1 | Questions we ask about families Put the words in order and make questions. 41. you I sisters / any / brothers / Have f or f got 2. old I How J they J are 3. do! do / your /What / parents 4. Are married # pou 5. any / you / kids / go Have 6. they JWhat # like fare? 7. with J you J Do F ther / get f on. 8. grandparents / Are j sull your falive 9. al'got/ Have I you F girlfriend! boyfriend rListen and check your answers. Then practise the questions. Spend two minutes trying to memorise as many of the questions as you can. Now clase your book and ask a partner the questions, 2 Talking about your family A Listen to the first part of a conversat between two friends - Mary and Stella. They are talking about someone in Stella’s family. The first time you listen, note anything you hear about person. Compare what you heard with a partner, Listen again if you need to. With a partner, use the questions and answers you heard to role play the conversation between Mary and Stella.At the end of the role play, one of you should say ‘Anyway, what about you? Have you got any brothers or sisters? Talk about your own family and continue the conversation for as long as you can. 1 Now listen ta the rest of the conversation and complete ite Ms Yes, Ive gor two older brathers and a ¢1 3: Youre a ewin. Wow. Do you look very similar? « I don’s think se. We're nos identical twins, if that’s what you mean.Alison’s a bit (2) tne and her hair is darkest But yes. people ae always cerifsing us. People she’s met sometimes come up co me and sey hello and start talking to me, and I've gor na idea who they are, 5: Right. That must be quite annoying Mi Its OK. Mm used to it It can actually be quite amusing! | meanshare you lar personalities as well! Nook realy, Shes a lor (4) smelt usually me viho does the taling when we 20 ‘out and she's a more seriaus person chan I am. For ‘example, she’s very hard-working, Her job’s really important to her She doesn’t go cut very much. guess 'm (8) «bur she's ny win, so welte always going (0 be (8) o.oo 3 | Speaking Discuss these questions with a partner, 1. De you know any twins? Do they lack very similar? 2. Do you know any identieal twins? Can you tell chem apare? 3. What do you chink are the good things about being a twin? And the bad things?4| Using grammar: comparatives When we deseribe people in our families, we often use comparatives, We make comparatives using adjective + «cr or more + adjective: + Mary's a bit caller than me. += Tr more relaxed. Do you know when we add -er and when we use more? Compare your ideas with a partner. Now read the explanation in the box to see if you were right, + Wards of one syllable normally take -or:shorter, longer + Words of three syllables take more: more ineevesting, more beautiful. + Words of two spllables normally take more: mere boring, more famous. f the seeand syllable ends in -ythen the spelling becomes -ier: sillier, funnier. + However, with many words of two syllables, usage varies, I would be nice if the rules were clear, but, for example, some native speakers say commoner and others say more cortimen, Most people say quite not more quiet + tiv normal spoken English, we usually use the weale form of thani Mand. ‘Complete the sentences with comparati 1, [get on becoer with my dad chan my mun. He's He lars me do what | want, (relaxed) 2. Lind my mum 10 tallet6 than my dad. She's just generally ns than he is, He never really talks about his feelings. (22sy, open) 3. My Brother i520 Yeas wnsnnnmsnnmeenn CHAN ME. He's a lot than Lam, He's only really interested in wiark, (old serious) 4. My sister is actually a bit —. - than me, but she looks ~ — (young, old) S$. My- mum 8 @19¢ enone nen than ny da. He never stops talking! (avlet) & My sister and | both really like sport, but she’ a lot . She gaes running every day! (fit) 7. don't ike my cousin very much, but he's _- than hi girlitiend! She's really horrible (nice) 8. My brother is very Bard-working I'm a lot than he i. (lazy) Are any of the eight sentences above true for you? ‘Tell a partner. Can you change any of the other sentences to make them true? Now change partners and find out about the people in their family. Real English: a bie a ot / much older Mi ‘We often add 2 bie to comparatives to show there is 2 small difierence. We can add a lot or much to show there it a big difference, Here are some examples He's o bit ofter them me. chink I'v fire months younger. She't fot older thon him. She's 45 and # think fe’: only 30.00 31 Tit much toler than oy dad He's ane raetre fifty-four cond Fim one entre riety! | 5 | Using grammar: better / worse Good and bad have irregular comparative forms, These are better (good) and worse (bad). ‘What do you think? Complete the sentences with better or worse. 1. My English is — started this course, than ft was before | 2. My country isa — the Uniced Seates, 3. This book is 4. The World 182 eee ‘than i was tem years ago. 5. Modern mUsic 15 oon VAM ee ago. Tell a partner what you have written and why. _.. place to live cham than the last one | used place to live in now than colder music -looking than | was five years72 10) Family Reading 1| Using vocabulary: a lot in common ‘When we know someone welll and we like them, it is ‘often because we have a lot in commen.This means ‘we like the same Kind of things; we come from the same kind of background; we have had the same kind of experiences in life. We often show we have things in common by saying we both like something (if you are talking about two people) or we all like something (if you are talking about three or more). Think of your best friend or someone you get on really well with. What things de you have in common? Make as many true sentences as you can using these sentence starters. 