Предлагаю небольшое упражнение на аудирование для учащихся старших классов (не только седьмых). Я нашла его на сайте stickygrammar. Claudio Cajes, преподаватель английского языка из Южной Америки. Вот ссылка на это упражнение. http://stickygrammar.blogspot.ru/2017/06/families-come-in-all-shapes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+StickyGrammar+(Sticky+Grammar)
Я видоизменила упражнение, т.к. нашла в нем некоторые неточности, а также скомпоновала задание таким образом, чтобы на одном листе получалось 2 экземпляра.
Это упражнение я буду проводить со своими учащимися, чтобы "освежить" употребление оборотов There is, There are, а также вспомнить названия членов семьи. Также желательно дать предварительно перевод и транскрипцию слова weird.
Ссылка на видео https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di_w1K5fEMg
Перевод видео - ниже.
Weird[wɪəd] – странный, чудной
Sometimes, there is a mother.
Sometimes, there is a father.
Sometimes, there is a father and a father.
Sometimes, both fathers are mothers.
Sometimes, there is a mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, weird aunties with funny hats, a butler and old uncles who do nothing but eat rare smelly cheese.
And sometimes there's no one at all.
But sometimes there are boxes.
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«Обороты There is / There are»
1 Sometimes, there is/ are a mother/ father.
is – mother
are – father
is - father
2 Sometimes, there is/ are a mother/ father.
are – father
is – father
is - mother
3 Sometimes, there is/ are a _____________ and a _____________.
are - mother – mother
is - father – father
are - mother – father
4 Sometimes, both _____________ are _____________.
mothers – fathers
mothers – mothers
fathers - mothers
5 Sometimes, there is a _____________ , _____________, _____________, _____________, weird aunties with funny hats.
mother - father - aunt – grandmother
mother - father - uncle – grandmother
mother - father - grandmother - grandfather
6 A butler and old _____________ who do nothing but eat rare smelly cheese.
uncles
aunts
cousins
And sometimes there's no one at all.
7 But sometimes there is/ are boxes.
is
are
am
8 There is/ are three mothers in the trailer
is
are 
9 There is/ are three fathers in the trailer
is
are 
10 There is/ are two grandparents in the trailer
is
are 
11 There is/ are two aunts in the trailer
is
are 
12 There is/ are five boxtrolls in the trailer
is
are 
1 Sometimes, there is/ are a mother/ father.
is – mother
are – father
is - father
2 Sometimes, there is/ are a mother/ father.
are – father
is – father
is - mother
3 Sometimes, there is/ are a _____________ and a _____________.
are - mother – mother
is - father – father
are - mother – father
4 Sometimes, both _____________ are _____________.
mothers – fathers
mothers – mothers
fathers - mothers
5 Sometimes, there is a _____________ , _____________, _____________, _____________, weird aunties with funny hats.
mother - father - aunt – grandmother
mother - father - uncle – grandmother
mother - father - grandmother - grandfather
6 A butler and old _____________ who do nothing but eat rare smelly cheese.
uncles
aunts
cousins
And sometimes there's no one at all.
7 But sometimes there is/ are boxes.
is
are
am
8 There is/ are three mothers in the trailer
is
are 
9 There is/ are three fathers in the trailer
is
are 
10 There is/ are two grandparents in the trailer
is
are 
11 There is/ are two aunts in the trailer
is
are 
12 There is/ are five boxtrolls in the trailer
is
are 