This Is My Family
Family members & possessive adjectives. Maya shares a family photo with Leo and they talk about parents, siblings, and grandparents.
📖 Reading: Maya's Family Photo
Maya has a photo of her family on her desk. She looks at it every day.
"This is my family," she tells Leo. "My mother's name is Li-Ming. She is fifty-five years old."
"My father's name is Wei. He is fifty-eight. He is a teacher."
"Do you have brothers or sisters?" asks Leo.
"Yes! I have one brother. His name is Jason. He is twenty-five. He lives in Taipei."
"And your grandparents?" asks Leo.
"My grandmother is seventy-eight. She lives with my parents. My grandfather passed away five years ago."
"Family is everything," says Leo. "My grandmother always says: 'A family that eats together stays together!'"
📚 Key Verbs in This Lesson | |
to have (family) | I have one brother. / She has two sisters. |
to live | He lives in Taipei. / They live together. |
to look at | She looks at the photo every day. |
to tell | She tells Leo about her family. |
📚 Grammar Focus
Family Vocabulary
📚 Family Vocabulary | |
Parents | mother / father / parents |
Siblings | brother / sister |
Grandparents | grandmother / grandfather / grandparents |
Other family | aunt / uncle / cousin / niece / nephew |
Possessive Adjectives
📚 Possessive Adjectives | |
I → my | My mother is fifty-five. |
You → your | Your father is a teacher. |
He → his | His name is Jason. |
She → her | Her grandmother is seventy-eight. |
We → our | Our family is small. |
They → their | Their grandmother lives with them. |
🔑 Vocabulary Box
Eight key words from this lesson. Each word includes its meaning and an example sentence.
| Word | Meaning | Note |
|---|---|---|
| mother | Your female parent | n. — My mother's name is Li-Ming. |
| father | Your male parent | n. — Her father is a teacher. |
| brother | A male sibling | n. — Her brother lives in Taipei. |
| grandmother | Your parent's mother | n. — Her grandmother is seventy-eight. |
| grandfather | Your parent's father | n. — Her grandfather passed away. |
| parents | Your mother and father together | n. — Her grandmother lives with her parents. |
| photo | A picture taken by a camera | n. — Maya has a photo on her desk. |
| together | With each other, not alone | adv. — A family that eats together stays together. |
🎭 Dialogue: Tell Me About Your Family
Leo is curious about Maya's family. She shows him a photo and shares about her parents, brother, and grandmother.
Maya, who is in this photo?
This is my family! Here is my mother, Li-Ming, and my father, Wei.
They look nice! Do you have brothers or sisters?
Yes, I have one brother. His name is Jason. He lives in Taipei.
And your grandparents?
My grandmother lives with my parents. She is seventy-eight.
That is wonderful. My grandmother lives with us too!
Family is everything, right?
Practice Exercises
2 questionsNew exercises to reinforce what you learned. Different from the lesson material.
What is Maya's father's job?
Where does Jason live?
Practice Exercises
3 questionsNew exercises to reinforce what you learned. Different from the lesson material.
I have a sister. ___ name is Sofia.
Leo has a brother. ___ brother is nineteen.
We have a big family. ___ family has eight people.
🎭 Now It's Your Turn — Role Play
Practice with a partner. Use the dialogue as a model.
- Student A: Show your partner an imaginary family photo. Describe 4 family members.
- Student B: Ask questions: What is his/her name? How old is he/she? Where does he/she live?
- Use possessive adjectives: my, his, her, our, their.