Family Unit: Level 1
Name:____________
Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the family words in a group. Label
the picture.
Grandfather and grandmother
Grandmother
Mother
Grandfather
Father
Grandparents
Parents
Brother and Sister
Sister
Brother
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Siblings
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Reading:
Directions: Read the story with a partner. Copy the family words in the
box below.
Family
FAMILY WORDS
My name is Eric. I have a
small family. I have a
grandmother and a
grandfather. I have a
mother and a father. I
have one brother and two
sisters. We have one dog.
1._______________________
2._______________________
3._______________________
4._______________________
5._______________________
6.________________________
7.________________________
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Matching:
Directions: Match the pictures with the correct family words.
1. Grandmother
2. Grandfather
3. Grandparents
4. Mother
Brother and Sister
5. Father
6. Parents
7. Sisters
8. Brother
9. Siblings
Grandfather and grandmother
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Reading:
Directions: Read about Eric’s family with a partner.
This is my grandfather and my grandmother.
My grandfather’s name is Joe.
My grandmother’s name is Nancy.
They are my grandparents.
Grandfather and grandmother
This is my brother and my sisters.
Mother and
My brother’s name is David.
Father
My sisters’ names are Alisa and Anita.
They are my siblings.
This is my mother and my father.
My mother’s name is Sandy.
My father’s name is Rick.
They are my parents.
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Writing:
Directions: Look at the picture. Complete the sentences.
Joe
Alisa
Nancy
*Eric*
Rick
Sandy
David
Anita
1. Joe is Eric’s___________.
FAMILY WORDS
2. Nancy is Eric’s__________.
grandparents
3. Alisa is Eric’s___________.
siblings
4. Anita is Eric’s___________.
parents
5. David is Eric’s____________.
mother
father
6. Rick is Eric’s___________.
sister
7. Sandy is Eric’s___________.
sister
8. Rick and Sandy are Eric’s___________.
9. Alisa, Anita and David are Eric’s_________.
10. Joe and Nancy are Eric’s____________.
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brother
grandmother
grandfather
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Grammar: Describing People (What do they look like?)
Directions: Look at the pictures. Read the new words.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Physical Characteristics
tall short
young
old
pretty
handsome
--------------------------------------------------------Hair
Eyes
bald
straight
curly
wavy
glasses
big
small
long
short
beard mustache
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Colors (hair and eyes)
green
brown
blue
red
yellow
(blonde)
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black
grey
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Grammar Activity: Find Someone Who…
Directions: Look at your classmates. Find someone who has brown eyes,
short hair, is tall, etc. Write the name of the person and an answer in the
boxes below.
Find someone who…
…is short
…is tall
…is pretty
…is handsome
…is young
…is old
…has a beard
…has a mustache
…has long hair
…has short hair
…has curly hair
…has wavy hair
…has straight hair
…has brown hair
…has black hair
...has blonde hair
…has blue eyes
…has brown eyes
…has green eyes
Name of Person
Aaron
Answer
Aaron is short.
Aaron
Aaron has a beard.
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Grammar Activity: Describe Your Family
Directions: Draw a picture of your family. Talk about your family with a
group.
Directions: Write about your family. What do they look like? Finish the
sentences.
Example: My brother is short. My sister has brown eyes.
1. My_________is________________________________.
2. My _________has______________________________.
3. My_________is________________________________.
4. My _________has______________________________.
5. My_________is________________________________.
6. My _________has______________________________.
7. My_________is________________________________.
8. My _________has______________________________.
9. My__________________________________________.
10. My__________________________________________.
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Dialogs:
Directions: Practice reading the dialogs. Read with a partner.
Man: How is your sister?
Woman: She is good.
Man: I like her new hair cut.
Woman: Me too. I like the color.
Man: Yeah, red is a good color for her.
Woman: I like your hair too.
Man: Me? My hair is very short.
Woman: I love short hair. Maybe I will cut
my hair soon.
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
too.
1:
2:
1:
2:
1:
2:
1:
2:
Girl
Girl
Girl
Girl
Girl
Girl
Girl
Girl
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
Woman
1:This is my mother.
2:This is my daughter.
1:My mother is old.
2:My daughter is young.
1:My mother is pretty.
2:My daughter is pretty too.
1:My mother is short.
2:My daughter is short too.
1:This is my sister. We are twins.
2:We look the same.
1:We have long hair.
2:We have brown hair.
1:We have brown eyes.
2:We are pretty.
