Family 家庭
BasicTheme words for family members.
- Eight family words: father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt.
- Put my before your family: my father, my sister.
- Use he for boys and men, she for girls and women.
文體小知識：Learn theme words.
§Text Passage
1This is my family. There are six people in my home. My father goes to work in the morning. My mother takes me to school. My little brother plays with his ball. My big sister reads a book in her room.
2On Sunday, we go to my grandfather's home. My grandmother makes nice cakes for us. The cakes are sweet and soft. My uncle and my aunt come too. They bring fruit and juice. We eat and sing together in the living room.
3After dinner, we look at old photos. Grandfather tells us funny stories. My brother laughs loudly. My sister and I help grandmother wash the dishes. I love my family. We are happy together every day.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
This is my family.
這個是我家人。
There are six people in my home.
我家有六個人。
My father goes to work in the morning.
我爸爸早上上班。
My mother takes me to school.
我媽媽帶我上學。
My little brother plays with his ball.
我弟弟玩他的球。
My big sister reads a book in her room.
我家姐在房間裡看書。
On Sunday, we go to my grandfather's home.
星期日，我們去爺爺家。
My grandmother makes nice cakes for us.
我奶奶整了很好吃的蛋糕給我們。
The cakes are sweet and soft.
那些蛋糕又甜又軟。
My uncle and my aunt come too.
我叔叔同姑母也來了。
They bring fruit and juice.
他們帶來了水果同果汁。
We eat and sing together in the living room.
我們在客廳裡一起吃東西唱歌。
After dinner, we look at old photos.
吃完飯，我們一起看舊照片。
Grandfather tells us funny stories.
爺爺講有趣的故事給我們聽。
My brother laughs loudly.
我弟弟笑得好大聲。
My sister and I help grandmother wash the dishes.
我家姐和我一起幫奶奶洗碗。
I love my family.
我好喜歡我家人。
We are happy together every day.
我們每天都很開心地在一起。
1Summary 重點摘要
Theme words for family members.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Your male parent.
Your female parent.
A boy with the same parents as you.
A girl with the same parents as you.
The father of your father or mother.
The mother of your father or mother.
The brother of your father or mother.
The sister of your father or mother.
3Step by step Steps
- Paragraph 1: six people at homeExample: There are six people in my home. Father goes to work, mother takes me to school, little brother plays with his ball, big sister reads.
- Paragraph 2: Grandfather’s homeExample: On Sunday we go to grandfather’s home. Grandmother makes nice cakes. Uncle and aunt bring fruit and juice.
- Paragraph 3: after dinnerExample: We look at old photos. Grandfather tells funny stories. Brother laughs loudly. Sister and I wash the dishes.
- Three layers of family wordsExample: grandparents: grandfather, grandmother; parents’ layer: father, mother, uncle, aunt; same layer: brother, sister. Draw a family tree.
- Using myExample: put my before your family: my father, my sister, my grandmother. My mother takes me to school.
- he or sheExample: use he for a boy or man (He plays with his ball), she for a girl or woman (She reads a book).
- Sentence practiceExample: This is my grandfather. He tells funny stories. Introduce three family members and one thing they do.
5Worked example Example
Draw a small family tree: put the eight family words in order, then say three sentences with This is my ...
- Read the eight words: father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt.
- Sort them: grandfather and grandmother on top; father, mother, uncle, aunt in the middle; brother, sister below.
- Match: father’s father = grandfather; father’s brother = uncle; mother’s sister = aunt.
- Add my and he/she: This is my aunt. She brings fruit and juice.
- Say three sentences about three family members and one thing they do.
- Answer: Tree: grandfather + grandmother → father, mother, uncle, aunt → brother, sister. Example: This is my aunt. She brings fruit and juice. This is my grandfather. He tells funny stories.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What do we call father’s father?
Q2What do we call father’s brother?
Q3Who makes the nice cakes?
Q4Fill in he or she: My sister reads a book. ___ likes stories.
Q5Fix it: This is I grandmother.
8Recap Recap
- Eight family words: father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt.
- Put my before your family: my father, my sister.
- Use he for boys and men, she for girls and women.
- Add a before jobs: My father is a driver.
- Add s for actions of he/she: My mother takes me to school.