In almost all countries, the education of children involves the study of foreign languages. Some take two languages, and some take only one. But in most Russian schools, children learn two at once - from the first grade one, from the fifth - the second. This is usually English, German or French.
Traditionally, the most numerous groups are for learning English. Parents insist that their children must know him. After all, this language may be needed in life, even if you have to speak it, only when traveling abroad to rest.
First story in English
So where does learning any language start? Of course, with learning letters and memorizing some words. After the child has mastered the necessary minimum of vocabulary and learns to build sentences, he is already allowed to compose small topics. “Family” in English is the very first topic for the presentation, because it is in the family that the foundations of life values are laid, and using the example of their relatives, schoolchildren build a model of relationships with people around them.
When telling a story, the child must understand what he is talking about, pronounce difficult words correctly, follow the stress. Generally, suchThe choice of topic is determined by several reasons:
- Parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents are the closest people, and the child should be able to talk about them.
- Based on the compilation of such topics, it will be easier to compose stories on other topics in the future.
- When interviewing at the embassy to test knowledge of the language, sometimes they ask questions about the family in English.
About me and my family
Start introducing yourself in the essay "My Family" in English like this:
Hi, my name is Marina, I am 9 years old and I study at school. My hobby is drawing. I really like volleyball. – Hello, my name is Marina, I am nine years old and I go to school. My hobby is painting. I like volleyball very much
As a rule, the family circle consists of several people, and they also need to be told about. Therefore, further they talk about parents:
My mother's name is Anna Ivanovna, she is thirty-two years old and she is a housewife. – My mother's name is Anna Ivanovna, she is thirty-two years old and she is a housewife
And then in the essay "Family" in English, they mention dad, sister and brother (if any), how old they are, what they do, and also about their hobbies:
- My dad is a doctor and treats people. His name is Nikolai Petrovich and he is thirty-five years old. He loves taking pictures and listening to music. He is very serious, helps his mother around the house, and me with the lessons. He's the best. – My dad is a doctor and heals people. His name is Nikolai Petrovich, he's thirty-five years. He likes to takepictures and listen to music. He's very serious, he helps my mom around the house, and he helps me with my lessons. He is the best.
- My brother's name is Andrei. He is twelve years old, he is a student of the seventh grade. Andrei is very smart and talented, he loves to play computer games. Andrei plays tennis and goes to competitions. In the evenings we play with him together. – My brother's name is Andrew. He's twelve years old and he's a student of the seventh class. Andrew is a very smart and talented, likes to play computer games. Andrey plays tennis and goes to competitions. In the evenings we play with him together.
If there are other relatives, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, you need to tell about them. You can add what they are by using adjectives:
- kind - nice;
- beautiful - beautiful;
- hardworking - hard-working;
- serious – serious;
- smart - clever;
- talented - talented;
- naughty - naughty;
- wise - wise;
- best - best.
This is just a small list of epithets that characterize relatives in the essay "Family" in English.
Popular hobbies
When people talk about hobbies, the most common ones are:
- dancing - dancing;
- drawing – pencilling;
- reading – reading;
- music - music;
- photography – take pictures;
- sport - sport;
- computer games - computer games;
- gardening;
- collecting toys – collecting toys.
It is worth telling about the hobbies of your loved ones. After all, this can perfectly characterize each of them.
Family holidays and values
The English story "My Family" talks about family holidays and what you do when you get together.
Family holidays:
- birthday - birthday;
- New Year - New Year;
- Easter - Easter;
- May Day - May Day;
- Victory Day - Victory Day.
Family Traditions:
- departure to nature;
- vacation at sea - vacation at sea;
- Saturday dinner with my grandmother;
- watching movies – watching films.
In the story it will look like this:
On Saturday my family goes to grandma's for dinner. Her name is Liza, she works in a kindergarten and bakes delicious pies. We talk, discuss music, and then watch a movie together. I love these evenings. – My family goes to grandmother for dinner on Saturday. Her name is Lisa, she works in a kindergarten and bakes delicious pies. We talk, we discuss music, and then we watch a movie together. I like these evenings
If there are pets, they are also worth mentioning. Who is it - a dog or a cat? What are their names? What are they?
My favorite animal is a cat. Her name is Stasia. She is black with white spots. She is very cute andloves milk. – My favorite animal is a cat. Its name is Stasia. She's black with white spots. She is very sweet and likes milk
The theme "My family" consists of such small presentations of their relatives and pets.
