Lesson 1 (12.02.11)Worksheet 1

1. Look at the pictures. Try to translate the words.

Family (parents and children)

Grandparents (grandmother and

grandfather)Mother Father

Baby Siblings To be engagedTo be married

(husband and wife)

To be pregnantA pet

To have good / bad relationships with….

2. Translate and learn the words:1. family tree2. parents: mother / father3. husband / wife4. siblings: sister / brother5. baby / child / children 6. son / daughter7. relatives8. aunt / uncle9. cousin10. niece / nephew11. grandparents: grandmother / grandfather12. great-grandparents13. grandchildren14. relatives-in-law / in-laws15. mother-in-law / father-in-law

16. daughter-in-law / son-in-law17. sister-in-law / brother-in-law18. orphan19. foster parents20. Godmother / Godfather / Godchild21. half-brother / half-sister22. stepfather / stepmother23. pets24. to be single25. to be engaged 26. to be married27. to be pregnant28. to bring up29. to look after30. to have good/bad relationships with

HOMEWORK

1. Read the text. Hi! My name is Carlos. There are five people in my family. There´s my dad, Lucas, my mum Diana, my brother Paulo, my sister Sónia and me. We live in a house in Lisbon, Portugal. My father is forty- five years old. He works as a mechanic. He´s tall and thin, has got short brown hair and black eyes. He is very understanding and helpful. My mother is fourty and she is a nurse. She works in a hospital near our house. She is also tall and slim She has got short red hair and green eyes. She is lovely and generous. My sister, Sónia, is twelve. She is pretty and has got long red hair and green eyes. She is a student. My younger brother, Paulo is eight years old. He is also a student and he is a kind and calm. Now I want to tell you about me. I am fifteen years old . I am tall, my hair is brown and I am not very pretty but my friends say I am a nice person. My favourite subject is English. I am very lucky to have a wonderful family.

2. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false statements.

1. Carlos has got a brother and a sister. ___________________________________

2. His father is a journalist. ___________________________________________

3. His mother is short and fat. __________________________________________

4. He is a student. ___________________________________________________

5. His sister, Sónia is pretty and she has got brown hair._______________________

6. He doesn´t like his younger brother.____________________________________

7. He has got red hair like his mother. ____________________________________

3. Make a presentation of your family!!! (You can bring family-photo or you can make your family tree).