eet ed Meee UCR eT WORD POWER Fami A. Look at Joseph's family tree. How are these people related to him? ‘Add the words to the family tree. daughter sister-in-law ; father uncle grandmother wife = grandfather and 2 -L aunt and Joseph (husband) and his brother and sonand and nephew B Draw your family tree (or a friend's family tree). Then take turns talking about your families. Ask follow-up questions to get more information. ‘A: There are six people in my family. Ihave one brother and two sisters. B: How old is your brother?LISTENING Famous relatives © Listen to four conversations about famous people. How is the second person related to the first person? = a Q® cs Py 9 Rashida Julia Jones Kunis Roberts CONVERSATION He's traveling in Thailand. © A Listen and practice. K Minera VAL 7 Yes thav troterand sr TR wax oh whatdoesyurster ct JA. TWA stososuapon showotsfora Fall ron [RL wae Wont ardohatsbortrtraie Fi 1A Hesawriter He travels andwrtes 5 about his experiences for a magazine. MAX What an interesting family! Can | meet them? TINA Sure, but my sister's not here right now. ‘She's treating patients in Cameroon. MAX —Andyour brother? » Pp yo eon ns tov my ste ma ho © B Listen to the rest of the conversation. Where do Max's parents live? What do his parents do? P P PRONUNCIATION inton: © A Listen and practice. Notice that statements usually have falling intonation. nin statements She's working in Cameroon. He's traveling in Thailand. B PAIR WORK Practice the conversation in Exercise 3 again What an interesting faBi GRAMMAR FOCUS ° ‘Are you living at home now? Yes, lam. No, I'm not. Is your sister working in another city? Yes sheis, No, she's not./No, she isn’t. ‘Are your parents studying English this year? Yes, theyre. _No, they're net./No, they aren't. Where are you working now? Vm not working. | need a job. What is your brother doing? He's traveling in Thailand. What are your friends doing these days? They're studying for their exams, EEUU ‘A Complete these phone conversations using the present continuous. ‘A: Hi, Brittany. What you A: So, Madison, how you and (doy? your sister (do) in college? B: Hey, Zach. | (eat) a sandwich B: We (have) a lot of fun, Mom! at O'Connor's. A: Fun? OK, but your sister ‘A: Mmm Is it good? (0) to class every morning? B: Yeah. I's delicious. Wait, they Yeah, Mom. She (work) hard (bring) my dessert now. and | am, too. 'm serious! Its chocolate cake with ice cream. Call you later! Bye! B PAIR WORK Write a short dialogue using the present continuous, then practice it. C CLASS WORK Read your dialogue to the class. G DISCUSSION What are you doing these days? GROUP WORK Ask and answer questions about what you are doing. Use the topics in the box and your own ideas. Ask follow-up questions to get more information. B: I'm playing basketball in college. ‘A: That's nice. And are you enjoying it? traveling {going to high school or college playing = sport learning @ musical instrument living alone working or studying MET Unit 57 INTERCHANGE 5 Family facts Find out about your classmates families. Go to Interchange 5 on page 119. B SNAPSHOT of the World Quiz True oF false? Take the quiz, then check your answers. 'h Argentina, 80% of the population ive bh Russia, 99.7% of the population can read and wre hh Soulh Korea, more than 85% of high school students go on to college. hh Denmarc, 70% of the women have jobs, In Mexico, 20% of the population is 65 years old or more. Brall occupies 60% of the area of South America Fr Chile, mare than 90% of the population ives with tarily Japan imports about 25% of Jamaica's total coffee production. Ih India, more than 25% ofthe population goes to the movies regula Neer i tS nr De Teer aera, Which facts surprise you? Why? What interesting facts do you know about your country? bo) CONVERSATION | didn’t know that. A Listen and practice meee eee VICKY Thanks Yes its my ovr picture fu. LUIS Hs realy rice. So, do you have ay brothers or sisters? VICKY No, man only chile Actually lot of families in China have only one chil LUIS Oh, really?! didn’t know that, VICKY What about you, Luis? LUIS come from a big family. have two brothers and four sisters. VICKY Wow! Is that typical in Peru? LUIS Yen not sure, Many families are smaller these days, But big families are great because you get a lot of birthday presents! HS hhh Si Shy © 5 Listen to the rest of the conversation. What does Vicky like about being an only child? What an interesting fat 0 GRAMMAR FOCUS ° : rg Nearly all families have only one child. Most Many Alotof families are smaller these days Some Ba ssck taery 1) eriplaa have rrsrechancons Gd. Few 0% ~~ Noone (pots mastried befoew the oye of 18: A Rewrite these sentences using quantifiers. Then compare with a partner, 1. In the US., 69% of high school students go to college. 2. Seven percent of the people in Brazil are age 65 or older. 3. In india, 0% of the people vote before the age of 18. 4. Forty percent of the people in Sweden live alone. 5. In Canada, 22% of the people speak French at home. B PAIR WORK Rewrite the sentences in part A so that they are true about your country. Inthe US, most high school students go to college, a ]wrint ING An email to an online friend A. You have an online friend in another country. Write an email to your friend about your family. New email Dear Jessie, Thanks for your email. You have a very nice family! Now let me tell you about my family. My ‘parents are teachers in our local school. Most families here are large. | have three brothers, ‘but | don't have a sister. 'm the only daughter. My brothers’ names are B_ GROUP WORK Take tums reading your emails. Ask questions to get more information MEETS Unit 5@ READING A A journalist interviewed four people. Read the title of the article. What do you think the answer will be? Check (V) the answer. [11 Yes, most famiies do. [1] No, most families don't. [[] Some famies do, some families don't TIME TOGETHER? LL ls a little sad, but most of the time we spend as a family is watching TV. We don't talk much. My mom and dad both work, and they're often tired when they get home. My sister just plays ‘games on her tablet all evening. It's kind of boring. Maybe we spend about an hour 2 day together. It's never more than that. = Billy Foster ‘We're always really busy, but we make an effort to spend time togethier, My grandparents come over to our house ‘twice @ week for dinner. | think family is very important, Toften help my mom or dad cook the meals. Sometimes we all go to the movies. | like that alot. = Carla Costantini B Read the interviews. Then check the correct names. Who ...? 4, watches a lot of TV 2. sees their grandparents twice a week 3, spends time outdoors 4, stays at home with the kids 5. doesn't spend much time with family 6. does housework during the day . 2 = g > oooooo oooo0o00% oooooo C GROUP WORK What do families look like in your country? Do dads stay at home with their children? Do you think that's a good thing or a bad thing? Is itimportant to you to spend time with your family? What an interesting fami