Unit 1 - Session 2: We're Family!

Unit 1 | Session 2
We’re family!
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Share about family
Unit 1 | Session 2
We’re family!
Lesson overview
1 GET STARTED: Our families
2 READING: A happy family
3 SPEAKING TASK 1: Keeping in touch
4 SPEAKING TASK 2: Respond and comment
5 PROGRESS CHECK
GET STARTED
Our families
Think about your answers to these questions. Then
discuss them with a partner.
My family gets together to celebrate
birthdays, they also get together in the spring
1 When does your family get together? to go eat at my grandfather's house.
2 How many people are at a typical gathering?

In a typical meeting there are eight people. My mom, my dad, my 3 sisters, my uncle, my grandfather and me.
3We Where do you meet?
meet at my house, because they agree, and they really like to visit my dad.
4 What do you do together?

when we are together we talk about life, education, health, we play with each other and eat a lot of pizza,
5 Who is the most interesting family member? Why?
6 Who is the oldest? The youngest?
I am the most interesting member of my family, because I am always
happy and so are they, I tell them jokes, I teach them to recite, they have
a lot of fun when I am by their side, and when I am not there they miss
me.
The oldest of all is my grandfather, he is seventy-seven years old.

The youngest is my sister, she is seven years old.
GET STARTED
Our families
Discuss the questions in groups.
me puedes decir quien tiene el pariente mas mayor
Can you tell me how old your oldest relative is?
• How many brothers and sisters are there in your
group’s families?
In my family group I don't have brothers, I only have 3 sisters.
• Who has the oldest relative?
My great-grandmother is 96 years old!
• Who has the youngest relative?
My family gets together for her birthday.
• Who has the biggest family gathering? There are usually about 25 of us.
• Who has the smallest family?
You have the oldest relative, and I

think I have the youngest. My
nephew was born last week!
READING
Read for gist
Read the email. Who is the writer? What’s the writer’s main purpose?
READING
Read for details
Read the email again. What do you learn about the writer’s husband and family?
abuela grandmother
grandchildren
thank for the birthday
The grandfather didn't know how to

He lived in 3 countries and spoke 5 languages
He loved talking to
They had 3 children and 5 grandchildren
READING
Recall
Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Discuss with a partner.
1 The grandma is excited about the future.
2 She is 100 years old.
3 Her husband lived in three countries and spoke
five languages.
4 Her husband did the cooking during their
marriage.
5 She has three children.
6 She has 15 grandchildren.
7 She has a cheerful personality.
SPEAKING TASK 1
Keeping in touch
What relatives do you have a close
relationship with? How do you keep in
touch with them?
I am close with my aunt. We live

in different cities, but we text
each other a few times a week.
I am close with my sister we talk every day since I am in the University. She tells me her
things and I tell her mine, we always get along well.
I’m close with my grandma. She
doesn’t email or text, but she lives
close to me. We see each other about
once a week.
SPEAKING TASK 2 My sister is very serious in all meetings she never smiles.
My dad is very generous, he always gives gifts to people.
My grandfather, he works hard and is very sociable, he has a lot of friends and he
Respond and comment talks to everyone.
My mom is a very brave person because she is not afraid to face new situations.
Student A: Make a comment about a relative.

Student B: Give an adjective from the box.
Student A: Elaborate about your relative.
Be creative! My grandfather loves parties.
How boring to be serious.
How nice that you are generous.
1 My grandfather loves parties. Good that he is sociable, I also have many friends.
Incredible. I admire him.
He sounds sociable.
2 My uncle spoke five languages.
3 My grandmother swims every day!
4 My husband’s side of the family never smiles. He is! He always talks to everyone
5 My aunt was born on a farm, and she got up at the store, at restaurants...
early every day to feed the animals.
brave cheerful hardworking healthy

intelligent reliable serious sociable
PROGRESS CHECK
Now I can...
 listen to a story and recall details.
 read an email and draw conclusions.
 describe family members and ask questions about other

people’s family members.
- Speak, writing, reading

- Share about family
- Describe family members
- Talking about family
- Describe my family
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We’re family!
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2 How many people are at a typical gathering?

4 What do you do together?

The oldest of all is my grandfather, he is seventy-seven years old.

You have the oldest relative, and I

The grandfather didn't know how to

I am close with my aunt. We live

Student A: Make a comment about a relative.

brave cheerful hardworking healthy

 listen to a story and recall details.

 read an email and draw conclusions.

 describe family members and ask questions about other

- Speak, writing, reading

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