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Talk about family photos

Unit 2

  • I CAN name common family members.
Talk about family photos
Speaking

Speaking

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When you look at a family photo, you can use simple phrases to talk about the people in it. We use This is my... to show someone in the photo. We also use He is my... for boys and men, and She is my... for girls and women.

Here are useful phrases for talking about a family photo:

English When to use it
This is my family. to talk about everyone together
This is my mother. / This is my father. to show a parent
This is my sister. / This is my brother. to show a sibling
She is my grandmother. to show an older woman
He is my grandfather. to show an older man
This is me. to show yourself

You can also ask simple questions. Ask Who is this? when you do not know a person in the photo. Ask Is she your sister? to check. Ask What is his name? to learn more about someone.

Now listen to a short conversation about a family photo. Then you will practice saying the phrases yourself.

في القسم ده هنتعلم إزاي نتكلم عن صورة العيلة بالإنجليزي. الفكرة بسيطة: بنستخدم جمل قصيرة نعرّف بيها الناس اللي في الصورة.

القاعدة الأساسية للكلام:

  • This is my... → دي الجملة اللي بنستخدمها لما نودّي حد على شخص في الصورة. مثلاً: This is my mother (دي أمي) أو This is my father (ده أبويا).
  • He is my... → بنستخدمها لما الشخص راجل أو ولد. مثلاً: He is my brother (ده أخويا) أو He is my grandfather (ده جدي).
  • She is my... → بنستخدمها لما الشخص ست أو بنت. مثلاً: She is my sister (دي أختي) أو She is my grandmother (دي جدتي).

الضميرات المهمة:

  • He = ده (للرجالة والأولاد)
  • She = دي (للبنات والستات)
  • His = بتاعه (للراجل): His name is Sam (اسمه سام)
  • Her = بتاعها (للست): Her name is Emma (اسمها إيما)

إزاي تسأل عن حد في الصورة:

  • Who is she? = مين دي؟ (لما تشوف ست ومش عارفها)
  • Who is he? = مين ده؟ (لما تشوف راجل ومش عارفه)
  • Is he your brother? = هو أخوك؟ (عشان تتأكد)
  • What is his name? = اسمه إيه؟

خلّينا نشوف المحادثة بتاعت Emma و Tom: لما Emma قالت Look, Tom. This is my family photo، كانت بتعرض الصورة. Tom رد Oh nice! Who is she? عشان يسأل عن الست. Emma جاوبت She is my mother (هنا استخدمة She عشان الأم ست). ولما قالت And the man is my father، استخدمت the man مش he لأنها كانت بتعرّف مش بتوصف. ولما Tom سأل Is he your brother?، السؤال ده بـ Is he للتأكد. Emma جاوبت Yes! His name is Sam، لاحظ His قبل name.

نصيحة مهمة: في الإنجليزي الأمريكي، لما الصورة تعجبك بتقول Oh nice! أو What a nice family! — ده أسلوب طبيعي ومهذب.

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Tom and Emma are looking at a family photo.

  1. E
    Emma Look, Tom. This is my family photo.
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    Tom Oh nice! Who is she?
  3. E
    Emma She is my mother. And the man is my father.
  4. T
    Tom And the boy? Is he your brother?
  5. E
    Emma Yes! He is my brother. His name is Sam.
  6. T
    Tom What a nice family!

This is my family.

The key phrase. Practice saying it slowly and clearly.

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Read the sentence out loud. Tap the microphone and speak.

This is my mother.

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Read the sentence out loud. Try to sound natural.

He is my brother.

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You are showing a friend a family photo. Tell your friend about the people in the photo. Use 'This is my...' and 'He is my...' or 'She is my...'. Answer your friend's questions too.

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Vocabulary

Vocabulary

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In every family, there are people we love. We call these people our family. A family has a mother and a father. The mother is a woman, and the father is a man. They take care of the children in the home.

Many families also have brothers and sisters. A girl with the same mother and father as you is your sister. A boy with the same mother and father as you is your brother. A very young child in the family is a baby. Babies need a lot of care.

Older family members are very important too. Your mother's mother or your father's mother is your grandmother. Your mother's father or your father's father is your grandfather. Grandparents are older, and they love to spend time with the children.

