English For Today chapter 8: My Family

My Family

1.1 Look at the family tree. Who are they? Guess and label the pictures.

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Labels: Me Description: A family tree with eight circular portraits in four generations. At the top, an elderly man with glasses and an elderly woman with glasses. Below them, two adults on the left and two adults on the right, linked by lines to the top couple. Below the left adult pair, two children, linked by lines. On the right, one girl is shown at the bottom, labelled "Me". Each portrait has an empty label box beneath it, except the girl, whose box reads "Me".

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1.2 Here are some family pictures. Does any picture match with your family? If not, draw your family in the blank frame.

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Labels: a Description: A man, a woman, and a girl in a red skirt standing together holding hands on grass; the man is on the left and the woman on the right.

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Labels: b Description: A woman in a yellow dress, a boy in a yellow shirt and green shorts, and a man in a purple shirt and blue trousers standing together on grass.

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Labels: c Description: A man in a blue shirt, a girl in an orange top with glasses, a woman in a purple sari, and a boy in white clothes standing together.

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Labels: d Description: Four adults and two children standing close together in a group, against a light blue background.

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Labels: e Description: A woman in a pink and yellow sari, a boy in a blue shirt, and a young woman in an orange dress standing together against a light green background.

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Labels: f Description: An empty rounded rectangular frame for the student to draw their own family.

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1.3 Read the text.

Rahat and his family live in a small village in Rangpur. Rahat is nine years old. He is in class four. His younger sister is Rita. She is seven years old. She is in class two. They go to Kazipara Government Primary School.

Mr. Rakib Ahmed is Rahat's father. He is 39 years old. He has a grocery shop in the village market.

Mrs. Nasrin Ahmed is Rahat's mother. She is 34 years old. She works at the Upazila Family Planning Centre.

Rahat's grandparents also live with their family. His grandfather Mr. Amir Ahmed is 70 years old. His grandmother is Mrs. Razia Ahmed. She is 64. They stay at home and spend time with their grandchildren. Rahat and Rita often visit their uncle's house with their grandparents. They love to play with their cousins. Their cousins also love them very much.

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2.1 Ask and answer the following questions in pairs.

a) Who is Rita? How old is she? b) What is the name of Rahat's father? What does his father do? c) Who is Mrs. Nasrin Ahmed? How old is she? d) Who are the grandchildren of Amir Ahmed? e) Who do Rahat and Rita often visit? What do they do there?

2.2 Match the words of column A with their meaning in column B.

3.1 Language Focus: Noun

Rahat and his family live in a small village in Rangpur.

In the above sentence, the words Rahat, family, village, Rangpur are nouns. A noun is a naming word. It is used for naming a person, an animal, a place, a thing and a group.

For example:

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3.1.1 Circle the nouns in each sentence.

a) Mahmud is a boy. He lives in Chandpur. b) His grandparents stay at home. c) Rina is his sister. They go to school together. d) I have a pet cat. e) She puts her pen on the table.

3.2 Language Focus: Personal Pronoun

Rahat is nine years old. He is in class four. His younger sister is Rita. She is seven years old. They go to Kazipara Government Primary School.

In the text, the words He, She, They refer to Rahat and Rita.

These words are personal pronouns. We use personal pronouns to replace words for people, places or things.

Example: He asked me to collect books. The cow give us milk.

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3.2.1 Rewrite the following sentences using personal pronouns.

a) Sumi goes to school on time. Sumi studies attentively. The class teacher likes Sumi because Sumi works hard. ........................................................................................ ........................................................................................ .

b) Dhaka is on the bank of the river Buriganga. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. ........................................................................................ ........................................................................................ .

c) The boy wanted to catch the hen. The boy ran after the hen. ........................................................................................ ........................................................................................ .

d) Rita and Sumi are cousins. Rita and Sumi live in the same village. ........................................................................................ ........................................................................................ .

4.1 Write a short composition about your family following the clues. Use nouns and pronouns where necessary.

• Family members
• Place they live in
• What do they do
• How do they help you
• Their leisure time activity

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5.1 Listen and recite.

Happy Family

Mummy and daddy love me. Grandpa and granny love me. I love my brother, he loves me too. I love my sister, she loves me too. Mummy and daddy, grandpa and granny, Brother, sister and me. Together we make a family. A happy − happy family. A happy − happy family.

5.2 Recite the rhyme in chorus.