Unit 2 It Runs in the Family!

Are We the Same? Vocabulary

1. Look at the pictures and complete the puzzle. 1

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2 K N E E 5
T

2
4 E Y E S 6 E A R
T H E
O T
5
7 M O U T H
L 8 9
12 11 D L N
12 10 E Y E B R O W S
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11 H A I R G S
4
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E E
6 13 A R M
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14 H A N D
7

2. Look at the picture. Circle the right words that complete the
statements correctly.

a. Lea is 12 years old. She is old / young. She’s short

and thin / chubby. She has small / big black eyes.
Her hair is short / long and straight / curly.
b. Thomas is 32 years old. He is a(n) kid/adult.
He’s 1.90 meters tall.
He is really medium height / tall! His hair is short
and wavy / straight. He has small / big feet.
c. The twin sisters Julia and Jena are medium height
/ short and a little thin / chubby. Their hair is wavy
/ curly and blond.They are 14 years old.

3. Complete the description using the Word Bank.

Word Bank
Jenny is my (a) little sister. She’s
medium height and (c) _________.
(b) ________ slim Adjectives Verbs
straight brown hair. She has
She has (d) _______ • slim • communicate
green eyes. Jenny is deaf. She can’t use • little • speak
• medium • hear
her ears to (e) _______
hear or her mouth to
• straight
speak
(f) ________, but she can use her hands
to (g) _____________
communicate her ideas.

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 What Does Your Language
Family Look Like? and Function

1. Look at the picture. Complete the sentences using the possessive ’s and an appropriate word to describe
the family relationship.

Phillip Julie

Sonia Marc Isabelle Seijii

Florence

Rosita Akira Ryan

Sonia is Rosita’s mother

a. Sonia / Rosita: __________________________ Marc is Akira’s uncle
e. Marc / Akira: ____________________________
_______________________________________. _______________________________________.

Phillip and Julie

b. Phillip and Julie / Rosita: __________________ Akira and Ryan are
f. Akira and Ryan / Rosita: __________________
are Rosita’s grandparents
______________________________________. Rosita’s cousins
_______________________________________.

Akira is Ryan’s sister

c. Akira / Ryan: ____________________________ Ryan is Akira’s brother
g. Ryan / Akira: ____________________________
_______________________________________. _______________________________________.

Florence is Rosita’s aunt

d. Florence / Rosita: ________________________ Marc is
h. Marc / Florence and Isabelle: ______________
_______________________________________. _______________________________________.
Florence and Isabelle’s brother

2. Sonia is showing a photo of Rosita to a friend. Complete the conversation with the correct possessive
pronoun.

Her
Sonia: This is a photo of my daughter. Isn’t she cute? (a) ________ name is Rosita. Word Bank
your only child?
Vicky: Wow! She looks a lot like you. Is she (b) ________
• their
Sonia: Yes, she is. But her cousins Akira and Ryan are like her siblings. They live • her
our house, so they visit us very often. Akira and Ryan are the
near (c) ________ • your
kids behind Rosita. • his
• my
Vicky: Where are they from? • our
their
Sonia: They’re Canadian, but (d) ________ father is Japanese.
Vicky: That’s cool. Your family looks very multicultural.
My
Sonia: It is! I’m Peruvian, you know. (e) ________ husband Marc is Canadian, but
his
(f) ________ parents are originally French.

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 Language
and Function

3. Circle the correct possessive pronoun.

d.
a. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are both
We look alike. Your / short, but her / their / your
Their / Our) hair is curly two children are tall.
and dark.

e.
b. My friend John and her /
My sister has a little their / his sister Sandra are
rabbit. Her / Its / Their both medium height.
eyes are small and red.

f.
c. My grandpa is very tall, and his /
I love basketball and their / my hair is long and straight.
soccer. What are our / My grandma, on the contrary, is
your / their favorite short, and his / her / my hair is
sports? short, too. They look really different,
but his / her / their love is great.

4. Unscramble the sentences.

My sister has big hands

a. hands / big / my sister / has: ___________________________________________. Language File
David’s eyes are small
b. are / eyes / small /David’s: _____________________________________________. Position of adjectives.
• After the verb to be:
They have a little cat
c. have / cat / a / they / little: _____________________________________________. My father is tall.
• Before a noun:
His hair is short and wavy
d. wavy / hair / his / and / is /short: _______________________________________. I have long hair.

Sandra’s dog has big ears

e. Sandra’s / ears / dog / big / has: ________________________________________.

