a) Unscramble these questions and rewrite them in the correct order. Do this activity.

You might want to

write down your original answers in a separate document so you can check your original options.

1. Do you know a lot about your family history?

2. Which of your family, your mother's or your father's side, do you know more about?
3. Where did your ancestors come from?
4. Did you ever meet your great-grandparents?
5. Who do you take after in your family?
6. Has anybody in your family achieved notoriety or fame?
7. Has a member of your family made any achievement or fulfilled a great lifelong dream?
8. Who tells the best family stories?
9. Are you related to somebody famous?
10. Have you got in touch with a relative thanks to the internet?

You might be interested in https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-scramble

to produce your word scrambles.

b) Now read this text and write in a wiki which of the questions above are answered in it.

Reminder: Whenever you post a comment in a wiki you must include your name and surname.

I am an Argentinean middle-aged poet and photographer,

descended from Irish, Italian, and French people. I have always been interested in my family’s history, but
know way, way more about my Irish side of the family (my father’s), than about my mother’s (the
Italian/French). Both my parents were younger children of “older couples” (both sets of grandparents were in
their 40s when they had my Mom and Dad), so I never met my great-grandparents, who were long dead. My
Mom and Dad never met their Grandparents, either.

Who I take after in my family depends on whom I ask. Physically, I look like both my parents, but I also look
a lot like my Great Aunt Sally, a veritable Irish character whom I was fortunate enough to meet when I was a
teenager. She lived in the ancient family farm in the middle of nowhere in Ireland, in a stone house that was
utterly freezing except around her Aga stove which was fed by bricks of peat. I see a lot of her personality in
me, others see a lot of my Grandfather Sean’s personality in me. This is probably due to the fact that I chose to
leave my life in a big city and instead live in a rural area, tending a big organic garden, and heating my house
with a woodstove. Both my Grandfather Sean and my Great Aunt Sally (who were brother and sister in law, by
the way) had lived in big cities and ultimately chose to go back to rural lives, where they found great
contentment.

Interestingly enough, it is my Mom who tells the best family stories, even though she has absolutely no interest
in family history. She does not care about genealogy, about who was born where, who came where when and
why—all matters that I find endlessly fascinating. But get her going on a thread of family anecdote and you are
likely to end up roaring with laughter until you have to ask her to stop. She was by far the youngest in her
family and must have been really observant while perhaps not fully understanding, as a young child, what she
was seeing. But because of her perfect recall of the situations, and because she is a hilarious raconteur and
actress, once she starts on a memory or a family story, everyone wants more, more, more.

Until he emigrated to Argentina in 1928, my Grandfather Sean lived a life that could have been made into a
movie. He was active in the IRA and doing intelligence work in London before Ireland became independent.
While he didn’t achieve notoriety, he was an active part of the forces of his country’s history.

He was a pharmacist by profession and, interestingly enough for me, a devoted amateur photographer. I think
that’s how I got the gene that made me a shutterbug later in my life.

Lorraine Healy

b) Read the text again and decide if these statements are True or False. To decide draw evidence from the
text. Do this activity and submit it. You might want to write down your original answers in a separate
document so you can check your original options.

True or False

1. The writer is of European descent. True

2. She couldn’t have possibly met her great-grandparents. True
3. Her personality and appearance are similar to those of different members of her family. True
4. She must have liked her great aunt Sally. True
5. She is not the only member of the family who has chosen to have a change of pace in her life. True
6. Her mother must be very popular in family reunions. True
7. Her mother’s family ranking has not played a role in making her a storyteller. False
8. Her mother must be very funny. True
9. Her paternal grandfather must have had a very exciting life. He must have taken many risks. True
10. The writer inherited her interest in photography from her aunt Sally. False
 Vocabulary Work
You might want to write down your original answers in a separate document so you can check your original
options.

a) Word search: Reread the first two paragraphs and find…

1. Two examples of lexical emphasis in the first paragraph.

2. Two ways in which houses can be heated in the second paragraph.
3. A phrasal verb that means to look or behave like an older relative in the second paragraph.
4. An example of lexical emphasis in the second paragraph.
5. A synonym of very cold in the second paragraph.
6. A connector that means because of something/ owing to in the second paragraph.
7. A verb that means to take care of someone or something in the second paragraph.
8. A noun that means the happiness you feel when you have everything you want and you enjoy your life in
the second paragraph.

Do this activity and submit it.

b) Match the definitions below and the words in bold in the last two paragraphs.

1. roaring with laughter means to laugh very loudly

2. observant means having or showing keen perceptiveness; perceptive
3. hilarious means extremely funny
4. get her going means to get someone talking excitedly.
5. notoriety means the condition of being famous or well-known especially for something bad.
6. hilarious raconteur means someone who tells stories in a funny and interesting The more usual word
for this is a storyteller.
7. shutterbug means a person who enjoys taking photographs.

