Vocabulary

1.1 Do you know how to describe your personality? Try to describe yourself using these words.

Turn to see the translation.

1.2 Complete the sentences with the words given in the previous exercise.

Listening

1.1 Try to understand what these words mean.

1.2 Listen to the audio and fill in the gaps with the words you hear.

Speaking

1.1 Answer the questions.

1. Do you agree that family is the most important thing in our life? Why/why not?

2. What makes a family happy? Why do you think so?

3. What is happiness for you?

4. What is the main thing for you?

5. If you won $1,000,000, would you be happy? Why/not?

Grammar

1.1 Future forms.

1.2 Choose and mark the correct answer.

1.3 Complete the sentences with the right future form.

Writing

1.1 Write a small story about your family. Describe your family member’s personality. Use as many new personality adjectives as you can. You can also use the example.

I would like to tell you about my family. I think my family is not very big. It consists of 4 members. They are: my mother, my father, my younger sister and me. My mother’s name is Deborah, but my father calls her Debbie. She is a doctor and she works in a big hospital near our house. My mother is a skilled doctor. She is very caring and helpful, and everyone in the hospital likes her. She is very proud of her work. My mother is 48, but she looks much younger.
My father’s name is Jonathan. He is 50, but he also looks very young for his age. My father is tall and strong. He is fond of sport, and he goes to the fitness centre twice a week. He works as an engineer for a big company. He is always very busy. He is a handy man, and he repairs everything in the house himself. Actually, sometimes I try to help him, but not often.
I have a younger sister as well. Her name is Alexandra, but I call her Alex or even Xandra.
She is still at school. She is in the 9th form. She is a good student and always gets good marks.
She would like to be a language teacher in the future. I believe she can do this, because she is always patient and very helpful. She is now 16, and she is very pretty. Sometimes she can be a bit naughty, but most of the time she is friendly. She is fond of music, and she can play the piano quite well. And now I will tell you about myself.
My name is Peter, and I’m 21.
At the moment I’m studying at the university.
I study technology and marketing, and in the future I’ll be an engineer like my father.
So this is my family.
We love each other and we spend a lot of time together, especially at the weekend.

Homework

1.1 Complete the sentences with a family word.

2.1 Choose the correct answer.

3.1 Match the comments with the personality adjectives in the box.