GROWING UP
PRE-READING
2. How should we treat elder people who
live with us?
1.1.2.
READING
Read the text and then do the vocabulary
and comprehension Activities that follow.
Your friend and your home are your little
world. Your -parents' attitudes towards you can influence on the way you feel
about yourself. The atmosphere in your home, how people deal with the rest of
the world. Therefore, family relationship is very important, as respect to one
another. The manner in which you speak with your parents is important. Call
them mom and dad or whatever derivate of mother and father you prefer. Astepparent
or family friend may ask you to be called by his first name or social nickname.
You should avoid calling your parents or
any adult at a name which could be considered disrespectful. You should let
your parents know if you are offended by name that they call you. What do you
say if you don’t like the way your parents treat you? What can you do if your
siblings act as they hate you? Look at your own behaviour. How do you treat the
rest of the family? Is the way you would like them to treat you?
Building self-esteem is an important part
of our growing up. When you care about yourself, you have a stronger foundation
from which to explore your interests, goals, and dreams. You feel more secure
about your choice and you accept your mistakes. Moreover, you learn to value
your individual thoughts, ideas, and opinions instead of always trying to
please other people or live up to their expectations. It is important to let
people around you know something about your dreams, support and help you.
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Important Vocabulary |
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Deal–lidar |
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Stepparent-
padrastooumadrasta |
1.1.3.
Vocabulary
Scan
the text and find words that mean the same as:
a)
brother or sister________ b) confidence ______
c)
unoriginal ___________ d) succeed __________
1.1.4. Text Comprehension
Read the text again and say whether these statements are true
(T) or false (F).
1. The way you call your parents depends on you. _____
2. According to the text the way your parents and other
family members look at you may influence the way you see the world. _______
3. Building your self- esteem is an important part of growing
up. ____
4. You can only succeed in life if you know your potential.
____
5. It is always bad to do things to please other people._____
6. One of the good things mentioned in the text is work on
your individual goals. ____
1.1.5.
Grammar
Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Adjectives can be
used before a noun or after certain verbs and you can use two or more in the
same sentence.
Example:* Angela is a beautiful girl.
*English is not difficult.
Complete
the following sentences with the correct adjective from the box.
nice
beautiful hungry famous difficult
1. It’s a _____________ day, isn’t it?
2. These flowers are very ___________.
3. This exercise is not______________.
4. LurdesMutola was a __________ athlete.
5. When I arrived home from school I was very _________
Writing
Write a paragraph
describing the relationship between your family and you.
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Activity1. 1.3. Vocabulary |
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a) siblings b)
self-esteem c) disrespectful d) growing up |
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Activity 1.1.4. Reading and
comprehension |
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1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.T |
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Activity 1.1.5. Grammar |
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1. nice 2. beautiful 3. difficult 4. famous |
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5. hungry |
