Lesson 5: Paul and His Family

Key words: shuffle, feed, rabbits, sandwiches, spider, fly, insects, bush, relax, run

A

Write five sentences on one piece of paper describing what you really like, don’t really like, etc., but don’t write your name. Your teacher will collect the pieces of paper from all students. He will shuffle and give them back to you all. When you have received the piece of paper written by some other student, read it and guess who could be the writer.

B

Read the article that Paul has written about his childhood memories for the school magazine of Sundarpur High School.

Hi there. I’m Paul, and you can see me in this picture feeding a rabbit in a park. I am going to tell you about what my family and I like and don't like doing.

My family and I love going to the park at the weekends. We like having picnics. My sister and I love watching animals. My mother likes making sandwiches for us, but my father hates cooking. My sister and I love playing around in the park and feeding the animals. My mother loves watching us while we play. We can relax in a park listening to the birds singing. We also like watching the little rabbits running around.

We all like the park because we love being outdoors and feeling free.

But sometimes my father gets angry with us and does not allow us to go near the bush. He doesn’t like his children going too far, out of his sight. I don’t like sitting on the grass and doing nothing for hours. My sister is afraid of spiders. She hates them. Sometimes, when we go too far away, my mother calls us back. She tells my sister that she has seen some spiders near the bush. I’m not afraid of spiders. But I don't like flies. I just can't bear with these little insects.

C

Fill in the table below against each thing/activity. Use the words likes/doesn’t like/loves/hates appropriately under each member of Paul’s family. Two are done for you.

| Thing/activity | Paul | Sister | Mother | Father | |---|---|---|---|---| | Making sandwiches | likes | | likes | | | Cooking | | | | hates | | Watching animals | | | | | | Spiders | | hates | | | | Flies | | | | | | Sitting idly on grass | | | | | | Watching others play | | | loves | | | Watching animals | | | | |

Now write sentences using the table about people in Paul’s family and your family. The first two are done for you.

1. Paul likes watching animals. I like watching animals too.
2. His sister hates spiders, but my sister does not hate them.
3. (Continue)

D

Use the clues to write questions and answers about likes/dislikes.

1. Mr. Jabbar works with computers. Q: (like) Does Mr. Jabbar like working with computers? A: (Yes, love) Yes, he loves working with computers.

2. Rabiul goes shopping at the weekend. Q: (like) Does Rabiul like going shopping at the weekend? A: (No, hates) No, he hates going shopping at the weekend.

3. The students watch cricket. Q: (like) ______? A: (Yes, like) ______.

4. Rezina goes to the doctor. Q: (like) ______? A: (No, dislike) ______.

5. Your sister watches films. Q: (like) ______? A: (Yes, love) ______.

E

Look at the grid below. It shows the likes and dislikes of four people. First, tick the boxes to show your liking. Now, write sentences about what you and the people in the grid like and don’t like. One is done for you.

| | Turja | Rubana | Roxana | Tumpa | You | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Listen to music | √ | √ | √ | | | | Study English | √ | | √ | | | | Draw pictures | | √ | √ | | | | Read story books | | √ | | √ | |

• Turja likes listening to music and reading story books, but he doesn’t like studying English or drawing pictures.