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How many words for fat members can you think of? Write as many 5 you can in one minute. How ean you learn about your family’s past? Write down the different ways in your notebook. Then, quickly read the text. Are your answers the same? C Read the text about family history and match the headings below with the correct sections in the text. A Your tun g B Whatis genealogy? © Research and records] Meet the iAtford Focus from parents to children that determines how they look generation: the people of about the same age in a particular farnly ancestor: peison related to you who lived a long ime ago What makes you who you are? Part of the answer is in your family’s JE aCaEeEsaeaan (Oa cue Coeur hie Renn clea coas Decl, When you look inthe mirror, do you see your father’s smile? Maybe you fake after your mother or look like a grandparent? That's because of DNA. Our DNA contains genes that make each person in the world different - no two people look, think or act the same. We pass down our genes through generations. Scientists Y _cantestyour DNA to find out which F _partot the world your ancestors were from, 2. Your familys history may be a mystery to you, but there's a nay to find out is about it. It’s called genealogy, and its the study of the people you are related to, Genealogy helps you put together your family history It starts with the relatives you know, such as parents and grandparents, and then you can learn about ancestors who lived and died before you were born, | _D Read the Exam Close-up. Then read the Exam "Task below and underline the key words in es Reading the stion first cading the exam question fs EKA Task | Mreitgocd ideo to read the exam sentences very Look at the sentences below about studying your carefully before you read the text. ‘ family history. Read the text to decide ifeach © Underline the key words in each statement so } sentence is correct or incorrect. Write T (True) or you know what information you need to look for. F False. ‘Then read the text quickly so you know what it 1. We look the way we do because of the is about. genes in our DNA. o + Read the text again and look for words and phrases in the text that are similar to the word ‘you underlined in each exam sentence + The statements are in the same order as the information in the text. 2 ADNA test can show where in the world our ancestors lived 3 You can find out the number of relatives you have in a DNA test. 4 Genealogy isthe history of our past and present E Now complete the Exam Task. Use the words you family members. underlined to help you. 5. Relatives who are alive could have F information about ancestors. oo Oo Find the underlined words in the text and think about what they mean. Then circle the correct meanings below. 1. take after: to follow somebody / to be like somebody 2 look like: to have a similar appearance / to see things you enjoy 3. pass down: transfer to / respect the next generation 4 relative: family member / close friend 5 find out: to take outside / to discover or learn 6 look for: to be similar to /to try to find 6 A family tree shows how you are related to other people in your family 7 Acdotective can help you to find information about your family 8 Its possible to buy old newspapers at some libraries. 9 Public records tell you when people were born. 10 The toxt says that websites can help you find information about your ancestors 3. Itisn’t difficult to learn about your past. You can i begin by asking your relatives questions about ‘your ancestors. While you are talking with family members, take notes. This helps you organise any information you get. Make sure you write down any names, dates or places people mention. Then you can draw a family tree with your name at the top. Then you would add all the relatives from ‘you to your great grandparents so you can see how ‘everyone is related. ooaoaqaana 4. If there any blank boxes in your tree it’s time for some detective work! Many people begin ata library where they can look for family names in old newspapers. Public records are usually a very good thing to look at too, They have information about births, marriages and death certificates too. Some records show when people moved to a country, Sometimes, records tell you where people went to school and what their job was. You can also search the Internet. With every bit of research you do, you are discovering your family’s history. Hfyou could choose someone famous tobe inyourfamiy, | Ideas Focus ‘who would you choose and why? eas = Ifyou could go back in time, which one of your ancestors ‘would you like to meet? Why? / Why not? | Family Ties Vocabulary A Match the definitions with the members of the family. Your mum's mother. Your brother's or sister's daughter. Your uncle's and aunt's children Your brother or sister's son, Your mother's sister. Your father’s wife if he marries again. eonRens aunt niece step-mother grandmother nephew cousins Complete the sentences using two of the words in each group. 