Level I – Unit 1: Who are you?

Task 5: Who are you

Time: 15 hours.

In this unit you will recognize yourself as a person and as part of a family and college community.

● Communicative function: Introduce and describe a relative.

Listen to the following dialogue and discuss with the class. What are they talking about?

Discuss in pairs the following questions:

● What is a family?
● What types of families do you know?
● Do you think, to have a family is important nowadays?

1. Click on the first image and watch the video that talks about family members. Then, look at the images
and write down what family members you identify. Discuss: is it a family for you?

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2._________________________
3. _________________________

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4._______________________ 6.____5. _____________________

 Picture Is it a family? Which members could you identify?
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2. Time to practice describing people and their appearance. Now, please introduce and describe your
parents.

1. What is his/her name? Example: His name is Julio.

2. What is his/her occupation? Example: He’s a butcher.
3. What is he / she like? Example: He is funny.
4. What does he/she look like? (Give 5 characteristics) Example: She is fat.
5. What is he/she wearing? (Give 5 descriptions) Example: He is wearing a red skirt.

3. Now it’s your turn to present and describe two family members.
● What is his/her name?
● How old is he/she?
● Where does he/she live?
● What is his/her occupation?
● What is his /her nationality?
● Where is she/ he from?
● What does he/she do during his/her free time?
● What are her/his physical characteristics?
● What does he/she have?

4. Watch this video twice and answer the following questions based on it.
 a. What is the common definition the video gives for the word “family”?

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b. How was a traditional family composed by?

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c. What new family types are there nowadays?

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5. Discuss with your class:

● Which of these family structures exist in Colombia? Are all of them recognized?

6. Write a short text in which you introduce your family. Remember to include personal information and
the different forms of possession.

Ex: I have a big family. It is composed by 9 people including me. My mother’s name is Eliana. She’s a social
worker; she’s 47 years old and she likes reading and watching…