Talking About Family
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Conversation Practice: Talking about Family
Speaking Situations: Talking about Family
- Phrases for these situations
- Vocabulary for these situations
See also:
Textbook: New Interchange Intro, Chapter 6
- 1. Tell your classmates or teacher about your family.
- Listen and ask appropriate related questions. How many brothers and sisters do you have, Tammy? I just have one sister.
- 2. Ask your classmates about their families.
- Listen and ask appropriate related questions. How many brothers and sisters do you have, Tammy? I just have one sister.
- What’s her name?
- Faye.
- How old is she?
- She’s seventeen.
Example,
There are five people in my family.
(My mom, dad, older brother, younger sister and me.) OR
My mother is a dentist. My father is a veterinarian. I have two brothers and one sister.
OR (while showing a picture)
This is my grandma… This is my dad… This is me, when I was 9 years old.
(My mom, dad, older brother, younger sister and me.) OR
My mother is a dentist. My father is a veterinarian. I have two brothers and one sister.
OR (while showing a picture)
This is my grandma… This is my dad… This is me, when I was 9 years old.