Lesson 2My Family

We are social creatures who can not stand alone in this world. We need each other. So, that is why we need some people close to us to share and to take care of. Now let’s talk about the people close to us.

Family RelationshipWe belong to a family. A nuclear family consists of a father, mother and

children. An extended family includes relatives such as grandparents, uncles, and aunts.

Activity 1 Identifying Family RelationshipComplete the blocks in the diagram, one letter is as the clue.

1. My sister’s daughter : N 2. My mother’s brother : C 3. My uncle’s child : N 4. My brother’s son : H 5. My uncle’s wife : 6. My grandfather’s sister : D - Activity 2 Now read the paragraph that Dave wrote

Kinds of Family

A. Nuclear FamilyMy name is Intan Savitri, but my family and my friends call me Intan. I am a college student majoring in English

Department. I come a big family. There are four children and I am the youngest. My eldest sister, Farah, is a house wife. She has a son, Fajri. Her husband is an engineer at petroleum company. My elder brother, Faqih, is a teacher. And My elder sister, Yanti, is a computer programmer.

Although we all live together, we do not see much each other, because we all have different schedules. My father usually goes to his office early in the morning and so does my mother. Faqih does not get home until four in the afternoon, and Yanti is very busy with her computer business. I spend most of my spare time on campus, taking part in-group discussion. We are all very busy, but we are still a close family.

Activity 3 Looking at family relationship1. Who is Intan’s eldest sister?2. Who is Fajri?3. Who is the youngest woman in the family?4. Does Intan’s mother have her own office?5. Does the family spend a lot of time together?

Possessive AdjectiveWhen using possessive adjective, make sure that they refer to their antecedents – that is their corresponding nouns or pronouns. Fill out the grammar chary below with correct pronouns and possessive adjectives. The first has been done for you.

Pronouns Possessive AdjectiveSingular I

You………

SheIt

My……….

His……….……….

Plural ……..……..they

OurYour

………

Activity 4 Using possessive adjectives

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This is my family. I am in the middle of the picture. My wife, Inggrid, is on my left, next to the Christmas tree. We have four children. The oldest is Brian. He is one of the wearing the tie. He is fourteen and in the ninth grade. We also have twin, Eric and Joel. They are eleven years old. Eric is to my right, next to the piano. He is wearing a stripped shirt. Joel is sitting on the floor next to Inggrid. Aaron is our youngest son. He is eight. He is one wearing the plaid shirt

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjectives. Then underline their antecedents. The first has been already done for you.

Hi, I am Winarti. …… nickname is Winni. I have a sister. ….. name is Imelda. Imelda and I love both of ….. parents, although they are different from each other. Father is rather stern, and …. Ideas about women are very traditional. He thinks that a woman’s place is at home. Mother is the opposite; … ideas are modern. Mom is in favor of us of having careers, though she realizes …. Affects on home life. Mom and dad may disagree on various things; but they still can always resolve ….. differences. How about you? What’s your family life?

Activity 5 Talking about family using possessive adjectives1. Tell the class about your family. Whenever possible, use possessive adjectives.

Give some personal information about each of the family member.2. Now look at your friends’ family, and talk about it in the same way.

B. Extended FamilyWe just talked about the nuclear family. Now let’s have a closer look at the extended family. Who may be the members of such a family?Activity 6 Identifying Extended Family

Answer the following questions1. Is Tom Johnson married?2. How old is Tom?3. Is Tom’s brother marreid?4. Is Tom’s sister Ellen married?5. What relation is Sally to Tom?6. What relation is Steve to Tom?

7. What relation is Pam to Tom?8. What relation is Joe to Tom9. Is Robert Tom’s uncle?10. Is Richard Tom’s grandfather?11. Is Bill Tom’s niece?12. Is Carol Tom’s niece?13. What is Carol’s relation to Bill?

