People & family

English course · A1 · Beginner · 6 short videos

Goal — I can talk about my family and say who people are.

Grammar — This is… / That's…, he's / she's, his / her, Who's that?

Words — mom/mum, dad, brother, sister, family, neighbour, dog, teacher, doctor, tall, young

The videos of this unit

Who's in the photo?

Leo Hi! Are you my new neighbour?

Mia Yes! I'm Mia.

Leo I'm Leo. Who's that in the photo?

Mia This is my brother. His name is Dan.

Leo And that's your sister?

Mia No, that's my mom!

Useful expression This is my brother. — Use “This is my…” to show or introduce a person.

Meet Zoe's family.

Zoe Look, this is my family.

Zoe This is my dad. He's a teacher.

Zoe This is my mom. She's a doctor.

Mia And who's this?

Zoe That's my dog, Max. He's the boss!

One little word for “she”.

Word her /hɜːr/ — It belongs to a woman or a girl.

Stop saying “Zoe and his mother”.

Common mistake ~~Zoe and his mother.~~ → Zoe and her mother.

Why: In English, his and her are about the owner. A man: his. A woman: her.

Two sounds, two words.

Word she /ʃiː/ / see /siː/

Family quiz: 4 questions!