ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Name:________________________________

8thgraders 2019. Class: __________ Date: __________________

Miss M. Caquisane
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Objectives:
Recognize thematic vocabulary, phrases and key words related to family members.
Identify nuclear and extended family.
Recognize Possessive Pronouns and adjectives to give references about family members.
Use the Simple Present Tense to give information about family members (orally and written)

A.- Read about Edith’s family and then draw the family tree.

EDITH’S FAMILY

.Edith is a lovely housewife. She enjoys doing her daily chores (washing, cooking, sweeping, mopping, etc.). Nowadays,

She has noticed that she is alone, because her children Melanie and George have gone away with (1)their own families.

Melanie is married to Peter, a well-known engineer who works in a great factory. Their son James, is studying to be a vet,

He really dreams having his own pet shelter. He is planning to marry his fiancé Ruby. She is going to be a nurse. (2)Their

wedding is as soon as they graduate.

George is married to Hellen. They have three children, Pamela (20), Gabo (15), and Kevin (10). Their father is a business

manager; he runs a shopping mall downtown. His wife is an accountant in some of the stores there. She works at home;

her office is in the second floor of their house. She is expecting a baby in these days; his name is going to be Ben. George is

working hard to ensure (3)their children future. Pamela is at the university, she is studying Chemistry Engineering. Gabo

is at school, he is an eleventh grader, and (4)he hopes to study odontology. Kevin is in sixth grade, he loves soccer.

Hellen is a secretary in one of the stores in the mall; she is very busy most of the time. (5)Her mother Carol says she is too

stressed lately, but (6)her husband Samuel says that she has been always like that. (7)They only had one child.

Edith’s husband passed away a year ago, so she is a widow. She does a lot of handcrafts, like knitting, sewing, and

painting. So, Edith hopes to take care of Ben very soon. (8)She has made him a lot of things to wear and to decorate his

room. Everybody is waiting for (9)this little boy.

Edith’s Family Tree

B.- Answer the following questions.

1.- Who is the reading about? ________________________________________________________

2.- How many children has Melanie and Peter got? ________________________________________________________

3.- Is Ruby Melanie and Peter’s daughter? _______________________________________________________

4.- When is the newborn arriving? _______________________________________________________

5.- Does Pamela study the university? _______________________________________________________

6.- Where does Hellen work? ________________________________________________________

7.- What is James studying? ________________________________________________________

8.- Whose cousin is Ben going to be? ________________________________________________________

9.- How many nieces/nephews does James have? ________________________________________________________

10. Does Melanie have grandchildren? ___________________________________________________

C.- Write True or False.

1.- James’ sister in low is Hellen _________ 2.- Hellen works in a shopping mall _________

3.- Kevin is younger than Ben _________ 4.- James likes sports _________

5.- Melanie is Gabo’s aunt _______ 6.- Carol is Samuel’s mother _________

D.- Who do these words refer to in the reading?

1.- The word ‘their’ in number 1 refers to: ______________________________________________

2.- The word ‘Their’ in number 2 refers to: ______________________________________________

3.- The word ‘their’ in number 3 refers to: _______________________________________________

4.- The word ‘he’ in number 4 refers to: _________________________________________________

5.- The word ‘Her’ in number 5 refers to: ________________________________________________

6.- The word ‘her’ in number 6 refers to: _______________________________________________

7.- The word ‘They’ in number 7 refers to: ______________________________________________

8.- The word ‘she’ in number 8 refers to: _______________________________________________

9.- The word ‘this’ in number 9 refers to: ________________________________________________

E.-Complete the text by using the words below.

SONS - PARENTS - BROTHERS - SISTERS - DAUGHTER - BROTHER - COUSIN - FAMILY

CHILDREN - COUSINS - UNCLE - AUNTS - CHILD

Hello my name’s Eliza. This is my family tree. I’ve got a baby 1. ______________. His name’s Sam. My mother’s 2.

________________ are my grandparents. Their names are Gonzalo and Rita. They’ve got three children, one 3.

______________ and two 4. _______________. Their daughter is my mother. Her name is Julie. My father’s called

Ernesto. My mother’s 5. _____________ are called Alex and David. Uncle Alex is married to Silvia. They’ve got one 6.

_______________ called Thomas. Thomas is my 7. ______________. 8. _______________ David is married to Lucy and

They’ve got two 9. ________________ called Ann and Kim. Ann and Kim are 10. _______________ and they’re also my

11. _______________. Silvia and Lucy are my 12. ______________. They are very nice. I love my 13._______________.