HB L6 Family
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High Beginner Has and Have: In present tense sentences and present perfect tenses we use has with the third person singular: "He has a pet dog." "She has a boyfriend." "It has rained all day" (present perfect) 'You' and 'I' use have. "You have a nice apartment." "I have a problem." Plural nouns use have "Dogs have better personalities than cats." "My shoes have holes on them." Singular nouns and uncountable nouns use has "The traffic has made me late." "Which shop has the best clothes." Page 16 § Biological Parent (n.) One of a child's natural parents, either the male who supplied the sperm or the female who supplied the egg § Dysfunctional (adj.)behaving or acting outside social norms § Adoption (n.) the act of adopting a child § Relative (n.) a person who is in the same family as somebody else § Cousin (n.) a child of your aunt or uncle § To learn about different members of a family § Asking someone about family details § Answering questions about your family Family John: Hey Robert. I’ve been working with you for two years and I don’t know anything about your family. I know you are not married, but what was your childhood like? Did you grow up with your mom and dad around? Robert: Yeah John. I don’t talk about my family a lot. My biological parents were not the best people in the world. You could say that I grew up in a dysfunctional family. My dad used to beat my mother and my mom was a drug addict. John: I’m sorry to hear that buddy. That must have been hard. Did you live with them your whole childhood? Robert: No. When I was 13 years old one of my teachers reported my family to the Child Protective Services. They took me out of my house and away from my parents. My parents decided to give me up for adoption. I was eventually adopted by a long lost relative. My dad’s brother came down from Toronto, Canada and took me in. I lived with him until I was 18 and went to college. John: That is crazy. Did you like your uncle? Robert: Yes. He is a great person and I was thankful to have a blood relative adopt me. He had a 12 year old son from a previous marriage and he lived with us too. We were a household of three people. John: That must have been fun living with a cousin that you hadn’t met before. http://drewseslfluencylessons.com/2-advanced/family/script-for-esl-family-terms- conversation-activity/ https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/have- or-has
Transcript of HB L6 Family
High Beginner
Has and Have: In present tense sentences and present perfect tenses we use has with the third person singular:
"He has a pet dog.""She has a boyfriend.""It has rained all day" (present perfect)
'You' and 'I' use have. "You have a nice apartment.""I have a problem."
Plural nouns use have "Dogs have better personalities than cats.""My shoes have holes on them."
Singular nouns and uncountable nouns use has"The traffic has made me late.""Which shop has the best clothes."
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§ Biological Parent (n.) One of a child's
natural parents, either the male who supplied
the sperm or the female who supplied
the egg
§ Dysfunctional (adj.)behaving or acting
outside social norms
§ Adoption (n.) the act of adopting a child
§ Relative (n.) a person who is in the same
family as somebody else
§ Cousin (n.) a child of your aunt or uncle
§ To learn about different members of a
family
§ Asking someone about family details
§ Answering questions about your
family
Family
John: Hey Robert. I’ve been working with you for two years and I don’t know anything about your family. I know you are not married, but what was your childhood like? Did you grow up with your mom and dad around?Robert: Yeah John. I don’t talk about my family a lot. My biological parents were not the best people in the world. You could say that I grew up in a dysfunctional family. My dad used to beat my mother and my mom was a drug addict.John: I’m sorry to hear that buddy. That must have been hard. Did you live with them your whole childhood?Robert: No. When I was 13 years old one of my teachers reported my family to the Child Protective Services. They took me out of my house and away from my parents. My parents decided to give me up for adoption. I was eventually adopted by a long lost relative. My dad’s brother came down from Toronto, Canada and took me in. I lived with him until I was 18 and went to college.John: That is crazy. Did you like your uncle?Robert: Yes. He is a great person and I was thankful to have a blood relative adopt me. He had a 12 year old son from a previous marriage and he lived with us too. We were a household of three people.John: That must have been fun living with a cousin that you hadn’t met before.
http://drewseslfluencylessons.com/2-advanced/family/script-for-esl-family-terms-conversation-activity/
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/have-or-has
High Beginner
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Instruction: Look at the picture of a family tree below and try to share your own family tree in the class.
Instruction: Discuss the questions below with a partner
1. How many people are there in your family? Tell me about someone in your family?
2. Who is the oldest /youngest person in your family? Tell me about him/her.
3. How many cousins do you have?
4. Does anyone in your family looks like you?
5. Describe a fun family activity that you do with your family?
High Beginner
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Instruction: Complete the sentences below with the words on the box.
1. My son is my daughter’s __________.
2. My father is my daughter’s __________.
3. My wife is my son’s __________.
4. My father’s sister is my __________.
5. My uncle’s son is my __________.
6. My mother is my daughter’s __________.
7. My sister’s son is my __________.
8. My sister’s daughter is my __________.
9. My son’s mother is my __________.
10. My daughter is my son’s ___________.
11. My son’s father is my __________.
12. My mother’s husband is my ____________.
Dysfunctional Because I grew up in
a dysfunctional family, anger is a big
issue for me
Cousin She's my cousin.
Nephew I had a nephew who read
the sports page at four.
Niece If he's my uncle, then I'm
his niece.
Share your thoughts:
1. Who do you think has the most power in your family? Why?
2. Are good family members or good friends more important? Why?
3. How close are you to your extended family? (cousins, aunts, great uncles etc.)
4. What do you think is the most important thing to make a happy family?
5. How do you think western families and eastern families differ?
CousinGrandfatherBrotherMotherNephewWifeHusbandAuntGrandmotherFatherNieceSister
