Teaching Speaking Skill about Family

Family members
Family tree
Family names
Family background/ history
I. FAMILY
II. FRIENDS
Getting to know other well
What are your parents’ parents called in English? (male/ female)
How do you call your parents’ brothers and sisters? What about their children?
How do you address the father and mother of the person you marry?
How do you call the brother and sister of the person you marry?
What are your brother’s/ sister’s children called? (male/ female)
If the person you marry dies, you are a …
If your mother or father remarries, you have a …
Don + Karen Graham


John + Susan Jill + Paul Barry + Vicki
(died 1997)


Rita Ana Michael Tom
What is the relationship?
John is Jill’s ….. (brother-in-law).
Michael is Jill’s …………………………….
Rita and Ana are Michael’s ………………
Rita is Vicki’s ………………………………
Don Graham is Tom’s …………………....
Barry is Rita’s………………………….
Susan is Michael’s ………………………..
Paul died in 1997, making Jill a …………
Tom is Karen’s …………………………….
John and Vicki are related ……………….
nephew
cousins
niece
uncle
grandmother
aunt
widower
grandson
in law
My grandfather was a farmer in Nam dinh. He worked hard all his life, and when he died, his son (my uncle) and daughter (my mother) inherited a large house and land. They continued the family business together until my mother met my father. They got married and moved to Thai Nguyen. I was born two years later. They didn’t have any more children, so I am an only child.
Draw a family tree in each group (you can draw the picture of each family member). Exchange the information of the relationship to the whole class.
Practice: Talking about your friends
Have you got many friends? Do you have a best friend?
What qualities do you admire most in your best friends?
Do you have any ex-boyfriends or ex-girlfriends?
How do you call someone you have known for a long time in English?
What is a very good friend, someone you like and trust called?
How do you call the one friend you feel closest to?
What are the people you work with called?
1. An old friend
3. A close friend
2. Your best friend
4. Coworker or colleagues
unselfishness
constancy
loyalty
trust
sympathy
We use this for a husband/ wife/ boyfriend/ girlfriend we had in the past.

E.g.: My ex-boyfriend is a gangster.
How many ex-girlfriends have you got?
Homework:
Write a short summary of your family background (you can imagine).






a. grandparents (grandfather/ grandmother).
Maternal/ paternal grandparents

b. Uncles/ aunts - Cousins

c. father-in-law, mother-in-law

d. brother-in-law, sister-in-law

e. nephews/ nieces
f. widower/ widow

g. stepfather/ stepmother
What’s your first name? What’s your last name?
Do you have a middle name?
Are you an only child? If not, how many brothers and sisters do you have? Do you have any nieces or nephews?
Do you have any brothers-in-law or sisters-in-law?
How many people are there in your family?
Who are they? How old are they? What do they do?
Are your grandparents alive?
Who do you feel closest to?