Me and my family

Hi!

Today I want to speak about families. 

What do you know about families? There are many types of families in the world. Some families are very big and others are very small. 

Look at these pictures of different families. Do you know them? Which famous families are they?

How many words do you know for families?

Activity
Here are a some try to complete the series.
a) Mum,....
b) Brother,......
c) Grandmother, grand......
d) Uncle, .....

How many did you get right? Well done!!!

Let's see some words for a nuclear family.
Look at the picture and repeat the words. 

Do you know that we have many ways to say the same words?
One type is formal. We use formal language when we go to the doctor or when we fill in a form. Another type is colloquial. We use colloquial language at  home and with friends. 
Do you know the colloquial way to same the names of relatives? Here is a clue....

Mother (formal) - mum or mummy (colloquial)
Do you know any other ways?

ACTIVITY
Try to see how many you know.

1. Mother - .........
2. Father - .........
3. Grandfather - ...........
4. Grandmother - ..........
5. Aunt - .........

ACTIVITY

See how many words you can remember from the picture we saw above. Good luck!

How many did you get right? Very good!

GAME
See if you know the correct word!
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/hangman/family

ACTIVITY READING
Read the following text and write the names of the family members.
Hello! My name is Susan and this is my family. I have a brother and a sister. Their names are Tom and Helen.
My mother has a camera. She is next to my aunt. My aunt's name is Janet. Janet has three children. They are my cousins. Baby Jane, John and Sarah. My father has a moustache. His name is Peter. My father is next to my uncle. My uncle is called Jack. My grandparents are called Ann and William.

Now read the text again and find the names of the relatives.
Write the names.

Here are some family chants!

This is a link to show how children play a game and chant 'The Farmer wants a wife'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcGUTeB6lFo



Activity
Now, I would really like to meet your family. How about drawing your family tree? Here is a sample you can use. You can adapt it to your needs.

PICTURE OF YOUR FAMILY TREE

Christmas

Hi! It's almost Christmas.

Do you know Christmas vocabulary? Try to remember :)

Santa Claus Reindeer Chimney Bells Sleigh Reindeer Ornament Chimney Sleigh Christmas tree Angel Chimney Santa Claus Christmas treeOrnament Bells Ornament Candy cane Bells Ornament Candle Candle Candy cane Chimney Santa Claus Candy cane Candle Present Stocking Chimney Ornament Carolers Stocking Angels Reindeers Carolers Santa Claus Angel Nativity Star Ornament Stocking Snowflake Present Snowman Caroler Snowman Snowflake Holly Mistletoe Star Ornament Snowflake Mistletoe Nativity Angel Three kings Santa Claus Three Kings Nativity

What do you do on this day?

December the 25th is Christmas Day. Christmas Day is a holiday for most of the people in the UK .
On  this day, people get together to have a special time. They have a special lunch and after they get presents.
To find out more about Christmas in the UK click on the link and listen to the story.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/my-favourite-day-christmas.

Now you can answer the questions on the worksheet. Good luck!


Speaking activity
Now you!
What's your favourite day'
What do you do on this day?
Do you have a special meal?
Do you have special decoration?
Do you give presents?

In the kitchen

AIMS

• To introduce food vocabulary
• To give opinions about likes and dislikes
• To introduce the concept of healthy and unhealthy 

Look at this picture

What can you see?

Can you name the types of food?

Here's a list of words. Write them next to the picture.

Crisps - milk - egg - fruit - salad - chocolate -

chips - beans - biscuits - fish - spaghetti -

cake - vegetables - rice - bread - cereal -

pizza - soda - yoghurt - 

What food do you like most?

What food do you like least?

I like chocolate and spaguetti.

I don't like rice and soda.

Now you!

Ask a classmate about his/her likes and dislikes.

a) Do you like chocolate?

b) Yes, I do/No, I don't.

a) Do you like fruit?

b) Yes, I do/ No, I don't.

What food do you think is healthy/unhealthy?

Make a list of healthy food and a list of unhealthy food.

Listening
Story: Mr Greedy

We are going to tell the story of a character called Mr Greedy.
Do you know what greedy means? Try to explain.

After the story

1. What does Mr Greedy like?
2. What things does Mr Greedy have for breakfast? Write a list with some of the things he ate.
3. What is the name of the food we have in the morning? Tick the write answer. Supper - Breakfast - lunch
4. Does the story have a good end? Why?

What is happening in these pictures of Mr Greedy?

A) Mr Greedy is...

1. Going to sleep.
2. Having breafast.
3. Going for a walk.

B) Mr Greedy is...

