Методическая разработка по английскому языку для 5 класса на тему "Семья"

Методическая разработка для 5 класса

на тему «My family»

Exercise 1

Fill in the gaps with the words from the list.

1. Your parents’ parents are your ________ and your ________ .

2. Your father’s brother and sister are your ______ and your ________.

3. Your aunt’s and uncle’s children are your ______.

4. Your brother’s son and daughter are your ______ and your ______ .

5. Your children’s children are your ______ and your _______ .

Exercise 2

Read what Doreen says about her family.

I have quite a large family, actualy. My grandmother lives with my mother and father, and she’s called Ellen. Then I have a brother who’s called Richard, who lives in Oxford, that’s quite near London, and a sister, called Camilla who lives in London. My aunt is called Sarah and my uncle is called Tony. Then, of course, there’s my husband Pete. His family comes from Cambridge, and that’s where we live now. Oh, I nearly forgot, my mother is called Mary and my father is George. We are very close.

Exercise 3

Сomplete the sentences.

1) Doreen is Richard’s sister.
2) Richard is Camilla’s …….. .
3) Camilla is George’s ……. .
4) George is Mary’s ……… .
5) Mary is Doreen’s ……..
6) Doreen is Pete’s …….. .

Exercise 4

Rewrite the sentences in the previous activity using possessive adjectives.

1) Doreen is his sister.
2) Richard is ………. .
3) Camilla is ……….. .
4) George is ………... .
5) Mary is …………. .
6) Doreen is …………. .

Exercise 5

What is each person’s relationship to Doreen? Match the names with the words in the right column.

Exercise 6

Look at the picture and define who is who in the family.

1. Nigel’s mother-in-law is …………..

2. His father-in-law is …………..

3. His brother-in-law is ………….

4. His sister-in-law is ………….

5. His son-in-law is ………..

6. His daughter-in-law is ………..

Exercise 7

There are various types of families. Here are they:

a. a nuclear family – нуклеарная семья (consisting of spouses or one of the spouses and their/his/her children)
b. an extended family -  расширенная семья (the family consisting of two and more generations which live together or in close proximity)
c. a single-parent family –семья, состоящая из 1 родителя и его детей. (alone parent and offspring (потомки) living together as a family unit.)
d. a couple who adopted a child – семья, взявшая приемного ребенка (the family which has taken the adopted child.)
e. a couple with no children – бездетная семья

Read the description of families and define what type they belong to.

1. We’re married with three kids. Our eldest son, Simon, has just started secondary school, our daughter, Lisa, is eight and our youngest son, Luke, is only five.

2. We’ve only been married for a year. We’re not planning to start a family just yet.

3. I’m a single mum. I bring up my son Josh on my own. Josh doesn’t mind being an only child but I think he’d like a brother or sister one day.

4. We share the house with my mother and father and my wife’s sister and her kids. Everyone helps to look after all the children.

5. We couldn’t have children of our own so we decided that adoption was the only answer. Lily came to live with us two years ago. She seems very happy at the moment but we realise that she might want to find her real mother one day.

Exercise 8

Join the beginning of sentences with their endings.

1. We’re not planning to start …
2. They help us take care of …
3. We adopted …
4. We share …
5. She might want to find …

a. … the house with my wife’s family.
b. … a baby from China.
c. … her real mother one day.
d. … the children.
e. … a family just yet.

Exercise 9

Complete the sentences with the following words:

the whole family
a very close family
a big family
family tree
a big family reunion

1. I come from ……………….. . I’ve got four brothers and two sisters.

2. We’re ……………. . We see each other almost every day and if ever I’m in trouble, I know I can turn to one of them for help.

3. It’s my son’s eighteenth birthday next week. We’re hoping to get …………. together.

4. My wife and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary soon. We’re planning to have ………….. .

5. When I was researching my …………. . I found out that my great-great-grandfather came over to England from Ireland 120 years ago.

Lexical Test “My Family”

1. She is the daughter of my mother. She is my…

a) aunt b) grandmother c) sister d) cousin

2. He is the father of my father. He is my…

a) grandfather b) uncle c) grandson d) cousin

3. He is the father of my brother. He is my…

a) uncle b) father c) son d) grandfather

4. He is the son of my uncle. He is my…

a) cousin b) grandfather c) father d) brother

5. She is the sister of my mother. She is my…

a) grandmother b) aunt c) daughter d) cousin

6. He is the son of my brother. He is my…

a) cousin b) uncle c) nephew d) father

7. He is the brother of my mother. He is my…

a) nephew b) uncle c) son d) cousin

8. He is the husband of my aunt. He is my…

a) uncle b) cousin c) father d) brother

9. She is the mother of my mother. She is my…

a) aunt b) daughter c) niece d) grandmother

10. She is the daughter of my sister. She is my…

a) niece b) mother c) aunt d) cousin

11. She is the wife of my uncle. She is my…

a) mother b) aunt c) daughter d) niece

12. She is the daughter of my aunt. She is my…

a) cousin b) mother c) niece d) grandmother