Level 3 Course 3A
Unit 4 - Family life
Before you begin...
What activities do you and your family do together? Tell the class three things.
can do!
In this unit, you learn how to...
Lesson D
Lesson C
Lesson B
Lesson A
- Talk about family life using let, make, help, have, get, want, ask, and tell
- Talk about your immediate and extended family
- Describe memories of growing up with used to and would
- Give opinions with expressions like If you ask me
- Agree with opinions using Absolutely and That's true
- Read a blog about family meals
- Write a blog entry about a family memory
Start
Start
Start
Start
LA
Family gripes
Getting started
What are some things family members argue about? Add your own ideas. Tell the class.
school
chores
staying out late
sharing things
Listen and read the messages on the website above. What problems do people have?
Figure it out
Complete the sentences about the people from the lesson. Add verbs.
Grammar
let, make, help, have, get, want, ask, tell
get / want / ask / tell + object + to + verb
let / make / help / have + object + verb
My parents won't let me stay out late. They make me come home before 10:00. My kids never help me clean the house. I have them do their homework before dinner.
I can't get them to clean up their rooms. My parents want me to study law. I have to ask them to drive me everywhere. My wife is always telling me to slow down.
Common errors
In conversation
Linking and deletion with superlatives
Listening and speaking
Read the list of demands that parents make on their children. What other demand do parents make?
Linking and deletion with superlatives
Listening and speaking
Read the list of demands that parents make on their children. What other demand do parents make?
LB
Family memories
Building vocabulary and grammar
Listen and read the article. What memories do these people have?
Grammar
used to and would
Use used to for regular activities or situations in the past that don't happen now or are no longer true.
Use would or 'd for regular activities in the past.
> I'd play with my niece and nephew. > She'd always give us some. > We would always win. Don't use would for situations in the past. My sister used to live next door. (NOT my sister would live next door.)
I used to go over to my sister's house a lot. My grandmother used to keep candy in her pockets. The five of us used to play on a team.
Negatives and questions with use to are less common.
I didn't use to like jazz. What kind of music did you use to like?
Common errors
In conversation
Speaking naturally
used to
Listen and repeat the sentences above. Notice the reduction of used to.
Speaking naturally
used to
Now listen and repeat these sentences.
LC
If you ask me,...
Giving opinions
Conversation strategy
Check the statements you agree with. Tell the class.
Listen
Listen. Which of the statements above do Corey and Rob agree with?
Listen
Listen. Which of the statements above do Corey and Rob agree with?
Rob So, how are you and Charles doing? And the kids? Corey Good, thanks. Just way too busy. I don't think we get enough time together. I guess it's the same for everybody. Rob Oh, definitely. If you ask me, we all work too much these days. Corey Absolutely. With all the long hours and running the kids around... Rob Oh, I know. And my wife often brings work home on the weekends, too. Whatever happened to time off? Corey Yeah. It seems like we don't get enough time to relax. Rob Oh, that's for sure. And it seems to me that's why people often get burned out. Corey Exactly.
Strategy Plus
Agreeing
You can use these expressions to agree with people's opinions.
Absolutely. Definitely. Exactly.
You're right. That's true. That's for sure.
I agree (with you). (Oh,) yeah. (Oh,) I know.
In conversation
Example
In my opinion
Strategies
Choose the best response to complete the conversations. Then practice.
LD
Family activities
REading
When you were a child, did you and your family use to eat together every day? What were the family meals like? Tell the class.
Read Barbara's blog. Why does Barbara think families should eat together more often?
Listening and writing
Family memories
Listen to three people talk about their memories of family life. What did they use to do? Number the pictures. Why don't the people do these things now? Write a reason for each one.
Family memories
Listening and writing
Read the blog below and the Help note. Underline the time markers.
Get ready for the self-check!
Common errors
Don't use to with let, make, or have. They make me come home before 10:00. (NOT They make me to come home...)
Notice
how Rob and Corey use expressions like these to give opinions. Find examples in the conversation. "I think..." "I don't think..." "It seems to me (that)..."
"It seems like..." "If you ask me,..."
In conversation
People often begin a story with used to and then continue with would.
In conversation
You can also say help me to do something but this is much less common.
