The Family (Part 2)

 

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talk with your partner
speak the dialogue again

Practice the sentences

Listen to the dialogue and choose the matching statement.
Do you have a big family?en
There are five people in my family.en
 
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    • He has a big family.en
       
    • Her family consists of five people.en
       
    • His family has five people.en
       
 
 
Do you like your siblings?en
Not really. I'm very different from my siblings.en
 
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    • Her siblings are very different.en
       
    • He really likes his siblings.en
       
    • He doesn't really like his siblings.en
       
 
 
You look exactly like your brother.en
Big ears and blue eyes run in the family.en
 
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    • He doesn't look like him.en
       
    • She looks like her brother.en
       
    • She has small ears and brown eyes.en
       
 
 
 
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Practice the phrases

Build the sentence by clicking on the words.
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Learn the dialogue

Listen to the dialogue while reading the text.
Tell me about your family.en
I have a pretty big family. Two brothers and one sister and many cousins. How about you?en
Mine is small. I'm an only child, and only my mother has a sister, my aunt Hanna. What do your siblings do?en
My one brother Steven works as an accountant, my other brother David is a teacher, and my sister Hanna works in finance.en
I didn't know your sister worked in finance. Where does she live?en
She just moved away to Australia with her husband and my niece.en
She has a child already? How old is she?en
She is my older sister and quite a bit older than me. She turned 32 this year.en
I always wanted a big sister... Do you guys look alike?en
Not really, my siblings all have dark hair and blue eyes. They take after my father. I look like my mom with her blonde hair and green eyes.en
I look like my mom too. Do you want to see a picture?en
Sure, I would love to.en
 

Practice the dialogue

Complete the dialogue.
 
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I have a pretty family. Two brothers and one sister and many cousins. How about you?
 
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Mine is . I'm an only child, and only my mother has a sister, my aunt Hanna. What do your siblings do?
 
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My one brother Steven works an accountant, my other brother David is a teacher, and my sister Hanna works in finance.
 
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I didn't know your sister worked in finance. Where does she ?
 
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She just moved away to Australia with her husband and my .
 
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She has a already? How old is she?
 
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    sister and quite a bit older than me. She turned 32 this year.
     
 
 
She is my sister and quite a bit older than me. She turned 32 this year.
 
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I always wanted a big sister… Do you guys alike?
 
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Not really, my siblings all have dark and blue eyes. They take after my father. I look like my mom with her blonde hair and green eyes.
 
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I look like my too. Do you want to see a picture?
 
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Practice Listening

Listen to the short dialogue and select the correct response.
 
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    • I see my coworkers at work every day.en
       
    • That's a lot. I rarely see mine.en
       
    • I see my doctor every day.en
       
 
 
 
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    • I go to work early in the morning.en
       
    • Would you like siblings?en
       
    • I should clean the house.en
       
 
 
 
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    • They go fishing every weekend.en
       
    • They just moved back to town.en
       
    • We love to go to church.en
       
 
 
 
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Speak the dialogue

Speak your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Record your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Then replay your recording and compare each recorded part to the original.
David
Tell me about your family.en
You
I have a pretty big family. Two brothers and one sister and many cousins. How about you?en
Mine is small. I'm an only child, and only my mother has a sister, my aunt Hanna. What do your siblings do?en
My one brother Steven works as an accountant, my other brother David is a teacher, and my sister Hanna works in finance.en
I didn't know your sister worked in finance. Where does she live?en
She just moved away to Australia with her husband and my niece.en
She has a child already? How old is she?en
She is my older sister and quite a bit older than me. She turned 32 this year.en
I always wanted a big sister... Do you guys look alike?en
Not really, my siblings all have dark hair and blue eyes. They take after my father. I look like my mom with her blonde hair and green eyes.en
I look like my mom too. Do you want to see a picture?en
Sure, I would love to.en
Speak your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Record your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Then replay your recording and compare each recorded part to the original.
You
Tell me about your family.en
Sarah
I have a pretty big family. Two brothers and one sister and many cousins. How about you?en
Mine is small. I'm an only child, and only my mother has a sister, my aunt Hanna. What do your siblings do?en
My one brother Steven works as an accountant, my other brother David is a teacher, and my sister Hanna works in finance.en
I didn't know your sister worked in finance. Where does she live?en
She just moved away to Australia with her husband and my niece.en
She has a child already? How old is she?en
She is my older sister and quite a bit older than me. She turned 32 this year.en
I always wanted a big sister... Do you guys look alike?en
Not really, my siblings all have dark hair and blue eyes. They take after my father. I look like my mom with her blonde hair and green eyes.en
I look like my mom too. Do you want to see a picture?en
Sure, I would love to.en
 


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