第五阶段话题口语课程class 13 family

Class13:Family

relatives

亲人

Ilivefarawayfrommostofmyrelatives.

Immediatefamily

直系亲属

I’mveryclosewithmyimmediatefamily.

大家庭

Extendedfamily

Mostofmyextendedfamilylivesinmyhometown.

家庭成员

Familymember

Whoisthetallestfamilymember?

Familyreunion

家庭团聚

Wewanttohaveafamilyreunionthissummer.

与某人很亲近

Closetosomeone

I’mreallyclosetomysister.

Whoareyouclosetoinyourfamily?

Fiancé

未婚夫/妻

Iwantyoutomeetmyfiancé.

MyfiancéandIplantogetmarriedinthefall.

与某人长得非常像

Spittingimageofsomeone

Mycousinwasaspittingimageofmybrother.Butastheygotolder,theydidn’tlookalikeanymore.

Takeaftersomeone

与某人像

Inmath,Itakeaftermydad.Incooking,Itakeaftermymom.

大–小

Older–younger

Ihave3oldersiblings,andnoyoungersiblings.Iamtheyoungest.

Sibling

兄弟姐妹

Ihave3siblings.Doyouhaveanysiblings?

Familymembers

Mom–mommy–mother

Dad–daddy–father

Brother

Sister

Niece

Nephew

Aunt–Aunty

Uncle

Grandma

Grandpa

Cousin

Mother-in-law

Father-in-law

Discussion

Doyouspendalotoftimewithyourfamily?

Whatdoyoulikedoingwithyourfamily?

Doyougetalongwellwithyourfamily?Why?Whynot?

Whoinyourfamilyareyoumostsimilarto?Why?

Doyoucomefromalargeorsmallfamily?

Whoinyourfamilyareyouclosestto?

Whodoyoulivewith?

Couldyoudescribeyouryoungestfamilymember?

Homework:

Describeanicememorywithyourfamily.

Youshouldsay:

Whenitwas

Whatyoudidtogether

Whereyouwere

Andwhydoyourememberit?

Letmetellyouaboutafamilyreunionmyfamilyhadbackinthesummerof2010.Wehavehadafewfamilyreunionssincethen,butthatreunionwasthebiggest.

Itwasareunionformymother’ssideofthefamily.MyGrandma,hersisterandalltheirchildrenandgrandchildrenandevenafewgreatgrandchildrencame.IgottoseeallmyAunties,Uncles,cousins,andmycousin’schildren.Plus,allmymother’sAunties,Uncles,andcousins.

Webookedoutasummerresortnearourhometown.Wedidallkindsofthingslikeswimming,barbequing,any