COVID-19 AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR FAMILY

Activity 1 This is my family

LET’S SELF-ASSESS!

¿Cuánto sabes comunicar sobre la familia en inglés? Marca con una “X” donde creas conveniente.
Aquí no hay respuestas correctas o incorrectas. Sé honesta/o contigo misma/o.

Can I do it? Not at all Somewhat Well Very well

Can I name the

1. members of a family in
English?

Can I describe my
2.
family in English?

Can I write their jobs

3.
in English?
LET’S OBSERVE AND READ!

OBSERVE - EXERCISE 1

Match the images with the jobs in the box. Follow the example:

Mechanic Doctor Veterinarian

 LET´S UNDERSTAND!
UNDERSTAND - EXERCISE 1

Put the information from the pink box in the correct list. Follow the example:

Energetic – Creative – Funny – Responsible – Adventurous – Curious - Kind

creative Energetic Smart Funny

Curious Playful Adventurous Responsible Kind

UNDERSTAND - EXERCISE 2 
Change the sentences about the Flores family to make them TRUE. Follow the example:

1. Julio is 10 years old. 5. Ruth is a waitress.

Example: Julio is 13 years old / Mariana is 10 years old. true
2. Rogelio is a mechanic. 6. Ruth is very smart, organised and responsible.
true Ruth is creative and playful

3. Elsa was a veterinarian. 7. Mariana loves trains.

true true

4. Mariana is creative and playful. 8. Rogelio is outgoing and curious.

Mariana is energetic and adventurous Rogelio is funny and kind
 UNDERSTAND - EXERCISE 3 
Put the correct two (2) names under the descriptions. Follow the example:

Brother and Mother and Father and Husband and

sister son daughter wife

Julio and Mariana Elsa and Julio Rogelio and Elsa Rogelio and Ruth

LET’S PRACTISE!
PRACTISE – EXERCISE 1

Read the examples about jobs and occupations and complete the sentences with “a”, “an” or “x”.
Follow the example:

an

X
X
an
a
X
an

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 2 
Read the examples about jobs and occupations in present and past tense. Follow the example:
 Karla was a dentist

My Friends are students

Joel is an architect.

Luis and Elena were lawyers

Daniel is an illustrator

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 3
Read the explanation about describing people using adjectives. Then complete the sentences with
an adjective you want.

creative Very happy

a joker

responsible

workers

laughing

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 4
Match the adjectives in the green bubbles with their synonyms in the purple bubbles. Follow the
example:
Definitions

Good at learning,
understanding and Intelligent Imaginative
thinking in a logical way.

Calm doing things in a

quiet and careful way. Gentle Small

Uses imagination to
produce someting new or Creative Kind
a work of art.

The opposite of tall.

Short Smart

Activity 2 Do it yourself - D.I.Y.

Let’s meet your family!

Hello, my name is Milagros, in a few days I will be 16 years old. I like to design
things, decorate objects, read stories and sometimes create them.

I live with my mom and with a girl who for me is like my sister.

My mother is called Rosa, she is a housewife, she also likes to create and design but
what is clothes.

My sister is called Mary, she is very good at cutting hair, putting makeup and doing
hairstyles

The both have a toy store and work there while I study.

Text Yes No
x
1 The text must present you and your family members.

X
2 The text should present your family members’ jobs.

X
The text should present your family members’ characteristics (use
3 adjectives).

X
4 There should be a photo or a drawing of your family next to your text.

X
5 The text should have between 50 and 70 words.