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Task 3
Task 3
Task 3
‘’Hi, my name is Lizzy and im five years old. I am in kindergarten and I have much fun every
day. I love the stories out teacher tells us and I love my friends.
I was born a Germany, but I live in Minnesota, united states. We moved here when I was two
years old. I have a beautifull family : my mom, my dad, my brother, Tom and my sister, Sarah.
We have great fun together. My favorite activity in my leisure time is riding a bike . I’ve got a
cut puppy and I love playing with it. My favorite food is pizza.
‘’ Hi, my name is Bernardo , but my friends call me Berni. I’m 9 years old and I am in the 3 rd
grade.
I live in Mexico. It is an amazing country, with many fun places to go. There are six people in
my family, including me : my father, my mother, my two sisters and my elder brother. I am the
youngest. I like reading books and watching movies with super heroes. When I grow up, I’d like
to become a police officer. My favorite subject is Matc, because I like solving problems. I love
sports. Im crazy about swimming. I can swim a lot in one hour. My favorite food is fish and
chips.
‘’Hi. My name is Robbie. Im 19 years old and I am collage student. I live in Manchester, U.K.
I’m an only child. I haven’tgot any brothers or sisters, but I’ve got two very loving parents. I
study science and I’d like to become a scientist. I’d love to be able to make new discoveries all
the time. My favorite hobby is traveling and exploring new things. One of my dreams is to be
able to go hang-gliding someday in the future. It must be very exiting ! I usually have a healthy
‘’Hi, my name is Ashley and I am 30 years old. I live in Sydney, Australia. I am married and I’ve
got two beautifull children. I am a teacher at Primary School in Sydney and I absolutely love my
job. My enjoy gardening whenever I have free time. I like watching family comedies with happy
endings and I dislike drama and thrillers. My favorite food is Japanese Food . I think it is the
A : thanks. Do you happen to know which stop I should get off at, to be able to reach the center
of the city ?
B :of course, ican guide you there if you like, because I live right there..
A : I’m so glad to hear that thank you. I’m Emma, by the way.
B : how nice !
A : where you born here in London ? so what its like to live in London ?
B : there’s always something going on, there’s no reason to ever be bored. But I especially adore
A : well , Poland has much charm, beautiful villages and breathtaking landscapes. My be you ill
B : I really hope so. Well, we must get off the bus at the next stop.
A : great ! lets go !
A : thank you so much for all your help. It was so nice meeting you.
B : it was nice meeting you, too. I have to go now. Stay in touch ! have a wonderful day. !
A : you too
Task 2
Where do you live ? what’s youre home like? What about youre neighbourhood?
Talking about where you live is a camman conversation topic in English
Part one : introducing where you live and talking about types of home
In britain, people some times say “ flat “, flat and apartment have the same meaning.
Next, let`s it add a bit more detail, what kind of house or apartemen is it ?
When we say how many floors a building has, we usually use the word storey, so you can say a
For example, do you live in a terraced house, a semi-detached house, or a detached house ?
Terraced houses have other house on both sides, a semi detached house has another house just on
If you live in a very tall apartment building with many floors, you can say you live In a high- rise
Sometimes a house is a divided into apart ments, these are called converted apartments
Apartments come in many different sizes, ifan apartment just has one room, which is a bedroom
Of course, you can also bigger apartment, a two bedroom apartment, a three – bedroom
Large apartments might be duplex appartments, this mean the apartments has more than one
floor. What about you ? where do you live ? do you live in a house or an apartment ?
Could you make a sentence using the vocabulary from this section ?
Next let`s see how you can describe the inside of your home in more detail.
If you want to diiscribe your home, what can you talk about ? well , you could start by saying
For example “ my house has two badrooms, a kitchen ,a living room, and a garden
It`s always better to add adjektives or details to make your speking more interesting.
Let`s try “ my house has two small bedrooms, a kitchen with a dining table, a living room with
Its always better to add adjectivesr details to make your speaking more interesting.
