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STUDENT HANDOUT
Unit 1 – PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS
Date: __/___/_____
LESSON SUMMARY:
Objectives:
⮚ Reading:
● Read to give short answers to questions
⮚ Speaking:
● Practice answering Speaking Part 1 questions about family and friends;
● Describe a family member/friend (Speaking Part 2).
Lesson’s contents:
● Reading:
▪ “Blood is thicker than water”
▪ Answer short questions
▪ “Social media and the meaning of friendship”
▪ Answer short questions
● Speaking:
▪ Vocabulary about Types of Family
▪ Vocabulary about Siblings
▪ Speaking Part 1 questions about Family and Friends
Family vocab Other
Nuclear family Close-knit family
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Extended family Value someone’s opinion
Blended family Enjoy one’s company
Single-parent family Put someone at a disadvantage
Adoptive family Have an influence on
Foster family Spend time doing something
Biological parents Gain advantages
Grandma / Grandpa Keep in contact
Brother/sister-in-law Friends come and go
Step-father/mother Be on one’s side
Half-brother/sister Make friends
Sibling Build a relationship
Cousin Have similar interests and opinions
Relatives It doesn’t matter
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HOMEWORK:
READING
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. There is
.often more than one possible answer
… Your uncle is your .1 … Your aunt is your .1
.aunt’s husband € .cousin’s wife €
.mother or father’s brother € .mother or father’s sister €
.sister’s husband € .uncle’s wife €
… Your cousin is your .1 … Your daughter-in-law is your .1
.brother’s father € .brother’s wife €
.father’s nephew or niece € .daughter’s husband €
.uncle or aunt’s child € .son’s wife €
… Your niece is your .1 … Your nephew is your .1
.brother or sister’s daughter € .brother or sister’s daughter €
.mother or father’s cousin € .brother or sister’s son €
.son or daughter’s cousin € niece’s brother €
… Your brother-in-law is your .1
.brother’s wife €
.husband or wife’s brother €
.sister’s husband €
.Exercise 2: Complete the text. Use the words in the box
anniversary celebrate congratulated engaged have
invited married occasions together wish
I come from a very large family, but we all live in different places, so we don’t get
(1)______________ very often. We usually meet for special (2)_______________
like weddings. Last year, we all met for my grandparents’ 50th wedding
. _________________(3)
It was my birthday a few weeks ago, but I didn’t (4)_______________ a big party. I
prefer to (5)______________ my birthday with my family and a few close
friends. My cousin, who lives in Australia, phoned to (6)________________me a
happy birthday. She got (7)____________________ last month and is going to get
(8)__________________ next year. I (9)________________ her on the great
news. She’s(10) __________________ me to her wedding next year. I'm so excited
.because I've never been to Australia before
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.Exercise 3: Choose two correct words to complete the sentences
… Age: She’s .1 … Looks: She’s .1
.middle-aged € .good-looking €
.slim € .plain €
.young € .wavy €
… Type of person: He’s a/an .1 .Hair: He’s got … hair .1
.baby € bald €
.child € dark €
.scar € fair €
… Size/Height: He’s .1 … Features: He’s got a/an .1
.long € .adult €
.short € .beard €
.tall € .moustache €
… Weight: He’s .1 … Features: She wears .1
.plain € .big earrings €
.slim € .glasses €
.thin € long hair €
.Exercise 4: Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box
boss classmate colleague enemy
neighbor partner relative stranger
A/An ____________ is a member of your family, such as a cousin, a parent .1
.or one of your children
A/An ____________ is a person who hates another person and tries to hurt .2
.them or stop them from doing something
Your ______________ is someone who lives very close to you, sometimes in .3
.the next house or flat
. ________________ If you don’t know somebody, they are a/an .4
.Your ______________ is the person who tells you what to do at work .5
A/An ____________ is someone who is in the same class as you at school or .6
.university
.A/An ____________ is one of a group of people who work together .7
Your ______________ is a person you work closely with, for example in pair .8
.work
Exercise 5: Quickly read the passage. Which of the ideas in sentences 1–5 are
.mentioned in the text on page 1? Choose Yes or No
How our sweet tooth is hurting us
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Over the last three centuries, the amount of sugar in the Western diet has
continued to rise. Back at the start of the 18th century, a typical English family
consumed less than 2 kg of sugar per year. By the end of that century, that
amount had risen 400%. Compare that to the 40 kg that people now consume
annually in the USA. In Germany, the second-most sugar-loving nation in the
world, people eat roughly 103 grams on average per day. In the Netherlands, the
country with the third-biggest sweet tooth, people eat 102.5 grams. Of course,
there are some countries in the world where sweet food is less popular: in India,
people eat only about 5 grams per day on average; in Indonesia, it’s 14.5 grams;
and in China, it’s just under 16 grams. If you’re not sure what 40 kg looks like, it
