing ! [twas Jeff and ho was waking/woke us all 5 a think he is selfish, up. 1b Ithink he is being really We had been waiting/had waited for the Stative verbs train since 7 and it finally arived at 8 arn Read the sets of sentences and say how the verbs in bold are different in meaning, (Oh no! Were you/Had you been late then? What did you do/ware you doing while we were watching that new film? Iwas making/made dinner for the whole 1a This sik feels very soft. to Janet is feoling quite il today. , . 2 a Lee why you lke tis cate Joyce didn’t work/wasn't working on the b Martin is seeing the new film tonight. comoxter wen "got home. Do you know 3. a The shir fits Mark nicely faye she had finished/has finished her Bens iting new ins by he doo bszayby tno youonved and desided 4 @ Naomi has a lovely apartment, to go out 'b The team is having an important meeting. 5 @ That dress looks nice on you. 'b Mary is looking at her new photo album, =osonsr ct INT TeMod 1-99.04 Ongerct NT Teo Se S40 PM Papa used to - be/get used to - would °. Ga a) Look at the verb forms in bold in the sentences (1-4). [1 Peter’ amily would go on hotday to Spain ery summer. [ZT Jiane's brother used to be on the football team at college [1] Wy sister wil soon get used to commuting to work. [21 diter's mum is used to tying overseas Which expresses: ‘A. a past habit that no longer happens? B apast state? Which means: © tobe accustomed to something? D to become accustomed to something? b) In which of the following sentences can you use would instead of used to? Why? 1. James used to be on the high school cheetleacering team. 2 Dario! used to spend hours practising tumbling with his friends. 0) What is the difference between these two sentences? 1. My family got used to ving in the ely. 2 My family was used to living in the city. Put a (7) next to the sentences where used to + main verb can replace the past simple. In Which sentences can we use would? 1. MrEvans enjoyed traveling abroad for business before he retred. 2 They went hiking every winter when they were younger 8 Ken and Mary had an engagement party last month, 4 emailed my cousin Jack twice last week. 5 Lucy’s grandma read her bedtime stories when sho was a child 6 Jeff graduated with honours from university last year Comparisons Find the comparative and superlative structures in the text on p. 10. How do we form the comparative/superlative? a Fill in: too, much better, far more, less, not quite as, good enough. 1. The family business was successful than anyone expected 2 Ws dificult to tell tre twins apart they are identical 3 Stacy's new running time was to qualify for the national tear. 4 Scot's cousin is tall as Scott is; he's an inch shorter. 5 Hesings than his brother. 6 found Samantha’ sisters somewhat friendly than shes. Read the sentences and in pairs decide if there is any difference in meaning between the items in bold. 1. My cousin, Shawn, is nowhere near as/not quite as opinionated as my sister Margret 2 My brother, Tony is far/a great deal more laid-back than myselt, 3 My mum Is considerabiy/slightly better at tennis than my dad, 4. My younger brother, Jack, is just/almost as dependable as my older sister, lice. Key word transformations Complete the second sentence so it has the same meaning as the first. Use between three and six words. 1. Mark comes across as very anxious. IMPRESSION Mark vory anxious. 2 Going to bed early is unusual for me. USED 1 to bed early. 3. She has never felt so happy before. EVER, We the so happy. 4 Lamy and I have received the same number of medals. MANY I have received Larry. (sreak0is & Wiis ) Use the comparative structures from Ex. 10 and the adjectives below to compare members of your family. +ively * dominant » so-confident + considerate + aifectionate + open-minded My brother's not quite as opinionated as my sister. 1