i am an online ESL teacher. I am about to do a lesson with an A2 student called Salvio. Here is the worksheet:

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1. Complete the gaps to create family members. Explain who the people are.
EXAMPLE: A granddaughter is my child’s daughter.
Possible answers: grandfather (your parent’s father), grandson (your child’s son),
mother-in-law (your husband’s or wife’s mother), son-in-law (your child’s
husband), stepsister (the daughter of one of your parents), stepfather (the
husband of one of your parents; not your biological father), great-grandfather
(your grandparent’s father), great-granddaughter (your grandchild’s daughter)
2. Discuss the questions.
• Which family members do you keep in touch with? How often do you talk?
• Who do you think can be family or like family? Why?
o a colleague
o an ex-partner
o a flatmate
o a friend
o a partner you are not married to
o a pet
3. Choose the correct words.
a) I’ve always had a good … with my grandparents.
1) relationship 2) relative
b) I think friends are just as important as … .
1) relatives 2) generations
c) Family members don’t have to enjoy each other’s … .
1) admire 2) company
d) I think it’s better to be an only child because you are never … of your siblings.
1) jealous 2) appreciate
e) I don’t get on … with some of my family members.
1) good 2) well
f) I think the best way to … the important people in your life is to tell them that
you love them every day.
1) welcome 2) appreciate
grand…………
grand…………
…………-in-law
…………-in-law
step…………
step…………
great-…………
great-…………
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g) I am closer to the family members from my … because we are a similar age.
1) generation 2) crowd
4. Choose three statements in ex. 3 and say whether they are true for you or
not and why.
5. List three advantages and three disadvantages of having a family of more
than 30 members.
6. Watch a video [https://youtu.be/XHiuqRkI1jQ] about a woman called
Marguerite and decide if the statements are true or false. Correct the false
statements.
a) Marguerite has two great-grandchildren. False. She has 100 greatgrandchildren. [00:21]
b) Marguerite has siblings. False. She’s an only child. [00:28]
c) The new-born baby’s name is Koller William. True. [00:43]
d) Marguerite is 100 years old. False. She is 99. [01:01]
e) There is only one person named Marguerite in the family. False. There are
four people named Marguerite. [01:38]
7. Discuss the questions.
• How is your family similar to or different from Marguerite's family?
• Is there a name shared by two or more of your family members?
• Do you think Marguerite's family members get on well? Why do you think so?
• Would you like to have a family as big as Marguerite’s? Why/Why not?
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8. Look at the useful language box and rewrite the sentences using the words
in brackets.
a) Families are getting smaller because people
have fewer children. (that’s why)
People have fewer children and that’s why
families are getting smaller.
b) I don’t have any family here so I’m going to look
for friends. (because)
I’m going to look for friends because I don’t have
any family here.
c) They are getting a divorce because they don’t get on well. (so)
They don’t get on well so they are getting a divorce.
9. Match the sentence halves.
a) People appreciate the time they spend alone 4
b) Nowadays, people don’t appreciate 1
c) It is more important for people to have a healthy relationship 7
d) Older generations didn’t have social media 2
e) Nowadays, people get jealous easily 5
f) It was important to get married in the past 6
g) When a couple stops enjoying each other’s company 3
1) the relationships they have.
2) so they spent more time with relatives and friends.
3) they might think about a divorce.
4) because they can do the things they like.
5) and that’s why relationships end quickly.
6) because life was easier for married people.
7) than any relationship.
USEFUL LANGUAGE
I’m never alone because I
have a lot of friends.
I have a lot of friends so I’m
never alone.
I have a lot of friends and
that’s why I’m never alone.
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10.Look at some statistics about changes in American relationships and
discuss the questions.
People who don’t have a
close friend
year %
1990 3
2021 12
Sources: census.gov, americansurveycenter.org, wf-lawyers.com
• Which statements in ex. 9 best explain these changes? Why do you think so?
• What are some other reasons behind the changes?
• Do you think the statistics are similar or different in your country? Explain how.
• Do people feel lonelier now than in the past? Why do you think so?
Age of first marriage
year women men
1960 22 24
2021 29 30
People living alone
year %
1960 12
2021 28
50% of US
marriages will end
in divorce.
People who have ten or
more close friends
year %
1990 33
2021 13
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please provide possible answers to the questions