1:We are young.
2:We like to play and have fun!
I have an email from my son.
How is he?
He is very good.
Can I see a picture of him?
Yes, of course you can. Look.
Wow! He is really tall now.
Yes he is. He is taller than me.
I think he is taller than me
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Word Scramble:
Directions: 1. Find the words. 2. Write all the words on the lines.
Example: findthewords.
Find the words.
1. grandfathergrandmothergrandparents (3 words)
_____________________________________________________
2. motherfatherparents (3 words)
_____________________________________________________
3. brothersistersiblings (3 words)
_____________________________________________________
4. auntunclecousin (3 words)
_____________________________________________________
5. familyhusbandwifesondaughter (5 words)
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The Simpsons: Family Tree
Directions: Help Bart! Look at the pictures. Read the family words
below. Who is a mother? Who is a father? Talk about the Simpsons
family with a group.
Grandfather
Grandmother
Grandfather
Grandmother
Aunt
Aunt
Uncle
Father
Mother
Sister
Cousin
My name is Bart Simpson. I
cannot remember my family.
Please help me remember who
they are. Thank you very
much for your help.
Sister
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The Simpsons: Family Tree
Directions: Look at the Simpsons family tree. Fill in the blanks with the
words in the box.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
sister
Lisa is Bart’s ____________.
uncle
Maggie is Bart's ___________.
grandmother
Lisa and Maggie are Bart’s__________.
parents
Lisa, Maggie and Bart are__________.
siblings
Homer is Bart's ___________.
sister
grandfather
Marge is Bart's ____________.
aunt
Homer and Marge are Bart’s________.
father
Patty is Bart's ___________.
cousin
Selma is Bart's _____________.
mother
Ling is Bart's ____________.
sisters
Herb is Bart's ____________.
grandparents
Jackie is Bart's_____________.
aunt
Clancy is Bart's _____________.
grandmother
grandfather
Mona is Bart's _____________.
Abraham is Bart's ____________.
Jackie, Clancy, Abraham and Mona are Bart’s_______________.
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Story: Bart’s Family
Directions: Find a partner. Look at all the strips of paper. Read them
together and put them in the correct order on the table.
Directions: Copy the story on the lines below. Read the story to your
partner. Take turns reading the story to each other.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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Story: C-Test Practice
Directions: Listen to your partner read the story. Fill in the missing letters.
My name is Bart Simpson. I ha_ _ a bi_ family. I ha_ _
two sist_ _ _. Their nam_ _ are Li_ _ and Mag_ _ _.
I ha_ _ a mot_ _ _ and a fat_ _ _. Their nam_ _ are
Mar_ _ and Hom_ _. They ar_ my pare_ _ _. I ha_ _ two
grandm_ _ _ _ _ _. My grandmo_ _ _ _ _’ names ar_
Jackie an_ Mona. I ha_ _ two grandf_ _ _ _ _ _. My
grandf_ _ _ _ _ _’ names ar_ Clancy an_ Abraham. Th_ _
are m_ grandparents. I ha_ _ one unc_ _. His na_ _ is
He_ _. I ha_ _ two aun_ _. Their nam_ _ are Sel_ _ and
Pat_ _. Selma ha_ one daug_ _ _ _. Her na_ _ is Li_ _.
Ling is my cousin.
Directions: Write all the family words in the story on the lines below.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Directions: Answer the questions with COMPLETE sentences.
1. How many sisters does Bart have?____________________________
2. Who is Herb? ___________________________________________
3. Who are Mona and Jackie?__________________________________
4. How many aunts does Bart have?_____________________________
5. Does Bart have a big family?________________________________
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Word Search:
Directions: Find and circle the words in the puzzle.
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Word Bank
aunt
brother
cousin
father
grandfather
grandmother
grandparents
mother
parents
siblings
sister
uncle
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Sentence Strips for the Story: Page 13
Teacher: Cut them out and give to pairs of L1 students.
My name is Bart Simpson.
I have a big family.
I have two sisters.
Their names are Lisa and Maggie.
I have a mother and a father.
Their names are Marge and Homer.
They are my parents.
I have two grandmothers.
My grandmothers’ names are Jackie and Mona.
I have two grandfathers.
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My grandfathers’ names are Clancy and Abraham.
They are my grandparents.
I have one uncle.
His name is Herb.
I have two aunts.
Their names are Selma and Patty.
Selma has one daughter.
Her name is Ling.
Ling is my cousin.
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