TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY

Asking about Families Conversation 

A: How many people are in your family? 

B: There are (5) people in my family. 

A: How many brother(s) and sister(s) do you have? 

B: I have (2) brother(s) and (2) sister(s). 

A: Wow! You have a nice family. 

B: Thanks. Tell me about your family. 

A: I have (1) daughter(s) and (2)son(s). B: Wow! You have a nice family, too. 

Asking about Families 

Rita : Tell me about your brother and sister, sue. 

Sue : Well, my sister works for the government. 

Rita : Oh, what does she do? 

Sue : I’m not sure. She’s working on a very secret project right now. 

Rita : Wow! And what about your brother? 

Sue : He’s a wildlife photographer. 

Rita : What an interesting family! Can i meet them? 

Sue : Uh, no. My sister’s away. She’s not working in the united states this month. 

Rita : And your brother? 

Sue : He’s traveling in the amazon. 

MY FAMILY 

I will introduce my family to you. 

My parents are dairy farmers.They always look busy. 

My Mom,Nobumi,is taller than me. She has short, curly b lack hair. She has big eyes. She is very kind. My Pop, Mitsugu, is smaller than me. He has short, black hair. He has small eyes. He has a nice smile. My sister, Yoko,is average height. She has short, black hair. She is older than me by 4 years.She is shy. My brother,Shogo,is big.He has short,black hair.He wears glasses.He has played baseball since he was 7 years old. 

My grandpa,Hidetsugu,is healthy.He is eighty years old.He has short,white hair. 

I envy your family,because my family rarely has a party. I want to have a party like your family. Thanks 

Present Continuous 

are you living at home now? Yes, i’m. /No, i’m not. 

Is your sister working for the government? Yes, she is. / No, she’s not Are ed and jill going to college this year? Yes, they are./no, they’re not 

Where are you working now? 

I’m not working, i need job. 

What is your brother doing these days? 

He’s traveling in the amazon. 

Who are your parents visiting this week? 

They are visiting my grandmother 

I Come From a Big Family 

Marcos : How many brothers and sisters do you have, mei-li? 

Mei-li : Actually, i’m an only child. Marcos : Really? 

Mei-li : Yeah, most of the families in china have only one child nowadays 

Marcos : I didn’t know that. 

Mei-li : what about you, Marcos? 

Marcos : I come from a big family. I have three brothers and two sisters. 

Mei-li : Wow! Is that typical in peru? 

Marcos : Not really. A lot of families are smaller these days. But big families are great because you get lots of birthday presents!

Quantifiers 

100% all 

nearly all most families have only one child 

many a lot of some families are smaller these days 

not many a few few couples have more than one child 

0% No one gets married before the age of 18