1 height stim tall Peter has always been very; hhe was 1.98m when he was 14 years-old! He's also quite ‘even though he eats a lot 2 weigh overweight build ‘Annabel nd Claire have got the seme —_____ They aren't very tall and they're botha bit 3 beard blonde straight Hove your son's curly isvery and dark. 4 elderly middle-aged young Sunday was boring! We spent it with our ‘grandparents end our —— parents hair. Mine Complete the text with these words. young kind easy-going height elderly hard-working nervous weigh Elephants: animals of higher intelligence Elephants are interesting enimals because they are very sociable and family is important to them. They can grow to a (1) of over 3 metros and usually (2) Normally they are quite relaxed and (3) but sometimes they can get (4) looking after (8) elephants. They are also quit clever and (6) and slow down and help feed @_—___ or ill members of the family group. These qualities and the fact thet they are so strong and ()____is why people want to protect them and the land they live on for the future. 2 \deas Focus | . 5 about 3,800 kilos. animals, when they are Is family important to you? Why / Why not? ‘Do you think young people can lear things from elderly mergers of their family? Why? / Why not? hard-working jealous generous My auntis a very person. She ‘gives money to people in need. She's also very and spends lots of time helping at the care centro. relax honest nervous My cousin Jack is very to do more exercise to help him He needs unkind easy-going scruffy Granddad is very and he always dresses in — lazy clever reliable Jack isn't very —___. something he forgets. He's vary though and does very well at school. and fun-loving, clothes. Ifyou ask him to do Read the sentences below. Match each sentence with one use of the Present Simple. ‘Water boils at 100°C. His parents work at a bank. We have a dance class next week. The English drink a lot of tea. habits and repeated actions [] permanent situations scientific facts future actions based on ‘timetables and schedules] Be careful We often use adverbs of frequency with the @ Present Simple. They go aiter the verb be but before all other main verbs. B Read the sentences below. Match each sentence with one use of the Present Continuous. You are always intorrupting me! What are you doing at the weekend? Iam saving up for a car. The baby is crying! It must be hunary Families are becoming smaller and smaller these days. actions happening now temporary situations future plans annoying habits changing and developing situations in the present QO Stative Verbs © Read the sentences below and underline the verbs. 1. Peter hates his new school. 2 He understands the problem now. 2. These flowers smell wonderful 4 Who owns the blue car outside? Complete the rule with the Present Simple or Present Continuous. ‘We don't use some verbs in continuous tenses. They are called stative because they describe states and not actions. To talk about the present, ‘we use these verbs in the tense. Some verbs can be both stative and action verbs, but with a different meaning. How does the meaning of think change in the sentences below? 1. They think that having a fot of children is fantastic. 2. They are thinking of moving house this year. °) Grammar Focus pp.161 & 162 (1.1 to 1.4) Choose the correct answers. Quiet Williarn! Why so noisy this morning? @ are yoube bare you being Who's that? |__her name. ‘a ‘mnot remembering b don'tremember Irene with hor cousin for a few weeks. a lives b isliving Granddad isn’t feeling well. He later today. a ‘seeing b sees Tony his grandfather. 2. is looking like looks like ‘Mum and Dad always us with them on holidays. a take b are taking Bob and Sue ___ to their aunt Maisie's house every weekend. a are going b 90 Why children are jealous of each other? a do you think bare you thinking the doctor Complete the text with the correct Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Identical twins 1(t)___ think) that identical twins are fascinating. They (2) — thave) the same DNA, but they've got different fingerprints and they often have different personalities too. My sisters Katy and Sandy (3) _____ {bey identical twins, and my. parents and | (4) —____ (not / kno) which twin is which most ofthe time. In fact, thoy 6 (always / play) tricks on us, which is not funny! They (6) __ (wear fferent clothes every morning, so we know who is who but then they (7) _____ (sometimes / change) clothes later just to confuse us. There is only one thing that helps us tell who is who: Katy (8) ___(spend) a lot of her free time reading books, but Sandy (9)____thate} reading. She often complains about it, saying Katy (10) (cead) again!" 1 Farnily Ties Listening A Look carefully at the pictures below. What can you see in each one? 1 al fe Exam Task ‘There are six questions in this part, For each question, there are three pictures and a short recording, Circle the comtect picture a, b or 11 Which giel is her sister? Look at the pictures in A again and match them to these questions. 