In this lesson you will learn how to talk about your family and ask family question.

Who lives in your house?

How big is your family?

Let's begin!

Before we watch a short movie, I'll teach you some vocabulary which is maybe new to you:

aunt uncle cousin nephew niece

Auntsister of one of your parents

Unclebrother of one of your parents

Nephewson of your brother or sister

Niecedaughter of your brother or sister

Cousinsons and daughters of your aunts and uncles

We use the word cousin for both males and females.

When you watch the movie listen but these family words.

Listen for the verb have.

Haw many relatives do the people have?

Well you have a big family. Who are all these people?

Well this is my mom and here's my dad that's my brother David with his wife and their kids.

They're cute. How old are they?

Well Beth is 10 and Poll is 5. Do you have any nieces or nephews?

No my family's pretty small.

Just me, my mum, my dad, my brother and my grandfather.

Do you have an aunt or an uncle?

Yep I've got about my uncle. He lives in Australia so I never get to see him or his family.

Would you like to have a big family?

I guess so perhaps, when I'm married I'll have three or four kids but who knows. But who knows.

How about you?

I don't think I want that many. It's hard work to look after a big family. My grandmother had eight children.

Wells so you have 7 aunts and uncles. How many cousins do you have?

Well let me see three are three 5 7 8 10. Well I bet you get a lot of Christmas presents and that.

Let's talk about the grammar in the movie. We use talk about the people in our families.

I have a brother.

Do you have any cousins?

How many nieces do you have?

Look at the sentences!

When I get married I want to have three children.

My grandmother had four children.

To have children also means to give birth.

Let's go on!

Try

It is your turn to practice speaking I will show you part of the movie did.

Watch the people that listen to me, and well you have a big family.

Wow, you have a big family.

Repeat

Wow, you have a big family.

They're cute how old are they?

Well Beth is 10 and Poll is 5. Do you have any nieces or nephews?

Repeat that!

Do you have any nieces or nephews?

Would you like to have a big family?

I guess so perhaps. When I'm married I'll have three or four kids but who knows.

How about you?

When I'm married I'll have three or four kids.

Repeat back.

When I'm married I'll have three or four kids.

Wells so you have 7 aunts and uncles. How many cousins do you have?

Well let me see three are three 5 7 8 10.

How many cousins do you have?

Repeat

How many cousins do you have?

Aunt

Uncle

Cousin

Nephew

Niece