Unit 2, My Life

By the end of this unit, the students will be able to tell about family
Vocabulary : family members
Listening : The family of Sally and Tom
Reading : The Wallace Family
Speaking : Telling and describing family members
Writing : Writing a paragraph about family
Grammar : possessive ‘s

A. Family Tree
A family tree is a chart that shows all the people in a family over many
generations and their relationship to one another.
The family tree helps you to know about the family members whom you have
never met or known. This increases the bond with the distant family members
who are also a part of your family.
It’s also help you in learning about your ancestors, celebrating family traditions,
embracing your culture, and understanding where you came from can open your
eyes to how beautiful and unique you are. It can also give your sense of self-
worth and belonging a boost.
1. “Do you have any difficult words on the dialog above? If so, find the meaning of those
words in your dictionary”.

2. Watch the video about “My Family Members”. Please pay attention on each family
member and then write down the name of them.

3. Take a look at the family members in the box.

brother cousin daughter friend uncle sister grandfather

son parent grandchild aunt grandmother husband
mother father grandparent wife nephew niece

a. Your mother and father are also called your parents.

b. Your mother’s father is your grandfather
c. Your father’s sister is your aunt
d. Your sister’s daughter is your niece
e. Your uncle’s children are your cousin

4. Activity 1
Referring to your own family, complete the table below with your family
member’s name behind the family member.

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 Male Female Male or female
Father, …. Daughter, … Friend, ….
Brother, … Sister, …. Cousin, …
Uncle, … Aunt, …. Parent, ...
Grandfather, … Mother, … Grandparent, …
Nephew Grandmother

5. Warm Up Activities

Practice the dialogue below with your brother/sister/fater or friend.

A - Do you want to see pictures of my family?
B - Oh. Hi Martha. Yeah, of course! Oh. Who is the baby?
A - That's my daughter. Her name is Ericka. This picture is from her first birthday.
B - Oh. She's cute. Who are the other people in the picture?
A - Of course, that's me in the green dress. The other people are my parents. My
mother's name is Wilma and my father's name is Ed.
A - Here's another picture.
B - I recognize you but who's the man.
A - That's my husband Carl. He's a great cook.
B - My husband's a terrible cook.
A - Here's another picture.
B - Who's that?
A - That's my sister Wanda and my nephew Tommy.
B - Those are nice pictures. Do you want to see my pictures?

a. The word underline indicates “possesive’s”.

b. “Do you have any difficult words on the dialog above? If so, find the meaning of
those words in your dictionary”.

B. Listening
a. Listen to audio 1.
Listen to this audio and try to understand the content of the conversation. These
questions below may help you in understanding the content of the conversation.
1. Is Sally married?
2. Where’s their house?
3. What is Sally’s Job?
4. Where’s her school?
5. What is Tom’s job?
6. Where is his bank?
7. Are their children doctors?

b. Listen to audio 2.
Listen to this audio 2, and try to understand the content of the conversation. These
questions below may help you in understanding the content of the conversation.
1. Who is Sally? Sally is Tom’s __________
2. Who is Tom? Tom is Sally’s __________
3. Who is Kirsty? Kirsty is Sally and Tom’s __________
4. Who is Nick? Nick is their __________

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 5. Who is Sally? Sally is Nick’s __________
6. Who is Tom? Tom is Kirsty’s __________
7. Who is Kirsty? Kirsty is Nick’s _________
8. Who is Nick? Nick is Kirsty’s __________
9. Who are Sally and Tom? Sally and Tom are Kirsty and Nick’s ________
10. Who are Kirsty and Nick? Kirsty and Nick are Tom and Sally’s ________

C. Reading
a. Reading 1.
Read the text abour The Wallace Family carefully. Then complete the family
tree with the name, age, and the job of each person.

Taken from Total English Starter Workbook

b. Reading 2.
Read the dialogue below and pay attention oh how Sasha and David describe
their family member. Then write the names in the family tree based on the
conversation.

Sasha : “ Hey, David what are you doing?”

David : “ Hey, nothing. I was just looing at my family tree I drew a year ago.”

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 Sasha : “Oh, that’s cool. May I know who these people are”
David : “ Sure. The first picture on the top is my grandparents. They're quite old. My
grandpa's name is John and my grandma's name is Amelia. “
Sasha : “ They don’t look that old to me. Which one is your mum?”
David : “My mom is the one with short brown hair. Her name is Emma and my dad is
beside her, his name is Ben. “
Sasha : “What about that man with the curly hair?”
David : “Oh, that’s my uncle Ted and the woman next to him is my aunt, Lisa.
They’ve got a daughter, her name is Alice.”
Sasha : “ Let me guess, the girl beside you is Julia, I remember her.”
David : “You’re right. That’s my sister Julia and my brother, Mark.”

DAVID

D. Writing.
Referring to your own family, please draw your family tree. Complete the graph
below with your family member’s name under each family member.

You

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“have a good day “