Lets try, ‘’My house has two small bedrooms, a kitchen with a dining table, a living room with
What other rooms might you have in your home ? you could have a dining room for people to eat
together.
Maybe you have an office or a study where you can work, if you live in a warmer country, you
might have a balconyor a terrace , where you can sit outside in warmer weather. What about your
home? What does it have ? does youre home have a garden, balcony or another outdoor area ?
For example, ‘’I live in two bedroom apartment. The bedrooms are quite small, but theres a big
living room with a dining area, a modern kitchen and also a small balcony where we can sit
What you can you say about your home ? okey, next, saying what you like or dislike .
So now you can hopefully describe youre home a little bit, butwhat about youre opinion ? what
do you like about your home, and what would you change if you could ?
Positive worlds you could use to describe your home including ‘spacious’ meaning large with
lots of room, ‘cosy’ which means comfortable in warm welcoming way, ‘ light’ describes a
You can say your home is warm or cool, meaning that its comfortable in winter or in summer.
Finally, you can describe youre home as convenient, meaning its close to your job, its close to
your job, its close to the shops, its close to your childrens scool and so on.
For example ‘it’s convenient for the subway’ , or ‘ its convenient for my office’
Could you use any of thesewords to describe your home ? okay, but what if you don’t like your
home ?
Well , here are some words you could use, ‘’ cramped’’ means your home is to small, so you
don’t have enough space. Dark means your home doesn’t get enough light, so that even when its
sunny outside, its still dark inside. ‘Drafty’ means cold air comes inside trough the windows or
through the doors in the winter. ‘’Stuffy’’ means theres not enough air, so its very uncomfortable
in hot weather.
You could say you home is noisy. For example if you live near a mein road, your home might be
Can you make a sentence about your home using some of these words?
For example ‘’my home is light and spacious, but it can get very drafty in the winter’’
I like my apartment because its cosy, although it can be noisy because there’s a restaurant just
downstrairs.
Okay, so now you can talk about your home and what you think of it.
What else can you say on this topic ? lets look, part four: saying who you live with. Who do you
live with ? do you live with your parent, your husband or wife, with your family ? do you live by
ypurself or do you live with flatmates (people who you share a ranted flat with ) ? mybe you live
with friends !
Lets look at exam“ I live with my parents”, “I live in a shared house, I have four flatmates” “I
First, be careful with the word neighbourhood. A neighbourhood is not a person, it’s the area
near your home. So where is your home? Is it in the city centre, the suburbs, or outside the city?
If you live outside the city, do you live on the outskirts of the city, in a village, or in the middle
of nowhere?
How could you describe your neighbourhood? Is it quiet or lively? Trendy or boring? Are there
many shops, cafes, bars, restaurants? Are there parks or sports facilities?
For example, you could say “I live in a very lively area just souh of the city centre. There are
What about you? Can you say something about your neighbourhood?
Okay finally lets put everything together. If you can use everything we’ve looked at in this
lesson, you should be able to speak very clearly and with lots of details about your home and
For example, “I live in a two-storey terrached house. It has two bedrooms, a living room, a small
kitchen, and a garden. It’s cosy and convenient for getting to work, but it’s a bit cramped,
especially when we have guests. I live with my wife and daughter. Our house is near the city
centre, in a quiet neighbourhood. There isn’t much to do, but there are some small shops and a
Here’s one more sample answer “I live by myself in a studio apartment, it just has one main
room with a tiny kitchen. It’s very warm in winter, but it can get at bit stuffy in summer. I live in
the city centre, very close to everything. It’s very lively, with lots of bars and restaurants. It’s a
good place for young people to live, but not many families choose to live here”
What about you? Can you make an answer like this talking about where you live? Try to use as
Okay, that’s the end of the lesson.ples of what you could say here
Task 3
My family
Hi, i am Oli. Welcome to oxford online english. In this lesson you can learn how to talk about
your family in English. Do you have a big family? What do you like doing when you spend time
with your family? Talking about family can be a good way to start a conversation in English. So,
its useful if you know what to say and if you have some questions to ask. Lets start with
something simple.
