Warm-up
Answer a few quick questions before today’s lesson about family.
Listening
Listen to the recording and answer the questions in each part. You can replay the audio as many times as you need — click anywhere on the progress bar to jump to a specific moment. Read the questions in each part first, then submit when you are ready; your answers will be marked together at the end of each part.
Listening — Tell me about your family
This listening task is split into parts. The audio player stays at the top of the page so you can replay it freely — click anywhere on the progress bar to jump to a specific moment. For each part, read the questions first, then listen and answer. You can change your answers until you click Submit; feedback appears once you submit each part.
Reading
Read the passage on the left, then work through the questions on the right.
Reading — Morning at the Petrov House
Read the passage on the left, then answer the questions one by one.
Morning at the Petrov House
My name is Dmitri. I live with my family in Moscow. My dad is 45 and he is a teacher. My mum is 42 and she works in a hospital. I have one sister, Emma. She is 12 years old and very funny. She loves to play football.
Every school day, I get up at 7 o’clock. At 7:30, I have breakfast with my sister. We eat bread and drink milk. At 8 o’clock, I brush my teeth and get dressed. My bedroom is small but tidy. Emma’s bedroom is very messy! At 8:30, my mum drives us to school. Our home is big and warm. I love my family.
Vocabulary Practice
Practise the 12 key vocabulary items from this lesson through three exercises.
Vocabulary Practice — Unit 1: Family Life
Work through all three parts. Each part uses the same vocabulary in a different way.
Writing Task
You have a new pen pal from another country. They want to know about your family and your home. Write them a short message introducing your family members and telling them one thing about your home.
You should address:
- Introduce two family members with their names and ages
- Say what each person does (job, school, hobby, or activity)
- Describe your home or a room using one adjective (big, small, tidy, messy, etc.)
Plan:
Greeting: Write a friendly hello to your pen pal.
Family: Introduce your mum/dad/brother/sister—say their name, age, and one thing they do.
Home: Describe your home or one room using an adjective.
Sign-off: Write a short goodbye.
Speaking
Speaking task. Read the instructions, then complete the task.
Useful sentence starters:
- My family is…
- At home I have…
- This person is…
- In the morning I…
- My home is…
Teacher Guide
Practise with
- auntnoun
Your parent's sister, or your parent's brother's wife.
- daughternoun
a female child
- fathernoun
A male parent; a man who has a child or children.
- granddaughternoun
the daughter of your child
- grandparentnoun
the parent of your parent
- grandsonnoun
the son of your child
- grown-upnoun
an adult person
- parentnoun
a mother or father
- sonnoun
a male child
- unclenoun
the brother of your mom or dad