Unit 4 This is My Family

Vocabulary
 family
There are four people in my family.
 mother
This is my mother! Her name is Lucy.
 father
This is my father. His name is Philip.
 parents
My parents are named Sujal and Jennifer.
 sister
I have one sister.
 brother
I have one brother. His name is Colin.
 son
My son is young.
 daughter
My daughter is seven years old.
 mum
Mum is another word for mother.
 dad
Dad is another word for father.

Talking about family

 My parents
 My father is from Egypt.
 My mother is from South Africa.
 There are four people in my family.
 I love my mum and dad.
 I have one son.
 We have two children.
Put the words in the correct list

Male Female

mother son father daughter

  husband
My husband is from France.
 wife
He lives in an apartment with his wife.
 aunt
The sister of my mother or father is my aunt.
 uncle
The brother of my mother or father is my uncle.
 niece
My niece is the daughter of my brother or sister.
 nephew
A nephew is the son of my brother or sister.
 cousin
The son or daughter of my aunt or uncle is my cousin.

Male and female cousins

Vanessa is my cousin. She is my cousin.
Mark is my cousin. He is my cousin.

Talking about family

 I have three cousins.
 I have one aunt.
 My husband is Australian.
 My wife is Italian.
 My sister has two children.
 My niece and nephew live in Korea.

Find the missing words

father mother
son __________
________ aunt
husband __________
nephew __________
________ sister
  grandmother
I love my grandmother.
 grandfather
My grandfather is very old.
 grandparent
My grandparents visit every Christmas.
 grandson
He is their grandson.
 granddaughter
I love reading to my granddaughters.

Put the words in the correct list

Male Female mum nephew niece aunt

wife dad uncle husband

Match the sentences

1. My brother… a.is a man.
2. My sister… b. mum.
3. My uncle… c. is a boy.
4. My aunt is… d. four people in my family.
5. There are… e.is a girl.
6. Another word for father is… f. a woman.
7. Another word for mother is… g. dad.
Talking about family
 Use a personal pronoun and a verb to talk about family.
 Here are some common verbs used to talk about family:

Verb Example
to be My parents are from Germany.
to have I have one brother.
to live My sister lives in New York.
to be related to (someone) I am related to everyone in my family.
Label the picture

A B

C D

grandson ______
granddaughter ______
grandfather ______
grandmother ______

Put the pictures in order from young to old

a. father
b. son
c. grandmother
d. niece

1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _______________ 4. ____________

Fill in the gaps

1. I am _______________ to everyone in my family. grandparents

2. My sister has a _______________ . baby
3. My _______________ lives in Ireland. cousin
4. I have two _______________ . related
5. My brother is my _______________ . sibling
Possessive determiners
 The possessive determiners, sometimes also called possessive
adjectives, are listed below on the right.
 This table shows how possessive determiners relate to personal
pronouns:

Personal Pronouns Possessive determiner

I my
you your
he his
she her
we our
they their

Complete the dialogue

Hi! _______________ name is Claire. This is a picture of my son.

What is _______________ name?
His name is John. _______________ ten years old.
I have two daughters. _______________ names are Louise and Jenny.
How old are _______________?
Louise is eight years old and
_______________ little sister Jenny is five.
_______________ are beautiful children!

Match the sentence

1. I have two grandchildren…

2. He is my uncle…
3. We have two children…

a. his name is Larry.

b. their names are Josh and Harry.
c. our son is twelve and our daughter is nine.