UNIT N° 02

LESSON 05 - MY FAMILY
Prescribe Theme: Identities (Lifestyles)

Class: 3rd_A-B-C-D Time: a week Date: From May 24th to May 28th
Purpose: Students will be able to describe their family and its members.
Learning evidence: Students must write a short paragraph about their family.
EYES ON ME

Activity 1: Dear students, it is time to work together. Let´s observe the

images and tick on the correct answer or answers.

https://www.messyfamilyproject.org/mp-008-large-families/ https://www.vifindia.org/article/2016/august/28/big-business-and-
small-families

1.- It is a large family 1.- It is a football team

2.- It is a dancing team 2.- It is a small family

Is your family small or large?

a.- My family is small b.- My family is large

Are you an only child in your family?

YES, I AM NO, I’M NOT

LET´S OBSERVE AND READ

Activity 2: Next, we are going to read carefully a paragraph about “Sam and Charles´
family” .

Hi, my name is Sam. I have a small family. Jhon is my

father and Janet is my mother. I have two sisters. My
sister Sara was born first. She is seventeen years old.
Anna is my second eldest sister. She is sixteen years
old. I’m the youngest in my family. I’m fourteen years
old.

Retrieved from https://www.freepik.com/photos/teenager

Hi, my name is Charles. I have a big family My

parents are Paul and Susan Brown. I have one
brother, one sister, one nephew and two nieces.
Garry is my nephew. He is at the same age as me.
My sister Laura has two daughters Dina and Kate.
They are twins

https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/content-handsome-young-man-blue-tshirt-pointing-
aside_3799048.htm#page=1&query=Teenager&position=15

LET´S UNDERSTAND

https://oscarjaviersalas.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/verb-to-be-review/comment-page-3/
 Vocabulary about Family members

http://englishatcasd.blogspot.com/2018/07/blog-post.html

LET’S PRACTICE
Activity 3: Now, it is time read again activity two about Sam and Charles´ family” then
choose 5 TRUE sentences

J
A) Charles is Sam’s brother
B) Sara is Sam’s sister
C) Dina and Kate are Charles nieces.
D) Garry is Charles’ nephew
E) Paul and Susan are Sam´s parents
F) Jhon isn´t Sam’s father
G) Sam has two brothers
H) Janet is Sam’s mother
J) Dina and Kate are twins

Activity 4: Great students!. Our next challenge is to listen an audio and put the letters in
the correct order to make family members

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/node/19620
 a. T S R I E S SISTER

b. T O R H R B E
c. A G D R M N A
d. D N A G A R D
e. U A Y T N
f. L C N E U
g. O N S U C I
h. P T S E U M M
i. T P S D E D A

Activity 5: Ok students. Let's discover our talent by listening to the audio and
completing the sentences. Choose a word from the box.
people family mother cousins brother sister
a. - What is a __family___?
b. - It means different things to different
c. - I´ve got Nanu – my little
d. - I´ve got Ali – my big
e. - Then there´s our
f. - Then there´s our

Activity 6: It's time to hear the audio again and put the words in the correct order

a.- have You can mum one

_______You can have one mum.___________________________ .

b.- dad. one have You can

c.- have mums. You can two

d.- two You can dads. have

e.- step-mum. You can a have

f.- have step-dad. a You can

g.- by be raised your grandma. You can

h.- your grandad. be raised You can by

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/node/19620

LET'S CREATE AND SHARE

Activity 7. Write a paragraph talking about the members of your family. Words
count 50 to 80 words maximum.

Example: Luis is my father. He is a teacher

WRITING RUBRIC

Criterion 5 4 3
Language Vocabulary is generally Vocabulary is sometimes Vocabulary is limited.
appropriate to the task and varied. appropriate to the task. Basic grammar is
A variety of basic grammar are used Some basic grammar is used.
used.

Message Most responses are Some responses are Responses are not
Appropriate and some are Appropriate and a few are appropriate.
developed. developed.

LET'S REFLECT
Now, it is time to evaluate us. Please let's put a tick on what you have learnt.

Now I know about,

- What a family is
- Members of the family.
- Use of the verb to be.
- Sing a song.
 SELF – ASSESSMENT
Let’s reflect on our performance and fill in the lines below:

I’M GETTING THERE! I CAN DO THIS! I NEED HELP!

______________________ _______________________ _______________________

_________________ _________________

Now, what can I do to improve?

Bibliography
- Images from small and large family. Retrieved from:
https://www.messyfamilyproject.org/mp-008-large-families/
https://www.vifindia.org/article/2016/august/28/big-business-and-small-families
- Reading about an only child. Retrieved from:
- https://wehavekids.com/family-relationships/Advantages-and-disadvantages-of-
being-an-only-child
- Verb to-be. Retrieved from:
https://oscarjaviersalas.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/verb-to-be-review/comment-
page-3/
- Vocabulary members of the family. Retrieved from:
- http://englishatcasd.blogspot.com/2018/07/blog-post.html
- Audio what is a family? Retrieved from:
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/node/19620
- Exercises verb to-be. Retrieved from;
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/node/19620
- Appendix exercises verb to be. Retrieved from:
https://www.english-room.com/grammar/isare_1.htm
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/contracted-forms
https://www.english-room.com/grammar/isare_1.htm
 APPENDIX VERB TO-BE

Let´s practice exercises with the verb to-be. Now we are going to match the items on
the right on the left.

https://www.english-room.com/grammar/isare_1.htm

Now, we are going to complete with “am – is – are” the following sentences
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/contracted-forms

Great students! Let´s practice the contracted forms with the verb To-be

https://www.english-room.com/grammar/isare_1.htm

At this time students, we are going to complete the sentences only with “is or
are”
1. The boy ______ eating and apple
2. Jenny and Scott ______ singing a song
3. There_____ one banana on the table
4. Where______ my books?
5. There ______ so many birds in the sky
6. My mother______ thirsty
7. The boy ______ eating pizza
8. Where is my eraser?
9. Andy and Scott____ friends
10. Jenny and Kate ______ girls
11. The students_____ tired
12. The student______ happy
13. The trees _____ green
14. We ____ singing a song
15. The boys_____ playing football.

https://www.english-room.com/grammar/isare_1.htm
Finally, students, let’s practice to-be questions completing with “is – are” using
the Possessive Adjectives

1. - my sister in Lima? 3. - your book on the table?

2. - my sisters at school? 4. - your books yellow?

5. - his teacher from Ica? 7. - her cat brown?

6. - his teachers at the Lab? 8. - her brothers busy?

9. - its ear red? 11. - our classroom near here?

10.- its paws dangerous? 12. - our children in the park?

13. - their sister a good student? 15. - What your name?

14. - their brothers tall? 16. - What your names?