TV families
READING
1 Find the pairs of words.
2 SPEAKING Describe each person in the picture. Use two or three words from Exercise 1.
3 Work in pairs. Write down as many examples as you can of the following.
1 a TV brother and sister
2 a TV husband and wife
4 SPEAKING Compare your ideas with another pair.
5 Read and listen to the article. Do they mention any of the families you talked about?
TV Families
Who is your favourite TV family? We want to know. It’s not easy. There are so many great families to choose from. But to help you start thinking, here are some of ours.
Everyone knows The Simpsons; Bart, his mum and dad Marge and Homer, his sisters Lisa and Maggie. And then there’s Granddad and those horrible aunts, Patty and Selma. And let’s not forget Bart’s dog, Santa’s Little Helper. I love watching this family and their adventures around the town of Springfield. They get into all kinds of trouble but they never forget they are a family. And they always make me laugh. I love this show. Thanks, Dad, for introducing it to me.
When I was eight, Ben 10 was my favourite TV programme. The story is crazy. Ten-year-old Ben Tennyson is spending his summer holiday with his Grandpa and his cousin Gwen. They are driving around the USA. One day Ben finds a strange watch and puts it on. Suddenly he is an alien. With this watch he can turn into ten different space creatures. But he needs these powers because some other evil alien wants Ben’s new watch. So Ben spends the rest of the holiday fighting lots of monsters from outer space. But, of course, he still has time to fight with his cousin too.
The Heffley family are the stars of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, a really popular series of books and films centred around Greg, the middle son of the family. Greg lives with his mum and dad, his little brother Manny and his big brother Roderick. He’s just a ‘normal’ kid who writes about his life in a journal. OK, so the Heffley family are not really a ‘TV’ family but they show the films on TV a lot so we think we can choose them. We want the Heffleys on our list because they are so funny. And we really love Greg and all the problems he has with his great ideas that never work out.
So these are three of our favourite TV families. Now write in and tell us about yours.
6 Read the article again. Correct the information in these sentences.
THINK VALUES
TV families
1 Think about your favourite TV family. Tick ([latex]\checkmark[/latex]) the things they do.
My favourite TV family is _____.
[latex]\Box[/latex] They help each other.
[latex]\Box[/latex] They fight a lot.
[latex]\Box[/latex] They laugh a lot.
[latex]\Box[/latex] They spend a lot of time together.
[latex]\Box[/latex] They talk about their problems.
[latex]\Box[/latex] They are good friends.
2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your favourite TV family. Are they a good family?
GRAMMAR
Possessive adjectives and pronouns
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the list. Look at the article above and check your answers.
2 Complete the rule with pronouns and adjectives. Then complete the table.
GRAMMAR
whose and possessive ’s
3 Choose the correct words and complete the rule.
4 Choose the correct words.
VOCABULARY
Family members
1 Read the text. Complete the spaces in the picture with the missing family words.
Here’s a photo of my dad’s side of the family. My dad’s got a big brother called Bob. He’s my uncle and he’s great. He’s so funny. His wife Jemma is my aunt, of course (and she’s my dad’s sister-in-law). She’s also really nice. They’ve got two sons – Jimmy and his little brother Robin. They’re my cousins. Jimmy is also my best friend.
Of course, my dad and Bob have the same mum and dad. They are my grandparents. I call them Grandma Diana and Grandpa Roger. They’re really nice to me because I’m their only granddaughter.
2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. How many sentences can you make about the family in two minutes?
