English basics for intermediate learners lesson 17
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This document is an English lesson about talking about friends and family. It contains exercises to practice vocabulary and phrases related to describing friends and family, including roleplays comparing families. Students are asked questions about whether they prefer many or few friends, their memories of family members, and the benefits of large versus small families. Dialogue examples are provided to model conversations about friends from high school and college as well as asking about cousins and family jokes.
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Exercise 1: Warming Up
Words & Phrases
I guess so
high school n
college n
social adj
close (friend) adj
develop v
relationship n
point [something] out v
cousin n
compare v
contrast v
~, or something
prefer v
Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know the
meaning of a word, just ask your teacher!](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/englishbasicsforintermediatelearnerslesson17-151005045125-lva1-app6891/85/English-basics-for-intermediate-learners-lesson-17-2-320.jpg)
English basics for intermediate learners lesson 17
- 1. © 2015 SkimaTalk, Inc. SkimaTalk Official Course English Basics for Intermediate Learners Lesson 17 : Talking About Friends and Family
- 2. 2 Exercise 1: Warming Up Words & Phrases I guess so high school n college n social adj close (friend) adj develop v relationship n point [something] out v cousin n compare v contrast v ~, or something prefer v Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know the meaning of a word, just ask your teacher!
- 3. 3 Exercise 2: Answer the Question Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much information as possible. Q
- 4. 4 Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued) Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much information as possible. Q
- 5. 5 Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases A You really have a lot of friends, don’t you? B Well, I guess so. I was a pretty social person in high school and college. How about you? A I never had a lot of friends, but I’ve always had one or two really close friends. B That’s nice. I wish I had some close friends. A Really? But you have so many friends! How could you not have any close ones? B I don’t know... I just never developed a really special relationship with any of my friends. A But we’re pretty close, don’t you think? B Hey, you’re right! Thanks for pointing that out! Dialogue practice Practice making NEW sentences 1. I was _____ in _____. 2. I never ___ but I always ___. 3. I wish _______. 4. _______ don’t you think? • have a lot of ~ • I was a ~ in ~ • Thanks for ~ • ~ don’t you think?
- 6. 6 Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued) A Do you remember Uncle Jim? He used to tell the funniest jokes! B Yeah, I remember! One time I was laughing so hard that mom got angry at me... A Oh yeah, I remember that! haha B By the way, what happened to cousin Ricky? Did he leave the country or something? A Yeah, I heard he’s teaching English in Asia now. B Wow, sounds like he’s on a big adventure! A Actually, I was thinking about going myself... Dialogue practice 1. ____ used to ____. 2. I was ___ so ___ that ___. 3. I heard ____ is ____ in ____. 4. What happened to _____? • ~ used to ~ • One time... • By the way... • I heard ~ Practice making NEW sentences
- 7. 7 Exercise 4: Roleplay Your teacher will start the roleplay with a comment or question. You can use the phrases below to help you. Two people are talking about their families. Compare and contrast each other’s family and family members. • Tell me about your family. • ~ used to ~ • One time... • My ~ is ~ • My favorite family member is ~
- 8. 8 Exercise 5: Discussion Ask and answer questions about today’s topic. • Do you prefer to have many friends or a few friends? Why? • What are the good and bad points of big families versus small families? • Which family members do you have special memories with? What do you remember? • At what age did you meet the friends you have today?
- 9. 9 End of Lesson We Hope You Enjoyed It!