2. The family.

Unit 1. YOU AND YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

Lesson 2. The family.

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
MODELS OF FAMILIES

"A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams."-   Author Unknown  

Main models of families:

• Nuclear families.
• Single-parent families.
• Reconstituted families.
• Married couples without children.
• Unmarried couples with or without children.

Find out your family history.

• Content: Interpersonal relationships in the family. Responsibilities at home.
• Content language: Family vocabulary: family members; types of families. Household chores.
• Communication: English language: 
• Who + 3 rd pers. sing. to make questions?
• How long does it take you to... / It takes me + time expression.
• Present simple.
• Culture: Types of families. Sharing responsibilities.
• Cognition: 
• Knowledge: match, list, state, recall, identify
• comprehension: explain, discuss

• Reading activity.
• Questionnaire.
• Family tree.
• Group discussion.
• Flashcards activity.

1. Who are you?

Unit 1.    YOU AND YOUR ENVIRONMENT

Lesson 1.  Adolescent life and experiences. 
What we know about ourselves.

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE YOU REALLY LIKE?

YOUR IDENTITY: 

characteristics, attitudes, feelings, opinions and beliefs that distinguish you from others.

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VIDEOFORUM

1- ¿Qué le ocurre al protagonista?

2- ¿Qué siente? ¿Cómo reacciona?

3- ¿Qué descubre de sí mismo?
4- ¿Qué aprende?

• Content: Adolescence, identity and self-esteem. Life stages.
• Content language: personality adjectives; life stages.
• Communication: English language: 
• Chunks of language: 
• ...is a person who + 3rd pers. sing
• ...is able to + inf
• ... is willing + inf
• I agree with...because...
• I do not agree with... / A disagree with...because...
• Present simple.
• Culture: Knowing other people's personality. People diversity.
• Cognition: 
• Knowledge: define, describe, memorize, select, match
• comprehension: explain, describe, distinguish

• Flashcards activity.
• Pair work.
• Gap-filling exercise.
• Group discussion.
• Brain storming on the blackboard.