Do this activity and submit it.

c) Now complete the blanks with the words you have just matched.

1. The comedian had the audience roaring with laughter

2. It is a delight to read her travel diary. She is such an observant traveler.
3. She finds his jokes hilarious
4. He achieved instant fame and notoriety with the release of his film.
5. He had been introduced to Richelieu in 1623, and by his humour and his talent as a hilarious raconteur
soon made himself indispensable to the cardinal.
6. My friend Lorraine is an avid shutterbug who takes her camera everywhere.
7. I guess I really get him going on the subject of politics.

Do this activity and submit it.

 Reflection Task
a) Why might it be a good idea to introduce lead-ins? What purpose(s) might they serve?

A lead-in is an introductory activity. See the link below for more information.

How_to_have_a_good_lead-in-2.pdf

Discuss your views in the forum (Obligatory participation in the forum)

Why might it be a good idea to introduce lead-ins? What purpose(s) might they serve?

I completely agree that lead-ins are not only a good idea but also a very important steps to introduce a topic from the
syllabus. That’s because it contributes to having a successful class. The teacher spends a short time to present an
interesting, relevant topic with authentic material according to the students’ needs. the main purpose is to attract
students’ attention and to help them get a clear idea of a topic. Finally, it’s essential to identify and search for
different strategies to cope with an effective lead-in.

b) Now with one of the groups you teach in mind, think of a lead-in activity to the topic of people and
their family history. Before you do, read the suggested obligatory bibliography at the end of the lesson.

The following lead-in activity to the topic family history is focus on students from 3rd year at secondary school. The level
is starter.

First of all, the lead-in takes 5 minutes. It is a revision and situational lead-in, so the teacher asks the students “Do you
have Instagram? I have… Look this is my account.” The teacher shows pictures about her childhood in a farm. She can
tell the students for instance, “I was raised on a farm with my brother.” Also, students revise previous knowledge about
animals’ farm. The teacher can show her ancestor in a chart with the written form of the new lexis. She says “Look.
What is this? so the students describe the pictures. The teacher continuous eliciting information about the photos. Then,
the teacher focuses on the picture that is on the reading activity, so it can be used a question lead-in strategy. The
teacher can ask “What do you think the texts is about?... Students can predict that the text is about a family, so the
teacher asks about the relation between the people in the photo. In that point the teacher can link the information in
the photo with the topic in the reading.

This is all till now,

Ana }

Sometimes, I design a kind of word cloud on board, using colorful markers, but when I need to include a lot of words, I
make use of the following generators: https://www.jasondavies.com/wordcloud/
http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
 I am a 68 year old woman, native of Washington State in the
US. I was raised on a farm with my brother and two sisters. We had horses, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, cats
and always a dog or two. My grandfather on my mother's side and my father were in the cattle business together
so we saw him often. Whenever we were together, he would gather us on his lap and tell wonderful stories of
his life as a young man. Some of his stories became quite embellished and he would laugh and laugh at his own
outlandish experiences. We did, too.

Recently I have researched his line of my family and have discovered that his mother's lineage goes back to a
knight in William the Conqueror's army who came from France to England in 1066. I have been told that
another eight generations back, that line can be traced to Charlemagne.

My maternal grandmother was also born and raised in Washington. Her mother was a Swedish immigrant
and her father Danish. Their families had come to the US and settled in Minnesota where they met and married.
Shortly thereafter they moved west to Washington. It was a hard pioneering life of raising crops and animals
and children.

My father was also raised on farms in the state of Nebraska. He came to Washington as a farm laborer and met
and married my mother. Knowing what hard work farming was, he encouraged all of his children to get a
college education and we did. None of us are farmers today, but I live in a rural area on five acres of land and
grow a few vegetables. I love to dig in the earth and feel it between my fingers. I guess I am a farmer at heart.

Dianne Moondancer

What’s in a name?
Lead-in

a) Watch this animated word quiz and answer the questions posed in the forum. (Optional Participation)

https://www.powtoon.com/c/bE4Vxcv2P6Z/1/m

b) Write a short paragraph answering the following questions. Share it in the forum.

 Do you like your name? If you don’t, what name would you have liked to have been given?
 Who chose your name?
 Were you named after somebody in the family?
  Do you have a nickname?
 Does your name have a meaning?

What’s in a name? (Obligatory)

Paula Miniño - 28/03/2018 02:32

Think about the questions below. Share them in the discussion forum: What’s in a name ?

