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(Updated on 27/04/2013)

 


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Family trees - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - Couples

 

 

Pictures :

 

 

 

 

Star Wars family tree
(chartgeek.com)

 

 

Family Tree Templates - 60 templates
(familytreetemplates.net)

Here are the 15 most popular family tree templates:

 

Mom out of control by Heath Robbins(3.bp.blogspot.com)

 

"Donald Duck Family Tree (US)"
(duckman.pettho.com)

 

 

 

 

Native American family
(thumbs.dreamstime.com)

 

 

- UPDATED


Why did I marry him ?
(web.utk.edu)

"Student will describe:

    * what has led up to the event shown
    * what is happening at the moment
    * what the characters are feeling and thinking, and
    * what the outcome of the story was."

(Dave Kees)

 


Baby in stroller

(fotosearch.com)



British to American : Pram (peramulator)
= baby carriage, baby buggy, stroller, walker

(uta.fi)
+ pushchair

 


A buggy = a pushchair

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Family

Click on Flashcard Library.
(esl-library.com)


 


The Royal Family Tree

(infoplease.com)

"Click on a royal family member
to read the complete biography."

 

Free Baby Clipart
(designedtoat.com)

Divorce

Separation

Twins

 


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Triplets, Quadruplets and Quintuplets



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Vocabulary :

  • The Simpsons - Family tree (mcargobe.files.wordpress.com)

     

    My family - with the Simpsons
    Click on 1st year - Elementary / Vocabulary / My family

    + Interactive exercises
    (learnenglish.be)

  • Helicopter parent
    "is a colloquial, early 21st-century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to his or her child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions...
    An extension of the term, "Black Hawk parents," has been coined for those who cross the line from a mere excess of zeal to unethical behavior,
    such as writing their children's college admission essays. "

    (Wikipedia)

 

  • Surrogate Mother
    = "A woman who carries and gives birth to the child of another woman, who is usually infertile, by way of a pre-arranged legal contract."
    (glossary.adoption.com)

 

  • family relationships - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • The family - Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. - avec son (languageguide.org)

 

  • Happy Families (Learn English Online) :
    Introducing your family - Pronunciation - Interactive activities - The family poem

 

 

  • Babies - Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. - avec son (languageguide.org)

 

 

  • ANIMAL NAMES : Male - Female - Baby - Group of Animals - Family (windlegends.org)
  • Traditional anniversary gifts by year - with pictures : Traditional / Modern (findgift.com)
    1 Paper 2 Cotton 3 Leather 4 Linen 5 Wood 6 Iron 7 Wool 8 Bronze 9 Pottery 10 Tin 11 Steel
    12 Silk 13 Lace 14 Ivory 15 Crystal 20 China 25 Silver 30 Pearl 35 Coral 40 Ruby
    45 Sapphire 50 Gold 55 Emerald 60 Diamond


 

Listening :

  • Family Characters - "Ruth discusses the personalities in her family."
    - with SUPERLATIVES
    AUDIO + SCRIPT + QUIZ
    (elllo.org)

  •  Family Traits - "Adrienne talks about the different personalities in her family."
    AUDIO + SCRIPT + QUIZ

    (elllo.org)

  • My Dad - a short story (Présent simple + Présent BE + ing)
    "Lottie is 10 years old. She lives in England with her dad and her sister.
    Read and listen to Lottie telling us about her dad. Is your dad like Lottie's dad?"
    + Activities

    (British Council)

 

  • 2 activités audio proposées sur SOUNDGUIDE
    a) Parler de l'endroit où l'on habite
    b) Parler de sa famille.
    Niveau 4° et 3°

    (soundguideweb.com)
  • Modern British Families
    "The past 20 years have seen enormous changes in the lives and structures of families in Britain, and the traditional model is no longer true in many cases."
    (BBC)
  • The family - Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. - avec son (languageguide.org)


 

  • Happy Families (Learn English Online) :
    Introducing your family - Pronunciation - Interactive activities - The family poem

 

  • Babies - Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. - avec son (languageguide.org)


  • family relationships - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • Family Life and Relationships (with exercises) - (esl-lab)
    - Families (E)
    - Spending Money(E)
    - Talking About Families(E)
    - Dinner Time (M)
    - Making Invitations(M)
    - Our Family Roots (M)
    - Dating Woes (M)
    - First Date (M)

 

 

Facts :

  • Shakes were spiked, cops say
    "Two Placer County teenage girls were arrested for allegedly using drugged milkshakes to knock out the parents of one of the girls so they could log on to the Internet..."

    (sacbee.com)
  • Pakistani couple kill daughter who talked to a boy - 2 November 2012
    "A Pakistani couple killed their teenage daughter (16) by pouring acid on her face and body after they caught her talking to a boy...
    Almost 1,000 women lost their lives last year in so-called "honour killings" in the conservative South Asian nation, according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Activists say the actual number is much higher as most cases go unreported."

