Family tree

 HELPFUL TIP

Spend time with your parents and siblings as much 

as you can.They are often all you have when times

get difficult in your life. Extended family including

                  grandparents can be a big support as well. You will

                   see the a page dedicated to them as especial 

members in a family.

Tasks:

Ask a partner five questions about his or her family. Then introduce your partner to another student using the information you learned about that person. Who are you closest to in your family: mother, father, brother, sister, or another relative? Why? Have they helped you in a difficult situation? Write about it.

Write about the Simpsons Family

Make up sentences with the members of this famous cartoon family and build your OWN FAMILY TREE.

Twins. Giving opinions.

QUIZ  Answer the questions:

• How many people out of every 100 are twins? (Guess!)
• What are the positive/negative aspects of being a twin?

          Discuss your opinions with your partners. 

What do you think influences more our personality: the environment or our genes? 

Answer the question giving your personal opinion. Bouchard, a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota studied identical and fraternal twins. Soon, he discovered something interesting.... Find out what he discovered looking up information on the internet. Do you agree with the researcher's conclusion?The following video can help you (Bouchard´s most famous case is probably the "Jim's Twins case):