Prime Time 1, Workbook

The Happy Family Show Robert’s family a) Clare and Robert are talking about a family picture. Find the right questions for these answers. 1  And who’s the boy on your left? Are they your father’s parents? How old is she? Is this your granddad? Who’s that? Who’s the girl on your right? Clare: That’s a nice picture.  Who’s the girl on your right? 1  Robert: Ah, this is my cousin Samantha. She is a great music lover. Clare: 2  Robert: Well, that is Ian, he is Samantha’ s brother. He is a funny guy. He likes reading a lot. Their parents are Sue and Michael. Aunt Sue is my mother’s sister. Clare: And the old lady behind you?  3  Robert: This is my grandmother. We call her Granny Matilda. Clare: 4  Robert: She is 76. But she is still going strong. Clare: And the old man next to her?  5  Robert: Yes, that’s right. He is 77. Funny, eh? Clare: 6  Robert: No, they aren’t. They’re my mother’s parents, and they’re also Samantha and Ian’ s grandparents. Clare: Nice family. b) Now Clare writes a text about Robert’s family. But she makes some mistakes. Highlight the mistakes in Clare’s text. Use the dialogue in task 1a to help you. Robert’s family is not very big. He has no brothers or sisters, and he has only got one cousin. Her name is Samantha. Her parents are Sue and Michael. They are the children of Granny Matilda. Granny Matilda is 76 and her husband is 78. And there is Ian, Robert’s brother. He likes reading. And there are his parents. Granny Matilda and her husband are his father’s parents. c) Write v Clare’s text again and correct the mistakes. 14 Unit My family and my friends 3 fourteen Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv