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People in my life
Asking about people & places • Talking about friends & family • Genitive s •
The simple present
Focus 1
Who? Where? What? How?
Winston
Listening
!
English
who?
where?
08
1
Who is on the phone?
German
wer?
wo?
Practice
Ben misses his bus to work so he goes to the First Choice café.
His phone rings. Listen and answer.
2
Ben’s colleague,Winston.
At home.
Ben’s boss, Mrs Morgan.
At work.
Complete these questions with the correct question words.
How
!
ue.
I’m Ben’s colleag
ge.
lle
Ich bin Bens Ko
.
He’s in the café
fe
Er ist im Ca
Where is he or she?
●
What
●
Where
●
Who
1 ________’s the problem? – Ben’s late for work again.
2 ________ is he? – In the café.
3 ________’s on the phone? – Mrs Morgan, his boss.
4 ________ is she? – She’s in Winston’s office.
5 ________ is Winston? – He’s Ben’s colleague.
6 ________ is Ben now? – Not very happy.Today is not his day.
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UNIT THREE People in my life
Pronunciation
09
3
English [w]. Listen, then listen and repeat.
What’s the problem?
Where are you?
Focus 2
Mini Scenario
10
4
SERENA
BEN
SERENA
BEN
SERENA
BEN
SERENA
BEN
SERENA
BEN
SERENA
I’m on my way to work.
We’re in Winston’s office.
Talking about your family
Listen, read and complete the table.
Was that your boss?
Yes, but don’t worry.What are these photos here? That’s you, isn’t it?
Yes, they’re my brother’s wedding photos from last year.
Are all these people members of your family?
Yes.We’re a big family.
Tell me who is who.
Well, this is my brother Floyd, and his wife Jamalia.
Floyd is a teacher and Jamalia works for an airline company.
Oh, right. And these are your parents, right?
Yes, that’s right – my father Denzel and my mother Primrose.
And this is a photo of my sister, Darlene. She’s a model.
Wow, she’s beautiful!
Mmh.And this is my sister Alicia, and her husband, Lenny, and their three sons.
Serena’s family
Primrose
Serena’s ________
Lenny
Serena’s sister’s ________
Denzel
Serena’s ________
Floyd
Serena’s ________
Alicia
Serena’s ________
Darlene
Serena’s other ________
Jamalia
Serena’s brother’s ________
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UNIT THREE People in my life
5
Practice
Pair work
Work with a partner. Close your books. Ask and answer
questions. Can you remember who is who?
Is Darlene
Serena’s mother?
6
Reading
Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t. She’s
not her mother,
she’s her sister.
Read the text and say who these people are.
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
B
en works for a travel magazine. The name of the magazine is Going Places. He and his
colleague, Winston, are good friends. They work in the same office. Winston comes from
Trinidad. He is married and has two children, a girl and a boy. Winston’s wife has an unusual
job. She works with animals – she’s an animal therapist.
Ben isn’t married. His parents and brother and sisters all live in Australia. His grandparents
are from Ireland but they live in Australia, too. Ben’s brother lives in Canberra, but his ex-wife
and son live in Sydney. Ben’s nephew, Greg, is a professional tennis player. He plays very well.
Ben likes the First Choice café very much. It’s near his home, the people are friendly, the
coffee is good – he almost lives there! The people in the café are his new family.
Grammar The simple present
I/We/You/They live in Germany.
I/We/You/They work for a bank.
I/We/You/They have a son.
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He/She lives in England.
He/She works for Microsoft.
He/She has a daughter.
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UNIT THREE People in my life
Practice
7
Complete the sentences with verbs from the box.
live
●
lives ●
plays
●
work
have
●
●
works
has
●
play
1 Ben’s brother ________ in Canberra.
2 Ben and Winston ________ in the same office.
3 Rebecca,Winston’s daughter, ________ a brother, Joe.
4 Ben’s grandparents ________ in Australia.
5 Winston’s wife ________ with animals.
6 Many people in Australia ________ tennis.
7 Winston and his wife ________ two children.
8 Greg ________ tennis very well.
Pre-task
8
Whole class
Who are the people in your life?
One person writes three names on the board (family, friends, colleagues, ...).
The others ask questions.
A
B
C
B
D
B
E
B
Task
9
ah
Hcananasknyour
You
teacher for words:
What’s the English for ... ?
Gerd
Is (Gerd) your (boss)?
No, he’s not my boss.
