6 . Read and characterize your relatives or friends.

These boys are my brothers. They are kind and brave. These are my parents. They are clever, hard-working and kind. This is my sister. She is a nice, fun-loving girl. That is my mother’s sister. She is my aunt. And that man is my uncle. They are active and responsible. Those are my grandparents. They are careful, hard-working and wise.

7 . Remember:

this man / woman / child –

these men / women / children

that man / woman / child –

those men / women / children

8 . Remember:

mother~ mummy, mum, mom father~ daddy, dad

grandmother~ grandma, granny grandfather~ granddad, grandpa

9. Answer the questions about you and your relatives.

1. Are you shy? 2. Is your father tall? 3. Is your grandmother wise? 4. Are you married or single? 5. Is your friend hard-working or lazy? 6. Is your sister/brother fair-haired or dark-haired? 7. Are you a careful son/daughter? 8. Is your family large or small? 9. Are you active? 10. Are your parents tactful people? 11. What kind of people do you like? – I like …. people.

10. Ask your partner about his/her relatives. Write down the answers and tell about them.

e.g.: This is Lena’s father. He is tall and strong. He is clever and hardworking. That is her mother. She is slender and good-looking. She is very wise. These are Lena’s grandparents. They are kind.

H OMEWORK

1. Learn the words

2. Describe your relatives. Use very, rather, a bit, quite.

e.g.: My mother is very nice. She is rather tall and a bit……

Lesson 7

1. Read and guess the meaning of the italicized words.

This is my aunt. She is my mother’s sister. Her name is Jane. My mum is 37 and Jane is 40. She is elder than my mother. Jane is the most hard-working in the family. Her husband Tom is very brave. They are the kindest and the most careful parents. Their children’s names are Bob and Sally. Bob is more fun-loving and than Sally. Maybe because he is younger than Sally. He is 5 and his sister is 7. They are happy.

2 . Study and remember.

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
short	shorter	the shortest
big	bigger	the biggest
nice	nicer	the nicest
happy	happier	the happiest
fun-loving	more fun-loving	the most fun-loving
hard-working	less hard-working	the least hard-working
good	better	the best
bad	worse	the worst
old	older/elder	the oldest/the eldest
far	farther/further	the farthest/the furthest