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Thursday, June 7, 2018

ENGLISH: FORM ONE: Topic 7 - TALKING ABOUT ONES FAMILY

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TOPIC 7: TALKING ABOUT ONES FAMILY
                                 
EXPRESSING FAMILY RELATIONS

A family is smallest social unit. The family consists of father, mother, children and relatives. This kind of a family is called Extended family

Expressing Kinship

My name is Birungi; my mother’s name is Makrita and my father’s name is Juma. My uncle from my mother's side is called John and another uncle on my father’s side is called Jamal. My grandfather lives in Ihanga village with his three sons; Bahari, Jamali and Bakari. I have five brothers; Atanas, Mussa, Geoffrey, David and Chris. My uncle has two sisters, who each have two children. Chris’ father in law is called Matata and Jamal’s sister in law is called Asnat. Bakari’s cousin is called Matata and Matata’s nephew is called Jamila. David’s niece is called Musa. His sister in law lives in Mahenge village.

Vocabulary

1. Uncle - The brother of your father or mother 

2. Cousin - The child of your uncle or aunt. 

3. Nephew - The son of you r brother or sister 

4. Niece - The daughter of your brother or sister 

5. Sister –in –law - The sister of your wife or husband 

6. Father in- law - the father of your wife or husband 

7. Grandfather - The father of your father or mother 

8. Brother in- law - The brother of your wife of husband 

9. Grandmother - The mother of your father or mother                                   

10. Aunt - The sister of your father or mother

Familiy Members

EXPRESSING OCCUPATIONS OF FAMILY MEMBERS

Members of a family usually has daily activity for production or social services. Study the following occupations: Farmer, teacher, carpenter, secretary, gardener, driver, electrician, police, nurse, messenger and technician.

My name is Frank. My father is a teacher at Mtambile Secondary School and lives in Uweleni Street with my mother, who is a housewife. My grandfather who's a farmer owns a big farm at Micheweni village. I have a brother who works at a bank and my sister is a policewoman. My other sister lives in Malapa town and is an electrician.

Activity

Use the expressions in the chart below to describe the appearance of well-known people to your partner.
Hair
Long, medium, grey, curly
Nose
Flat, pointed
Mouth
Wide, thick lips
Chin
Broken, pointed
Ears
Big, small
Eyes
Big, small
Face
Broad, square










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