SPEAKING

Talk about…

• An anecdote from the past.

• A book you have read or a movie you have seen… Characters, setting, plot, reasons to read it or to watch it…

• Rules at home, school, city… Your opinions about them.

GRAMMAR: PASSIVE VOICE

CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE

GRAMMAR: CONDITIONALS

VOCABULARY: Compound words

MATCH THE WORDS WITH THE ONES IN THE CHART

Cutting _________________

Stove ___________________

Film ____________________

Flash ____________________

Log _____________________

Make ____________________

Reality ___________________

Fire – Board – Crew – Photography – Talk – TV - Up

READING: Identity Family life

There are 110 million families in the U.S., and in 6 out of 10 of them there is a married couple. But the shape of the American family is changing. People live together without marrying, and divorce is more and more common. People marry again after divorce, so children from different relationships grow up together. One in four children now lives in a single-parent family.Chris and Bill Weiss live in Teaneck, New Jersey with Robert, 9, and Mikey, 8, who are Bill’s children from another relationship, and their own children, Jennifer, 6, and Jessica, 3. Bill is African-American, and Robert and Mikey’s mother is white. The boys don’t have contact with their mother. Bill works in an office in New York, and Chris, who grew up in Texas, gave up her job last year to be at home with the children.At their happiest when: Jessica is singing and dancing after dinner.Most likely to argue about: who sits in the front seat of the minivan.Family motto: All for one and one for all.

Anne Zimmerman lives with her children Alice, 11, Ellen, 9, Lulu, 7, and jimmy, 2, in Los Angeles, California. She is in the middle of a divorce with her husband of 15 years who no longer lives at home. Anne works as an editor for NBC news.At their happiest when: We’re going out for hamburgers and French fries.Most likely to argue about: Leaving the house and getting anywhere on time.Family motto: We’re proud to be loud- we may be noisy, but that means that we are living life to the full!

Paula and Joe Alvarez live with their son Pete, 11, and their identical twin girls Tommy and Elena, 8, in Staten Island, New York. Paula is a receptionist, and Joe is a gardener. Elena has a problem with her eyes, and Tommy spent the first year of his life in Children’s Hospital of New York because of a heart problem.At their happiest when: We are all sitting together on the sofa watching a fun family movie and eating Chinese takeout.Most likely to argue about: Cleaning up.Family motto: Honesty.

Sarah Bosco lives with her son Jack, 9, in Philadelphia. Sara’s relationship with Jack’s father ended when Jack was 11 months old. After that, Sarah went to school and became a lawyer. While she was studying, she lived with her mother, who took care of Jack.At their happiest when: On Jack’s first vacation in Bermuda.Most likely to argue about: Sports, spelling, and why the English language is “stupid”.Family motto: Are we there yet?

Carrie and Don Powell live with their children Lydia, 17, and Nate, 8, in Miami. Carrie and Don are both social workers and help with their local church. Lydia is starting her freshman year in college, and Nate likes swimming and karate. Don feels that life for children growing up today is different from his childhood in Jamaica.At their happiest when: Getting together once a month to talk about any problems.

Most likely to argue about: Putting things in the dishwasher and clearing the table after dinner.Family motto: Expect from others what you expect from yourself.

READ FAMILY LIFE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

Who is a gardener?_____________________Who works for NBC?_____________________ Who grew up in Texas?_____________________Who are social workers?_____________________ Who is a full-time mother?_____________________ Who spent a year in hospital?_____________________ Who is studying at college?_____________________ Who likes karate?_____________________

WRITING

Create a story based on the pictures. Use past simple tenses and connectors or sequences