FAMILY

BEGINNER MEETING 7
FIRST THING FIRST,
WHY DON'T YOU TELL THE
CLASS ABOUT YOUR
FAMILY?
How many people are there in your
family?

How many siblings do you have?

Do you have any pet? What are they?

How many cousins do you have?

What do you do when you meet
them?
 MY LOVELY FAMILY
Hello! My name is Ana. I am eight years old and I am from the
USA. I’m going to introduce you to my lovely family. It is quite big
and we are very happy.
My mother’s name is Laura and my father’s is Peter. My mother has
blond hair and she is very tender. My father is tall and slim and he
is a funny person.
My parents have three children. There is my brother Tim, my baby
brother David and me. Tim is a sweet boy who loves playing and
being with me all the time. He is only three years old so he attends
the kindergarten. My younger brother, David, is a seven-month baby
but he is full of personality. He likes being at my father’s lap and he
never disposes of Eddy, his bunny.
My father has a sister. Her name is Olivia and she is my aunt. I
have two uncles. Their names are Richard and William and they are Answer these questions.
my mother's brothers. 1. Who are the members of Ana's
I have also my grandparents and my cousins Jacob, Kevin and family?
Chloe. Whenever we come to visit, we are always having fun playing 2. What does Ana's parents look like?
3. What do Ana's brothers' like?
boardgames together. 4. Does Ana have a pet? What's its
We have a pet called Pirate, he is my favorite dog! name?
I love my family and my pet. 5. Does Ana have any cousin? What do
they do when they meet?
CAN YOU
TELL WHO
THEY ARE
IN YOUR
FAMILY?
Let's match these vocabularies with the description.

The woman who gives birth to you. wife

If I am a boy, what am I to my father? niece
What is the mother of my mother called? grandchild
What is the brother of my father called? brother-in-law
I am woman and married to a man. What is he to me? uncle
My mom is my dad's what? cousin
My brother's wife gives a birth to a twin, so what does my parents son
have now? daughter-in-law
My sister gets married, so what do I have now? grandchildren
What is my sister's son to me? husband
What do I call my grandmother's father? grandmother
My father's brother has a son. What is he to me? nephew
My brother gets married. Now my parents have a new what? mother
What do I call my sister's daughter? great-grandfather
 We use possessive 's to say

Possessive Adjectives
that something or someone
belongs to a person, is
connected to a place, or to
show the relationship between
Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives
people. The possessive 's
My mother is shopping at the market right always comes after a noun.
I I play basketball. My
now.

You You sleep at night. Your Your brother is annoying me.

Possessive ’s
He He stands in front of the class. His I'm singing a song with his friend. Noun +

Noun
's or s'
She calls the professor before the
She Her The kids are going home with her car.
class begins.
Singular Sam's mother

It It barks at me firecely. Its The god is wagging its tail happily.

Sam and Emma's parents
The children are having breakfast in our
We We start the meeting on time. Our
house. Plural my brothers' friends

The students are making a surprise for

They They walk to school together. Their my children's toys
their beloved teacher.
 Choose the correct subject pronouns or possessive
Let's Practice the Possessive Adjective and 's!
adjectives to complete the sentences.
1. We have a dog. _______ name is Pancho.
(his/its) 1. (Their/they) are very happy with (they/their)
2. Alan has a van. _______ van is very old. new dog.
(his/her) 2. Harry is (I/my) friend. (He/his) has a nice
3. This is ______ book. (Peters'/Peter's) house.
4. Let's go to the ______ house. (Smiths'/Smiths's) 3. We love (we/our) little dog.
5. François and Alain are French. ______ family 4. (His/he) wants (he/his) breakfast.
is from France. (our/their) 5. We want to see (their/our) children.
6. Two students aren't doing _______ 6. Scotland is famous for (our/its) rainy weather.
mathematics homework. (your/their) 7. Susan lives on (I/my) street. (She/her) house is
7. _______ and _______ school is old. (Susan - very near.
Steve) 8. I like this place and (my/its) special
8. _______ shoes are on the second floor. atmosphere.
(mens'/men's) 9. Those are (they/my) postcards.
9. My _______ car is not expensive. 10. I love this place. (Its/it's) very special.
(parents'/parents's)
10. Mary loves _______ grandmother so much. She
often visits her. (her/his)
WE'RE
DONE!