1. C3 Give a 2-minute talk on your family

2. Give a 2-minute talk on your family Remember to say:
who is in your family
what they do
what things you like to do together
who you are close to and why

3. Who is in your family?
Nuclear/immediate family: parents, an only child, siblings(brothers or sisters), younger/elder, half-sister, married, divorced, single…
Extended family: grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, elderly, widow/widower, relations, generation
Come from, consists of, pass away, separated, maternal

4. What do they do?(why?)
My father/mother works as : an engineer, a computer programmer, an accountant, a mechanic, a surgeon, a nurse, a teacher, a senior manager, a shop assistant, a lorry driver, a security guard..
My mother is a housewife/ out of work at the moment/ a freelance
My grandmother is retired/a pensioner...
My parents work: part-time/full time/shift-work/9 to 5-the standard working day/flexible hours/

5. What things do you like to do together? Why?
We’re a tight-knit family and spend a lot of time together: -share household chores(do the washing-up/ironing/ shopping; tidy the house/weed the garden), have/cook meals, -have lots of family celebrations(wedding anniversaries, birthday parties), play board games, invite/visit relatives -go out for a stroll, -enjoy outdoor activities, spend holidays at the seaside, -have picnics, go cycling/hiking It’s never dull. We help and care for each other. I feel the strength and support

6. Who are you close to and why?
To have a great relationship with, to care for, to get on well with, to have a lot in common, to look up to, to respect, to take after, to have the same sense of humour, to talk to her/him about anything
My father’s strength and support is essential to me
Bad-tempered determined lazy reliable cheerful frank mean selfish considerate honest sympathetic imaginative easy-going snobbish optimistic conscientious bossy ambitious tolerant stubborn generous trustworthy brave

7. Phrases to discuss your family relationships
Student 1
Student 2
I have a great relationship with…
I’m not very close to…
I think a lot of…
I have my ups and downs with
My father supports me no matter what….
I often argue with my…
We often have rows rauz
My granny is always on my side.
We don’t see eye to eye.
My uncle is very special to me.
We have almost nothing in common.

8. The examiner’s questions
Where did you grow up?
As a child, did anyone tell you off? Why?
When you raise a child, what is the most important thing to teach her/him?
Who looks after you when you are ill?
What makes family different from friends?
What does family mean to you?
Who aren’t you close to? Why?