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    MEETING FIVE

    Tell Me About Your Family


    Asking about Families
    Conversation
    A: How many people are in your family?

    B: There are (5) people in my family.

    A: How many brother(s) and sister(s) do you have?

    B: I have (2) brother(s) and (2) sister(s).

    A: Wow! You have a nice family.

    B: Thanks. Tell me about your family.

    A: I have (1) daughter(s) and (2)son(s).

    B: Wow! You have a nice family, too.


    Asking about Families
    Rita : Tell me about your brother and sister, sue.
    Sue : Well, my sister works for the government.
    Rita : Oh, what does she do?
    Sue : I’m not sure. She’s working on a very secret project right now.
    Rita : Wow! And what about your brother?
    Sue : He’s a wildlife photographer.
    Rita : What an interesting family! Can i meet them?
    Sue : Uh, no. My sister’s away. She’s not working in the united
    states this month.
    Rita : And your brother?
    Sue : He’s traveling in the amazon.
    Aswer these questions based on the dialogue
    above.
    1. What does sue’s sister work for?
    2. What does sue’s brother do?
    3. Where are sue’s brother and sister now?
    4. What do they talk about?

    After reading the dialogue and answering the question then create
    your own dialogue with your friend. The dialogue must contain
    about your families information. Or tell about your family member
    like a paragraph bellow.
    MY FAMILY
    I will introduce my family to you.
    My parents are dairy farmers.They always look busy.
    My Mom,Nobumi,is taller than me. She has short, curly b lack
    hair. She has big eyes. She is very kind.
    My Pop, Mitsugu, is smaller than me. He has short, black hair. He
    has small eyes. He has a nice smile.
    My sister, Yoko,is average height. She has short, black hair. She is
    older than me by 4 years.She is shy.
    My brother,Shogo,is big.He has short,black hair.He wears
    glasses.He has played baseball since he was 7 years old.
    My grandpa,Hidetsugu,is healthy.He is eighty years old.He has
    short,white hair.
    I envy your family,because my family rarely has a party. I want to
    have a party like your family. Thanks
    Present Continuous
    are you living at home now? Yes, i’m. /No, i’m not.
    Is your sister working for the government? Yes, she is. / No, she’s not
    Are ed and jill going to college this year? Yes, they are./no, they’re not

    Where are you working now?


    I’m not working, i need job.
    What is your brother doing these days?
    He’s traveling in the amazon.
    Who are your parents visiting this week?
    They are visiting my grandmother
    I. Complete these phone conversations using the present
    continuous
    1. A: Hi, stephanie. What ......... You ............... (do) ?
    B: Hey, mark. I ................. (stand) in the elevator and it’s stuck!
    A: Oh, No! Are you ok?
    B: Yeah! I – wait! It ................ (move) now. Thank goodness.

    2. A: Marci, how ................. You and justin ............ (enjoy) your


    shopping trip?
    B: We ................. (have) a lot of fun.
    A: ............. Your brother .................... (spend) a lot of money?
    B: No, mom! He .................. (buy) Only one or two things. That’s
    all...!
    DISCUSSION
    Group Work: ask your classmates about people in their family.
    What are they doing now? Ask follow-up question to get
    information.

    Example question:
    1. is anyone in your family traveling right now?
    2. what is your father doing right now?
    3. how many brother or sister do you have?
    I Come From a Big Family
    Marcos : How many brothers and sisters do you have, mei-li?
    Mei-li : Actually, i’m an only child.
    Marcos : Really?
    Mei-li : Yeah, most of the families in china have only one child
    nowadays
    Marcos : I didn’t know that.
    Mei-li : what about you, Marcos?
    Marcos : I come from a big family. I have three brothers and two
    sisters.
    Mei-li : Wow! Is that typical in peru?
    Marcos : Not really. A lot of families are smaller these days. But big
    families are great because you get lots of birthday presents!
    Quantifiers
    100% all
    nearly all families have only one child
    most

    many
    a lot of families are smaller these days
    some

    not many
    a few couples have more than one child
    few

    0% No one gets married before the age of 18


    I. Rewrite these sentences using quantifiers. Then compare with
    your friend.

    1. in china, 50% of women get married by the age of 22


    2. in australia, 87% of married couples have children
    3. in the united states, 0% of the people vote before tha age of 18
    4. Thirty-five percent of the people in germany live alone.
    5. seventy-eight percent of american high school student have jobs.

    II. Rewrite the sentences in part I, so that they are true about
    your country.

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