The Family (Part 1)

 

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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 siblings?en
I have a sister.en
 
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    • He is an only child.en
       
    • He has a sister.en
       
    • He has a brother.en
       
 
 
My family is big.en
You are lucky! I am an only child.en
 
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    • He is an only child.en
       
    • Her family is big.en
       
    • His family is big.en
       
 
 
Do you have any aunts or uncles?en
My father has one brother.en
 
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    • Her dad has no siblings.en
       
    • She has one uncle.en
       
    • She has one aunt.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.
How is your family?en
They are good. How is yours?en
Also good. My brother just got married.en
That is great. Does he have children?en
Yes, I have one nephew.en
How are your children?en
They are very busy. They are at university.en
And how is your wife?en
Good, I think. She just started a new job.en
That sounds great.en
 

Practice the dialogue

Complete the dialogue.
 
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How is your  ?
 
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They are   . How is yours?
 
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Also good. My   just got married.
 
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That is great. Does he have  ?
 
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Yes, I   one nephew.
 
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How   your children?
 
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They are very   . They are at university.
 
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And how is your  ?
 
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Good, I think. She just started a new  .
 
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That   great.
 
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Practice Listening

Listen to the short dialogue and select the correct response.
 
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    • Yes, my hair is too long.en
       
    • No, I think swimming is great.en
       
    • Yes, I don't like being an only child.en
       
 
 
 
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    • They are four and six years old now.en
       
    • I think they like cats.en
       
    • They go to soccer practice every week.en
       
 
 
 
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    • Do they have a carpet?en
       
    • When is their meeting?en
       
    • Are they retired already?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
How is your family?en
You
They are good. How is yours?en
Also good. My brother just got married.en
That is great. Does he have children?en
Yes, I have one nephew.en
How are your children?en
They are very busy. They are at university.en
And how is your wife?en
Good, I think. She just started a new job.en
That sounds great.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
How is your family?en
Ashlee
They are good. How is yours?en
Also good. My brother just got married.en
That is great. Does he have children?en
Yes, I have one nephew.en
How are your children?en
They are very busy. They are at university.en
And how is your wife?en
Good, I think. She just started a new job.en
That sounds great.en
 


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