Family and Relatives – Opiq
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Peatükk 1.1 (Scene 1)
Scene 1. Inglise keel 7. klassile (Avita)
Peatükk 1.1

Family and Relatives

Lead-In

Look at the pictures (A–D). Choose one of them and describe it to your partner. Your partner has to guess your picture. Switch roles.

Start like this: 
In the picture, I see ... 

Help

When describing a picture, think about the following:

  • whom you see
  • where the people are
  • what they are doing

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Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Listen and tick (✓) the words that you already know.
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  • family – pere
  • relative – sugulane
  • parents – vanemad
  • mother – ema
  • father – isa
  • sister – õde
  • brother – vend
  • sibling – õde v vend
  • husband – abikaasa, mees
  • wife – abikaasa, naine
  • child, children – laps, lapsed
  • daughter – tütar
  • son – poeg
  • stepfather – kasuisa
  • stepmother – kasuema
  • stepbrother – kasuvend
  • stepsister – kasuõde
  • half-brother – poolvend
  • half-sister – poolõde
  • twins – kaksikud
  • grandparents – vanavanemad
  • grandmother – vanaema
  • grandfather – vanaisa
  • great-grandparents – vanavanavanemad
  • grandchild, grandchildren – lapselaps, lapselapsed
  • aunt – tädi
  • uncle – onu
  • cousin – onu- v tädipoeg
  • nephew – venna- v õepoeg
  • niece – venna- v õetütar

Check Yourself!

Choose the correct word.
  1. My mother and father are my 
  2. My brother and sister are my 
  3. My mother is my grandparents’ 
  4. I am my grandparents’ 
  5. My mother’s daughter is my 
  6. My father’s brother is my 
  7. My mother’s sister is my 
  8. My aunt’s son is my 
  9. My brother’s daughter is my 
  10. My sister’s son is my 

Spelling

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Rearrange the letters to form words.
  • f
  • e
  • w
  • i
  • n
  • i
  • w
  • t
  • s
  • p
  • n
  • e
  • w
  • h
  • e
  • e
  • r
  • p
  • f
  • h
  • t
  • a
  • e
  • s
  • t
  • e
  • v
  • i
  • e
  • l
  • a
  • r
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  • a
  • n
  • o
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  • m
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Jackson’s Family

Exercise 1

Look at the family tree. Who are they to Jackson? Match.

1A

Jenny
Jill
Geoff
mother
cousin
sister

Exercise 2

Look at the family tree again and match the characters to the hobbies. There are two extra activities.
  • listening to music
  • working out
  • reading
  • skateboarding
  • playing the drums
  • playing field hockey
  • taking pictures
  • skiing
  • horse riding
  • swimming

Jesse – 

Jenny – 

Geoff – 

George – 

Jack – 

Gladys – 

Joan – 

Joseph – 

Exercise 3

Who is speaking? Listen and choose the right character.
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Pairwork 1

Ask your partner about Jackson’s family. Your partner answers in English. Switch roles.

Who is ... ?

What does ... like to do?

How old is ... ?

Pairwork 2

Pick one character from Jackson’s family tree. Your partner has to ask Yes/No questions until they can guess your character. Switch roles. 

 Do you have brown hair?

Now You!

Pairwork 3

Ask your partner questions about his/her relatives. Replace the underlined words. Your partner answers in full sentences. Switch roles.
  1. Do you have a sister? What is her name?
  2. How many uncles do you have?
  3. How old is your grandfather?
  4. Where does your aunt live?
  5. Who is your funniest relative? Why? 
  6. What is your mother like?

Show and Tell

Complete the table and introduce one of your favourite relatives. You can show his/her picture in class.

Name

Age

Who is he/she to you?

What are his/her hobbies?

How Am I Doing?

How Am I Doing?

Choose the statement that is true for you.

I can introduce my family in English.

I can describe someone’s hobbies in English.

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