Unit 2 Family Members and relatives

Simba’s family FAMILY= father and mother, I love you.

Family members father mother sister brother grandfather grandmother uncle aunt

Can you draw your family tree?

Work in pairs: Talk about your family How many people are there in your family? There are……… Have you got any grandparents? brother? sister? aunts? uncles? What’s your father’s job?

Follow the Sample A: Hello, Lin Wei. What’s that in your hand? B:. A: I always feel good to from home. B: Me, too. By the way,, please? A: They’re all in Los Angeles. B: in your family? A: We live with our. So there are six in my family. B: It’s quite. Who are they? A: They’re my grandparents, parents, my brother and me. We live happily together. ? B: Mine is. Only my parents and me. A letter from my family receive letters where’s your family How many people are there grandparents a big family How about your family a small one We love each other.

Act out Task 1: Ask each other questions about your families. How many people are there …? Who are they? Task 2: Talk about your parents. Do you have any brothers and sisters What do your parents do?

Act out Task 3: Talk about your family members. Besides my grandparents and parents, I have … Do you have any cousins, then? Task 2: Talk about how to address “ 叔父、 伯父、舅父、姑父、姨父 ” in English. What do you call your father’s sister and your mother’s sister? What do you call them in English?

Detailed Reading of the Text My Family

1. attractive (adj) e.g. Ice cream is quite attractive to children. 冰淇淋对孩子们非常有吸引力。 深圳是一个很有吸引力的城市。 Shenzhen is a very attractive city. 我认为她是很有魅力的女孩。 I think she is a very attractive girl.

2. enjoy doing sth. / enjoy sth. e.g. 1. My sister enjoys watching movies in her spare time. 我姐姐喜欢在闲暇时间去看电影。 How do you enjoy your life here? 2. 你喜欢这里的生活吗？

3. raise (v.) 抚养，饲养；举起 e.g. 1. The boy was raised by his uncle on a farm. 这个男孩是在农场由他叔叔抚养大的。 2. She raised her finger to her lips as a sign for silence. 她举起一根手指放在唇边，示意肃静。 Many students raised their hand to answer the teacher’s question. 3. 许多同学举手来回答老师的问题。

4. as much as ( 差不多，尽 … 那么多 ) e.g. 1. My father loves me as much as my mother does. 我父亲像我母亲一样爱我。 2. 我会尽可能多的存钱的。 I will try to save as much as I can.

5. furthermore (ad. 此外 ) e.g. 1. The house is too small, and furthermore, it's too far from the office. 这座房子太小, 而且离办公地点也太远。 同义词： in addition; what’s more; moreover

6. share (sth. with sb.) (V.) e.g. 1. They share their joys and sorrows. 他们同甘共苦。 2. I share the dormitory with seven other classmates. 3. 应该教育孩子们分享玩具。 Children should be taught to share their toys.

7. get rid of e.g. 1. My mother is on a diet to get rid of her excess weight. 妈妈在节食以减轻过量的体重。 2. 你一定要克服粗心的毛病！ You must get rid of carelessness!

Read and complete 1. quiet 2. attractive 3. talents 4. share 5. keen 6. raising

Read and Translate 1. Tom is old enough to look after himself. 2. All my family enjoy going to the movies. 3. My brother likes sports as much as I do.

Read and Translate 4. She has many talents and is especially good at drawing pictures. 5. The house is too small, and furthermore, it is too far away from the office.

Read and Translate 6. It is not easy to get rid of an old habit. 7. Every time she comes, she brings me some gifts.

Grammar Exercise 1 1. There are 30 students in our class. They are all from the south. 2. There are many students in the classroom doing exercises. 3. There are many pedestrians crossing the streets.

Grammar Exercise 1 4. There is a map and two pictures on the wall. 5. There are some people I the garden. They are watering flowers. Or: There are some people watering flowers in the garden.

Grammar Exercise 2 1. has — 〉 is 2. talk — 〉 talking / who talk 3. There are many shops in the town now. 4. has — 〉 there is 5. is — 〉 are; sing — 〉 singing