Is he your brother?
No, he’s not my
brother.
Is he your partner?
Yes, that’s right.
He’s my partner.
And is (Hannah) ... ?
...
Write about someone you know – a member of your family
or a famous person. Don’t write the name.
Useful language
... works for (BMW/
a bank /...).
... lives in (Munich).
... plays (football).
... has (two children).
I think it’s ...
Now give your text to your teacher.
Guess who the people are when your teacher reads the texts.
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magazine
UNIT 3
LANGUAGE SPOTLIGHT
1 Ordnen Sie die Verben der entsprechenden word spider zu.
play ❘ listen to ❘ work ❘ eat
the radio
music
CDs
in an office
at home
in a bank
Chinese food
butter
Portfolio: P
Dossier
Stellen Sie eine Galerie mit
Fotos von Freunden und
Verwandten zusammen.
Sie können die Bilder
beschriften oder eine
Beschreibung der Bilder auf
Kassette aufnehmen.
chocolate
football
cards
Weblink
squash
2 Vervollständigen Sie den Fragebogen mit den Fragewörtern
What, Where oder Who.
You and your job
Auf der First Choice
Website erfahren Sie
interessante Einzelheiten
über Serena.
www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de
Web Code: FCA1U03
1 _____ is your job?
2 _____ is your boss?
3 _____ are your company’s offices?
4 _____ are the names of your colleagues?
5 _____ is the best thing about your job?
6 _____ is the office telephone number?
7 _____ is your company canteen?
3 Vervollständigen Sie die Antworten mit folgenden Wörtern:
we’re ❘ he’s ❘ our ❘ their ❘ they’re ❘ he’s ❘ his ❘ she’s ❘ her
1 Where is your brother?
– ______ in the USA.
2 Where is your parents’
house?
– ______ house is in the centre
of London.
3 What is your sister’s name?
– ______ name is Barbara.
4 Where are your parents now? – ______ on holiday.
5 Are we late?
– No, don’t worry. _____ not late.
6 Can I speak to Sue, please?
– Sorry, ______ not in today.
7 Who are the two people
in this photo?
– This is Jim and me – it’s a
photo of ______ office party.
8 Who is he?
– I’m sure ______ an actor.
What’s ______ name again?
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10 Sie müssen nicht immer
jedes Wort verstehen, um den
Sinn eines Textes zu erfassen.
Hören Sie die Beschreibung der
idealen Nachbarn an. Welche
Aussagen stimmen mit der
Beschreibung überein?
1 Meine idealen Nachbarn
sollten keine Kinder oder
Tiere haben.
2 Wie der Garten aussieht,
ist nicht so wichtig.
3 In der Woche können sie
spät Lärm machen – das
stört mich nicht.
4 Sie fahren jedes
Wochenende weg.
5 Sie sind immer hilfsbereit.
Phrase of the week
That’s life!
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UNIT THREE People in my life
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English for e perts
WHO’S WHO?
1 This is Will’s family. Read the
information in the box and write the names under the pictures.
=
_______
=
_______
_______
=
_______
_______
_______
_______
=
_______
=
_______
Will
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
Ella is my wife.
Jenny is my daughter-in-law.
Don is my brother-in-law.
Richard is my nephew.
Anne is my niece.
Eric is my uncle.
Irene is my cousin.
Eve is my mother-in-law.
Rose is my sister-in-law.
Phil is my brother.
Grace is my granddaughter.
Simon is my son.
Jean is my aunt.
Culture note
In englischsprachigen Ländern
benutzt man fast immer
Vornamen, sowohl in der
Arbeitswelt als auch im
Privatleben. Beim ersten Treffen
werden Vornamen ausgetauscht.
Familiennamen werden eher in
förmlichen Situationen benutzt,
z. B. wenn man mit einer Behörde
zu tun hat.
2 Now listen to Will talking about his family.
Story
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Können Sie
– etwas über Menschen, die
Sie kennen, erzählen?
– jemanden zu seiner Familie
und seinem Freundeskreis
befragen?
_______
=
_______
Can you P
do this in
English?
Ben is still in the café when the next
bus comes. He misses that too, and
arrives at the office 50 minutes late.
Mrs Morgan explodes.
Ben isn’t happy at work. He gets on
well with Winston, but Mrs Morgan
is a very difficult boss, and she
doesn’t like him. She and Ben just
don’t get on.
Oh no! The bus!
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