FAMILY TYPES
RELATIONSHIPS & SUPPORT
APPEARANCE & CHARACTER
FUTURE PLANS
PROBLEM SOLVING & ADVICE
10

Fill in the gap

In modern Western culture, an ________ family refers to grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins.


EXTENDED

10

Insert vocabulary

Fill in: rely / support / get on well / close-knit

  1. I can always ___ on my parents.
  2. We ___ with each other in our family.
  3. My family gives me ___ when I have problems.
  4. We are a ___ family.


  1. rely
  2. get on well
  3. support
  4. close-knit
10

Label the picture

Write 5 appearance words for these descriptions:

  1. Small brown spots on the skin of the face → ___
  2. Hair tied at the back of the head → ___
  3. Hair that has a spiral/wave shape → ___
  4. Hair on a man's chin → ___
  5. You wear these on your nose to see better → ___


  1. freckles
  2. ponytail
  3. curly hair
  4. beard
  5. glasses
10

Choose the correct form

  1. I think I (will / am going to) visit my granny next weekend.
  2. We (are having / will have) a family party on Saturday. We've already invited guests.
  3. She (is going to / will) become a doctor — she's already studying medicine.
  4. Maybe we (will / are going to) watch a film tonight.


  1. will
  2. are having
  3. is going to
  4. will


10

 Insert vocabulary

Fill in: compromise / avoid / blame / offend

  1. Try to ___ conflicts in your family.
  2. Don't ___ each other for problems.
  3. You should ___ when you disagree.
  4. Never ___ your family members.


  1. avoid
  2. blame
  3. compromise
  4. offend
20

Mini-crossword (5 words)

Solve the crossword:

  1. A family with only one parent (11 letters)
  2. A family where parents and children live together (7 letters)
  3. A family that does a lot of things together (5+4 letters, hyphenated)
  4. Sisters and brothers (8 letters)
  5. A family with many relatives (8 letters)


  1. SINGLE-PARENT
  2. NUCLEAR
  3. CLOSE-KNIT
  4. SIBLINGS
  5. EXTENDED


20

Unscramble the sentences

  1. family / important / is / to / very / me / my
  2. each / we / help / other / always
  3. together / spend / we / time / a lot of


  1. My family is very important to me.
  2. We always help each other.
  3. We spend a lot of time together.
20

Mini-crossword (6 words)

  1. Hair that is not straight (5 letters)
  2. A man with no hair on his head (4 letters)
  3. Hair on a man's face/chin (5 letters)
  4. Part of the face above the eyes (7 letters)
  5. The hairs on the edge of your eyelids (9 letters)
  6. Very attractive and pleasant (8 letters)


  1. CURLY
  2. BALD
  3. BEARD
  4. EYEBROW
  5. EYELASHES
  6. CHARMING
20

Unscramble

  1. going / we / are / to / cinema / the / to / go
  2. weekend / will / probably / we / at / home / stay
  3. is / my / coming / granny / Friday / on


  1. We are going to go to the cinema.
  2. We will probably stay at home at the weekend.
  3. My granny is coming on Friday.
20

 Mini-crossword (5 words)

  1. Argue about unimportant things (7 letters)
  2. Solve or handle a problem (4 letters)
  3. Keep away from something bad (5 letters)
  4. Hurt someone's feelings (6 letters)
  5. End an argument by meeting in the middle (10 letters)



  1. QUARREL
  2. DEAL
  3. AVOID
  4. OFFEND
  5. COMPROMISE
30

Match definitions

Match the family type to its definition:

a) extended family

b) nuclear family

c) single-parent family


A family consisting of parents and their children → ?

A family with grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins → ?

A one-parent family → ?

  1. → b) nuclear family
  2. → a) extended family
  3. → c) single-parent family
30

Open the brackets

Use Present Simple or Present Continuous:

  1. My family always (support) ___ me.
  2. Look! My sister (help) ___ mum in the kitchen now.
  3. We usually (spend) ___ weekends together.
  4. They (have) ___ a family party at the moment.
  5. My parents (not / understand) ___ me sometimes.


  1. support
  2. is helping
  3. spend
  4. are having
  5. don't understand
30

Describe and Guess

Describe a famous person OR a classmate using at least 5 words from the unit (appearance + character). Your team must guess who it is!

Use words like: hazel eyes, wide forehead, spiky hair, moustache, beard, long eyelashes, wear make-up, going bald, charming, sentimental, strict, full of beans, take after, breadwinner.


Accept any correct description using 5+ unit words

30

Open the brackets (Future forms)

  1. My mum ___ (come) on Friday. I've already bought a cake.
  2. I think our family ___ (spend) next weekend in the country.
  3. They ___ (have) a picnic on Sunday. Everything is planned.
  4. Maybe we ___ (watch) a film together tonight.
  5. What ___ you ___ (do) this weekend?


  1. is coming
  2. will spend
  3. are having
  4. will watch
  5. are you going to do / will you do
30

Give Advice

Read the situation and give 3 pieces of advice using the Help Box:

"You quarrel with your parents because they don't like your clothes."

Use: You should... / Try to... / Make sure... / The best way to... is to... / You need to...


Answers (examples — accept any reasonable advice):

  • You should talk to your parents calmly.
  • Try to understand their point of view.
  • The best way to solve this is to compromise.
  • Make sure you listen to each other.
  • You need to respect their opinion.
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