Lesson 1
My Family

Guidance

Can any love in the world be greater and purer than that between parents and children?世上还有哪种爱比父母和孩子间的爱还要伟大和纯粹吗？

There are four people in my family.They are my parents,my brother and I.We live in asmall department.It’s our new department.It isn’t fancy,but it is comfortable.I share asmall but warm bedroom with my brother.^①

My father is acomputer technician.He works in an office of afactory.He likes to watch TV when he is free.My mother is asecretary.She works in alarge office downtown.She likes to read books and grow flowers during her free time.^②My brother,Jack,and Iare both students.Jack is also a musician.He plays the violin and the drum in aband.I don’t play the violin but Iplay soccer.

We are ahappy family.We get along very well with each other.^③We love our parents and they love us.

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Word bank

Notes

①I share asmall but warm bedroom with my brother.我和我的弟弟共享一个小而温馨的卧室。

share sth.with sb.:与某人分享某物

②She likes to read books and grow flowers during her free time.在她空闲时，她喜欢看书和养花。

③We get along very well with each other.我们彼此相处非常融洽。

get along well with sb.:与某人相处融洽

Practice

Ⅰ.Read for comprehension

Read and answer the questions below.

1.What does the writer think of their department?

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2.What does the writer’s father do?

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3.What does the writer’s mother like to do during her free time?

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Ⅱ.Read for writing

Can you introduce your family?

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