1 Where did the woman meat her cousin? [7] 2 Who does the man’s niece take after? (] 3. How does the man’s daughter spend her free time? (] {HERD Now listen to the three conversations and circle the correct answers (a, b or ¢) in Task B. Read the Exam Close-up. Then read the Exam Task below and study the pictures carefully. Write notes about the differences, similarities or connections between them. 2221) Now complete the Exam Task. {02 Now listen again. Exam up Identifying differences * Before you listen, read the question for each set of pictures fst end underine any key words. ‘+ Then look at the pictures carefully and make sure you understand them, * It’s important to identify the differences between them before you listen, Where do Sophie and her family live now? fa] [al [b) le] LONDON |gRiGHTON|| oxFORD 2. Who are the neight When will they have their picnic? fal b) [i] erm (st 3 What time will the boy leave? What did the boy think of his friend's father? [al [p] [ 2:88) lal Speaking) A Work with a partner and answer these questions. + Doyou come from a big or small family? © What do you enjoy doing with your family in your free time? B Look at the photos in the Exam Task. Then write 1 (photo 1), 2 (photo 2) or B (both photos) next to the words below. a pets a f jeans a b boardgame [] g garden oO parents = h outdoors O) children o i indoors = [J e findy = j relaxed =O right background nextto behind left foreground on Inthe I can see some trees. The father and son are sitting the sofa The girl with long, blonde hairs her mum. i there is @ mother and daughter. The teenage boy is the white dog. ‘The boy in the striped T-shit is on the ‘The father with the dogsis on the 1 2 3 4 Inthe 5 6 7 Read the Exam Close-up and then work in pairs to complete the Exam Task. Use the Useful Expressions to help you. Exam Task ‘Student A looks at photograph 1 and describes what he or she can see. Student 8 listens. Then student B describes photograph 2 and student A listens. Would you prefer to live in a big family / small family? Why / Why not? Do parents nowadays spend encugh time with the children? Why? / Why not? Useful Expressions Describing photos lying onthe oor. Ican see... Inthe foreground / background Thetes white | ‘There are four. He's behind / in front of / next to/on the right Hes wearing. | | She's... tall, sim good-looking He/ She's got... long, derk hair They look... relaxed / happy /eas Complete the sentences about the two photos in the Exam Task. Use the words in the box. Exam Describing in detail + Inthe exam, look at the photo for a moment before you start speaking, + Try and describe the photo in as much detail as possible ~ think about what you can see in the background and foreground. * Use adjectives to describe people and things, e.g. what they are wearing, their personality, ete. * Use prepositions to say where things are in the photograph. up Ideas Focus ° | islam Valles) Vocabulary Collocations & Expressions A Complete the phrases with keep, fall, pay, get and have 1 2 compliment/ a visit 2 a diary /asecret 3 a family / sympathy 4 —__ married / divorcd 5 inlove/ to pieces B Complete sentences 1-10 with collocations and expressions from A. 1. I'm not ready for children now, butI'd love tohave____________ina few years. 2 Shhh! You mustn't tell anyone about it! Can youkeep 3. I don't think Ill ever fall — again. My divorce was very upsetting, 4 My husband paid me ___________yestarday. He said | looked lovely. 5. Tomand! want toget____________ as soon as possible. We love each other. 6 I'dneverkeep____________. My sister might read it! 7 Have some __ Pete; your brother has just lost his job. 8 If they can't sort out their problems soon, they may get a 9 Why not pay Grendma________, Tom? She'll be pleased ta see you. 10. itis dificult not to fall ________ when someone close to you passes away. C Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions from A. 4. After 20 years, Susie's parents are Naturally she's very upset. 2. Sam's father loft his mother. Sam's worried that she'll Ree eed oes Sj ___-_slorof er children of separated or divorced parents. 4 My grandmother's house is near here; let's her : 5 Mum, do you remember what it was that made you ——_______ with bad? 6 Pam, can you __? Good, come here and I'll whisper it in your ear. 7. Alot of my friends __; they write in it every day. 8 My sisteris ____at the end of the month = she's having a very unusual wedding, 9 ‘Do you plan to_when you grow up?" ‘Lwant a big one with five children!” 10. My boyftiend __ today; he said | was very clever! ©. Ideas FOCUS | + Do you think ts better to have a family when you are young? Why] Why not? ‘= Doyou think people can only really fallin love once in their ves? Why? / Why not? Do you think its a good idea to keep a diary ¢0 you can look at it when you are old? Why? / Why not? Gravina 1. Grenddad told us a story about our ancestors. 2 Each country has its own traditions. 3 Information about our genes comes from our DNA, 4 5 Amother feels great love for her children ‘An aunt of mine gave me this picture. booo00 B Circle the correct words to complete the rules. 