My Family

Warm-up: The people in your life

2 warm-up questions

• Do you have a big family or a small family? Who do you live with?
• Quick try: tell me about your family in 30 seconds. Names, ages — anything you can!

Reading: About My Family

Read a 116-word text about About My Family

About My Family Hi! My name is Emma. I have a family. My mother is Anna. She is 45 years old. My father is John. He is 48 years old. I have a brother. His name is Tom. He is 20 years old. I have a sister. Her name is Lucy. She is 12 years old. We live in a house. We are a happy family! Phrases you can use Now about YOUR family, like Emma: Who: "I have one brother and one sister." / "There are four people in my family." Names: "My mother's name is Maria." / "My brother's name is Tom." Ages: "My sister is twelve years old." / "My father is fifty."

Vocabulary: Family Words

5 items

Practice: Complete the Sentences

Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

• My ____ is Anna. She is my mother.
• Tom is my ____. He is a boy.
• I have a big ____.
• My ____ is John. He is my father.
• Lucy is my ____. She is a girl.

Practice: Match the Words

Matching exercise, 5 items

• mother
• father
• brother
• sister
• family

Dialogue: Talk About Your Family

Role-play: Talking about family with a new friend (6 lines)

• Friend: Do you have brothers or sisters?
• You: Yes, I have a brother / sister.
• Friend: How old is your brother / sister?
• You: He / She is ... years old.
• Friend: What about your parents?
• You: My mother is ... and my father is ...

Discussion: Your Mission: Introduce Your Family

3 discussion questions

• Mission: tell me about your family — every person, one sentence each. Use: 'My ___'s name is ___.' / 'He is ___ years old.' / 'I have ___ brothers.' (Tutor: success = one sentence per family member, with he/she correct.)
• Now ask ME about my family: 'Do you have brothers or sisters?' / 'How old is your ___?'
• Compare with your 30-second try at the start. This time, did you use full sentences?