We use the Present Continuous to talk about



Unit 1: Family relationships- (MODERN FAMILY episode)

A. Look at Jay’s family tree and complete the relationships among them


ex-wife

wife

daughter

son

father-in law

mother-in law

uncle

aunt

siblings

brother

sister

daughter in-law

son in –law

cousins

Nephew

Niece

stepbrother

stepmother


 

                                                                                          

 

 

1. Dede is Jay’s _________________________

2. Jay is Phil’s __________________________

3. Claire is Mitchell’s ____________________

4. Manny is Mitchell´s and Claire´s __________________

5. Haley , Alex and Luke are _______________________

6. Lily is Haley, Alex and Luke´s ____________________

7. Phil is Mitchell´s __________________

8. Mitchell is Haley, Alex and Luke´s ________________

9. Phil is Jay´s _____________________

10. Claire is Cam´s ___________________

11. Dede and Jay are Lily´s _____________________

12.  Jay is Manny´s _________________________

Vocabulary building

 

     
 

 

 


  1. Read the word bank and fill in with one word from there:

We are three 1) ……………………..  families living in the Los Angeles area who are related to Jay Prichett and his children, Claire and Mitchell. Jay is remarried to a much younger woman called Gloria. She´s got some 2) ………………… living in Colombia. Despite their 3) ……………….. difference, they 4) ……………………. really well. Also, Gloria has got a 14-year old son called Manny from a previous marriage. Jay's daughter Claire is a homemaker married to Phil Dunphy, a real-estate agent. Phil dreams of his children looking 5) ……………… to him saying he is a "cool dad". They have three children: Haley, the stereotypical ditzy teenage girl; Alex, a nerdy, smart middle child; and Luke, the offbeat only son. The siblings don´t 6) ……………………….. but sometimes they try. Jay's lawyer son Mitchell and his husband Cameron are 7) ………………….. an adopted Vietnamese daughter, Lily. Claire´s 8) ……………….. laws are not very close. They only see each other for the holidays. They depend on Phil most of the time.

  1. Watch the first segment : True/ False ( 00:00 to 0:4.10)
  1. The Dunphy family usually has breakfast together.
  2. Claire is making breakfast while everyone is using gizmos.
  3. Manny is not sleeping these days because the neighbour´s dog is barking all the time.
  4. Gloria thinks the dog is causing a lot of trouble in their marriage.
  5. Phil and Luke are playing games.
  6. Claire is freaking out because nobody is talking.
  7. Alex and Haley are texting each other.
  8. Luke tastes his milk without using a spoon
  9. Gloria´s neighbour thinks she has a parrot at home who is squawking all the time.
  10. Gloria usually yells like a parrot.

 

  1. Go on watching and fill in:

Claire: Okay, we have called this family meeting because the personal electronics have gotten 1) ………….. control. Starting today, there's going to be a 2) ………-………………… on all cellphones, texting, video chatting, video-gaming, anything on the 3) …………………..

  1. Tick the statements you hear: (till 0:10 )

…….How am I supposed to do my homework?

…….I have a huge science paper due.

…….Can I still play plants vs. Zombies?

……..We´ll suffer from Nomophobia

……..But you learn about plants. And plants are life. Are you against life?

……..How am I supposed to talk to my friends?

……..So, you're saying dad's not going to go online?

………I can´t live without my laptop

……..Oh! This is so unfair!

……..You know what? We're going to make this fun. Turn it into a game. Whoever stays unplugged the longest, wins.

…….I hate this family.

…….We're gonna get them off of electronics with the promise of more electronics?

 

  1. Go on watching: ( till 0:018)

 

  1. Why is Luke and Alex quitting the contest?
  2. What is Claire trying to do with the laptop?
  3. What does Phil and Claire think Haley is doing in her bedroom?
  4. What is Haley using that week instead of a phone?

 

Let´s REFLECT ON GRAMMAR: PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 

We use the Present Simple to talk about

                       

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We use the Present Continuous to talk about

 

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E. Go back to task B and write examples that show the use of each of the tenses.

 


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