Unit 1 - listening (hay)

Nuclear family: the mother, father, sisters, and brothers.. Extended family: the family members of a nuclear and grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, and in-laws... Si

Nuclear family: the mother,

father, sisters, and brothers.

Extended family: the family

members of a nuclear and grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, and in-laws.

Single parent family: only

one parent and children

Childless family: couples

living together without any child

1 Listen and repeat

Flight coach

Close-knit leftovers Reserved rarely

Spread out crowded

2.Task 1: Listen to the conversation between Paul and Andrea and decide whether the statements are true ( T )

or false ( F )

1 Andrea can’t wait for her flight

2 Paul is very excited about coming home

3 Paul’s home is 280 kilometres from

where they are now

4 There are more children in Andrea’s

family than in Paul’s

F F F T

180 Paul’s family is not a close-knit family

booking a flight

6 children

3 Task 2 : Fill in the gap

A : Haven’t decided yet ? All the (1) ………

by now I’m sure It’s the holiday season, after all

P : …….my family (2) ……… from here I usually

take the train or coach

A : You don’t sound excited about it

P : Well, we are not really (3)……… I have three

brothers and they are spread out all over the place

A : Well, I try to get home as soon as possiple We’re a (4), ……… there are…

P : six kids ?

A : Yes, and (5)………my brothers are married…

so we end up (6)……… a lot

P : Well, At my home my mother loves to cook, so when we get home

seats have been reserved lives about 180 km

a close-knit family

big family

we’re all really close

going out to dinner

4 Task 3 : Write down the different things between

Paul’s and Andrea’s

- isn’t a close-knit family

- often eat the meal at

home

- is a close-knit family

- often eat out when they get together