Part one : introducing your family. Okay, so let’s start with something simple, “There are …
people in my family”. So you can say “There are five. There are ten. There are thirty people in
my family”. that’s not very hard, but its not very interesting. either. You should say, who these
people are. “There are ten people in my family, I have two sisters, my brother, my uncle and
aunt, two grandparents and my parents of course”. “There are four people in my family, my wife,
Part two : talking about your brothers and sisters. how many brothers and sisters do you have?
You could say “I have two brothers and one sister”. “I just have one sister”. “I am an only child”.
Let’s make it more interesting by adding more information . Are your brothers and sisters older
or younger? Where are you in the family? “I have two older brothers and one older sister. I am
the youngest in the family”. “I just have one sister, who’s five years older than me”. “I am the
middle child. my brother is two years older and I have a younger sister who’s finishing
draw a line between your immediate family. That means : you, your husband or wife, your
children, parents and brothers and sisters. Then you have your extended family. That means :
aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, grandparents, grandchildren and so on. Now, you can
give more details about the people in your family, like this. “My immediate family is quite small,
because I am an only child. My mom is one of five children, so I have lot of cousins, who are
kind of like my brothers and sisters”. “There are six people in my immediate family, my parents,
my brother and his wife, my sister and me. I have a lot of other relatives, but they are live in
Part four : talking about your chidren. Do you have children? Let’s see what you can say. “I have
three kids, two girls and a boy”. “We have a new born son”. “We have one daughter and my
wife’s expecting our second child”. As always, you should add details to make your answer
longer and more interesting. “I have three kids, two girls and a boy. Our eldest daughter has just
started secondary school and the two younger ones are still in primary school”. “We have a
newborn son. He’s just three weeks old now, so we’re still getting used to things”. “We have one
daughter, and my wife’s expecting our second child. we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, but
Part five : talking about your relationship with your family. Finally, let’s add some information
about how often you see your family and what you like to do together. For example, “I am very
close to my family. We have lunch together every weekend”. “I see my older brother once a
week. We play tennis or basketball together”. “I try to spend as much time as possible with my
kids”. What now? You should know the answer, add more details. Let’s look. “I am very close to
my family. We have lunch together every weekend at my grandmother’s house. She always
cooks something delicious”. “I see my older brother once a week. We play tennis or basketball
together. I don’t see my other brothers so often because he lives overseas. Although we talk on
skype every so often”. “I try to spend as much time as possible with my kids. we play or cards,
Part six : making a longer answer. Now you should be able to make a longer answer talking
about your family. You should be able to talk about your relatives, your brothers and sisters,
your children if you have any and your relationship with your family. Let’s look at a sample
answer. “There are five people in my immediate family, although my extended family is quite
large. I have two sisters, both younger, So, I am the oldest child. I don’t have kids yet but I’d
like to have a big family one day. I see my parents and my sisters quite often, because we all live
near each other, although I don’t see my other relatives that much”.
Ok, could you make an answer like this? Let’s look at one more sample answer first. “I come
from a big family. I am the fifth child and I have three brothers and one sister. They’re all close
to each other in age, but there’s a big gap between them and me. I don’t have children, but I have
a lot of nieces and nephews. I don’t see my family often, because I live in a different country.
But, I speak to them regulary and we all get together once or twice a year, which is always very
What about you? Try to make a longer answer talking about your family. Use the vocabulary and
ideas from the lesson to help you. Next time you talk about your family in English. Hopefully
you’ll have lots to talk about. Ok, that’s the end of the lesson. I hope it was useful.
Task 4
My Family
Hi, welcome to my home. My name is Paul, i’m 12 years old and this is my beautiful
family. There are six people in my family : my mom, my dad, my two sister, my younger brother
and me.
