Modern family Episode 1, Season 1

Meet the characters

I. Write the name of the characters according to the numbers. Use the names in the box.

Phil / Claire / Jay / Gloria / Manny / Mitchell / Cameron / Luke / Alex / Haley / Lily

1.
2.
3.
4.

_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________

5.
6.
7.
8.

_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________

9. _____________
10. _____________
11. _____________

II. Who says these? Mitchell / Gloria / Manny / Claire / Jay / Phil
1) That looks really cute, sweetheart. __________________________
2) Youre not going to wear that outfit. __________________________
3) Her dad? No, actually no. Im her husband. __________________________
4) Nice to meet you! / No, its not! __________________________
5) I have never told my family we were adopting a baby. ____________________
6) She has a boyfriend. I gave her my heart. She gave me picture of me as old
time sheriff. __________________________
7) What a beautiful dress! __________________________
8) Thank you, Feel. __________________________

Family members
III. Complete the sentences with the following words: uncle / son
wife / step-father / husband / parents / father-in-law / sister.

(2x)

/ daughter /

1) Haley is Phils ___________________________.

2) Claire is Phils ___________________________.
3) Manny is Glorias __________________________.
4) Jay is Mannys ___________________________.
5) Jay is Phils ___________________________.
6) Mitchell and Cameron are Lilys ___________________________.
7) Mitchell is Jays ____________________________.
8) Claire is Mitchells __________________________.
9) Mitchell is Lukes __________________________.
10) Jay is Glorias __________________________.
Grammar: Simple present
IV. The sentences below are false according to the story. To make them true change
them to the negative form (1) and rewrite them changing the wrong information by the
correct one (2).

1) Haley has three siblings.

(1) ________________________________________________________
(2) ________________________________________________________

2) Mitchell and Cameron have an adopted boy.

(1) ________________________________________________________
(2) ________________________________________________________
3) Phils father-in-law is Mitchell.

(1) ________________________________________________________
(2) ________________________________________________________
4) Phil and Claire have an old fashioned family.

(1) ________________________________________________________
(2) ________________________________________________________

V. Write confirmation questions for:

1) ___________________________________________________________________
Yes, Haleys siblings are Alex and Luke.
2) ___________________________________________________________________
No, Mitchell and Cameron dont have two adopted children.
3) ___________________________________________________________________
Yes, Phil and Claire have three kids.

VI. Write information questions for:

1) ___________________________________________________________________
Jay has just one step-son.
2) ___________________________________________________________________
Gloria is Jays wife.
3) ___________________________________________________________________
Phil, Claire, and their children live in a house.

Answers:
I
10 Phil / 11 Claire / 2) Jay / 3) Gloria / 1) Manny / 5) Mitchell / 6) Cameron / 9) Luke
/ 7)Alex / 8) Haley / 4) Lily

II. Who says this?

1) That looks really cute, sweetheart. Phil
2) Youre not going to wear that outfit. Claire
3) Her dad? No, actually no. Im her husband. Jay
4) Nice to meet you! / No, its not! Phil
5) I have never told my family we were adopting a baby. Mitchell
6) She has a boyfriend. I gave her my heart. She gave me picture of me as old
time sheriff. Manny
7) What a beautiful dress! Phil
8) Thank you, Feel. Gloria
III
1) Haley is Phils _______daughter________.
2) Claire is Phils ___wife____________.
3) Manny is Glorias _son___________.
4) Jay is Mannys ____step-father_______________.
5) Jay is Phils ___father-in-law_________.
6) Mitchell and Cameron are Lilys ____parents________.
7) Mitchell is Jays _______son_______.
8) Claire is Mitchells ____sister_________.
9) Mitchell is Lukes ______uncle__________.
10) Jay is Glorias ____husband_____.
IV.
Haley has three siblings. two
Mitchell and Cameron have an adopted boy. girl
Phils father-in-law is Mitchell. Jay
Phil and Claire have an old fashioned family. A modern family
V. Write confirmation questions for:
1) Does Haley have brothers and sisters?
2) Do Mitchell and Cameron have two adopted children?
3) Do Phil and Claire have three kids?
VI. Write information questions for:
1) How many step-children does Jay have?
2) Who is Gloria?
3) Where do Phil, Claire, and their children live?