My family and I

Look at the photo and do the exercises below. Who are the people? Read the definitions and complete them. Your mother's or father's sister is your aunt.Your aunt's or uncle's son or daughter is your cousin.Your father's or mother's mother is your grandmother.Your father's or mother's brother is your uncle.Your father's or mother's father is your grandfather.Your cousin's father is your uncle.Your cousin's mother is your aunt. Complete the sentences below with the words from the box. Next, describe your family. 1. Mary is Mike's mother.2. Betty is Mike's grandmother.3. John is Mike's grandfather.4. Brian is Mike's father.5. Sandra is Mary's sister.6. Mike is John's grandson.7. Mike is Mary and Brian's son.8. Sandra is Mike's aunt.9. Brian is Sue's uncle.10. Sue and Mike are Betty and John's grandchildren.11. Sue is Mike's cousin.12. Sue is Sandra and Steve's daughter.13. Sue is John's granddaughter.14. Sue and Mike are children.15. John and Betty are Sue and Mike's grandparents.16. Brian isn't Steve's brother. Use the link and draw your own family tree. Listen and match the pictures to the recordings. Watch the video and do the exercise below. Complete the sentences. Click on the gap and choose the right verb. Present ContinuousIn the picture I am sitting in an armchair.We are having ice cream now.She is standing in the water.He is reading a book at the moment.They are sitting on the sofa. Decide which sentences are about which people. Oscar Stohr and Jack Yufe Look! We are wearing the same overcoat. We always flush the toilet before we use it. We both like spicy food. Barbara Herbert and Daphne Goodship We have two children. An older son and a younger daughter. We drink cold coffee. Look! I'm cooking exactly the same lunch like you. Adriana and Tamara We use the same shampoo. We love to dance. We don't like maths. Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein We are writers. We have the same personality. We were separated deliberately. Jim Springer and Jim Lewis We have a dog called 'Toy'. We have sons by the name of James. Present SimpleWe often go to the park.He likes cycling.I always swim in the sea when it's hot.She never watches TV in the morning.They spend a lot of time outdoors. Find examples of the grammatical structures below in the exercise above. Present Continuous Present Simple Present Simple with state verbs Neither Present Continuous nor Present Simple Present Simple or Present Continuous Decide if the rules below refer to the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Present Continuous we use words and expressions like now or at the moment we use to be and verb +ing we use inversion in questions and not in negative sentences we use it to describe things happening now Present Simple we use it to describe regular activities we use he and verb+S we use I and verb we use DO in questions and DON'T in negative sentences we often use words and expressions like always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day Describe the pictures below. Use the present continuous tense. Free time activities Match the words and expressions to the pictures. hike in the mountains go to a concert ride a bike swim take photos surf the internet play computer games meet friends sunbathe on the beach read a book Complete the sentences about your family. Use the Present Simple affirmative and negative. 1. My mother takes take a lot of pictures with her phone.2. I swim swim in the sea or the swimming pool when I'm on holiday.3. My uncle plays play computer games.4. You go go to concerts.5. My aunt reads read a lot of books.6. My grandfather often sunbathes sunbathe on the beach when the weather is beautiful.7. My parents often hike hike in the mountains.8. I often surf surf the internet on my smartphone.9. My grandmother often rides ride a bike.10. You often meet meet friends. Ask your teacher 5 questions about his family.