47035 joes family and house

Dad is 52 with beard and gentle blue eyes.. I’m 15 years old and I have a twelve-year brother who shares my room with me.. He’s got curly hair and blue eyes.. I’m not very tall, I’ve wel

My name is Joe and I’m the average

high-school student I live with my family in a

block of flats I live on the 5th floor Our flat

is pretty roomy I have 4 brothers and

sisters They are both older and younger

than me and they share rooms – so do I

My family is a bit crazy Dad is 52 with beard and gentle blue eyes Mom’s got beautiful dark hair, is always cooking something and taking care of us kids I’m 15 years old and I have a twelve-year

brother who shares my room with me He’s got

curly hair and blue eyes He’s very happy-go-lucky and enjoys playing football I’m not very tall, I’ve well defined muscles and I have dark hair and brown eyes, just like my Mom

Our house is full of old furniture, things that we inherited from my grandparents and other things that my parents bought themselves There’s a big clock on the living-room wall and some armchairs

that look as if they’ve come out of the 19th century portrait

My room is big with twin beds Jamie, my brother,

has posters of football players all over his side of

the wall and I have a couple of nice-looking girls on

my side The cat sometimes comes into the room and lies on one of the beds, waiting for me to play

with him Old toys are still round the place and inside the wardrobe where our clothes are as well It’s a pretty fine space and I like spending time

there, playing my guitar

Task 1 - Are the following sentences TRUE

or FALSE? Correct the FALSE ones

1 Joe shares his room with a younger sister.

2 Joe’s father is fifty-four and has gentle brown

eyes

3 Joe’s mom is always knitting.

4 Joe’s room is tiny.

5 Joe’s brother enjoys playing the guitar.

Task 3 – What do the underlined words refer

to in the text?

1.my

2.they

3.he

4.they

5.his

6.him

7.our

8.it

Task 5 – Write a short description of your bedroom

Don’t forget to mention the following:

• The furniture you have there

• The place where the objects are

• Your opinion about your room

1- Where does Joe live with his family?

2- What do Joe’s parents look like?

3- What does Joe’s mother enjoy doing?

4- Who does Joes share his bedroom with?

5- What is his bedroom like?

Task 4 - Find the synonyms for the following words in the text.

1- big building

3- divides

4- cheerful

5- picture

Task 6 – What do they do at home every day?

a) b) c) d)

e) f) g) h)

Task 7 – What are they doing at the moment?

d) e) f)

g) h) i)