Family, Love and Relationships.

A. Pre- discussion.
 Who is the oldest person alive in your family and
what do you know about them?
 Do you think big or small families are better?
 What is your favorite family activity and why?
 Describe what your family is like?
 Do you have any family members who you have
not seen for a long time, and why?

B. Reading
Read the following dialog takes place between Kasun and Disna about their families
and select the appropriate answer for the blank.

 There are seven people in my family.

 Do you have brothers and sisters?
 to be an only child?
 I have two cousins
 many brothers and sisters.

Kasun: Disna! You dropped something!

Disna: Oh! That’s my family picture. 
Kasun: Here you are.
Disna: Thanks, Kasun.
Kasun: It looks like you have a big family.
Disna: You’re right. (1) . My
mother, my father, my two older brothers, me, and my two younger sisters.
Kasun: So you are the third child in your family.
Disna: Yes. What about you? (2) ?
Kasun: I am the only child.
Disna: You are? How does it feel to be (3) .
Have you ever felt lonely?

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live nearby. They are like my own brother and sister.
Kasun: Lucky you. My cousins live in a different city so I rarely meet them.
Disna: You are luckier than me. You have (5) ____________________.
Disna: Ha...Ha… It is not always like that. We sometimes quibble about trivial
things and quarrel with each other.
Kasun: Well, at least you still love each other.
Disna: This conversation makes me feel homesick. See you in class, Kasun.

C. Language Focus.
Simple Present Tense.

It is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed

arrangements. 

Examples:

 It looks like you are tired.

 How do you feel?

 I never feel ashamed of my parents.

 My brother lives in Kandy.

 They still remember my childhood.

 This talk makes me disappointed.

 Find five Simple Present Tense sentences or questions from the dialogue.
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 Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verb.

1. I ……………………………………. (work) at a bank.

2. She …………………………………. (live) with her parents.

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4. Jasmine ………………………………… (want) to be a singer.

5. Menaka ………………………………….. (make) delicious cookies.

6. Arti and her husband …………………………….. (live) in Singapore.

7. Rohan and Sania …………………………………. (like) to play card games.

8. Mahendran …………………………………… (go) for a walk in the morning.

9. Plants …………………………. (need) water and sunlight for making their food.

10. Anne ………………………………………. (speak) English very well.

D. Writing.
Write a paragraph answering the following questions about relationships. You can add your
personal opinions as well.
 How many children do you think each family should have, and why?
 Who do you think is the most important member of a family, and why?
 How many siblings do you have, and what are they like?
 Do you think it is important for people to get married?
How do family members help each other?

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E. Speaking
Task 01.

 Get into groups of five (5)

 Imagine that you are going to introduce your partner to your family.
 Build a creative conversation takes place at that situation.
 Follow the instructions given below in building up the conversation.

Note: One person should speak at least 4 times during the conversation.

 Location: In a
restaurant.
 Situation: A
person takes
his/her partner
to meet his/her
parents.
 Participants:
Partners (a girl
and a boy), 2
parents and a
relative.

Task 02.

i Make a speech on “How relationships affect for the well-being of a person”. You can
discuss,
 What is the importance of a relationship?
 What kind of relationships do we have?
 Why do we need others in life?
 How do you feel when you are alone?
 How they affect us positively and negatively?
 What should we do to have good relationships with others? etc.

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