This is my sister Olivia, who is 10. She is in the fourth grade. She love reading. Her
This is my younger brother, Oliver. Who is 7. He is in the 1st grade. He loves playing
This is my youngest sister, Lucy. Who has just turned 4. She is in kindergarten and loves
We get along very well and love each other very much, but, well...sometimes, we have
My mom is a nurse and she works in a hospital. She is so kind and compassionate, and
When she gets home, she always helps us with our homework. My mom is an excellent cooks
My dad is a photographer. He travels pretty often with his job, to make great pictures in
different places. When he returns home from his travels, he tries to spend as much time as
possible with us and we have a lot of fun together. On weeekends, we sometimes go on bike
rides together.
This is my unle, my mom’s brothers. His name is Simon. He and my dad are brothers-in-
law. My dad does’nt have any siblings. My unle is so proud to have two nephews and two
nieces.
This is my aunt. She is my uncle’s wife. Her name is Grace. They have two kids, a 3 year
old daughter named Lizzy and a newborn son. They are my cousins.
This is my grandma. We are celebrating her birthday. She is turning 55. Now she has six
She and my grandpa are farmers and they live on a big farm in the countryside. She loves
feeding her animals and taking care of them. She also enjoys working in the garden. She has
We love spending our vacations on her farm. She has so many wonderfull tales to tell us all the
time.
early in the morning every day. There’s always something to do in the farm and my grandpa is
always busy. He is very funny. He tells us many great jokes and makes us laugh so much. They
My grandparents on my father’s side live in a different country, very far away from us, in
They are retired, so they usually go on lots of camper van trips. They enjoy spending as
much time as possible in nature. That’s why they are so healthy and energetic. They visit us
Task 5
B: I’m great!
A: Let’s sit on the swing ant talk. I want to know you better.
B: Ok.
A: I’m so glad you moved here. So tell me about yourself. What’s your typical day like ?
B: Uhh, well usually all my days are very busy, with lots of activities. I get up at 7:45, because
my school only starts at 9, I go to the bathroom, i wash my face and brush my teeth. I have
breakfast with toast butter and jam. We all leave home at 8.40 My parents drive me and little
sister to school and then they go to work. I have lunch atthe cafeteria, at about 12:30 I leave at 2
pm. I take the bus and go to a sports center where i play basketball. I am very passionate about
basketball. One day i would like to play for my local team. At about 4 pm i finally get home. I
eat a snack and watch Tv. I have dinner with family at around 7 pm.
B: Well, i usually play the guitar. My little sister loves to dance on my music. I chat with my
friends fora while, or i play computer games. Then i take a bath. At 10 o’clock, i turn off the
A: On weekwnds, i like going to the movies with my friends. or i go cycling with my family. We
have so much fun together. What about you ? What’s your typical day like ?
B: My day starts at 7 am. I go to the bathroom and take a shower. I have breakfast just with my
dad. My mom leaves home earlier. Then i go to school by bus. I have lunch at 1 pm at the school
dance club where i take dance classes. I am crazy about dance. I have dinner with my family at
around 7.30 pm. Then i help my mom with the dishes. After that i go to my room and chat online
B: I prefer mysteries, fantasy, and science fiction. I turn off the light a 10:30
warm. I love sleeping in a tent don’t you? Other weekends, we just go shopping.
A: It seems we have much i common. It was so nice talking to you. I have go to now. I am going
A: You should pay us a visit, too and meet my little sister. She is very funny.
Task 6
MY HOMETOWN
Hi,My name is Elex and i live in a small vilage situated in the western part af Australia, in
a large valley at the foot of the mountains. People here are very friendly and we all know each
other. it's very quient place, the air is clean and fresh and the landscapes are brathaking. What i
like most about my village is that you can enjoy several activities here, such as hiking and
mountain biking. I go hiking very often with my friends. You can also try rock climbing here. I
don't like this sport,thought. I think it's too dengerous. In winter, many tourists come and visit
our village,too. There are two shops in my village, a bakery and a grocery store,there's also a
schooll and a post office, there is a small clinic not far away from my house. There's also a bus
would like to be able to move to a big city one day, because there are opportunities that yoi can't
find here.
