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2. Choose the correct answers.

1 Luis and Mariluz have got two/three children.

2 They live in Ronda/Madrid.

3 Luis's parents like/don't like big cities.

4 Luis has got one brother/two brothers.

5 Only one/All of his grandparents is/are alive.

6 His sister l ives in the USA/Canada.

7 She has got a son/daughter.

8 Manolo has got a sports car/motorbike.

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1 . Read the text. Who are the people in the

photographs?

English in the world

Famil ies

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A typìcal British family is a married couple

(husband and wife) with two or three

children. Some people have a "partner".

They live together, but they are not

married. There are a lot of single-parent

famil ies, too.Young adults don't normally

l ive with their parents. They leave home

when they are 1 8 - 21 years old.

My name`s Luis. I l ive with my wife, Mari luz, and our two

children in Madrid, but I was born in Ronda in the south

of Spain. My parents sti l l l ive there. They don't visit us

very often because they don't l ike big cities. We visit

them two or three times a year - at New Year and in the

summer - and when there's a big family celebration l ike

a wedding or a special birthday.

I 've got a lot of aunts and uncles and cousins there, too,

so it's good fun. My grandfather - that's my mother's

father - is sti l l al ive. He's eighty two years old and he

lives with one of my aunts. My other grandparents are

dead now.

I 've got a brother and a sister. My sister l ives in Canada

with her husband. I don't see her very often, but we

send emails and she phones me, too. They've got one

child - a l ittle girl .

My brother is sti l l single. He lives in Madrid, too, so I see

him now and then. Our children love him. They think

Uncle Manolo is cool because he drives a sports car.

1 your wife/ husband and children.

2 your parents

3 your brothers and sisters

4 your grandparents

5 your aunts, uncles and cousins

3. YOUR LIFE

Write about your family.

Use Luis's text as a model.

Choose from:

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1 Luis and Mariluz have got two/three children.

2 They live in Ronda/Madrid.

3 Luis's parents like/don't like big cities.

4 Luis has got one brother/two brothers.

5 Only one/All of his grandparents is/are alive.

6 His sister l ives in the USA/Canada.

7 She has got a son/daughter.

8 Manolo has got a sports car/motorbike.

2. Answer the following questions

of the interview.

Interviewer: Hi Tara! Thanks for your time. We’ve just got a few questions for you regarding

your university days.

Tara: Ok, no problem.

Interviewer: When you were at university did you have a lot of friends?

Tara: Yeah loads. Everyone was so friendly and we all had so many things in common.

Interviewer: Did you have one particular friend which you got on really well with?

Tara: Yes, my flatmate Andy. He was great. We weren’t on the same course but we both

went to the same uni.

Interviewer: Where did you meet Andy?

Tara: We met at the student bar. I was working as a barmaid and he was working in the

kitchen. We clicked straight away. I think it’s because he was so funny!

Interviewer: How did you come to l ive together?

Tara: Well , at the end of the first year I had to move out of my flat and I was desperately

trying to find someone else to l ive with when Andy told me he was in the same situation.

So it seemed right to move in together.

Interviewer: Do you sti l l see Andy?

Tara: No, unfortunately, not at al l . He moved to Hong Kong immediately after finishing the

course and I think he’s only been back once since then.

Interviewer: Do you keep in contact?

Tara: Yes, of course, we send each other an email from time to time and we use facebook

to stay in contact. I know that if I ever need anything he’s there for me.

Interviewer: Do you keep in contact with other people from your course?

Tara: Some of them I do but with many we have simply drifted apart. We all lead different

l ives now. Some are married and some have children!

3. Your turn2

1 . Interview

Friends

1 ) Why did Tara have lots of friends at university?

2) What expression does Tara use to say that she

and Andy liked each other immediately?

3) Why did Andy and Tara l ive together?

4) What happened to Andy after university?

5) What expression does Tara use to say "I know I

can count on him if there's a problem"

6) Tara keeps in contact with a lot of her friends from

uni. How does she describe her relationship with the

rest of her friends?

Answer the fol lowing questions.

Are you good at keeping in contact with

friends?

Have you kept in contact with your friends

from school?

University? Your last job?

The fol lowing phrases might help you:

- I ’m good atG

- I ’m not good atG

- I find it difficult toG..however

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