3C YOUNG AND OLD

VOCABULARY ADJETIVES

1 Match these adjetives with the pictures (1-6). Then check your answer with your
instructor.

big old poor rich small young

1 She’s young
2 They’re rich
3 She's old
4 They’re a big family
It’s a big family
5 They’re a small family
 It’s a small family
6 He’s poor

2 Find three pairs of oppsite adjetives in Exercise 1.

Young (1) Old (3)

Rich (2) Poor (6)
Big (4) Small (5)

3 Write three sentences with words from Exercise 1. Then read your sentences to your
parther.

1 → My study group isn’t big.

2 → My classmates are young.
3 → Bill Gates is rich.

READING

4 Read the article on page 39. Choose the correct option (a or b) for what the
diagrams show.

a. The ages of people in two different countries.

b. The family size in two different countries.

5 Read the article again. Answer the questions.

1. Where are families big?

2. Where are people old?

1. The families are big in Uganda.

2. The people are old in Japan.

6 Work in groups. Answer the questions.

1. Are families in your country big or small?

2. Are people old or young?
GRAMMAR IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

7 Look at the grammar box. Underline examples of two of these nouns in the article
on page 39.

IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

a chlid → two children

a man → three men
a woman → four women
a person → five people

Formore information and practice,

see page 163.

8 Choose the correct option.

1. Daughter and mother are men / women.

2. Grandsons are men / women.
3. Boys and girls are children / men.

9 Word focus at

Look at the expressions with at. Complete the exchanges with two of the expressions.
Check your answers with your instructor.

at a meeting at home

at a wedding at work

1. A: Where are Paul and Jen today?

B: They're________ ________ _______. The bride is Jen's sister.
B: They're at a wedding. The bride is Jen's sister.

2. A: Where are you?

B: We're _______ _______! My parents are here.
B: We’re at home! My parents are here.

10 Pronunciation linking with at

Listen and repeat these sentences.
1. They're at a wedding.
2. He's at a meeting.

SPEAKING

11 Work in pairs. Draw a population pyramid for your family. Tell your parther about
it.
 FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE DIFFERENT

This is Mulogo ane his friends. They are from Uganda. Their families are big - with
seven or eight children. Mulogo’s brothers and sisters are under sixteen years old. In
Uganda, people are young. Half the people are under fifteen. Uganda is a poor
country.

This is Amaya. She’s Japanese. Her family is small - one daughter, one son, and one
grandson. Japan is a rich country. In Japan, people are old. Twenty percent of the
people are over sixty-five. In rich countries, people are old.