Speaking

1. Look at the following pictures…

2. Tell the group the immediate sentence which comes to your mind about each picture.

Mother

Father

Colleague

Partner

Teacher

Reading(Warm up)

3. Name Important people in your life….

4. Is there anyone in your life that you don’t want to be?

Who has the most effect on your life?

Following are different statements about different people talking about their ideology about family and people around.

5. Read each slide, after that tell your partner which statement are you agree with and why?

6. Compare your answer with your partner.

Vocabulary

7. Work with a partner. Write a list of family words.

Example mother, son, grandfather,…

8. Look at the following words…say if they are female, male, or either.

acquaintance aunt best friend boss (brother)in law Colleague cousin ex-(boy friend) flat mate neighbor nephew niece parents step-father uncle widow widower

Reading part two

9. Read “Wanda’s World” and complete the mind map of Wanda’s World.

Me

familyfriend

work

Acquaintances

Family

I’ve got four parents! My mum and dad are divorced and both of them have remarried. My mum, Tina, lives with my step-father, Costas, in Wimbledon. My dad, Harry, lives in Marbella with his new wife, Rosette. She’s the same age as me, and we get on really well.

I’ve got a younger sister called Sandra. She’s married to a guy called Ray. They have a young baby called Grace. That means I’m an aunt!

Friends

we’ll, there’s my flat mate, Fatima. She’s from Lebanon. I haven’t got a boyfriend. My ex-boyfriend, Warren still phones me every week, but I’m not interested. It’s a bit complicated because Warren is my brother-in-law’s brother.

my best friend is Stan. He’s a 54-year-old barber and his shop is just below my flat. He’s a widower and he’s got a teenage son, Danny. Danny’s learning to play the trumpet.

Acuaintances and Work

Let’s see…there’s our neighbor, Mrs. Mirren. I know her because she calls every day to complain about something. Her cats fight on our balcony.

I’m a secretary in an insurance company. My boss is called Tom and I think he’s secretly in love with me. My colleague is called Tracy and she’s secretly in love with tom. What a mess!

Listening

10. Listen for specific information

Wanda and Fatima are flat mates. They got 8 messages on their telephone. Listen and decide who they are from?

1. Who visited Wanda? Warren

2. What does Mr. Robin ask Wanda to do?

3. Who did Warren visited?

4. Who wants Wanda to g to their house?

5. Who does Harry want Wanda to meet?

6. Who left an umbrella at Wanda's house?

7. Who wants to see Wanda tomorrow evening?

11. Make a list of things that people want Wanda to do tomorroow. What do you think she should do? Why? Decide in groups.

Grammar time…

Subject and Object questions

The most common wh-questions:

Who

what

when

how

whose

why

which

Most questions follow this pattern;

Object Questions

Wh- + Word + Auxiliary + Subject +Verb ?

Where do you live?

How old are you?

What does he do?

When can we start?

Object Questions

What did she make?

When does the train leave?

Where do you live?

But sometimes wh-words can be the subject of the word order;

Subject Questions

Subject + Verb + Object (no auxiliary)

Who is talking?

What color goes with my dress?

How much oil waste each year?

Whose car hit the gate?

Subject Questions

Who built this grand hotel?

What eats bananas?

Who lives in that old house?

Wh- + prepositions

If we use a verb + preposition in a Wh-question, we usually put the preposition at the end of the question

Who are you waiting for?

Who was “ Harry Potter” written by?

Grammar Practice

12. Put the following words in order to make a question. Remember to conjugate the verbsand add an auxiliary verb if required.

he/who/visit/last week/

which/car/kind of/300 k.p.h/go

him/invite/who/dinner/to/yesterday

what/you/tv/buy

book/they/read/which/for/class

who/ask/question/the

13. Ask your partner questions to fill in the missing information Student A

_____ (who) bought a new car last week. It is a beautiful new Cadillac. He bought the car because __________ (why). My father has driven a Cadillac for many years. _____ (who) says it's the kind of car that people respect. In fact, _______ (who) have always driven Cadillacs. I remember that ________ (who) used to drive a Cadillac. When my _____ (who) first met Elvis, he saw that he was driving a ________ (what). It was then that my father decided to buy a _______ (what). Student B

My Father bought a ______ (what) last week. It is a beautiful new _______ (what kind of car). He bought the car because he says it's the best car in the world. _____ (who) has driven a Cadillac for many years. My father says it's the kind of car that ________ (what kind of car). In fact, rich and famous people have always driven _____ (what). I remember that Elvis Presley used to drive a _____ (what). When my father first met _____ (who), he saw that he was driving a pink Cadillac. It was then that _________ (who) decided to buy a Cadillac.