4 Countable / Uncountable nouns refer to separate items, They can be singular and plurel, We use an article (a/an/the) before singular countable nouns. 2. Countable / Uncountable nouns refer to things that cannot be counted or abstract ideas. These nouns do not have a plural form, Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable depending on their meaning. How is the meaning of hair diffarent in these sentences? 1. Mysister washes her hair every day 2 Ohno! There are dog hairs all over the sofa D Complete the table with the words below. alotof akiloof anumberof any afew alittle lotsof many much some , ‘Only Uncountable | Both ies eateral Remember that some plural €@ countable nouns don't end in ~s, and that some uncountable nouns do end in-5 Children are usualy Fiendly. The news is very good! nly Countable E Write the words in the correct column. G Complete the dialogues with a, an or some. advice food generation information mirror 1 A: Can | have orange, please? People maths family research tradition B: Ofcourse! Countable TT] 2 A: What's that, Dad? B: its ___old watch that Granddad gave me. 3. A; saw cool audio equipment in a shop this morning. B: Oh, did you buy anything? 4A: Mum wants to make apple pie, but there are only two apples. Br Oh, well Il go and buy F Chocolate and time can also be countable and 5 A: What did you get for your birthday? uncountable depending on their meaning. Write ea i 4 | got__ delicious chocolate and a sentence for each meaning, peck 6 A: Could Ihave ___ milk? -_ Br Oh, there isn't any lat. oo 7. A: Did you buy —__present for your grandmother? cess gSSaa ESSE B: Yes, Ibought her italian bag 8 A: Do you want ___ sugar in your tea? No, thanks. asst great Family Ties Using abbreviations We often use abbreviationsin notes and postcards. These are the most common: ‘+ morning and afternoon ~ am and pm + people's tities ~ Mrs, Mr, Miss, Ms, Dr ordinal numbers ~ 10th (tenth), 40th (fortieth) parts of the language ~ e.g. (for example), etc (etcetera, Le. (that's to say) some countries - USA, UK, UAE in addresses - Rd (road), ‘Ave (avenuel, St (street) A. Rewrite the sentences below with abbreviations in your notebooks 1. look ike my mother’s side of the family; that's to say, my grandmother, my aunt and my cousins. 2. It’s mum's thity-fith birthday next week. Carol lives in the United Arab Emirates. Please bring food. For example, fruit, sandwiches or hotdogs. I'm seeing Doctor Andrews at four o'clock in the afternoon, Mister Jones says lessons start at eight forty-five in the morning, Sixty-two Greendale Street, London, United Kingdom. Buses leave at ten in the morning, eleven in the morning, twelve in the morning, etcetera, B_ Read the writing task below and answer the questions. You are preparing for a special family occasion. Write an email inviting one of your relatives to the party. In your invitation, you should: say what the invitation is for © say when the party is say who is coming (35-45 words) 1. What do you have to write? 2 Who will read it? 3. Why are you writing? C Read the example email and underline the abbreviations. Hi Uncle Sam, How are you? We're having a surprise party on Saturday 11th April at 6pm because it's Dad’ Seiilat Gom be ad's SOth birthday, All the family are comi I ane NB, as well as Dad’s ' hope you can come too. Let me know, Love, Rashida oos 1 agreeing Read the example email again and tick (i) the things Rashida has included. details about the food Qo 2 thereason fortheparty [] 6 told the reader to keep a secrot o 3 the time the party starts [] 7 asked the reader to reply to the invitation [] 4 the date of the party [] 8 _informel expressions o E Match the items to make a plan. 4 Greeting ‘@ Give the reason why you are writing 2 Paragraph 1 b Love, Rashida 3 Paragraph 2 € Ask the reader to reply to your invitation, 4 Paragraph 3 Ask about the reader. 5 Poragraph 4 © HiUncle Sam, 6 Signing off £ Give more details about the party. ! F_ Read the Exam Close-up and the Exam Task. Then make a plan. Exam ‘G Now complete the Exam Task. Remember to | include all the important information. Exam Task You have done very well at schoo! this year and your parents want to have a party to colebrate. Weite an email to a friond to invite them to the party. In your email you should: + ‘tell your fiend why you are emailing + sive information about the party (time, place, date) © ask your friend to reply (35-45 words) Including all the information ‘+ Make sure you read the exam question caretully. *+ Underline the information you need to include in your writing, + When you have fnished, reed the exam question again and check you have included all the points in your note — ‘Useful Expressions \ Inviting ‘Writing about special Youte invited to events Can you come? celebration Iwantto inviteyouto.... guests invitation Asking for a reply Let me know ifyou can special occasion surprise party Tellmeifyoucancomeor

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