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Topics: Family
by Adrian Tennant
LEAD-IN FIRST SENTENCES
Read these sentences. What do you think the
in all directions.
G L M U N P Q U E N D S
G R A N D P A R E N T S
K F T C A I N R A M T I
D E L L E W K B I L J S
I N K E Y C S S N I W T b. Last year, my mother got married again.
V I N X R U A A J I L E
S N E P H E W B F U H R
O L I X B A M E Y W F U
c. I’m 41 years old and I’m going to be
M A W Q E E U Z P N R E a grandmother!
V W U R L J X N B P K O
M S T E P B R O T H E R
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READING: LETTERS
a.
Dear Betty
1. Dear Betty, 3. Dear Betty,
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
My new dad is called Bryan. I know he’s actually I never knew my real parents. I was adopted and grew
my stepdad but that’s okay. He already had two kids up in a really loving home but knew nothing about my
– Carly and Tony – so now I have a stepsister and a original family. So, imagine my surprise when I bumped
stepbrother. The problem is that Tony is a brat – he into someone who looked exactly like me! It was like
keeps taking my things. He never asks me if he can looking in a mirror. It turned out I had an identical twin
borrow things and then he loses or breaks them. I’ve sister, Karen. But now I’m not sure what to do. Should
tried talking to my mum and Bryan but they tell me we try to get to know each other more? What if we don’t
I have to learn to share. What can I do? get on? What do you think I should do?
Aaron Trudy
2. Dear Betty, 4. Dear Betty,
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
I know living with my husband’s family might sound I know it sounds shocking – I couldn’t believe it when
strange but in my culture it’s quite normal. Sometimes I heard the news, especially as my daughter is only
it’s great because I have two children and his parents 16. When I tell people, they look at me as though I’m
can help me look after them. The problem is that my to blame – that maybe I neglected my daughter which
mother-in-law doesn’t agree with the way I’m bringing is why she became pregnant – but the truth is we’re a
my children up. She says I’m not strict enough, so loving family and I just don’t understand what went
sometimes we argue. What can I do? wrong. I’ve come to terms with it now but how do I
make other people realize that I’m not a bad mother?
Barbara
a.
these questions. B. I know it must be difficult for you but I wonder if
the other children are also finding it hard? How old
1. What is the relationship between Aaron’s mum
and Carly?
are they? Are you the oldest? It seems as if you get
2. on quite well with your stepdad, so at least that’s not a
with her in-laws? problem. And your mu m might be right – if you’ve
3.
4. How old was Barbara when she had her daughter?
never had a brother or sister before then it’s something
you might just have to learn to get used to.
a.
advice. Match the replies to the correct letters.
A. I can’t imagine how you must have felt and I really do
understand that it must be very difficult for you – your
life has been turned on its head. But this is an opportunity
you can’t afford to miss. If you don’t take it, you might
regret it for the rest of your life. Take things slowly at first.
After all, you’ve got a lot to find out about each other.
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Topics: Family
by Adrian Tennant
WORKING WITH THE LANGUAGE
INTEGRATED SKILLS WORKSHEET
Focus 1: Understanding meaning
male either / both
dad mum parents
Focus 2: Language use
into the table.
Look back at the letters and circle all the modal
LISTENING
questions.
the agony aunt and the radio show?
SPEAKING
Focus 1: Meaning
respond to. In groups, discuss the advice you
PROJECT
5. exactly the same
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