1. We both love. 5. We've both gor . 2. We both hare .. 6 We've both been co . 3. Wee both from. 7. Wee both good at . 4, Weve bot wa 8, Were both bad a Now tell a partner about your friend. 2 | Further practice Ask a new partner questions to try to find eight things you have in common, 3 | Before you read 0) Read this short text and find out what the two people have in common, ‘perry Taylor fas the seme sumame a9 the [amous Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor, but that's not the only thing they have in common. ‘They're both in their seventiés. They were both born in England and they bath then moved to America. They've also both been married eight umes. They may be extreme examples, Dut in the West, more and more people ate getting married and aivoroed not just once, but two or three times. Many political aad religious leaders are wouied about this (growing trend, | just wented to discover why this happens and what goos wrong. T»vent to interviow Jerry to find out, 4| Speaking Discuss these questions with a partner. 4. Do you know anyone who's been married more chan ‘once! Who? What happened? Do you think ies better to stay married if you stare having lots of arguments = or get divorced! | 5 | Reading 7) Read the interview with Jerry and find out wi his marriages failed, Eighth time luciy! Ce eee Ce Pe Bang en Een ee Bree raed aubrey aue ra} aac co Earth pernc rea Q: Sis days! Why was it so short? Se Caan acne eMC Eoaereneniian iar Cog sombre omit nner Giamond ring [ could find. It cost me $50, Geer ences kueiecas rs Perea yr pew she didn't send the ting back! Se eects Eason you got eens Eun ett Cire gew esa uChc use of records and Et arene Seether esi wer tenes ‘song in her life! [just couldn't believe it!Q: So, why do you keep geiting married again? Speaking Whose fault do you think each divorce was? Why? Tick the statements which describe how you feel about Jerry. feel sorry for him. He sounds horrible, ‘He sounds like 9 nice man. He sounds quice interesting, @. He sounds a bit crazy. 4. He sounds a bit sad. & Vounderscand why Rita didn’ stay with him. hh. I don't understand why Rita Fefe him Explain your choices to a partner 8 | Using vocabulary: collocations Look at the verbs in these sentences. Delete the ‘words that don’t go with the verbs. Iwas born in Nigeria fin a little village near Rome / in 1968 ! at home f'a baby this year 2. gre up in Canada | in London / in the counery by my grandparents F by che sea, 3. | meved house # co Sao Paolo / in with my gitfiend # country f toAustralia when | was 20, 4. She gat a baby f married J divorced f pregnant # engaged. 5. | live. ty own f wich my parents f in a flac wich two friends ! in a hotel for the weekend. 6 Liver crazy. to university / co work home ft the cinema / Use the verbs above to say things that are true about yourself and your family. Complete the collocations with the verbs in the bax. _6| After you read Can you remember why Jerry's marriages ended? buy change get ewe move Complete the sentences. Don't look back at the a —cessuos house into an old people's home eee ae wanlery vobe he Bonen SchOOIs jobs J your career Pe ere to Be © eee ey a a oye Rt my Hse 2 Lara w. _ ‘out Jerry was having an d _. soon Primary school / school / heme —— vith LisaMarie, “ © cau nnaeenne My tS fob / my first boyfriend J 2. LisaeMatie died of neon = carpe SMAI sc Jee another ton How ol do you tik mast people are when they lo the things above? Which ones have you done poe ve a eve days after the already? Which ones are you planning ta do ine sometime soont & Donna thought Jerry as wu and much 0 tidy. 7. Sheryl alvo thought Jerry was and ‘much too tidy! Read the interview again and cheek your answers.10 Family 2 | While you listen . 1 Listen to the canversation between two women Using vocabulary: How do you ~ Beth and Salma. They are talking about Mark, a know her? friend of thefrs.As you listen, decide how each of — hem knows Mark. ‘Complete the answers to the question above with ows May the words in the box. 3 | Comprehension check church my old job the tennis club = work. ea Germany school university Discuss these questions wich @ partner. Can you remember the answers? 1. She's a friand fr enn We both did 1, How long have Beth and Mark been going out? ‘our degrees in history 2. What dees Marl defor 8 living? 2. She's a friend fort ease -Husually play 3. How do Beth's parents feo about Mark? har every Saturday morning, 4. How did Beth's grandmother die? 3. She's a friend from She’ in she game office as me, 5. Did Bech get on well with her? 4. She's a friend from .. . = Shes one of my oldest friends. I've known her since | was twelve! Now listen again and check your answers, 5. She's a friend from uu We both used to work for Hitachi 6, She's a friend from — someone «SHES COME over here to stay with me for a week. J. She's a friend from oo We usually sit next to each other every Sunday. ferent friends. Write down the names of five Give these names to a partner: Your partner will ask you Flow do you know him [ hor? Try to use some of the expressions above in your answers,