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LET'S READ! 📖
Direction: Read the conversation below. Then, exchange roles with your mentor.
Situation:
Alex visited Marie's house for the first time. Alex found one of her family albums and started asking about her family members.
Alex
Marie
Yes, I have a brother and a sister.
Alex
Oh, what does your sister do?
Marie
She's a surgeon. She works for a medical aid organization.
Alex
Wow! And what about your brother?
Marie
He's a writer. He travels and writes about his experiences for a magazine.
Alex
What an interesting family! Can I meet them?
Marie
Sure, but my sister's not here right now. She's treating patients in Cameroon.
Alex
And your brother?
Marie
He's traveling in Thailand, and then he wants to visit my sister. I miss them! What about you, Alex? Do you have siblings?
Alex
I come from a big family. I have two brothers and four sisters.
Marie
Wow! That's a big family!
Alex
Many families are smaller these days. But big families are great because you get a lot of birthday presents!
QUESTION
1. How many siblings does Alex have?
2. What does Marie's sister do?
3. Why does Alex think having big families is great?
LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
A. Present continuous
| Questions | Answers | |
| Are you living with your parents now? | Yes, I am. | No, I'm not. |
| Is your sister working abroad? | Yes, she is. | No, she's not./No, she isn't. |
| Are your siblings studying English this year? | Yes, they are. | No, they're not./No, they aren't. |
| Where are you working now? | I'm not working. I'm looking for a job. | |
| What is your father doing? | He's traveling in Guam. | |
| What are your friends doing these days? | They're studying for their exams. | |
- NOTES
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Use the present continuous to talk about actions that are happening now: What are you doing (these days)? | I'm studying English.
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The present continuous is formed by using be + verb-ing.
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For verbs ending in -e, remove -e and add -ing: live > living, write > writing, have > having
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For verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant before adding -ing: run > running, sit > sitting
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A-1. Complete the conversations using the present continuous.
Dialogue 1
Hi, Elaine. What (do)?
Hey, James. I (eat) a salad at Salad Go.
Mmm! Is it good?
Yeah. It's delicious. Wait, they (bring) my dessert now. It's strawberries and cream. Call you later! Bye!
B. Quantifiers
100% |
All |
families have only one child. |
81-99% |
Nearly All Most | |
51-80% |
Many A lot of | families are smaller these days. |
31-50% |
Some | |
1-30% |
Not many Few | couples have more than one child |
0% | No one | gets married before the age 18. |
B-1. Rephrase the sentences using quantifiers.
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100% of children in this city start school by the age of seven.
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Three percent of families have more than five children.
LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
A. Facts about your country
Direction: Rephrase the following sentences using the quantifiers that is true about your country.
| All | Many | Not Many |
| Nearly All | A lot of | Few |
| Most | Some | No one |
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Adults between the ages of 18-35 marry
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Families almost always eat dinner together
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Adults between the ages of 18-34 live with their parents
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"No one" needs to be followed by a verb with a final -s
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B. How are they related?
Direction: Listen to four conversations about famous people. How are the people related? Write or type down your answers while listening.
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Michael Douglas ➡️ Catherine Zeta-Jones
Answer: Catherine Zeta-Jones is Michael Douglas's .
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Enrique Iglesias ➡️ Julio Iglesias
Answer: Julio Iglesias is Enrique Iglesias's .
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Francis Ford Coppola ➡️ Nicholas Cage
Answer: Nicolas Cage is Francis Ford Coppola's .
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Annette Bening ➡️ Shirley MacLaine
Answer: Shirley MacLaine is Annette Bening's .
Do you have brothers and sisters, Marie?