剑桥国际英语教程 Interchange1 Unit 5

TellmeaboutyourfamilyUnit51PartB2Andy84grandfatherDonnaAuntMartagrandmother

ManueluncleSamhusbandSarah60motherChrisfatherTeresacousinYumikowifeJimbrotherLizaSister-in-lawJimmynephewKellynieceDavid6sonIfyouwereSam,talkaboutyourfamily!Ihave…His/hernameis…cousinfathergrandmotherniecesister-in-lawunclewifeWORDPOWERFamily3son-in-lawdaughter-in-lawmother-in-lawfather-in-lawWORDPOWERFamily4Forasingleperson:Therearesixpeopleinmyfamily.Ihavetwobrothersandasister.Foramarriedperson:Therearefourpeopleinmyfamily.Wehaveasonandadaughter.Talkaboutyourfamily5Listening

Howaretheyrelated?1wife2father3nephew4sister-in-lawP31-2W:LookatthispictureofMichaelDouglas.He’smyfavoriteactor.M:Yeah,Ilikehismovies.Isthathiswife?W:Ofcourse.That’sCatherineZeta-Jones.M:Oh,right.She’ssobeautiful.Andaterrificactress.W:Theymakeanicecouple.ListeningHowaretheyrelated16M:Cindy,cindy.C:Sorry,mom.That'smyfavouritesong.DoyouknowEnriqueIglesias?M:YoumeanJulioIglesias?Ofcourse.He’soneofmyfavouritesingers.C:No,no,EnriqueIglesias.JulioIglesiasishisfather.M:Ohno,Idon’tthinkIknowhim.ListeningHowaretheyrelated27M:Whatareyoureading,Peter?P:I’mreadinganarticleaboutFrancisFordCoppola.Hehasanewmovieout.M:Who?P:FrancisFordCoppola,youknow,thedirectorofTheGodfather.AndTheGodfather,PartII.M:Oh,right.P:Doyouknowwhohisnephewis?TheactorNicholasCage.M:Really?Ididn’tknowthat.ListeningHowaretheyrelated38W:Look!Hereiaanarticleaboutmyfavouritemoviestar,AnnetteBening.M:Ilikeher,too.She’sgoodinbothcomediesanddramas.SheismarriedtoWarrenBeatty,right?W:That’sright.Infact,hecomesfromatalentedfamily.DoyouwhoWarrenBeatty’ssisteris?ShirleyMacLaineM:Ido’tthinkso,Iknowher.W:Sure,youdo.Sheisamoviestar,too.ListeningHowaretheyrelated49CONVERSATIONBeforelisten:(Lookatthepicture)HowdoyouthinktheyarerelatedtoSue?10CONVERSATIONWheredoRita'sparentslive?

TheyliveinAustin,Texas.Hermotherteachesattheuniversity,andherfatherisacarpenter.11Whatdotheydo?DebateIsDinkfamilybetterthannuclearfamily?RoleplaySupposethisisthefirsttimeforyoutogoyourbestfriend’shome.Hisparentsandyouwillhaveaconversationwithyouaboutyourfamily.Survey

Ifyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutyourfriendandhisfamily,whatkindofquestionswillyouask?18SomeotherquestionsHowmanytelevisionsarethereinyourfamily?Doesyourfamilyalmostalwayshavedinnertogether?Howmanyroomsarethereinyourfamily?Whatkindofhomethatyouwanttohave?19GrammarFocusListentothetrackandpracticethepresentcontinuous.UsuallyRightnowSue'ssisterSheworksforthegovernment.She'sworkingonasecretproject.She'snotworkingintheUniteStates.Sue'sbrotherHe'sawildlifephotographer.He'stravelingintheAmazon.P32-5ASNAPSHOT1.WhatpercentageofhomesintheU.S.havethreeormoretelevisions?a.41%b.61%c.81%2.WhatpercentageoffamiliesintheU.S.almostalwayseatdinnertogether?a.23%b.43%c.63%P33-821CONVERSATION

Icomefromabigfamily.Marcos:Howmanybrothersandsistersdoyouhave,Mer-li?Mer-li:Actually,I’manonlychild.Marcos:Really?Mer-li:Yeah,mostfamiliesinChinahaveonlyonechildnowadays.Marcos:Ididn’tknowthat.Mer-li:Whataboutyou,Marcos?Marcos:Icomefromabigfamily.Ihavethreebrothersandtwosisters.Mer-li:Wow!IsthattypicalinPeru?Marcos:Notreally.Alotoffamiliesaresmallerthesedays.Butbigfamiliesaregreatbecauseyougetlotsofbirthdaypresents!Listenandfillthechart.22CONVERSATION

PartBMarcos:Sodoyoulikebeinganonlychild?Mer-li:Ofcourse,Igetallmyparents’attention.Marcos:Yeach,Isharemyparents’attentionwithfiveotherpeople.Mer-li:ButsometimesIwantabrotherorasister.Marcos:Doyoueverfeellonely?Mer-li:Sure.Butit’sok.Ihavelotsfriends.AllNearlyallMostManyAlotofSomeNotmanyAfewFewNoonefamilieshavelnlyonechild.familiesaresmallerthesedays.coupleshavemorethanonechild.getsmarriedbeforetheageof18.GrammarFocusQuantifiers24DearYoungJones,Thankyouforyoure-mail.Nowletmetellyouaboutmyfamily.Myparentsarecoffeefarmers.Mostfamiliesherearesmall.Ihaveoneeldersister,butIdon’thaveabrother.Mysister’snameisRose.Sheisamiddleschoolstudent.Butsheisprettytall.Shestudiessohard.ShecanspeakbothEnglishandJapanese.Shelikesneithermathnorchemistry,butshewantstobeascientist.Mymotherandmyfatherworkeveyday.Ithinktheyaretired,soIstudyhard,too.Theylikeclimbingmountainsandgoingskating.IamlookingforwardtogohikingthisSaturday.Bestwishesforyou!Love,JasmineVocabulary(NewWords)housework

[ˈhaʊswɜrk]n.theworkthatpeopledototakeca