Talking about family members lesson plan

“My family”

Lesson 9 Level 4 Age 9-12

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Talking about family members: "My family"

Lesson 9

Talking about family members

In this lesson students talk about their families. They learn vocabulary for different family members, read about a family in the US and write about their own family. They also practice using using the verb “to be” to say who family members are.

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Notes:

For this level 4 course, use either the PDF mini-textbooks – print out copies for each student, or if you have a projector or large screen you can use PowerPoint lessons. In both cases, follow the lesson through as it appears in the materials. The lesson is self-explanatory, and there are additional teaching notes below.

Lesson procedure:

Lesson objectives

Say the names of family members

Use ‘to be’ in the present tense

Read about a family

Talk and write about your family

1. Review bedroom vocabulary, pronouns

Students review the previous lesson.

Review a: Chorus the bedroom vocabulary then have students describe their bedrooms in pairs.

Review b: Chorus the pronouns table. Then have pairs describe their family members’ bedrooms.

2. Family vocabulary, verb “to be”

1a: Chorus the family vocabulary and go through the relationships.

1b: Chorus the names of the family members. Have students talk about the relationships in this family.

1c: Chorus the sentences and table, focusing on the pronunciation of the contracted forms. Then have students draw a picture of the family on the previous page and write sentences using these forms.

3. More family vocabulary

2a: Go through the explanation at the top of the page and then chorus the new family members vocabulary. Have students in pairs discuss the true / false questions. You can extend this by having students draw a picture of their family (or show on their phones) and say who is who.

4. Reading and writing about family

2b: Have students in pairs read through the text, taking it in turns to read each sentence. Then have them underline the family words.

2c: Have students correct the mistakes without looking at the text. Finally, check as a class.

2d: Have students make notes about their family and then write a short text introducing their family. Have everyone read their texts to their class.

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Levels:

Level 1 lessons (Age 3-5)
Level 2 lessons (Age 5-7)
Level 3 lessons (Age 7-9)
Level 4 lessons (Age 9-12)
Mini lessons (all ages)

Lessons in this level:

  1. Introductions and classroom objects
  2. Classroom objects and spelling things
  3. Pronouns and personal details
  4. Things we can and can’t do
  5. Describing your home
  6. Nationalities and describing your town
  7. Places and geographical features
  8. Describing your bedroom
  9. Talking about family members
  10. Describing the weather
  11. School subjects and timetables
  12. Daily routines (1)
  13. Daily routines (2)
  14. Food and drink
  15. Dishes from around the world
  16. Cooking and recipes

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