    (thestar.com.my)

  • NY state approves gay marriage (BBC)
    "New York become the sixth and most populous US state to allow same-sex marriage, after a Senate vote on the controversial issue."

    Places where gay marriage is legal in the US :

    • New York
    • New Hampshire
    • Massachusetts
    • Connecticut
    • Iowa
    • Vermont
    • Washington DC


     

  • Indian man with 39 wives in Baktawang, Mizoram, India
    "Indian man has 94 children and 33 grandchildren under one roof...
    The family, all 167 of them, consumes around 200lb of rice and more than 130lb of potatoes a day.  "

    (telegraph.co.uk)

 

  • Twins Days Festival
    "Annual gathering draws thousands to Twinsburg, Ohio...
    Every year, twins, triplets, and other multiples from around the country travel with their families to the northern Ohio town—named for identical twin brothers from Connecticut—to compete, celebrate, and socialize."

    - with photo galleries
    (ngm.nationalgeographic.com)

 

  • SIN BINS FOR WORST FAMILIES
    "THOUSANDS of the worst families in England are to be put in “sin bins” in a bid to change their bad behaviour.
    The Children’s Secretary set out £400million plans to put 20,000 problem families under 24-hour CCTV super-vision in their own homes.
    They will be monitored to ensure that children attend school, go to bed on time and eat proper meals...
    "
    (express.co.uk)

     

  • Forced Marriage (Upper Intermediate A1-B1)
    "Pupils will talk about the problem of forced marriage in Britain,"
    listen to an interview with a British police officer and create their own dialogues.
    View the poster from Every Child Matters (choose Poster - Young People),
    and read true stories of forced marriage experiences.
    "
    (newstandpoints.com)

 

 

  • Nigerian man to divorce 82 wives
    "A Nigerian religious leader with 86 wives has accepted an Islamic decree ordering him to divorce all but four of them, local authorities say...
    The former teacher and Islamic preacher lives in Niger State with his wives and at least 170 children."

    (BBC)

 

  • Parents blamed over gang culture
    "A senior police officer has called on parents to take more responsibility after 10 teenagers were sentenced over the murder of two schoolboys."
    (BBC)

 

 

INTERACTIVE exercises :

  • Scarlett : "Listen to "Scarlett", a story by Chris Rose and do the activities!"
    Created by Marie-Hélène Prou (Ac. Poitiers) :
    "Here is a listening and reading comprehension activity that I created on Quia. It's about family origins and it's quite good for 4ème."




    MORE activities here. (learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)

  • The Simpsons - Family tree (mcargobe.files.wordpress.com)

     

    My family - with the Simpsons
    Click on 1st year - Elementary / Vocabulary / My family

    + Interactive exercises
    (learnenglish.be)


  • Mothers - interactive quiz (BBC)

 

  • Families

    "There are 7 pages and 7 coins to win in this game, fill-in the gaps or pick the right answer in the pop-up boxes."
    Activity created by Renée Maufroid.
    Niveau : 6ème / 5ème
    "Il y a 7 pages avec une animation, une chanson, une video, un enregistrement audio, le vocabulaire de la famille et le génitif."

 

 

  • Grow a tree
    "Build a fab family tree to showcase your one-of-a-kind family!"

    (pbskids.org)

 

  • A Busy Day
    - utilisation du vocabulaire de la famille et du present BE + ing
    (Primary Resources)

 

 

  • Happy Families (Learn English Online) :
    Introducing your family - Pronunciation - Interactive activities - The family poem

 

  • Fill in the family members' names (nonstopenglish.com)
  • Relations (kaleidovox.hu)
    ex : "My mother's father is called Bob. He is my ______ .
    grandfather / daughter / father / grandchildren / granddaughter"

 

  • Babies - (about.com)
    "Put each of the following words or phrases in the correct gap :
    birth, child, preschool, kindergarten, bottle, stroller, diapers, pacifier, crawl, parents, maternity ward, labor, gynaecologist, godparents, pampers, relatives"



Exercises TO PRINT :

  • Family match (British Council)

  • Difficult family relationships - Reading Comprehension - Level : Advanced
    (Philippe Hattais - englishdaybyday.net)

  • The Simpsons - a worksheet - Vocabulary : the family
    Sent by Bettina Ghobrial (Ac. Versailles)

 

  • Family Tree Chart
    "holds up to 6 generations in a tree shape.  You can follow ancestral lines by following the branches.  The mother and father's names are placed on the large branches with the children on the trunk.  All the ancestors are placed on the leaves in the upper tree.  The fathers are placed on the shaded leaves and the Mothers are placed on the white leaves."

    (misbach.org)

 

  • Family Tree Chart
    "great for anyone who hates having to fill in charts by hand. Just type in the blanks from your computer, and then save or print."
    (genealogy.about.com)

 

  • Weddings - activity to print (Primary Resources)

  • Animal Families (tlsbooks.com)
    "Draw a line from the animal in the center column to the name of their young in the first column and to the name of their animal group in the third column."