5. Describe Angelina’s family members.

Language File
Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com

Angelina’s father _____________________

Answers may vary. Adjectives follow
a particular order
____________________________________ when you describe
____________________________________ hair and eyes.
• Hair: Length –
____________________________________ style – color
Gena’s hair is
Angelina ___________________________ long, wavy and
____________________________________ black.
s_bukley / Shutterstock.com

• Eyes: Size – color

____________________________________
Pete’s eyes are
__________________________________ small and brown.

Angelina’s daughter ___________________

____________________________________
____________________________________
Northfoto / Shutterstock.com

____________________________________

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 Language
and Function

6. Complete the following text with the negative forms of the verb to be.
Daily English

Not my cup of tea:

are not
Kiara and I are twin sisters, but we (a) _____________ You don’t like or are
not interested in
identical. I mean, our physical characteristics
something.
are not
(b) _____________ exactly the same. For example,
You are into: To
my eyes are green, but my sister’s eyes are brown. be interested in
something.
is not
My sister’s hair (c) _____________ wavy and
dark like mine. It is straight and blond. My
am not
sister is thin, but I (d) _____________. I’m a
little chubby. Our hobbies are very different,
too. I love painting and drawing, but Kiara
is not
(e) _____________ interested in art. She’s more
into basketball or soccer. But sports
are not
(f) _____________ really my cup of tea. Even if
we’re different, we’re the best of sisters.

7. Complete Carla’s description of her family. Use the picture and the information in the box to write your
text. Use adjectives, the possessive ’s, and the possessive pronouns.

Favorite
Name Eye color Hair Height
food
Me Carla brown straight tall spaghetti
medium
Mom Tina green straight soup
height
Dad Joseph blue wavy tall ice cream
Brother Luka green wavy short ice cream
medium
Grandma Carlotta brown straight spaghetti
height
Grandpa Giorgio green straight tall soup

________________________________________________________________________________________
My grandma’s name is Carlotta. She’s medium height and thin. Her eyes are brown and her hair is short
and blond. We have some things in common: Our eyes are brown and our favorite food is spaghetti.
________________________________________________________________________________________

Answers may vary.

a. My grandfather ______________________________________________________
Language File
____________________________________________________________ is soup.
• Remember the
Answers may vary.
b. My mother __________________________________________________________ conjugation of the
verb have:
________________________. Mom and Grandpa have some things in common:
• I/You/We/They have
___________________________________________________________________. brown eyes.
• She /He/It has
Answers may vary.
c. My brother __________________________________________________________ brown eyes.
He and Dad have some things in common: _______________________________
___________________________________________________________________.

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CLIL Reading
Hearth and Home and Writing

Civic Literacy

Before Reading

1. Look at the picture and label the birth orders.

The firstborn
a. _________________ The middle child
b. ________________ The last-born
c. ________________ d. ________________
The only child

Word Bank

a • The only child

• The middle child
b • The firstborn
d
• The last-born
c

2. Answer the questionnaire about you. Answers may vary.

|| TEST || HTR-1

a. What’s your birth order in your family?

I’m the only child. I’m the middle child.
I’m the firstborn. I’m the last-born.

b. What’s your personality like? Check the characteristics that

apply to you.
I’m lazy. I prefer to sleep and relax.
I’m hardworking. I put a lot of effort into my work.
I’m outgoing. I’m friendly and sociable.
I’m a rebel. I don’t really like following rules.
I’m funny. I love to clown around.
I’m creative. I have the ability to produce new ideas.
I’m self-critical. I evaluate my own actions and abilities.
I’m a good negotiator. I can help people solve their conflicts.
I’m conscientious. I’m dedicated and want to do my best.
I like being the center of attention.
I’m cooperative. I like helping others. 1

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CLIL
and Writing

While Reading

3. Read the text and compare with your answers in exercise 2. Then, read again and choose the best
title for each paragraph.

HTR-1
Reading Strategy

The Life of the Party The Peacemaker Underline keywords

(adjectives and
The Little Adult The Perfectionist verbs) to help
you identify the
main idea of each
Patrick is organized and serious, but his younger brother is messy paragraph.
and relaxed. Why are they so different if they share the same
genes and live in the same family? Psychologists like Dr. Kevin
Leman believe that birth order can have an effect on personality. Dictionary

Believe: To think
The Firstborn: The Perfectionist that something is
true or possible.