Hi,My name is Ben and i live in a big city:New york. I live in a 3-room aprtement on the
8th floor, with my parents and my younger brothe. My city is very crowded and noisy. My
school is not very close to where i live,so i have to take the subway,you can reach so easily
everywhere with the subway. There are many people of all cultures in my city. They speak
diffrent languages. The taxis are also great to get you where you want to go,if you don't want to
wait for the subways. I almost never go to school by car with my parents, because we always
heve to wait for hours in the traffic jam. That's one of the things i dislike about my city. Ad there
is much pollution in the city. But, fortunately, we have many parks. Central park is the most
famous one. It is a landmark in New York city. There is a zoo in the central park that you can
visit. I like new york, because there is so much great food everywhere. So many places and
cuisines to try. There are so many stores where you can busy anything you need. There are
movie theaters, where you can watch the lates movies, swimming pools, sport centers, museum,
schools, collages and universities. I don’t like the staycrapers. They are too many and to tall. I
hate the heavy traffic in the city, the pollution and the noise and I also hate crouds. It’s a
wonderful city. Theres a lot to do and to see, but I’d rather live in a smaller city, less crowded,
less noisy
downtown in 4 room flat with my parents and my two siblings.I really love my hometown,it’s a
great place to live.I’ve grown up here since I was a baby.What I like most about the city is the
rainbow of colors as one looks down the streets of Copenhagen.I enjoy the lively streets full of
people and so many shops,cofes,streets food stands.i think its charm comes from the feeling of a
small city.People in Copenhagen loves bikes.They bike to work,to school,to bring the kids to
kindergarten,to shop for groceries.I also bike to school every morning,it’s such a healthy
lifestyle.Copenhagen is a city by the sea,so I like taking a boat ride with my dad pretty often,I
have so much fun.My city looks like a modern day fairytale because there are many beautiful
caster and gardens.My friends and I love to walk through the gardens and enjoy a picnic.I love
my city very much,people are so friendly and optimistic here.i wouldn’t live in any other
Task 7
Household chores
“ joey it’s so late and you’re still in pajamas! Get dressed and make your bed quikly! I carry all
“ and don’t forget to feed the dog and take it for a walk! “.
“ don’t worry mom, i won’t forget!”. ( take the laundry away, make the bed, feed the dog, take
“ dad, I am talking the dog for a walk. Would you like to come with us ? “.
“ I’m afraid you’ll have to do it now. Your grandmother is coming in an hour, so, come on, pick
up all this stuff and put everything back to it’s place. After that, please dust the furniture.”
“ Great! And I’m going to vacuum the floor in the living room!.” ( pick up things, take out the
trash, take things away, vacuum the floor, dust the shelves.)
“ well done , Andrew! You’ve done a terrific jo! I’m so proud of you! The room is clean and
tidy!.”
“ grandma is here!.”
floor.”
“ Of course you can. You can water the flowers and mow the lawn. Would you like to do that?”
“ yes, sure. “ ( carry the dishes away, mop the floor, put things away, clean the counter, water the
I’ll clean the windows now, and you can wash the dishes if you like.” ( clean the window, wash
the dishes,.)
“ I’ve watered thr flowers and mowed the lawn. I am going to take the rubbish out now. “
“ ok then, I’ll do it!” ( take the rubbish out, sweep the driveaway.)
“ yes, thanks for all your help, sweetheart! Now I am going to do the laundry.”
“ sure, let’s go! “ ( do the ironing, do the laundry, hang out the clothes.)
“ mom would you like me to help you hang out the clothes?”
“ no, thanks you, you have done enough for today. I can do this by myself, sweetheart.”
“ we should get some rest. We’ve worked so hard today. Come on, honey, sit down!”
“ no, thanks. I’ll prepare a delicious meal, you’ll see. “ ( cook dinner.)
Task 8