Life UI 1c Bloodlines Lesson

Preteach vocabulary
emigrate settle immigrant to face difficulties or problems have in common (later:

ancestors, seek) generations
aspect mention conclusion
conscious trait inherit duty admire influence to turn to approve
Stop the bus
b. People generations are recent

a. feel country Immigrants to much than more ancestors
attached in Queens their new. interested distant in about
learning.
d. family Richard’s alive
c. America, Tomas New York Some
grandmother history kept the
met accident brother by in his.
has.
e. after education balance work f. their and careers sister have
looking with Tanja’s children’s have and parents similar chosen
mother wasn’t to her able. Tanja her to to.
Conversation cards
How much time do you spend with

family:
Would you say you are a close family?
*out of a sense of duty?
*because you choose to?
Is family a consideration for you in How conscious are you of your family’s
choosing where to live? history?
Is there a ‘head of the family’? How

Is there a strong family trait? Have you
important is it to have this person’s
inherited it?
approval?
Is there someone in the family you Has your family influenced the career
particularly admire? Why? path you have chosen?
When seeking advice, are you more How important is it to you that your
likely to turn to friends or family? family approves of your partner?
Would you say your family members

have the same attitude to:
*money?
*bringing up children?
Bloodlines
Reading
1. Work in pairs. Why do you think people emigrate? What difficulties do you think they
face when they settle in a new country?
Compare your ideas with another pair.
2. Work alone. Read the article about immigrants in New York. Answer the questions.
Then compare your answers with your partner.
a. What is special about the area of Queen’s in New York?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
b. What do Richard and Tanja’s families have in common?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
c. What are the differences between Richard’s and Tanja’s stories as

immigrants?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
3. Play ‘Stop the bus!’ and write the sentences here.
a. ________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________
e. ________________________________________________________
f. ________________________________________________________
Are the sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the article?
4. Look at the article and choose the correct explanation of each phrase. Do not
use a dictionary. Use the context of the paragraph to help you guess.
a. a melting pot (paragraph 1)
i. a place of conflict
ii. a place where all mix together
iii. a place which attracts
b. their ancestral roots (paragraph 2)
i. where their family came from originally
ii. how they got to America
iii. their parents’ character
c. one recurring theme (paragraph 3)
i. sad fact
ii. common story
iii. unusual quality
d. seeking his fortune (paragraph 4)
i. hoping to get lucky
ii. looking for the right job
iii. looking for a way to get rich
e. a must (paragraph 5)
i. a good thing
ii. a right
iii. a necessity
Critical thinking
Identifying the main aspect
5. Work in pairs. This article deals with different aspects of emigration. Identify
the aspects in each of the first three paragraphs. Compare your answers with
another pair to check you have identified the same themes.
6. Read the personal accounts of the immigrants again. Which of the aspects do
their stories pick up on? Which aspects are not really mentioned again?
7. Discuss what the main aspect, or message, is of this article. Then ask other
pairs if they have reached the same conclusion.
Speaking
How does family shape you?
8. Look at these phrases from the passage describing family characteristics or

traits and discuss what they mean.
‘He was clearly something of a free spirit.’

‘My parents have a strong work ethic.’
‘We’ve both inherited that desire to get ahead.’
9. Work in pairs. Use the conversation cards to talk about how your families
shape you. Does family have a similarly strong influence in your lives?

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Preteach vocabulary

emigrate settle immigrant to face difficulties or problems have in common (later:

Stop the bus

b. People generations are recent

How much time do you spend with

Is there a ‘head of the family’? How

Would you say your family members

a. What is special about the area of Queen’s in New York?

b. What do Richard and Tanja’s families have in common?

c. What are the differences between Richard’s and Tanja’s stories as

3. Play ‘Stop the bus!’ and write the sentences here.

8. Look at these phrases from the passage describing family characteristics or

‘He was clearly something of a free spirit.’

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