Unit 1 Family Affairs

Family life

Language profileNumbers of years studying EnglishReasons for studying EnglishWhere you studiedEnglish exams passedReason for studying for First Certificate

Day 11Family lifeWarm-upTalk about your family: who they are (physical appearance, personality)what they do for a living (studies, job)

Talk about the activities you enjoy doing with your family

Vocabulary: Types of houses

http://www.slideshare.net/MJSIMOES/types-of-houses-powerpointVocabulary: Household chores

Do the shoppingLay/Clear the tableWash the carDo the washing upVacuum the carpetIdling (doing nothing)Do the laundryMake the bedTake out the garbageMawn the lawnWater the plantsWalk the dog

https://pekewiki-loja.wikispaces.com/HOUSEHOLD+CHORESWarm-up: Back to boards

Day 26Complete First Certificate, Guy Brook-Hart. Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Listening comprehensionVocabularya) hang outb) lay the tablec) get on with thingsd) on my owne) pretty busyf) do something for pleasureg) do up h) DIYi) argumentsj) now and againk) go on for too longl) speech

1. angry disagreements with sb.2. to repair or paint3. not having much free time4. do-it-yourself: making or repairing things for your home instead of paying someone to do them for you5. a talk6. occasionally7. take a long time8. enjoy doing sth.9. to place sth. wet outside to dry10. set the table ready for a meal11. alone12. to give your time to sth. and make progress with itGrammara) Penny Palmano has written a best-selling book on teenagers.b) Shes been writing books for more than 20 years.

Result of an activityLength of an activity

a) Ive been learning how to do things like carpentry and so on.b) Ive phoned her more than six times, but she never answers the phone

Times something has been repeatedChanges/developments which are not finished

Ive been helping my mum while her assistant is on holiday.Weve lived in this house since I was a small child.

TemporaryPermanent

PRACTICE: sb (p.12)+ wb (p.4)Discussion: Teenagers vs Parents

VocabularyAdjectives: CHARACTER (p. 10/ex.1)Discussion: TEENS VS. PARENTS (tell each other what you dont like about one another)Warm-up: Family mattersWhen you were a small child

Did you use to take your brothers or sisters things without permission? Did you use to phone your parents to say you were coming home late?Did you play a musical instrument?

Listening: Blocking lexisBefore you listen, look at the following pictures and try to guess the words and expressions they represent or match the words/expressions with the pictures.

BORROW

LEND

LAPTOPSITUATION 5

WALK OFF WITH (sth) = steal (sth).

STUFF = things

I DONT MINDSITUATION 6

Exhausted = worn outSpend agesHave a breakWhats the matter?A family outingSITUATION 7

The bus is going to p u..... the boysHe is c.Pick upComplainSITUATION 8

There are a lot of taxis...................Me, Hes ...SHOCKED AS WELLAVAILABLEAS WELLAVAILABLESHOCKEDVocabulary: Phrasal verbsex. 12. F 3. D 4. B 5. E 6. Aex. 22. worn out / clearing up3. went on4. pick up / do upGrammarP. 12 / ex. 22. Have asked3. Have cleaned4. Has been playing5. Have passed6. Has only been working7. Have spent8. Have been cooking