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Supplementary Material Notes






LESSON: 1A

All in the family



Supplement title Type of supplement Where to use Objectives


Family tree Pair work On the “Family • Using family vocabulary.
information tree” page (Page B)
• Asking questions to check
exchange activity. after Exercise A. details.

Student A

1. Below is a family tree. Read the text to Student B. Student B will listen and draw the family tree. Don’t
look at B’s family tree.










John Maud









Michael Maureen Mary David











Tracy Bill Sarah









Tom Hannah

John and Maud are husband and wife. Mary is their youngest daughter. David is Mary’s

husband. Hannah and Tom are David and Mary’s grandchildren. Their mother is Tracy and
their father is Bill. Michael is Bill’s uncle. Bill is Maureen’s nephew. Sarah is John’s
granddaughter and Tom’s aunt.


2. After B has finished drawing the family tree compare your family trees. Are they the same?

Student B

1. Student a will read about a family. Listen to your partner and draw the family’s family tree below. Use
the names in the box. At the end you can ask questions to check.


Mary John Hannah Tom Tracy Michael

Maud Bill Maureen Sarah David
















































2. After you have finished drawing the family tree compare your family tree with A’s. Are they the same?

Supplementary Material Notes







Family roots




Supplement title Type of supplement Where to use Objectives

Ancestors Reading On the “Respecting • Understanding a reading

remembered comprehension. your roots” page text.
Reading (Page B) after
• Ordering events
comprehension Exercise A.
chronologically.
(US and GB English
versions for
answer sheet)

1. After reading the text close your textbook and put the events from the text into chronological order.


Agata’s first grandchild was born.


Agata married David.


Agata started retracing her family roots.


Agata was adopted by an English family.


Agata’s son married a Polish girl.


Agata moved to London with her parents.


Agata’s parents died.


Agata retired.


Agata’s parents met in Kraków


2. Now check your textbook to see if you answered correctly.


3. Answer the following questions.


1. Where was Agata born?



2. What job did Agata retire from?



3. Why did Agata decide to find out about her family history?



4. How old was Agata when her parents died?




5. How do you think Agata felt when her grandson married a Polish girl? Why?

Supplementary Material Notes







Profile of a family




Supplement title Type of supplement Where to use Objectives

Family icons Reading On the “Family • Reading a text in order to

comprehension and types” page (Page create icons.
discussion. D) during or after • Discussing different family

Exercise A. types.

1. Read the text “Family Structure” in your textbook. Then draw icons for each family structure to be used
in a web page about families. The first one is done for you.



A nuclear family A single parent family



















An extended family A childless family


















A stepfamily

2. Form groups of three or four.

• Compare icons. Do you all have the same

ideas?

• Find out which type of structure each person’s

family has.

• What are the advantages and disadvantages

for each of the five family types?

Supplementary Material Notes







Friends forever




Supplement title Type of supplement Where to use Objectives

Adjective chat Speaking and On the “A letter • Using adjectives to

discussion. from a friend” page describe people you know.
(Page B) after
Exercise C.

Adjective chat!





1. Check you understand all of the adjectives below.






















































2. Form groups of 3 or 4. Each person takes a turn - close your eyes and touch inside the circle. For the
adjective you touch you must talk about someone you know, using that adjective. Below are examples.


My father is very creative. He is always My friend, Giro, is really shy. He never talks
making things out of wood for the house. to anyone unless he knows them well.