Teaching Speaking Skill about Family

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Family members
Family members
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Family tree
Family tree
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Family names
Family names
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Family background/ history
Family background/ history
I. FAMILY
I. FAMILY
II. FRIENDS
II. FRIENDS
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Getting to know other well
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a. What are your parents’ parents called in English? (male/
female)
b. How do you call your parents’ brothers and sisters?
What about their children?
c. How do you address the father and mother of the
person you marry?
d. How do you call the brother and sister of the person you
marry?
e. What are your brother’s/ sister’s children called? (male/
female)
f. If the person you marry dies, you are a …
g. If your mother or father remarries, you have a …
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Don + Karen Graham
John + Susan Jill + Paul Barry + Vicki
(died 1997)
Rita Ana Michael Tom
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What is the relationship?
What is the relationship?
1. John is Jill’s ….. (brother-in-law).
2. Michael is Jill’s …………………………….
3. Rita and Ana are Michael’s ………………
4. Rita is Vicki’s ………………………………

5. Don Graham is Tom’s …………………....
6. Barry is Rita’s………………………….
7. Susan is Michael’s ………………………..
8. Paul died in 1997, making Jill a …………
9. Tom is Karen’s …………………………….
10. John and Vicki are related ……………….
nephew
nephew
cousins
cousins
niece
niece
uncle
uncle
grandmother
grandmother
aunt
aunt
widower
widower
grandson
grandson
in law
in law
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My grandfather was a farmer in Nam
My grandfather was a farmer in Nam

dinh. He worked hard all his life, and
dinh. He worked hard all his life, and
when he died, his son (my uncle)
when he died, his son (my uncle)
and daughter (my mother) inherited a
and daughter (my mother) inherited a
large house and land. They
large house and land. They
continued the family business
continued the family business
together until my mother met my
together until my mother met my
father. They got married and moved
father. They got married and moved
to Thai Nguyen. I was born two years
to Thai Nguyen. I was born two years
later. They didn’t have any more
later. They didn’t have any more
children, so I am an only child.
children, so I am an only child.
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Draw a family tree in each group (you can
draw the picture of each family member).
Exchange the information of the
relationship to the whole class.