5 - A FAMILY PICNIC

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<p>5 A family picnic Preview 1 CULTURE In North America, 97 percent of people say that their family is the most important part of their life. But people in North America move often, and many children leave home at age 18. Many families only see each other on important holidays or at family parties. Six percent of all families move every year. RENT On an average day, 116,438 people move. People often live far away from their parents and grandparents. Only 36 percent of families see their relatives once a week. TRUCK In your country, when do children leave home? Do families move often? How often do families see each other? 2 VOCABULARY Family PAIR WORK How are these people related to Jane? Fill in the blanks in her family tree. grandmother 1. grandfather = aunt 2. 3. father brother 4. Jane husband brother-in-law 5. niece daughter 6. 7. 18 Unit 5 Cambridge University Press 2013 Content from Interchange 1, Cambridge University Press 2013</p><p>3 GUESS THE STORY Watch the first 45 seconds of the video with the sound off. The young woman is Beth. Who do you think these people are? 1. Beth's husband 2. 3. 4. Watch the video 4 GET THE PICTURE Who's at the picnic? Check () Yes or No. Then compare with a partner. Yes No Beth's parents Beth's uncle and aunt Beth's brother Beth's sister Beth's nephew Beth's brother-in-law Beth's niece Beth's cousin Beth's grandparents 5 WATCH FOR DETAILS Check the correct answer. Then compare with a partner. 1. Kathleen and Jerry are Beth's 4. Beth's mother, aunt, and uncle are parents. getting ready to mother's play a game father's cook lunch 2. likes to fish. 5. Beth's niece is Beth's father Kimberley Beth's brother-in-law Megan 3. Kathleen and Jerry are looking 6. At every family picnic, Beth's for husband birds walks in the woods Ted takes a photograph Unit 5 19 Cambridge University Press 2013 Content from Interchange 1, Cambridge University Press 2013</p><p>6 WHAT'S YOUR OPINION? PAIR WORK Read the culture note on page 18 again. Do you think Beth's family is like most families in North America? How is it the same and how is it different? Follow-up 7 YOUR FAMILY A PAIR WORK Is your family like Beth's? Tell about your family and find out about your partner's. Ask questions like these: Are you living with your parents right now? If not, do you live near your parents? Do you live near or far from your brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and grandparents? Are you married? Do you have children? If so, how old are they? Do you have brothers and sisters? Are they going to school or working? B Draw a simple picture (or show your partner a photo) of your family. Your partner will ask questions about each person. Is this your sister? What does she do? Is she studying English, too? 8 AN INTERESTING PERSON A PAIR WORK Find out about your partner's most interesting relative or friend. Ask questions like these: Who's your most interesting relative or friend? What's his or her name? What does he or she do? Where is he or she living now? How old is he or she? Is he or she married? B Now tell another classmate about your partner's relative like this: Yong-su has an interesting cousin. Her name is Son-hee. She works at a zoo. She's from Seoul. She's working in New York now. She's 30 years old. 20 Unit 5 Cambridge University Press 2013 Content from Interchange 1, Cambridge University Press 2013</p><p>Language close-up WHAT DID SHE SAY? Watch the video and complete Beth's description. Then practice it. Beth describes her family members. Hi, I'm Beth, and this is my husband, Chris. We're for a family picnic. the picnic in the country. That's my , Ted. He to fish. And my mom, Angela, She's talking to my Aunt Helen and Uncle James. Helen my mom's sister, and James is Helen's And that's my sister, Kimberley. Jake's in the woods. He's years old and very Kimberley Jake's mom. So Jake is my 10 PRESENT CONTINUOUS SIMPLE PRESENT A Complete the conversation using the present continuous or simple present. Then practice with a partner. 1. A: Do all of your relatives live in the United States? B: No, I have (have) relatives in Mexico. My grandparents and older sister (live) there. 2. A: What does your sister do? Does she have a job? B: No, she (work) right now. She (go) to school. 3. A: What is she studying? B: She (study) English literature. She (love) it. 4. A: What about your grandparents? Do they still work or are they retired? B: They (work) anymore, but they love to travel. Right now, they're (visit) China! B CLASS ACTIVITY Write similar questions of your own. Then go around the class and interview your classmates about their families. Write some of your questions below. 1. Do your parents live in ? 2. 3. 4. Unit 5 21 Cambridge Press 2013</p>