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Lesson 4
Mr Fruser's family
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• described a person
• listened to a passage and filled in a chart
• compared two people
A Mr Robert Fraser is the Managing Director of a multinational company situated in Dhaka. Look at his picture. What kind of a person do you think he is? Why? Discuss in pairs.
B Which of the following words suit your description of him? Make a list of the ones that you think are suitable.
dominating, warm-hearted, reserved, friendly, ugly, talkative, efficient, quiet, funny, good-looking, confident
Are there any other words or expressions you would like to use for Mr Fraser? Add them to your list.
C Now listen to a description of Mr Fraser's family which your teacher is going to read out (s/he has the text), and fill in the chart below with the necessary information.
1 When did Mr Fraser come to Bangladesh?
2 When did his wife come to Bangladesh?
3 How many children do they have?
4 Where does his eldest child live?
5 What kind of work does his wife do?
6 What kind of a family does Mr Fraser have?
7 Where does Mr Fraser's mother live?
8 What is the main festival for a British family?
9 Who pays for Cynthia Fraser?
D Look at the picture of Mrs Cynthia Fraser, Robert's mother. Read the details about her, and write 10 sentences about how she is different from your own grandmother.
Focus :
Skills.
Speaking,
listening,
reading,
writing. Functions.
Describing
people,
comparing.
Grammar/Structure.
Adjectives, simple present tense, use of link words "but", "also" for comparing and contrasting. Vocabulary.
dominating, warm-hearted, reserved, talkative, efficient, funny.
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Lesson 4
Mr Fruser's family
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• described a person
• listened to a passage and filled in a chart
• compared two people
A Mr Robert Fraser is the Managing Director of a multinational company situated in Dhaka. Look at his picture. What kind of a person do you think he is? Why? Discuss in pairs.
B Which of the following words suit your description of him? Make a list of the ones that you think are suitable.
dominating, warm-hearted, reserved, friendly, ugly, talkative, efficient, quiet, funny, good-looking, confident
Are there any other words or expressions you would like to use for Mr Fraser? Add them to your list.
C Now listen to a description of Mr Fraser's family which your teacher is going to read out (s/he has the text), and fill in the chart below with the necessary information.
1 When did Mr Fraser come to Bangladesh?
2 When did his wife come to Bangladesh?
3 How many children do they have?
4 Where does his eldest child live?
5 What kind of work does his wife do?
6 What kind of a family does Mr Fraser have?
7 Where does Mr Fraser's mother live?
8 What is the main festival for a British family?
9 Who pays for Cynthia Fraser?
D Look at the picture of Mrs Cynthia Fraser, Robert's mother. Read the details about her, and write 10 sentences about how she is different from your own grandmother.
Focus :
Skills.
Speaking,
listening,
reading,
writing. Functions.
Describing
people,
comparing.
Grammar/Structure.
Adjectives, simple present tense, use of link words "but", "also" for comparing and contrasting. Vocabulary.
dominating, warm-hearted, reserved, talkative, efficient, funny.