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TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?

1.) Which words are for males? Which are for females? Complete the chart.
Aunt

Brother

Nephew

Daughter

niece

father

husband

son

uncle

sister

Males

mother
wife

Females

Brother

Uncle

Husband

Son

Father
Nephew

Daughter

Aunt

Niece

Mother

Wife

Sister

2.) Complete this conversation. Use the present continuos of the verbs given.
Joel: You look tired, Don. Are you studying (study?)
Late at night these days?
Don: No, Im not. My brother and sister are staying (stay)
With me right now. We go to bed after midnight every night.
Joel: Really? What are they doing (do) this
Summer? Are they taking (take) classes, too?
Don: No, they arent. My brother is on vacation now, but he
Is looking (look) for a part-time job here.
Joel: what about your sister? Is she working (work)?
Don: Yes, she is. She has a part-time job at the university.
What about you, Joel? Are you in school this summer?
Joel: Yes, I am.

I am studying (study) two languages.

Don: Oh, are you taking (take) French and

Spanish again?
Joel: Well, Im taking Spanish again, but I
Am starting

(start) Japanese.

Don: Really? Thats exciting!

3.) Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to say each sentence using the words
given.
1. Joseph is Marias uncle.
Maria is Josephs niece
2. Liz is married to peter.

(niece)

Peter is Lizs husband

(husband)

3. Isabel is Franks and Lizas granddaughter.

Franks and Liza are Isabels grandparents

(grandparents)

4. We have two children.

We have a son and daughter

(son and daughter)

5. My wifes father is a painter.

My father in-law is a painter (father in-law)
6. Michael does not have a job right now.
Michael el is look for a job right now

(look for)

5.) Complete these sentences. Use the simple present or the present continuous of the
verbs given.
1. This is my aunt Barbara.
She lives

(live) in Rome, but

Shes visiting

(visit) Chile this summer.

She has

(have) a second home there.

2. And these are my parents.

They works

(work) in London,

But they are visiting (visit) my aunt in Chile

This month.
3. And here you can see my grandparents.
They lives (live) in New York, but
They are staying (stay) at my parents house

4. This is my brother-in law Edward.

He wants (want) to be a company
Director. He is studying (study) business
In Canada right now.
5. And this is my niece Christina.
She goes (go) to high school
She likes (like) mathematics, but
She doesnt like English.
9.) Rewrite these sentences about the United States using the quantifiers given.

1. Sixty-five percent of children start school before the age of five.

A hundred percent of children go to school after the age of five.
All

many *

Many children start school before the age of five.

All children start school after the age of five
2. Ninety five percent of young people get a job after they finish
High school only 20 percent goes to college.
*nearly all

a few

Nearly all young people get a job after they finish high school.
A few go to college
3. About 30 percent of people over 65 have part-time jobs .Only
About 15 percent like to travel abroad. Fifty five percent like
To stay with their grandchildren.
*many

not many few

Many people over 65 have part-time jobs. Only about 15 percent like to travel abroad.
Not many people over 65 have part-time jobs
Few like to travel abroad

11) Complete these sentences about your county .use the words in the box.

All,

1.

Most

nearly all,

most,

a lot of

, some,

young people go to the university.

2.

Some

people study English.

3.

Few

married couples have more than five children.

4.

A lot of

elderly people have part- time jobs.

5.

nearly all

students have full time jobs.

6.

No

children go to school on Saturdays.

HOMEWORK
12) Describe your family and other family
*I am Gonzalo Proao.

few,

no

My grandparents are Aquiles and Esther.

My mother is Glovandis and father is Aniceto.
I have two uncles Samuel and Julio and one Aunt Narcisa
I have 7 cousins
Im singer
13) BEST FRIEND
My best friend is Karina Palma.
Her gram parents are Pedro and Laura.
They live in Esmeraldas.
Her parents are Karina and Julio
She has a niece. Her name is Camila.
She has 2 aunts and a uncle. They are cielo, Rosa and Luis.
She is singer