Firstborns get a lot of control and attention from their first-time Confident: Feeling
parents, so they tend to be very responsible and serious. They sure of yourself.
are hardworking and conscientious because they love doing Conscientious:
everything right to please their parents. Firstborns are natural Studious,
leaders who like taking charge. dedicated, diligent.
Hardworking:
Using a lot of time
The Middle Child: The Peacemaker
_______________________________ and energy to do
work.
A middle child thinks “I’m not the big brother. I’m not the baby So: As a result.
of the family. So, who am I?” Middle children want to find their
Solve: To find a
own special place in the family, so they tend to be independent, solution.
creative and even a little rebellious. Their position also makes
them good negotiators. They are more flexible, generous and Take charge:
cooperative. Taking control of
something.
Tend: To show or
The Last-born: The Life of the Party
_______________________________ exhibit a tendency
or particular
characteristic.
Youngest children tend to be the most relaxed, fun, and outgoing
of the siblings because their parents are more experienced and
less strict. Last-borns love being the center of attention and
making people laugh. Daily English

The Little Adult Life of the party: A

The Only Child: _______________________________ person who is very
social and outgoing.
Only children grow up surrounded by adults. As a result, they
tend to be more mature, confident and get along better with older
people. They are like “super firstborns”, so they are even more
responsible and self-critical.

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CLIL and Writing

After Reading

4. Check (✓) the personality tendencies for each birth order based on the reading.

Personality Middle Dictionary

Firstborn Last-born Only child
Tendencies child
has a lot of friends Achiever:
Someone who
breaks rules
obtains his/her
is ambitious desired goals or
results.
likes telling jokes
Joke: A funny story
is a team player that makes people
laugh.
doesn’t like making
mistakes Team player: A
person who is
is an achiever good at working
likes helping others in groups or being
cooperative.
is authoritarian

Writing

5. Read the following opinion paragraph about birth order and fill in the blanks with the correct words.

I think that birth order influences personality. For example, my sister Anna is Word Bank
the last-born in my family. She is outgoing and relaxed. She isn’t • funny
organized
(a) _____________. funny
She’s a little messy. She’s very (b) _____________. She • authoritarian
likes telling jokes. John is our big brother. He likes working hard. He isn’t • organized
lazy • lazy
(c) ____________ authoritarian He likes giving orders.
at all. He’s a little (d) _____________.

6. Do you think birth order influences personality? Write an opinion paragraph.

Step 1: Decide: Do you think that birth order influences personality or not?
Writing Strategy
Step 2: Choose two members of your family as examples to support your
opinion. Use functional
Step 3: Follow the model paragraph from exercise 5. Write about personality language to write
characteristics and likes. an opinion.

In my opinion …
Answers may vary.
___________________________________________________________________ I think that …
I don’t think …
___________________________________________________________________ I believe …
___________________________________________________________________ I don’t believe …

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

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 Quiz Time
Unit 2

1. Look at the pictures and complete the 2. Rewrite the sentences using the possessive ’s.
descriptions with the correct words. a. The father of John is a doctor.
John’s father is a doctor .
Adjectives Parts of the body

• tall • young (x2) • eyebrows b. The sister of Kathy is outgoing.

• short • curly • legs Kathy’s sister is outgoing
______________________________________.
• chubby • straight (x2) • teeth
• medium • hands c. The dog of Emily is big.
height Emily’s dog is big
______________________________________.

d. The cousins of Nancy are noisy.

Nancy’s cousins are noisy
______________________________________.

e. The eyes of Peter are black.

Peter’s eyes are black
______________________________________.
3. Circle the correct possessive adjective.
a. Julio loves her / his / their sisters very much.
b. We visit his / our / their) grandparents every
weekend.
c. Tania and your / her / his) boyfriend are
accountants.
d. My cousins love playing with (their / your / its
dog, Snowy.
e. The cat has white stripes on your / its / my tail.
4. Read the text and answer the questions.

Lina is our big sister. She’s 18 years old. She

looks a lot like me. We both have black straight
hair and green eyes. She’s quiet, organized and
sporty. She likes playing soccer and volleyball.
Paul Mr. Johnson Marcia
a. What’s Lina’s birth order in her family?
tall
a. Paul is very __________. He has long She is the firstborn
______________________________________.
legs
__________ and big hands . His hair is
b. What’s Lina’s hair like?
young
straight He is __________.
__________.
She has black straight hair
______________________________________.
chubby
b. Mr. Johnson is __________. He has big black
c. Are her eyes black?
eyebrows His hair is short and __________.
__________. curly
No, they aren’t. They are green
______________________________________.
medium height
He is ____________________.
d. Is she messy?
c. Marcia is 10 years old. She is very
No she isn’t. She is organized
______________________________________.
young
__________. short
She is not tall, but __________.
straight hair. Her white
She has long __________ e. What are her favorite sports?
teeth
__________ are beautiful. Soccer and volleyball
______________________________________.

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