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Let's learn some words and phrases to help us talk about family.

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Video

In this film Jess, Nazia and Filip talk about their families.

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Key words

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 4, A family tree showing three generations: children, parents and grandparents.,
Parents

Grandparents

Activities

Matching activity

Who is it?

Say each word out loud and click on the correct person in the photo.

Listening activity

Here is what she said:

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Make a sentence

Introduce your family

Filip points to his mum
Image caption,
This is my mum.
  • To introduce your family, you can say:

Example:

Filip points to his mum
Image caption,
This is my mum.
Jess points at Filip's mum
Image caption,
Is this your mum?
  • To ask someone else, you can say:

Example:

Jess points at Filip's mum
Image caption,
Is this your mum?

Try to make these into sentences:

Jess introduces her gran

Nazia points to Jess's grandfather.

( Learn more about words like my and your in our guide: Possessive adjectives )

Describe who's in your family

Filip says he has a brother.
Image caption,
I have a brother.
  • To describe who is in your family, you can say:

Example:

Filip says he has a brother.
Image caption,
I have a brother.
Nazia says she has 4 cousins.
Image caption,
I have four cousins.

You can also say how many you have:

Example:

(Tip: If you have more than one, add an s at the end)

Nazia says she has 4 cousins.
Image caption,
I have four cousins.

Finish the sentences:

Two brothers.

Three sisters.

One brother and two sisters.

Nazia asks if you have a brother.
Image caption,
Do you have a brother?
  • To ask someone about their family, you can say:

Example:

Nazia asks if you have a brother.
Image caption,
Do you have a brother?
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Challenge

Create your own family tree and label the people in your family.

You could even use photographs if you have them.

Don’t forget to use ‘my’!

A hand drawing a family tree, starting with themselves.

Turn it into a game!

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