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Read the text. ‘The Addams family is asatiricalinversion of theideal American family:a family made up of eccentric people with creepy looks ‘who are constantly being relected ky their neighbours. They ive in their super-spooky mansion in Central Park. The dail life of this family Is so strange and different from any norma family that whenthey have to face and meet the ‘outside world” I's a disaster. ‘They are an eccentric rich clan who delights in the macabre and don't realze that people find them bizarre or frightening. Morticia is the mum, an elegant apparently undead woman marriedto Gomez, a devotedhusband. Their children, ‘Wednesday, the oldest daughter and Pugsley, tne middle son, who enjoy trying. toharm each other In ceauve ways, aren't very happy withthenewadaition to the familly: ther new baby brother, Pubart. The Granny is also very strange and ‘she usually gives the children lunch bags filed with wing creatures before school each day. Thereis also uncle Fester, Gomez's brother, who plbtswithhis mother tosteal the Addams fortune, Finally there's the family's butler, Lurch who drives the chilrento school every day. One Gay the improbable happens Wednesday fal injove wih asweet, ‘smart young man froma respectable familly, Wednesday Addams, the utimate princess of darkness, has anormal’ boyfriend, andfor her parents, Gomez and ‘Mortica, it sa shock that turns the Addams house upside down. ‘Based omttp/ /wwwbroaiway com/ shows /the-adéams-friy/stry/ utp wwe tnoadomatamilymuricalson/ souk pop eta /w wri. com tl #80106720/plotaummary \RecesseannDecemaer 2011) 1, Whoare they in the family? a. Morticia and Gomez b, Faster c Wednesday, Pugsley, Pubert @. Lurch oo 2. Choose the correct opposite for these words from the box. a. eccentric © amrerent b. rejected . ving 3. Are these sentences True (T) or False (F)? Correct the false ones. a. The Addams area que normaltamily. '. Their neighboursiike them very much. ¢ Their strange small houseisin Brooklyn. 4. They have aulifferentway of living, . Morticiais Granny's name. Answer thesequestions onthe text. a. Arethe Addams the|deal American family? Justify your answer. . What do other people think otthem? Do Wednesday and Pugsiey lke each other? Justfy with information fram the text. 4. What does Granny put inthetrlunch bags? e. How many people are there inthe Addams mansion? c. 1. Circle the correct alternative: possessive pronoun or determiner. a. Mortica hes got anew van. His/Her vanis allblack. b. Pugsley, the son, asks all he time: ‘Where is my/er bag of dead bats?" c. “There's alunch bagon the table. Isit your/yours, Wednesday?” 4. “Everybody knows the newspaper is mine/my", says Gomez fe. The Addams have three children, Thelr/ Thelrs favourite colours are purple and black. 2. Complete the blanks with a preposition of time (at, in, on). a. TheAddamshate waking up early themorning, b, Mortica and Gomez always goout midnight. c. Pugsley plays horror computer games ‘Saturdays. . Lurch drives the children to school B15 every day. . Wednesday finishes school June, '3. Use one of the following forms: theres /are, there strt/ aren't, Is/Are there.-? ‘to describe this picture. ‘twobables on the bike ‘awomanat the back able van tor everybody. 2 No, theretsn't any trafic sign. ‘any dogsor cats on the bike. eee ee 4. Bulld sentences in the Present Continuous using these prompts. Sx2=10 a The Addams /have/ a dinner party tonight. b. Grenny / glvethem/lunchbagswithiiving creatures, Fester /plot / against his brother. 1. Wednesday / fal iniove /? ‘e Pugsiey / notest / cerealsat the moment. Describe someone you admire in your family. Write 40 to SOwords. ‘Mention:his/her best qualitles; hobbies /routines; job; how important he/she Is to you

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