FRIENDS AND FAMILY
UNIT 1
PERSONALITY SURVEY (P. 2)
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I’m not afraid of giving speeches in front of the class.
I enjoy going to parties where I don’t know everyone.
I avoid expressing my feelings and ideas in public.
I insist on making my own decisions.
I don’t mind giving up my time to help other people.
I never worry about getting places on time.
I always feel like going dancing!
I can’t stand being in a messy, disorganized room.
I prefer telling people how I feel, even if it’s
embarrassing.
VOCABULARY (P. 2)
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Friendly and outgoing
Strong and independent
Laid-back and relaxed
Kind and generous
Honest and sincere
Shy and reserved
Wild and crazy
Calm and cool
Neat and tidy
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GRAMMAR – VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS
AND INFINITIVES (P.3)
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Some verbs are followed by gerunds, some by
infinitives and some by either.
Infinitive
Gerund
Either
Agree
Avoid
Begin
Hope
Dislike
Continue
Intend
Enjoy
Like
Learn
Finish
Can’t stand
Plan
Mention
Love
Promise
Not mind
Hate
Can’t help
Prefer
Imagine
Keep
Miss
Suggest
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Verbs with a preposition are usually followed by
a gerund (or noun)
Worry
about
Be into
Insist on
Feel like
Give up
PERSONAL PROFILES (P. 3)
Meet Your Classmates
 Create a Personality profile for a classmate
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 What
are you into?
 What can’t you stand?
 What do you enjoy?
 What do you love?
 What do you plan to do in the future?
LISTENING “CHANGES” P. 4
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Marcos
Used to be
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Stay home and watch TV
Help a relative with a
personal problem
Heather
Used to be
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Kind and generous
Likely to…
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Wild and crazy
Has become
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Has become
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Shy and reserved
Friendly and outgoing
Likely to …
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Stay out late at a big party
Invite a classmate to a
funny movie
DISCUSSION “HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED?” P. 4
How have you changed over the last 5 years?
 What do you want to change now?
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How I’ve changed
How I’d like to change
Habits
Personality
Likes / dislikes
I used to…..but now I …
I think I’ve become more…
I’d like to be more…
I’m interested in …
TYPES OF FAMILIES P. 6
Two-income family
 Extended family
 Nuclear family
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LISTENING “HOW ARE THEIR FAMILIES
DIFFERENT?” P. 6
Andrea doesn’t know her in-laws very well.
 Andrea’s husband has three brothers.
 Andrea’s sister-in-law is a law student.
 Paul’s sister has two daughters.
 Paul is looking forward to seeing the family.
 Paul’s mother will be cooking for 12 people.
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Is your family similar to Paul’s or Andrea’s?
How is it similar? How is it different?
GRAMMAR / NOUN CLAUSES P. 7
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A noun clause is a group of words that has a
subject and a verb but functions as a noun.
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The best part of Miami is that the weather is
usually sunny.
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best part of Miami is the weather.
The
Adjective
A / An (Best,
One
Worst,
Biggest,
Hard,
Nice)
Thing, part,
trouble,
problem,
difficulty,
advantage,
benefit,
downside,
secret, trick
Preposition
(about, with,
of, to)
Noun
Is That
Noun
phrase or
(optional) clause
gerund
phrase
The best part about having a large family is that you always have someone to talk to.
DEPENDENT CLAUSES THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED
BY A NOUN CLAUSE
Thing
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about
Trouble with
 Problem
 Difficulty
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Advantage
 Benefit
 Downside
of
Secret
 Trick
to
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS P. 7
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What’s the best thing about spending time with your family?
What’s the worst?
What’s one advantage of having a close family?
What are some rules that people have to follow in your
family?
What’s a benefit of having strict parents?
Are you most likely to confide in a parent, sibling, or friend?
Do you believe mothers and fathers should do the same
chores?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a twoincome family?
VOCABULARY / FAMILY P. 8
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Your great aunt is
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Your granddaughter is
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Your sister-in-law is
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Your great-grandmother
is
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Your father’s or mother’s
grandmother
Your mother’s or father’s
aunt
Your son’s or daughter’s
daughter
Your wife’s or husband’s
sister, or your brother’s
wife
FAMILY VOCABULARY CONT…
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Great
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aunt
uncle
nephew
niece
Grand
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Daughter
Father
Mother
son
Great-grand
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daughter
father
mother
son
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Brother
Daughter
Father
Mother
Sister
son
LISTENING “FAMILY REUNION” P. 8
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Listen to Victor tell a friend about his family reunion.
Which family members were there?
His grandfather
His uncle’s cousin
His brother
His sister-in-law
His niece
His son
His mother-in-law
His cousin
Friends of the family