Common errors
Don't use used to to talk about your routines in the present. I used to skip lunch, but now I usually have a sandwich. (NOT .. now I used to have a sandwich.)
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Level 3 Course 3A
Unit 4 - Family life
Before you begin...
What activities do you and your family do together? Tell the class three things.
can do!
In this unit, you learn how to...
Lesson D
Lesson C
Lesson B
Lesson A
Start
Start
Start
Start
LA
Family gripes
Getting started
What are some things family members argue about? Add your own ideas. Tell the class.
school
chores
staying out late
sharing things
Listen and read the messages on the website above. What problems do people have?
Figure it out
Complete the sentences about the people from the lesson. Add verbs.
Grammar
let, make, help, have, get, want, ask, tell
get / want / ask / tell + object + to + verb
let / make / help / have + object + verb
My parents won't let me stay out late. They make me come home before 10:00. My kids never help me clean the house. I have them do their homework before dinner.
I can't get them to clean up their rooms. My parents want me to study law. I have to ask them to drive me everywhere. My wife is always telling me to slow down.
Common errors
In conversation
Linking and deletion with superlatives
Listening and speaking
Read the list of demands that parents make on their children. What other demand do parents make?
Linking and deletion with superlatives
Listening and speaking
Read the list of demands that parents make on their children. What other demand do parents make?
LB
Family memories
Building vocabulary and grammar
Listen and read the article. What memories do these people have?
Grammar
used to and would
Use used to for regular activities or situations in the past that don't happen now or are no longer true.
Use would or 'd for regular activities in the past.
> I'd play with my niece and nephew. > She'd always give us some. > We would always win. Don't use would for situations in the past. My sister used to live next door. (NOT my sister would live next door.)
I used to go over to my sister's house a lot. My grandmother used to keep candy in her pockets. The five of us used to play on a team.
Negatives and questions with use to are less common.
I didn't use to like jazz. What kind of music did you use to like?
Common errors
In conversation
Speaking naturally
used to
Listen and repeat the sentences above. Notice the reduction of used to.
Speaking naturally
used to
Now listen and repeat these sentences.
LC
If you ask me,...
Giving opinions
Conversation strategy
Check the statements you agree with. Tell the class.
Listen
Listen. Which of the statements above do Corey and Rob agree with?
Listen
Listen. Which of the statements above do Corey and Rob agree with?
Rob So, how are you and Charles doing? And the kids? Corey Good, thanks. Just way too busy. I don't think we get enough time together. I guess it's the same for everybody. Rob Oh, definitely. If you ask me, we all work too much these days. Corey Absolutely. With all the long hours and running the kids around... Rob Oh, I know. And my wife often brings work home on the weekends, too. Whatever happened to time off? Corey Yeah. It seems like we don't get enough time to relax. Rob Oh, that's for sure. And it seems to me that's why people often get burned out. Corey Exactly.
Strategy Plus
Agreeing
You can use these expressions to agree with people's opinions.
Absolutely. Definitely. Exactly.
You're right. That's true. That's for sure.
I agree (with you). (Oh,) yeah. (Oh,) I know.
In conversation
Example
In my opinion
Strategies
Choose the best response to complete the conversations. Then practice.
LD
Family activities
REading
When you were a child, did you and your family use to eat together every day? What were the family meals like? Tell the class.
Read Barbara's blog. Why does Barbara think families should eat together more often?
Listening and writing
Family memories
Listen to three people talk about their memories of family life. What did they use to do? Number the pictures. Why don't the people do these things now? Write a reason for each one.
Family memories
Listening and writing
Read the blog below and the Help note. Underline the time markers.
Get ready for the self-check!
Common errors
Don't use to with let, make, or have. They make me come home before 10:00. (NOT They make me to come home...)
Notice
how Rob and Corey use expressions like these to give opinions. Find examples in the conversation. "I think..." "I don't think..." "It seems to me (that)..."
"It seems like..." "If you ask me,..."
In conversation
People often begin a story with used to and then continue with would.
In conversation
You can also say help me to do something but this is much less common.
Common errors
Don't use used to to talk about your routines in the present. I used to skip lunch, but now I usually have a sandwich. (NOT .. now I used to have a sandwich.)