四年級下冊英語第二單元25

四年級下冊英語第二單元25Unit2:MyFamily

Inthisunit,wewilllearnaboutfamilymembersandtheirroles,aswellastheconceptoffamiliesindifferentcultures.Wewillalsopracticeusingpossessiveadjectivestodescribefamilymembers.

Vocabulary:

-Father:amaleparent

-Mother:afemaleparent

-Brother:amalesibling

-Sister:afemalesibling

-Grandfather:thefatherofone'sfatherormother

-Grandmother:themotherofone'sfatherormother

-Uncle:thebrotherofone'sfatherormother

-Aunt:thesisterofone'sfatherormother

-Cousin:achildofone'suncleoraunt,orarelativeinabroadersense

Grammar:

Possessiveadjectivesshowthatsomethingbelongstosomeone.Weusethemtodescribefamilymembers.Forexample:

-Thisismyfather'scar.(Possessiveadjective:my)

-Thatishersister'sbook.(Possessiveadjective:her)

InEnglish,therearesevenpossessiveadjectives.Theyare:

-My(usedtodescribesomethingthatbelongstooneself)

-Your(usedtodescribesomethingthatbelongstothepersonbeingspokento)

-His(usedtodescribesomethingthatbelongstoamaleperson)

-Her(usedtodescribesomethingthatbelongstoafemaleperson)

-Its(usedtodescribesomethingthatbelongstoathingoranimal)

-Our(usedtodescribesomethingthatbelongstoagroupthatincludesoneself)

-Their(usedtodescribesomethingthatbelongstoagroupthatdoesnotincludeoneself)

Culture:

Indifferentcultures,familiescanhavedifferentstructuresandroles.Forexample:

-Insomecultures,extendedfamilymembers(suchasgrandparents,aunts,anduncles)playanimportantroleinachild'supbringing.

-Insomecultures,theeldestsonisexpectedtotakecareofhisparentswhentheyareold.

-Insomecultures,themotheristheprimarycaregiverforthechildren.

It'simportanttorespectandappreciatedifferentfamilystructuresandroles.

Activities:

1.FamilyTree:Createafamilytreewithyourclassorathome.Includethenames,relationships,androlesofeachfamilymember.

2.FamilyInterview:Interviewafamilymemberabouttheirchildhoodandfamilyhistory.Sharewhatyoulearnwithyourclass.

3.MulticulturalFamilyDay:Haveadaywherestudentsbringintraditionalfoods,clothing,orartifactsfromtheirfamily'sculture.Discusshowfamiliesaredifferentandsimilarindifferentcultures.

4.FamilyRolePlay:Actoutdifferentfamilyscenarios,suchasabirthdaycelebrationorafamilyvacation.Practiceusingpossessiveadjectivestodescribefamilymembers.

Overall,thisunitwillteachstudentsabouttheimportanceoffamilyandthedifferentwaysfamiliescanloo