Activity 7 Identifying family relationship in an extended family

My name is Amy Mufidah Aini, but at home, my friend call me Amy. I am twenty seven years old. I am an English teacher at junior high school in Klaten. I come from a big family of six and I am the eldest daughter in my family. My father, Mr. Ngatiman, is a teacher at SMP 3 Delanggu. He is fifty seven years old. Meanwhile, my mother, Mrs. Marsiti, is also a teacher at an elementary school. My husband, Sugiharto, who married a year ago, works as a state official in Boyolali. I have two daughters and a son. They are Asmah, Farhan and Dian and they are the students of elementary school.

I have two younger sisters and a younger brother. My younger sister, Fatkhi, has also married. Her husband is Faisal who works as a language instructor at LB-LIA Surakarta. Faisal and Fatkhi has also three children whose name are Fahmi, Fatimah, and Sarah. My only younger brother is Abid who is still a student at UMS majoring in mechanical engineering. He likes repairing his motor bike and also his friends’. Then, my youngest sister, Fauzah, is a student of Gadjah Mada University majoring in Agricultural Technology. We are very busy, but, at least in the week end, we always spend our time together. So, we are still a close family.

1. Who is Mrs. Marsiti to Sugiharto?2. What relation is Fauzah to Fahmi?3. What relation is Abid to Faisal?4. What relation is Fahmi to Farhan?5. What relation is Asmah to Fatkhi?6. What relation is Sugiharto to Faisal?7. What relation is Fahmi, Fatimah, Asmah and Farhan to Mr. Ngatiman?8. Is Sugiharto Fauzah’s brother?9. Is Fatkhi is Asmah’s aunt?10. Is Dian is Sarah’s niece?

C. Introducing Other

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In the first lesson, we discussed about personal information and how to introduce yourselves to others. Now, we are going to discuss how to introduce someone to others. Go over the following dialogs and pay attention to the expressions used in such introduction. You will see that greetings are often part of an introduction.

Situation:Intan has invited her friend Indri to her engagement party. She introduces Indri to several of her family members.Intan : Mom and Dad, I would like you to meet Indri, my friend in campus.Mr. Heri : Hi, Indri. Nice to meet you. Thank for your coming.Mrs. Heri: Hello, Indri.You look lovely. Please make yourself at home.Indri : Thank you, Ma’am. It is pleasure to meet you.

Intan : Granny, this is Indri, my friend.Grandma : Hi,Indri. Welcome to the party.Indri : Thank you, Ma’am. It is an honor to meet you.

Intan : Indri, this my kid brother, Agus. Agus, say hello to Indri.Agus : Hi. How do you do?Indri : Hi, how do you do?

Activity 8 Practicing using expression of introductionCreate situations where you have to introduce your friend(s) to someone else, then role-play the situation.

Grammar : The Simple Present TenseWhen we describe people’s occupations and routine activity, we usually use the simple present tense. Look at the following examples.

Occupation Activity WorkplaceIntan works as a designerFitri and Heri are reporters.I work as a teacher.Mother is a doctor.Haffilia is an engineer.

She designs clothes.They write news articles.I teach English.She checks the patients.She works in a company.

She works at a boutique.

Focusing on the 3rd person singular simple present tense

Look at the following chart. Notice that changes in the verbs of 3rd person singular simple present tense. Invinitive 3rd Person SingularCookManageBuywork

+s+s+s+s

CooksManagesBuysWorks

TeachDoBrush

+es+es+es

TeachesDoesBrushes

CarryBuryVary

y= .i+es CarriesBurriesVaries

Activity 9 Writing about people you want to introduceWe have talked about people that want to introduce to someone else. Now write a few sentences about someone.You may use the personal information.

Reference

Agus Dwi Priyanto, S.S., English for All. Pratama Mulia Computer Course. Surakarta.

Fletcher, Mark. 1994. Making Polite English. English Experience. London

Frank, Marcella. 1972. Modern English, A Practical Reference Guide. New York: New York University.

Interchange 1

Tillit, Bruce, et. all. 1985. Speaking Naturally. Cambride: Cambride University Press

Yayasan LIA. 1996a. All about People. Jakarta. PT. Siwibakti Darma.

Yayasan LIA. 1999. All That I Want to Know. Jakarta. PT. Siwibakti Darma.

Yayasan LIA. 1999. Finding Our Identity. Jakarta. PT. Siwibakti Darma.

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