We are family 1 LISTENING a Look at some photos of 19th- and 20th- century families from an exhibition. They show members of a royal family, two statesmen, a writer, a scientist, and an artist. Discuss the questions with a partner, giving your reasons. 1 Do you recognize or know anything about any of the people? 2 What family relationships do you think are shown? 3 Which do you think are the oldest and the most recent photos? ney OS Ate all alikcg, family is unapy, From Anns Krein byte @ 1.2 Listen to an audio guide from the exhibition, For each photo, write: ‘+ the name and occupation of the most famous person inthe phos ‘+ what relation to them the other people are * the year it was taken, How many answers in a did you get right? Listen again and answer the questions with the name ofo or more people in the photos. Who...? 1 had a difficult relationship 2 had a very close relationship 3 died a violent death 4 issstillalive today 5. was thought to be alive for many years after his /her deathLook at some phrases from the audio guide. With a partner, say who they refer to and explain what the bold collocations mean. 1 the story of her survival was conclusively disproved 2 asso many of this ill-fated family 3. she wrote a damning description of him 4 their shared beliefs in national independence and education 5 she was strongly opposed to many of his views 6 he left home...in the dead of night 7 she sought refuge with her beloved brother Which photo draws you in the most? Why? SPEAKING Work in small groups. Answer the questions. * Do you have many old family photos? Are any of them framed or displayed? What's the oldest family photo that you've seen? * Who is your oldest living relative? How much contact do you have with him / her? + Who are you closest to in your family? Why do you get on well? Is there anyone you don't get on with? * Who are you most lke in your family? Are there any family traits (appearance or personality) that members of your family share? You're going to discuss the statements below. First, decide individually what you think about each one. Think of reasons and examples to support your opinion. Parents should never try to be their children’s friends. People who are very dedicated to their work rarely manage to have a happy family life. When children are young, it’s better for one parent not to work and to look after them. The only person who should be allowed to criticize your family is you, not your partner or friends. Marrying very young almost inevitably ends badly. You have to love your family, but you don't have to like them. PD Half-agreeing and politely disagreeing When you‘te sharing opinions, especially with people you don't know very well, and you don't entirely agree with them, it's more polite to use expressions of half-agreeing or politely disagreeing to introduce your point of view. ing Politely disagreeing I'm not sure | agree with you. I don't really think that’s right. Halt-agr | see what you mean, but... | agree up to a point, but.. agree in theory, but. ¢ @ 1.3 Listen to five short conversations which include the expressions from the information box. Focus on the intonation in the expressions. dd @ 1.4 Listen again and repeat the expressions, copying the intonation. Work in your groups and discuss the statements in b. If you half-agree or disagree, use expressions from the box. 3 GRAMMAR have: lexical and grammatical uses a With a partner, look at all the sentences in groups 1-4. ‘Answer the two questions for each group. + Ace all the options possible? «Is there any difference in meaning or register? 1 haven't got | Idon't have any siblings. Ihaven't loads of food for a family dinner tonight. I’ve made 3 Have we got to | Do we have to 4 ve had some lovely photos taken I've taken some lovely photos dress up for the party, or is it ust family? of the children. b @p.142 Grammar Bank 1A. ¢ With a partner, say if each of the sentences below is true for you or not and why. + I'm the most competitive person in my sport or game, | always have to win ‘© When someone in my family annoys me, | always keep quiet rather than having it out with them * I've been arguing a lot with my family recently, ily. Whenever | play a * I don’t mind having my photo taken, but 'd hate to have my portrait painted. * I've got a lot of ‘friends’ on social media, but | only have a few close friends that | see regularly face-to-face. * I've got to try to get out more. | spend too much time at home. * Ihave a few possessions that are really important to me and that I would hate to lose. * I've never wanted to leave home. 'm happy living with my parents.