WEEK 03

Topics

Families; typical families.

Speaking

Talking about families and family members

Exchanging information about the present

Describing family life

Grammar

Present continuous yes/no and Wh-questions, statements, and short answers

Quantifiers: all, nearly all, most, many, a lot of, some, not many, a few, and few

Pronoun: no one

Pronunciation

Intonation in statements

Raising and following intonation in questions

Listening

Listening for family relationships

Self-study

Listening to an interview with a new student

Writing

Writing an e-mail about family

Reading

“Do Families Spend a Lot of Time Together?”: Reading about four families

Activity

“Is that true?”: Finding out information about classmates’ families