Lesson 4

Lesson 4

Time to talk U 4-5​

By Yuqing HUANG

What're they doing?

​A family tree is a diagram of the people in a family. This is the Wilson family tree. All the members of the Wilson family are on this family tree—parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Betty and Henry are the parents of Sally, Linda, and Tom. Linda is single. Sally is married. Her husband's name is Jack. Sally and Jack are the parents of Jimmy and Sarah.Jimmy is their son, and Sarah is their daughter. Tom is also married. His wife's name is Patty.Patty and Tom are the parents of Julie and Kevin. Julie is their daughter, and Kevin is their son.Jimmy, Sarah, Julie, and Kevin are cousins. They are also the grandchildren of Betty and Henry.(Betty and Henry are their grandparents.) Jack is Julie and Kevin's uncle. Sally is their aunt. Tom is Jimmy and Sarah's uncle. Patty is their aunt. Linda is also the aunt of Jimmy, Sarah, Julie, and Kevin.Jimmy is the nephew of Linda, Patty, and Tom. Sarah is their niece. Julie is the niece of Sally, Jack, and Linda. Kevin is their nephew.

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​My name's Sally Jones. My husband, Jim,and I live in a big house in the centre of London. We have very busy lives. Jim works six days a week in a bank, and I'm an architect. I design buildings, usually office buildings, but my boss sometimes asks me to work on something different, like a block of flats. It's interesting work, but quite difficult. I sit all day in my office and I draw page after page of plans. I can't make mistakes. If I do, the buildings might fall down!

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Because we work so hard, Jim and I really enjoy our free time. Right now, we're on holiday for a week in a small village in the Cotswolds. We're staying in a lovely little holiday cottage. I love the countryside! Today, the sun's shining and I'm standing outside in the garden,doing my favourite thing-I'm painting some beautiful red roses. I'm really enjoying myself! l'm not thinking about work at all! Jim's enjoying himself, too.What's he doing? He's playing golf, of course!

• Where do Sally and Jim live?

• Where does Jim work?

• What is Sally’s job?

• What does Sally design?

Do you like the town or the countryside? Why?

block of flats

cottage

countryside

farm

fields

town

train

office buildings

village

​Practice

a She always plays (play) tennis on Sundays.

b Excuse me. I think you _____________ (sit) in my seat.

c _____________Bob _____________ (work) today?

d It’s OK. It _____________ (not / rain) at the moment.

e _____________he usually _____________ (wake up) so early?

f They never _____________(go) out on Fridays.

g She _____________ (cook) dinner every day.

h A: What _____________you _____________(do)?

B: I _____________(be) an architect.

i A: What _____________ you _____________ (do)?

B: I _____________(look) for my keys. Where are they?

Time to talk

Write the words from the box in the correct spaces to list things that you can do on mobile phones.

keep

listen

look

play

search

take

watch

​1 play games

2 _____________to music

3 _____________up words in a dictionary

4 _____________your schedule on the calendar

5 _____________pictures with the camera

6 _____________TV

7 _____________the Internet​

Time to talk

Work with a partner. Read the list of things below that a mobile phone can have and add four more things to the list.

• a very good camera

• good reception

• a bilingual dictionary

• video calling

• ...​

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Time to talk

1. Do you ever make video calls? Why?

2. How good is the battery life on your phone?

3. Do you always mute your phone on the train? (Be honest!)

4. Do you like making phone calls?

5.

6.

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