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family ：家庭
couple ：夫妻
single ：单身者
husband ：丈夫
mother ：母亲
grandchildren ：孙辈
brother ：兄弟
grandfather ：祖父
grandma ：奶奶，外婆
great-grandmother ：曾祖母
father-in-law ：岳父（公公）
stepfather ：继父
stepdaughter ：继女
foster father ：养父
adopted daughter ：养女
nephew ：侄儿，外甥
generation ：一代人
ancestor ：祖先
marriage ：婚姻
parents ：父母
male ：男的
wife ：妻子
son ：儿子
grandson ：孙子，外孙
sister ：姐妹
grandmother ：祖母
grandpa ：爷爷，外公
son-in-law ：女婿
mother-in-law ：岳母（婆婆）
stepmother ：继母
stepbrother ：异父（母）之兄弟
foster mother ：养母
uncle ：叔父，伯父，舅父，姑父
niece ：侄女，外甥女
descent ：世系，血统
heir ：继承人
spouse ：配偶
child/kid ：孩子
female ：女的
father ：父亲
daughter ：女儿
granddaughter ：孙女，外孙女
twin ：双胞胎
granny ：奶奶，外婆
great-grandfather ：曾祖父
daughter-in-law ：儿媳
sister-in-law ：妯娌
stepson ：继子
stepsister ：异父（母）之姐妹
adopted son ：养子
aunt ：婶母，伯母，舅母
cousin ：堂兄妹，表兄妹
offspring ：后代，后辈
Conversation 1
A: How many people are there in your family, Susan?
B: Four, my father, my mother, my brother and I. We are getting on very well.
A: What do your parents do?
B: My father is professor, he is strict with us. My mother works in a hotel, and she loves us a lot.
A: How old is your brother?
B: He is twenty five, three years older than me. He is a soldier.
A: Do you have any grandparents?
B: My grandpa on my father side is still living. But he doesn’t live with us.
Conversation 2
Xiao Dong: Are you married?
Matt: Yes, you?
Xiao Dong: Yes, I’m married too. Do you have any children?
Matt: Yes, I’ve got three daughters and a son.
Xiao Dong: Gosh – a big family! I’ve only got one son.
Matt: Well, I come from a big family – I have two sisters and two brothers.
Xiao Dong: Oh really? My family’s very small. It’s just me, my mum and my dad. And I don’t even have any aunts or uncles! How many cousins do your children have?
Matt: Oh lots… Um, let me think… nine altogether.
Family, family, a big family. Dad, mum, grandpa.
Mickey, niece, grandma. Family, family, a big family.
Reading 1
This is my family. My father’s name is Mr. White. He is 35 years old. His birthday is October twenty-third. He likes football. He likes vegetables, but he doesn’t like meat. My mother’s name is Mrs. White.She is 34 years old. Her birthday is July fourth. She doesn’t like to watch TV, but she likes to play on the computer. She likes ice cream and all the fruits: apples, oranges, bananas, but she doesn’t like strawberries. My name is George. I’m thirteen years old. My birthday is May fifth. I like all vegetables and fruits. And I like French fries and ice cream, but I don’t like hamburgers, because mom says hamburgers are not good.
Choose the best answer.
( )1. ________ doesn’t like meat.
A. Mr. White B. Mrs. White C. George D. George’s sister
( )2. Mother likes _________________.
A. to watch TV B. to play on the computer
C. to go shopping D. to watch movies
( )3. George doesn’t like hamburgers, because __________.
A. his mother says hamburgers are not good B. his father doesn’t like hamburgers
C. he likes French fries D. he likes all the fruits
( )4. Mr. White is _______________.
A. 35 years old B. 34 years old C. 33 years old D. 23 years old
( )5. George’s birthday is ___________.
A. October twenty-third B. July fourth
C. May fifth D. December sixth
Reading 2
Hi, I’m Peter. This is my family photograph. Look at the boy. It’s me. I’m nine years old. I have short,brown hair. I like to play badminton. The man is my father. He is a clerk. He goes to work by bus. The woman is my mother. She is shorter than my father. She is a nurse. She goes to work on her bicycle. The little girl is my sister.
She is only five years old. She likes to play with her dolls. My family likes to have fun together. We often go to the park to fly kites. We are a happy family.
True or False?
( )1. Peter has short, brown hair.
( )2. Peter’s father goes to work by bus.
( )3. Peter is younger than his sister.
( )4. Peter’s mother works in a store.
Reading 3
My home is in Yantai. My father is a teacher. My mother works in a kindergarten ( 幼儿园 ). My father teaches English. My mother also teaches. She teaches children to sing and speak clearly. I have a brother and a sister. I am eighteen. My brother is eleven and my sister is seven. My brother and my sister go to school. I am in my first year at college. I like my subject. And I work very hard.
Go around the class and find this information. Write a classmate’s name only once. Ask follow-up ( 后 续的 ) questions of your own. Then compare your information in groups.
This is a photograph of my family. My sister’s name is Kate. We’re in the park. Kate is playing with the balloons, and I’m running after her. My parents are sitting on a bench and talking about the weather.
Bring in your favourite photographs to class. Talk about them with other students. Ask the other students about their favourite photographs.
