Reading-Familylife

Reading Module2Ideasandviewpoints OxfordEnglish Unit3 Familylife Everyonewantstohaveahappyfamily Ourmumsanddadsaretwoofthemostimportantpeopleinourlives Buthowmuchtimedoyouspendjustenjoyingeachother scompany InsteadofplayingacomputergameorwatchingTV youcanaskyourmumanddadtoplaywithyou Gooutsidetogether tryaboardgame orreadabookoutloud Buildahappyfamily Littlethingsmightmeanalottoyourmumordad Youcanbrighten 使愉快 aparent sdaywithahug 拥抱 acard orajoke It salsolovelywhenakidofferstohelpfold 折叠 theclothingorcleansuphisorherroomwithoutbeingasked So doyouhavetobeperfect No ofcoursenot Butifyoudoyourbest youwillmakeyourparentsproud What smore shareyourfeelingsandaskthemforhelpwhenyouarestrugglingwith 和 争斗 something Itmeansyoutrustandrespectthem Anyway stopcomplainingthatyoudon thaveawarmfamilyandtryyourbesttobuildone A1Doyouspendenoughtimewithyourfamily Tick theactivitiesyouusuallydowithyourfamily share 1Whodoesmostofthehouseworkinyourhome 2Whomakesmostofthedecisionsinyourfamily 3WhataretherulesaboutwatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesinyourhome 4Whatdoyoulikemostaboutyourfamily A2Inpairs discussthefollowingquestions Lookatthepictures thetitle theintroductionandthesub headingsoftheinterviewsonpage35 Beforeyouread 1Thearticleisaboutfamilylifein acitiesbthecountryside2Emilyis yearsold a14b15Itseemsthat hasabiggerfamilyandlikestohelpwiththehousework aEmilybJerry Circlethecorrectanswers WhatisEmilydoing Doesshelookhappy Findsomeevidencefromthefirstinterviewtosupportyouranswer No shedoesn t Lookatthefirstpictureandanswerthefollowingquestions SheiswatchingTV Emily sparentsarebusywiththeirwork butmydadisoftenabroadonbusiness andmymumworkstoo Whatcanweinferfromthissentence Canyoufindsomeevidenceintheinterview WhatisJerrydoing Doeshelookhappy Findsomeevidencefromthesecondinterviewtosupportyouranswer Yes hedoes Lookatthesecondpictureandanswerthefollowingquestions Heisironingashirt ThereisnofashionablefurnitureinJerry sflat buthisfamilygettogetherandalllookhappy outofdate fashion ComparethetwopicturesanddescribeEmily sandJerry sfamilylife Howmanypartsarethereineachinterview Six Whileyouread Whatisspecialaboutthetwointerviews Eachinterviewhastheanswersoftheintervieweebutdoesnothavethequestionsoftheinterviewer Well therearejustthreeofus mymum mydadandme Mymum dad grandmaandmysisterRosie Althoughitsometimesfeelscrowdedinourlittleflat wedon tmind familymembers SkimthefirstpartofEmilyandJerry sinterviewstotellwhattheyaremainlytalkingabout SkimthesecondpartofEmilyandJerry sinterviewstotellwhattheyaremainlytalkingabout HaveIgotmanypossessions Yes I vegotalotofthings abigTV anewcomputerandamobilephone No Ihaven tgotmanypossessions Ihavenointerestinthingslikefashionableclothes Newfashionssoongooutofdate don tthey That swhatmygrandmasays possessions SkimthethirdpartofEmilyandJerry sinterviewstotellwhattheyaremainlytalkingabout No I mnotexpectedtodothehousework Yes Ihelpwiththehousework Iwashthedishesandevenironmyownshirts Mygrandmasaysyoungpeopleshouldlearntolookafterthemselves housework SkimthefourthpartofEmilyandJerry sinterviewstotellwhattheyaremainlytalkingabout Wegooutfordinnertogethersometimes butmydadisoftenabroadonbusiness andmymumworkstoo Weusuallyjustdoourownpersonalthings Yes welikedoingthingstogether Weeatmealstogethereveryday andmyfamilyalwayscometoschoolevents familyactivities SkimthefifthpartofEmilyandJerry sinterviewstotellwhattheyaremainlytalkingabout No theydon tusuallysetrulesforme andsinceI magooddaughter theyneverpunishme Yes Isupposetheysetsomerulesforme Forexample unlessIfinishallmyhomework Ican twatchTV andIcan tgooutwithmyfriendseither familyrules SkimthesixthpartofEmilyandJerry sinterviewstotellwhattheyaremainlytalkingabout Well Ilikeournewflat It smuchbiggerthanourlastone ButIfeellonelywhenmyparentsareawayfromhome Iloveallmyfamilyverymuch Wehaveacloserelationship andwealwayssupporteachother whattheylikemostabouttheirfamily D1WhatquestionsdidPaulaaskEmilyandJerry Readtheinterviewsonpage35andtrytoworkthemout Usethewordsinbracketstohelpyou Who people infamily Have get manypossessions Do housework Do goout or dothingstogether family Do parents setrulesforyou What like most family Whoarethepeopleinyourfamily Haveyougotmanypossessions Doyoudoanyhousework Doyouhelpwiththehousework Doyougooutordothingstogetherwithyourfamily Doyourparentssetrulesforyou Whatdoyoulikemostaboutyourfamily Comprehension 1Thefilmwasnotatallwhateveryonethoughtitwouldbeabout 2Areyouherefortheactivityofmaking buyingorsellingthingsformoneyorpleasure 3Itisimportanttoclearallyourownthingsfromtheclassroomwhentheschoolyearends 4Manypeoplearenotattractedtothissubject butIwanttoknowmoreaboutit 5IthinkitistruethatJillwillnotcometoworktodaybecausesheisonatrip havenointerestin personal business expected Vocabulary C1Findwordsfromtheinterviewsonpage35thathavesimilarmeaningstothewordsinitalicsbelow suppose Shehasgotmany thingssheowns Herparentsdon t askorrequire hertohelpwiththehousework Herfatherisoften onatripforwork Herparentsseldom make rulesforher Findwordsfromtheinterviewsonpage35thathavesimilarmeaningstothewordsinbracketsbelow AboutEmily expect possessions onbusiness set Hedoesn t care whatkindofflathelivesin Hedoesn tcarewhetherhisclothesare nolongerfashionable ornot Heoften makesclothessmoothwithaniron hisshirts Hisfamilymembersusuallyattendhisschool plannedpublicactivities together Hecan twatchTV Hecan tgooutwithhisfriends anadverbwhichisusedforaddingthatanegativestatementisalsotrue AboutJerry mind outofdate irons events either Readthepassageaftertherecording Showtime Actoutthetwointerviews Comprehension D2PaulahasmadesomenotesaboutthedifferencesbetweenEmily sandJerry sfamilylives Readtheinterviewsagainandcompletethenotesbelow hermum herdad hismum hisdad hisgrandma