VII. Have a look at the photo and fill in the blanks in the following letter.

Dear Alex,

Hello! My name is Kate. I am 17 years old.

I am from Khmelnytskyi.

This is a picture of me and my family.

These are my ____, my dad and my two sisters.

My mother is _____ years old and my dad is _______ years old. Their names are Viktor and Iryna.

My mother is a tall women with ______ hair and ______ eyes. My father is also tall. His hair is also ________.

I have two _________ sisters. Their names are Nataly and Polly. Nataly is 8, Polly is 5. They are very curious and lively! Nataly is dark-haired, Polly’s hair is ________. Nataly goes to __________, Polly goes to kindergarten.

We like to spend time together. Our _____ is travelling.

I love my family!

Write about yourself and your family, please!

Best wishes,

Kate.

VIII. Ask your group mate questions about his/her family. Note his/her answer and tell your group about him/her.

1) How many people are there in your family?

2) How old are they?

3) What do they do?

4) How do they look like?

5) How do you spend your time with your family?

6) Have you got a lot of relatives?

E.g. Ann’s family is not big. She has got a mother, a father and a younger brother. Her mother’s name is Mary, she is forty, she is an accountant. She is short and slim. Her father’s name is Nick, he is forty-two, he is a taxi-driver. Her brother’s name is Vlad, he is twelve, he goes to school. Ann likes to spend time with her family, especially to go shopping with her mother.

Grammar Box

The 3 articles in English are a, anandthe. · "a/an" usually indicates an item in general or a typical item. A man and a boy are on a bus. · Use "a" before words that begin with a consonant (or "u" when it is pronounced like "you"); use "an" before words beginning with a vowel. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. · "the" usually indicates one or more items that are specific or unique. The sun and the planets remain a mystery. · "a/an" is used for the first mention of an item, followed by "the" for the second mention of the item. They took a train to Paris. The train was very clean and comfortable. • "the" can be used with a first mention of an item only if the item is familiar to both the speaker and the listener. "Honey, where did you park the car?" "In the driveway, dear." • "the" is used with nouns preceded by numbers or superlatives. The four friends sing folk songs. It is the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen!

IX. Fill in a/an/the.

1) I have ___ sister. My sister is young and pretty.

2) They are ___ most friendly family in our village!

3) Would you like ___ orange?

4) Can you see ___ at the window?

5) I saw ___ young boy at ___ shop. ___ boy was playing with ___ dog.

6) Hey, where did you leave ____ book?

7) It is difficult to be ___ single parent.

8) ____ five man were chatting at ___ window.

9) ___ Moon is our satellite.

10) Is it ___ adverb or ____ adjective?

Grammar Box

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