 Do you like your name? If you don’t, what name would you have liked to have been given?
 Who chose your name? Do you have a nickname?
 Were you named after somebody in the family?
 Does your name have a meaning?
 How do you introduce yourself to your learners? What information do you share with them?

In the forum include at least three to four words you have learnt in this lesson.

My first name is Ana and the second one is Inés. I like them. My mother chose my name. I was named after my
aunt in the family. I don’t have a nickname. I think all names have a meaning, but I had never been fond of
looking for the origin of my name. However, while reading the question I decided to google it. I found that
“Ana” means a person who shows grace to others. The origin is genuine as I always try to take interest in
others.

I usually introduce myself playing a game, using a word cloud with personal information, then students should
make question about these words. For example, in the word cloud I write the word “Corrientes”, so a possible
question could be “Are you from Corrientes?”.

c) You are now going to watch an excerpt of The Graham Norton Show. They are talking about birth
names.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnIyOwgnITo

Answer these questions. Do this activity and submit it. You might want to write down your original answers
in a separate document so you can check your original options.

1. What was Meryl Streep‘s birth name?

2. Did she follow the family tradition? Why?
3. What did her family call her? What did she want to be called?
4. Did she like her surname?
5. Did Nicole have a pet name when she was born?
6. What is her Hawaiian name? What does it mean?
7. Where did her parents get the name?
8. What happened to the animal? How did they get this info after so many years?
9. What is funny about the mail?

1. Her birth name was Mery Lois.

2. Yes, she did. She named her first daughter Mary, so she follows the tradition because she wanted to make
everybody happy in the family.

3. Her family called her Maryl. She wanted to be called Catty or Pathy.
4.No, she didn’t. Actually, she would like to put a “t” on the end of her surname.

5. No, she didn’t. She had a Hawaiian name?

6. Her Hawaiian name is Hokulani. It means heavenly star.

7. Her parents got the name from a Honolulu zoo.

8 The animal was found died in the moat of her exhibit.

9. the funny about the mail is that Barbara wanted to remember this information as it was yesterday.

Follow-up. Please send a two-minute- audio file to the sound cloud with an anecdote/ or answers to the
questions in lead-in 5 point 2 (Obligatory Task). Please, remember to include your name, surname, course
and title of the activity.

Before you do this task, see the presentation below on how to organize and construct your messages.
There are some points worth bearing in mind.

Purpose: to inform the audience about my identity and my family history.

Central idea: my identity is concerned with my name, which reveal who I am and my family tradition
focuses on our names.

Hello, my name is Ana Ines Centurion, this lesson is for Langue I on the lead in activity.

The focus of this presentation is on the one hand related to my family tradition, and on the other my
identity. With this in mind, I decided to share about my mum’s side of the family tradition on naming.
Then, I refer to my identity, it is concerned with my birth name, which reveals who I am.

I was called Ana as my first name after my aunt, my mother’s sister. And, the name that comes after my
first name is Ines, which is a tradition on my mum’s side. My maternal grandmother’s daughters decided
to call their daughters “Ines”. So, in the future, if I have a daughter I’m sure I will call her Ines as her
middle name. I don’t have a nickname; however, my friends call me Anita or Ani.

I love listening to music and videos, and one of my favourite singer is Katy Parry, which is her stage
name. her real name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson. If I were a singer, my stage name would be a short one,
like Katy or Amy, something that could be easy and lovely.

My title at school id profe, Miss, teacher Ana. In other context as I said before, most people call me Ani
or Anita.

In short, knowing ourselves gives us a sense of our identity, that’s what I think. So, it’s essential recognize
our family history, as it shapes our present and future.

Well, thank you very much I appreciate your attention.

Hello, sorry for the delay. I really appreciate this opportunity, so I attached the audio file. Thanks.

Bye

Obligatory bibliography: Construction Skills Fundamentals: Oral Communication - CLAS Users

You can also have a look at these tips on how to write a personal anecdote.

http://classroom.synonym.com/write-personal-anecdote-4714.html

This will be all for now

We will be meeting in two weeks’ time. We will be revisiting the topic of Identity.

Looking forward to receiving your first assignment to design a lead- in to Essay on Identity and your voice
messages!

I’ve been checking my answers in the Unscramble activity, so I found the following mistake in ordering the phrase, my
first answer was:

Has any of your family member fulfilled a lifelong or made great achievement?

There was a word order mistake within the phrase, the correct one is “any member of your family”. But, I have a doubt,
is it grammatically incorrect “any of your family member”? or Could be possible to use “any of your t family members”
instead? I mean, using the plural form on the head of the noun phrase.

Also, I forgot to include a word “dream” in the phrase “lifelong dream”.