LESSON 1 – Introduction ( Family/Hobby)
Talking about Family
Part 1 Introducing your family
Introduce Yourself How many people in your family?
Greeting: Who these people are?
Example:
Hi There are 10 people in my family: I have two
Hello sisters,one brother, my uncle and my aunt, two
grandparents and of course my parents.
Name: ( I’d like to introduce myself.) There are two people in my family : my wife, my two
My name is _______. sons and myself.
Part 2 Talking about your brothers and sisters
Age: How many brothers and sisters do you have?
I’m ___________ years old. I have two brother and one sister.
I just have one sister.
Job: I’m an only child. i SPEAK NOW: In my free time , I like ____________.
( more information)
I am a _____________.
I have two older brothers and one older sister.
Example: I’m the youngest in the family.
I am a copywriter. I just have one sister who’s five years older than me.
I’m the middle child: my brother is two years older,
I work in ad agency. an I have a younger sister who’s finishing university
I work in Intecon Ads. this year.
Part 3 Talking about your children
I work as an architect. I have three kids: two girls and a boy.
We have a newborn son.
We have one daughter and my wife is expecting our
Place: ( Where are you from) second child.
( more details)
I am from Bangkok Thailand. I have three kids: two girsl and a boy.Our eldest
I come from Bangkok. daughter has just started secondary school, and the
I live in Bangkok. two youngers ones are still in primary school.
Part 4 Talking about your relationship with your
family.
Hobbies/Interests ( What you like to I am very close to my family. We have lunch together
every weekend.My mom always cooks something
do?) delicious.
I like reading books. I try to spend as much time as possible with my kids
We play cards, watch films or go to the park if the
I like to shop online when I’m free. weather is nice.
I like taking a trip with my family. SPEAK NOW :There are five people in my immediate
family,although my extended family is quite large. I
have two younger sisters, so I’m 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 sisters quite often,
because we all live near each other, although I don’t
see my other relatives that much.
Talking about Free time/ Hobbies
Part 1
Hobbies( watching TV , listening to music , cooking ,
baking , playing sports , surt the internet , playing cards
Shopping , reading books ,singing)
Social activies ( hanging out with friends , relaxing with
my family , going shopping)
Creative activities ( taking photos ,painting , blogging ,
writing stories )
What kind of free time activities do you prefer?
In my free time I like relaxing with my family.
I love going swimming.
I enjoy watching TV.
I hate going shopping.
How often do you do it?
I like playing sport .I play badminton every evening.
I really like taking photos but I don’t get the chance to
do it often.
Time expressions: Everyday , Every Saturday afternoon,
once a week/month /year , sometimes ,
hardly/barely/rarely)
Speak Now: I really enjoy reading books. I started
reading books when I was 7 years old. I read books
everyday.I sometimes go to the library and borrow books
there. I’ve been reading books for 20 years now. I
really like reading because I learn a lot.
Vocabulary
Immediate family ( nuclear) – a family consisting of
father mother and children
Extended family – All the people in the family
incuding grandparents , aunts an uncles.
In laws – relatives of your spouse
Hardly /barely /rarely : sometimes ( not always)