UNIT 1: It's Personal

UNIT 1: It's Personal!

By SITI Moe

Read the descriptions of different families and label them with these words.

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Multiple Choice

1. I live in Bristol with my mum, dad and brother Tim. My parents met at university and got married when they finished their studies. I was born a year later and my brother was born when I was three years old.

• adoptive

• blended

• extended

• single-parent

• traditional

traditional family

also known as nuclear family

This family type consists of two parents and children

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2. Mum and I have just got home from holiday in Spain. Mum works hard so that we can go away once a year. It may sound strange, but I have a lot of fun with my mum. There's just the two of us at home, so it's a good thing we get along!

• adoptive

• blended

• extended

• single-parent

• traditional

single-parent family

a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner

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3. My dad remarried a few years ago and when he did, Josh and got a stepmother and a stepsister! At first it was strange living with them in the same house, but we soon got used to it. It's pretty cool actually.

• adoptive

• blended

• extended

• single-parent

• traditional

blended family

a family consisting of a couple, the children they have had together, and their children from previous relationships

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Multiple Choice

4. Every summer, the whole family gets together for a party at my grandparents' house. All three generations are there- grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and everyone. We have a fantastic time. For me it's the best day of the year!

• adoptive

• blended

• extended

• single-parent

• traditional

extended family

a family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other relatives

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Multiple Choice

5. My mum and dad aren't my biological parent. They couldn't have children of their own, so they adopted me and my sister. They love us very much and always do their best to make us happy.

• adoptive

• blended

• extended

• single-parent

• traditional

adoptive family

a family that contains at least one adopted child

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Open Ended

Which one is the most like yout

Look at these household chores. Who do you think should do them? Write C for child or P for parent.

chores - work or task of a household

Poll

make your bed

• C

• P

Poll

wash the car

• C

• P

Poll

cook meals

• C

• P

Poll

wash the dishes

• C

• P

Poll

do the laundry

• C

• P

Poll

dust the furniture

• C

• P

Poll

clean the bathroom

• C

• P

Poll

sweep and mop

• C

• P

Open Ended

What have you learned today?