1. Looking at the stairs
2. Eating breakfast
3. Sleeping

C) Mr Greedy is...

1. Sleeping
2. Eating
3. Walking

D) Mr Greedy is...

1. Walking.
2. Sleeping.
3. Speaking to the giant.

E) Mr Greedy is...

1. Walking
2. Speaking to the giant
3. Eating

IT'S HALLOWEEN!!!!

IIIIKS It's Halloween!!!!

Do you have Halloween in your country?
What do you know about Halloween?

• Where is this holiday celebrated?
• When is this holiday celebrated?
• What do children do on Halloween?

You can do this test on Halloween!

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/play-with-friends/quiz-halloween

vocabulary

Do you know the English word for these pictures?
See how many you know!

Learn Halloween vocabulary!

http://www.learningchocolate.com/node/329

Here's another vocabulary game
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4998


A story
Billy and Tom are playing. They are pretending to be wizards and they are making a magic spell. Will the magic spell work?
Listen and watch the story.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4998.

SHOPPING

Where can you get a pet?

At a pet shop

Where can you get flowers?

At a florist

Where can you get meat?

At a butchers

Where can you get shoes?

At a shoe shop

Where can you get fruit and vegetables?

At a greengrocers

Where can you get fish?

At a fishmongers


Where can you get clothes?

At a clothes shop

Where can you get different types of food?

At a grocers or a supermarket

Where can you get newspapers and books?

At a newsagents

And where can you buy all of these things?

At a shopping centre

THE GAME CORNER!
Where can you buy bananas? Where can you buy bread? Play this word game.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/paint-the-words/shops

Click on this link to play "Squash the monkey"

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/language-games/monkey-squash/shops

A STORY!

It's Hairy Henry's birthday and his friends want to buy him a present. 

What is the best present you can remember?
Why was it special?

Listen to the story
Where do the friends go?
What do they buy?
What shops do they visit?

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/monster-shopping-trip

Now listen to the story again and do the  worksheet.


LET'S GO SHOPPING!
AIMS
To learn simple vocabulary for shopping.

WARMER
Do you like going shopping to the supermarket?
What do you like buying?
Do you go shopping?
Who goes shopping for food in your house?

A SONG!
Listen to this song.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/node/3003

A WORKSHEET!

Do the worksheet about the song.

WARM-UP
Here's a shopping list for you. See if you can get the shopping in less than a minute.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-games/trolley-dash

READING
Look at this link of things you can buy at a supermarket.
This catalogue is from a real supermarket in Australia!
http://www.coles.com.au/catalogues-and-specials/this-week-catalogue
How many words do you know?

ACTIVITY
For this activity you will need a shopping brochure, paper, scissors and some glue.

1. Look for these things in your shopping brochure. See how many things you find. Are there any other words you know? Which ones?

milk - water - wine- beer- coffee

eggs - fruit - vegetables - coffee

pasta - meat - fish - rice - legums

ham - cheese - cocoa - soda - ice cream -

tuna - washing powder - toothpaste - margarine - butter - bread - tomatoes- patatoes...

2. Classify the words in countable uncountable groups.
The same as in your language, some nouns can't be in the plural form.
Example: meat -  the meats*

These types of words are usually from the following groups.

• Liquids: water, coffee, wine, milk...
• Things we can buy by weight and cut it off a big piece: a kilo of meat, half a kilo of cheese...
• Things that we buy in grain: sugar, flour, salt,...

ACTIVITY

Lets classify the words from your shopping brochure into two main groups, countable nouns and uncountable nouns.

Countable nouns will be in blue and uncountable nouns will be in red. Now write the words down on a small piece of paper and stick it on your brochure.

Quantity nounsWhen we go to the shops we say:

Can I have...?

Can I have a kg (kilo) of apples, please?
Can I have a bottle of milk?

I would like...
I would lika two kilos of cheese.
I would like two oranges.

Why are there words in red?
Why are there words in blue?

ACTIVITY
Look at the food noun page and decide how to ask for the products you have found in your shopping brochure.

WRITING
Write a shopping list.


ROLE PLAY
Now you can go shopping with your list.

Example
a)Hello! 
b)Hello!
a) Can I help you?
b) Yes. I would like a bottle of milk and a loaf of bread, please.
a) Here you are. Anything else?
b) No, thank you.
a) It's 3 euros, please.
b) Here you are. Good bye!
a) Thank you. Good bye!


Now you!


Make a wordcloud
Make a beautiful wordcloud with the words you know. The more words, the bigger and more beautiful your wordcloud will be. 
Click on this link to make your wordcloud.

http://www.wordle.net/