Meet the Family — Student | Essential Idiomas

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Listening

10 minutes

Dialogue: Two friends looking at family photos on a phone (recycling L03 context).

Ana and Leo

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

Who's this?

That's my wife, Maria.

And these children? Are they your children?

Yes! Her name's Emma and his name's Oliver.

How old is Emma?

She's 8. And Oliver is 5.

He's Maria's little boy.

And this? Is it your cat?

Yes! Its name is Princess.

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Comprehension:

1. Who is Maria?

2. How old is Oliver?

3. What's the cat's name?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar Discovery: possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their + possessive 's

Look at these sentences from the dialogue. What word shows possession (who it belongs to)?

That's MY wife, Maria. → MY = belongs to ME

Are they YOUR children? → YOUR = belongs to YOU

HER name's Emma. → HER = belongs to SHE

HIS name's Oliver. → HIS = belongs to HE

ITS name is Princess. → ITS = belongs to IT

What's the difference between 'he's' and 'his'?

Try it!

1. ___ name is Emma. (His / Her / He's)

2. ___ name is Oliver. (His / Her / He's)

3. The cat. ___ name is Princess. (His / Her / Its)

Common Errors

He name is Oliver. → His name is Oliver.

She's name is Emma. → Her name is Emma.

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Practice

15 minutes

Possessive Adjectives

Complete with the correct possessive adjective.

myyourhisheritsour

1. That's wife, Maria. (Leo speaking)

2. Are they children? (Ana asking Leo)

3. name's Emma. (the girl)

4. name's Oliver. (the boy)

5. name is Princess. (the cat)

6. We love family.

Family Pairs

Match the male family member to the female.

Column A

father

son

brother

husband

boy

Column B

girl

mother

daughter

sister

wife

Possessive 's

Complete with 's. Is it 'is' or 'possessive'?

1. He Maria son.

2. She Leo daughter.

3. My wife name is Maria.

4. What your brother name?

5. Oliver five years old.

6. Emma Leo and Maria daughter.

My Family

Show photos of your family on your phone. Tell your teacher about each person.

Scenario:

Show family photos on your phone and introduce each family member.

Useful Expressions

This is my ___ (brother/sister/mother/father).His/Her name is ___.He's/She's ___ years old.He's/She's from ___.He's my sister's husband.

Round 1 — You show and present

YOU: (shows photo) This is my mother. Her name's ___. She's ___.
TEACHER: What's her name? How old is she? Is she from Sao Paulo?
YOU: (answers with possessives)

Round 2 — Teacher asks about relationships

TEACHER: Who's [name]? (points to person in photo)
YOU: He's my brother. His name's ___.
TEACHER: Is he married? What's his wife's name?
YOU: Yes! His wife's name is ___. She's my brother's wife.

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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Talking about your family.

1. Tell me about your family. Do you have brothers or sisters?

Follow-up: What does he/she do?

2. What's your mother's name?

Follow-up: How old is she? Where is she from?

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

✓
I can talk about my family: This is my brother. His name's ___.
✓
I can use possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, our, their.
✓
I can use possessive 's: Maria's son / my brother's wife.

Great work today!

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