Look at the words in the table below. Soon, you can name the people in your own family.

Word Part of speech Example sentence
mother noun My mother is kind.
father noun My father is tall.
sister noun I have one sister.
brother noun He is my brother.
grandmother noun My grandmother is kind.
grandfather noun My grandfather is old.
baby noun The baby is small.
family noun I love my family.

عائلة - كلمات الـ family

في الدرس ده هنتعلم كلمات بنستخدمها كل يوم لما نتكلم عن أهلنا، يعني الـ family بتاعتنا. كل الكلمات دي nouns (أسماء)، وبتيجي في حالة الـ singular (المفرد).

الكلمات الأساسية

  • mother (أم) - الأم أو الماما، هي المرأة اللي بترعاك في البيت.
  • father (أب) - الأب أو البابا، هو الرجل اللي بيدير البيت.
  • sister (أخت) - البنت اللي ليها نفس الأب والأم زيّك.
  • brother (أخ) - الولد اللي ليه نفس الأب والأم زيّك.
  • grandmother (جدة) - ماما بتاعة ماما، أو ماما بتاعة بابا.
  • grandfather (جد) - بابا بتاعة ماما، أو بابا بتاعة بابا.
  • baby (طفل / رضيع) - الطفل الصغير جداً.
  • family (عائلة) - كل الناس اللي عايشين مع بعض في البيت.

إزاي نقول "أمي" و"أبويا" في الإنجليزي

عشان تقول كلمة بتاعتك في الإنجليزي، بنحط my قبل الاسم. my معناها "بتاعي" أو "اللي يخصني". لاحظ الأمثلة دي:

  • My mother is kind. (أمي لطيفة)
  • My father is tall. (أبويا طويل)
  • I have one sister. (أنا عندي أخت واحدة)
  • He is my brother. (هو أخويا)
  • My grandmother is kind. (جدتي لطيفة)
  • My grandfather is old. (جدي كبير في السن)
  • I love my family. (أنا بحب عائلتي)

الجملة النموذجية

الجملة المهمة في الدرس ده هي: "This is my family." (دي عائلتي). بنستخدمها لما نُوري حد صورة على الموبايل أو نعرّفه على الناس بتوعنا.

ملاحظة على كلمة baby

كلمة baby ممكن تبقى noun (اسم) زي ما شفنا في الأمثلة، وممكن كمان تبقى adjective (صفة) لوصف حاجة صغيرة. مثال: The baby is small. (الطفل صغير).

نصيحة للحفظ

لما تحفظ أي كلمة جديدة، حاول تعملها جملة كاملة في دماغك. مثلاً: "This is my sister. She is nice." كده إنت بتحفظ الكلمة مع سياقها، وده بيساعدك تتكلم بطلاقة أسرع.

Meet the new words. Tap each word to hear it.

  • baby
    baby ˈbeɪbi
    A very young human, typically from birth to a few years old.
  • brother
    brother ˈbrʌð.ər
    a man or boy with the same parents as another person : a man who is a member of the same group as you or who s
  • family
    family ˈfæm.əl.i
    a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother , a father , and their children : the childr
  • father
    father ˈfɑː.ðər
    a male parent : (the title of) a Christian priest , especially a Roman Catholic or Orthodox priest : a name fo
  • grandfather
    grandfather ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðər
    the father of a person's mother or father :
  • grandmother
    grandmother ˈɡræn.mʌð.ər
    the mother of a person's father or mother :
  • mother
    mother ˈmʌð.ər
    a female parent : the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a convent (= house
  • sister
    sister ˈsɪs.tər
    a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person : a girl or woman who treats you in the kind way th
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Match each family word with its meaning.

Match each family word with its meaning.

  • mother
  • father
  • sister
  • brother
  • grandmother
  • grandfather
  • baby
  • family
  • a woman who has children
  • a man who has children
  • a girl with the same parents
  • a boy with the same parents
  • your mother or father's mother
  • your mother or father's father
  • a very young child
  • mother, father, children, and others

This is my family.

A simple sentence with the new word 'family'.

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Listen. Who is in the photo?

  • My sister and brother
  • My mother and father
  • My grandmother and grandfather
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Who is your mother's mother?

  • My sister
  • My grandmother
  • My baby