Unit 1 Family Ties

Reading Meet the ancestors

Close-up Student’s Book P. 6 - 7
 ancestor (n.)
The Ancient Egyptians are
our ancestors.
 generation (n.)
Traditions passed down
through generations.
 DNA (n.)
We don’t
know the
parents of
this child, so
we have to go
.for the DNA
 gene (n.)

Tim has his mother’s

gene. He has the same
green eyes.
 inherit (v.)

Who will inherit the house when he dies ?

 genealogy (n.)

I became interested
in the genealogy of
my family.
 relatives (n.)

All her close relatives came to

her wedding.
 detective (n.)
She needed a
detective to find out
who is the criminal.
 blank (adj. )

Sign your name in the

blank space.
 pass down

Our traditions were passed down to

us by our ancestors.
 take after

The girl takes after Elsa.

1- I’m one of your
family members ...?
* relative
2- I’m your great
grandparent ...?
* ancestor
3- I’m the history of
your family ...?
* genealogy
4- Nothing is inside
me because I’m ...?
* blank
5- My job is to find out
important clues ...?
* detective
6- I have the same meaning of
“ resemble “ ...?
* look like
7- I’m a group of people born in
specific range of years ...?
* generation
8- I mean “ give “ or “ transfer to “ ...?
* pass down
Questions to be discussed in the text P.
6,7:
1- What is DNA?
2- What can scientists test? And why?
3- Define “ genealogy “ and mention
how does it help us?
4- How can we know about our past ?
5- Provide the synonym of
“ look for “.