Family 家庭
BasicTheme words for family members.
- One party uses all eight family words.
- Verbs after he/she take s: buys, cooks, makes, draws.
- Four birthday steps: sing → wish → blow out → clap.
文體小知識：Learn theme words.
§Text Passage
1Today is my grandfather's birthday. My father buys a big cake. My mother cooks noodles and eggs. Long noodles mean a long life. My grandmother makes tea for everyone. My brother and I wash the bowls and the chopsticks.
2My sister draws a birthday card for grandfather. She draws a cake and seven candles on it. In the evening, my uncle and my aunt come to our home. They bring fruit and a warm jacket for grandfather.
3We sing the birthday song together. Grandfather closes his eyes and makes a wish. Then he blows out the candles. Everyone claps. Grandfather smiles and eats a lot. I love my big family. We are happy together.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Today is my grandfather's birthday.
今日是我爺爺的生日。
My father buys a big cake.
我爸爸買了一個大蛋糕。
My mother cooks noodles and eggs.
我媽媽煮了麵同雞蛋。
Long noodles mean a long life.
長長的麵代表長壽。
My grandmother makes tea for everyone.
我奶奶沖茶給大家喝。
My brother and I wash the bowls and the chopsticks.
我弟弟和我一起洗碗和筷子。
My sister draws a birthday card for grandfather.
我家姐畫了一張生日卡給爺爺。
She draws a cake and seven candles on it.
他在卡片上面畫了一個蛋糕同七支蠟燭。
In the evening, my uncle and my aunt come to our home.
晚上，我叔叔同姑母來到我們家。
They bring fruit and a warm jacket for grandfather.
他們帶來了水果同一件暖烘烘的外套給爺爺。
We sing the birthday song together.
我們一起唱生日歌。
Grandfather closes his eyes and makes a wish.
爺爺閉上眼睛許願。
Then he blows out the candles.
接着他吹熄了蠟燭。
Everyone claps.
大家一起拍手。
Grandfather smiles and eats a lot.
爺爺笑著吃了好多東西。
I love my big family.
我好喜歡我的大家庭。
We are happy together.
我們一起好開心。
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: Grandfather's birthdayExample: Father buys a big cake. Mother cooks noodles and eggs, because long noodles mean a long life. Grandmother makes tea for everyone. Each family member has a job, and the party begins like this.
- Paragraph 2: the birthday cardExample: Sister draws a birthday card with a cake and seven candles on it. A candle is a must-know birthday word. The number seven goes before the plural candles, so remember the final s.
- Uncle and aunt arriveExample: Uncle and aunt bring fruit and a warm jacket. Family words like uncle and aunt appear less often, so a party is a good time to review them. When the whole family arrives, the party comes alive — the warm heart of the passage.
- Four birthday stepsExample: sing the birthday song, make a wish, blow out the candles, and everyone claps. These four phrases always come in this order; say them in sequence and you can use them directly in your own writing.
- Family word paradeExample: father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt — one party uses all eight words. Group them by generation: parents with grandparents, then siblings with uncle and aunt. Grouping makes the words stick.
- Add s to verbsExample: My father buys. My mother cooks. My grandmother makes. My sister draws. When the subject is he, she or one family member, the present-tense verb takes s. The rule appears most often in sentences about family, so check every verb after writing.
- Sentence practiceExample: My sister draws a birthday card. Use the pattern My ___ plus a verb with s to say what your family members do at the party. Say three sentences, one for each person, then let your family guess who you mean.
5Worked example Example
Party planner: read the eight family words, match them with their actions, then write three full sentences.
- Read the eight family words: father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt.
- Match set one: father buys a cake; mother cooks noodles; grandmother makes tea. Read each verb s clearly.
- Match set two: sister draws a card; uncle and aunt bring fruit; grandfather blows out the candles.
- Write 1: My father buys a big cake. Check the s in buys before moving on.
- Write 2: My grandmother makes tea for everyone. Makes also takes s.
- Write 3: We sing the birthday song together. With we, the verb stays in its base form.
- Read all three sentences aloud and listen to whether every verb s sits in the right place.
- Answer: Example: My father buys a big cake. My grandmother makes tea for everyone. We sing the birthday song together.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Whose birthday is it today?
Q2What do the long noodles mean?
Q3What does sister draw on the card?
Q4What do uncle and aunt bring?
Q5What comes before blowing out the candles?
8Recap Recap
- One party uses all eight family words.
- Verbs after he/she take s: buys, cooks, makes, draws.
- Four birthday steps: sing → wish → blow out → clap.
- Two must-know words: candle and card.
- Say Happy birthday! to your family.