25 Talk about these questions in pairs: 1 How many people are part of your family? Who are they? 2 How do you celebrate Christmas, birthdays or other holidays in your family? How has this changed since you were a child? 3 How do you communicate with members of your extended family (e.g. uncles or cousins)? Listen to four teenagers talking about their favourite person in their families. Match the sentence parts to the person who says them. SPEAKING 3 LISTENING 4 04 Old families – new families – best families? … I’m not close to anybody in my immediate family … She’s more like a coach … … we share the same sense of humour … … we have a lot of things in common … … I really take after him … … I’ll be the one who looks after him … … we’ve had this special thing going on … … we just have a special connection … … I’ve heard a lot about growing up with so many siblings. … we chat and joke around … … they’re a bit like an adoptive family … She raised me as a single mother … A B C D E F G H I J K L Freddie Siobhan Isabel Miguel The term ‘Patchwork-Family’ is only used in German (like ‘Handy’). In English you use the expressions ‘stepfamily’ or ‘blended family’. Insert the names: b 1 looks a lot like his father. 2 lives in a blended family. 3 doesn’t get on with her parents. 4 has 12 great-aunts and -uncles. Record a short statement (one to two minutes) about your favourite family member. Explain clearly and in detail why they are important to you. Exchange your recording with a partner. Listen to each other’s recordings and give constructive feedback. Then add both the recording and the feedback to your learning portfolio. SPEAKING 5 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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