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Every family is different
Discover Term 1: Axis 1, Chapter 2
GoalSay how families are the same and how they are different.
New words
big family · a family with many peoplesmall family · a family with few peoplehome · the place where a family lives
Explanation
Families are not all the same. Some families are big and some are small. Some families live in a flat in the city. Some live in a house near the Nile or in a village. Families eat different foods and like different games. But all families are the same in one way. The people in a family care for each other.
Worked examples
Karim’s family lives in a flat in the city. Nour’s family lives in a house near the Nile.
Mariam’s family has 6 people. Seif’s family has 3 people. Mariam’s family is bigger.
Mina’s family loves beans and flatbread. Salma’s family loves rice and chicken. Families eat different foods.
Class activity
Family talk. Ask a friend or a neighbour three questions: How many people live in your home? What food do you like to eat together? What game do you play? Tell your answers, then say one thing that is the same and one thing that is different.
Practice
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Which family is bigger, the first or the second?
The second.
2
Are all families the same?
No. Families can be big or small and live in different homes.
3
Say one thing that is the same in all families.
The people care for each other.
4
Say one thing that is different between your family and a friend’s family.
Any true answer, for example: the number of people.