1 All in Our Family

Unit 1 VOCABULARY 1 Does your family like big parties? Do your relatives come from far and near to celebrate? Then it’s a type of party called a family reunion. Families are all different. Some are big and some are small. Family pets are different, too. Some pets are cuter than others. Some pets are uglier than others, but their families still care for them. What makes the best pet for a family? One that’s smarter or one that’s friendlier? bigger, smaller, older, younger, taller, shorter, faster, slower, stronger 2 Listen and repeat. relatives I have so many relatives. We are a very big family. different They are sisters, but they look different. uglier Which is uglier—a crocodile or a hippo? cuter Which is cuter—a panda or a rabbit? smarter I feel smarter today than I did yesterday. friendlier You need to be friendlier—smile more! bigger My cousin Anna is bigger than me. smaller My brother is smaller than me, he is only three. stronger Anna is stronger than me, too. older My older brother is in sixth grade. younger My younger sister is in third grade. taller I am taller than Eduardo. shorter My brother is shorter than my sister. slower Hopping is slower than running. faster Maria is faster than Juan.

SONG 1 Listen, read, and sing. We’re All Different I’m taller than you. He’s taller than me. We’re all different. Yes, we’re different. And I like being me! My dad is shorter than your dad. Your dad is younger than mine. Our car is faster than their car. Your car is faster than mine. It goes fast. I’m taller than you. He’s taller than me. We’re all different. Yes, we’re different. And I like being me! My dog is smarter than his dog. That dog is bigger than mine. My dog is funnier than your dog. It’s happy all the time. I’m taller than you. He’s taller than me. We’re all different. Yes, we’re different. And I like being me!

GRAMMAR 1 Comparatives with -er My best friend is bigger than I am. I’m shorter than him, too. My dog is friendlier than my sister’s cat. My dog is also cuter than her cat.

VOCABULARY 2 1 Listen and repeat. glasses Pedro started wearing glasses this year. wavy hair Enrique has brown, wavy hair. blond hair Sara’s blond hair is long. straight hair Jacob has straight hair. curly hair You have very curly hair. 2 Listen and stick. Work with a partner. Talk about you. 1. My cousin Marco has curly brown hair. He wears glasses. 2. My brother Lee has short, straight hair. He wears glasses, too. 3. My sister Ana has long, wavy black hair. And she wears glasses, too! 4. My cousin Martin doesn’t wear glasses. He has curly brown hair. 5. My cousin Abby has straight blond hair. She wears glasses. GRAMMAR 2 Present progressive for future plans What are you doing on Saturday? I’m going to my family reunion. What are they doing at 7:00? They’re having dinner with their neighbors.