means that the average person in the USA now eats approximately 22 teaspoons
of sugar a day. The recommended limit, suggested by researchers from the World
Health Organization, is no more than 8 if you want to stay healthy, but just one can
.of soda contains around 10
It is common knowledge that many drinks, in bottles or canned, contain a lot of
sugar. Although advertisements say that they are ‘energy-giving’, professional
athletes and sportsmen and women usually stay away from them. It is teenagers
that are their greatest consumers. And – although advertisers promise that these
drinks will make people feel energetic and active – because of the type of
chemicals they have, once a person has drunk all the soda, they simply feel
hungry instead. However, sugar is also in products that many shoppers find
surprising, for example, cereal, which actually has a lot. Because they believe it is
.a healthy kind of food, parents buy it for their children’s breakfast
A large part of the problem, according to nutritionists, is that people find it hard to
understand the labels on the back of food products. Nutritionists think this should
be a lot easier for them. But at the moment, manufacturers don’t have to write
‘sugar’ on them, but can use words like ‘corn syrup’ or ‘dextran’, which can result
in confusion for consumers. But why should we be worried about our sugar
consumption? Firstly, it is harmful to young children because it causes tooth
decay; the pain from this can mean that children don’t get the amount of sleep
they need. As a result, they can’t concentrate when they are in class. In this case,
schools and governments have a duty to educate them about good and bad food
choices. For adults, the problems increase. Eating too much sugar makes people
.quickly gain weight, it affects the heart and liver, and can lead to diabetes
.The increase in the amount of sugar we eat .1
Yes ●
No ●
.The places in the supermarket where you can find sugary products .1
Yes ●
No ●
.The way that advertising sugary products has changed .1
Yes ●
No ●
.The health problems that sugar causes in children .1
Yes ●
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No ●
.The health problems that sugar causes in adults .1
Yes ●
No ●
Exercise 6: Match the people with the definitions
advertiser consumer manufacturer nutritionist
researcher
:a person or company that makes a product .1
:a person who buys or uses a product .2
:a person who studies a subject carefully .3
a person who gives advice about healthy .4
:eating
a person who makes commercials to sell a .5
:product
Exercise 7: Who do you think might say the following things? Match the
.people with the statements
advertiser consumer manufacturer nutritionist
researcher
My report studies the effects of sugar on the health of ‘ .1
’.people aged 15–24 in the USA
Feeling tired? New Choco-nut breakfast cereal will give‘ .2
’!you all the energy you need
There are ten sugar cubes in every can of soda so you‘ .3
’.shouldn’t drink soda every day
Our factory sells 50% more sugar today than 50 years‘ .4
’.ago
I know sugar is bad for me, but I usually eat two bars of ‘ .5
’.chocolate every day
Exercise 8: Synonyms and paraphrasing. Read the information. Then match
the words in bold with the phrases that have a similar meaning. Use the
.phrases in the box
recommend that you stay away from not clear consume
harmful to was unexpected
.Sugar can be very bad for children .1
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My doctor said I was eating the wrong foods, .2
.which surprised me
We should buy and eat healthier food that .3
.doesn’t have a lot of sugar
I try to avoid chocolate when I’m hungry .4
.because it’s not very healthy
.I think you should go on a diet .5
A lot of information about good sugar and bad .6
.sugar is hard to understand
Exercise 9: Read the information. Then match the paraphrases and synonyms
.in the box with the phrases. The first one has been done for you
this can mean that greatest consumers recommended limit which
actually has a lot
think this should be a lot easier for them soda
the least sugar .1 sweet food is less popular
maximum recommended .2
number
group of people drink more .3
sugary drink(s) .4
unexpected amount of sugar .5
want to be clearer for .6
consumers
as a result of .7
Exercise 10: Read the passage “How our sweet tooth is hurting us” again and
.answer the questions
__________________ ?Which country consumes the least sugar per person .1
What is the maximum recommended number of teaspoons of sugar that a .2
________________ ?person should consume a day
?Which group of people drink more sugary drinks than anyone else .3
________________
________________ ?How do people really feel after finishing sugary drinks .4
________________ ?Which food product has an unexpected amount of sugar .5
?What do nutritionists want to be clearer for consumers .6
___________________
?What may decrease as a result of tooth decay in children .7
__________________
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SPEAKING
Part 1:
1) Do you have a large or a small family?
2) Do you have any sibling?
3) How much time do you spend with your family?
4) Do you get along well with your family?
5) Who are you closest to in your family?
6) Are there many different types of family in your country?
7) Why is family important to you?
