Meet My Family
I can introduce people in a family photo and show simple relationships.
Try the activities, then check your answers.
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Your situation
Rosa shows Ben a photo. “This is my brother, Dani. His daughter is Mia. That’s my sister, Eva, with her husband. Their son is next to them.” Ben asks, “Is Mia your niece?” “Yes, she is.”
Read the situation transcript
Rosa shows Ben a photo. “This is my brother, Dani. His daughter is Mia. That’s my sister, Eva, with her husband. Their son is next to them.” Ben asks, “Is Mia your niece?” “Yes, she is.”
In his daughter, whose daughter is Mia?
Compare your idea
She is Dani’s daughter.
How it works
Use my, your, his, her, our or their before a noun: my brother, her husband, their son. The word tells us whose family member we mean.
A name can also show the relationship: Dani’s daughter. Use ’s after one person’s name. His and her depend on the person being referred to, not the family member’s gender.
Possessive word + noun: her brother. Name + ’s + noun: Dani’s daughter.
Notice this
This is my sister.
She is the speaker’s sister.
Compare this
Her husband is here.
He is the husband of the woman just mentioned.
Hear the examples
This is my sister.
She is the speaker’s sister.
Her husband is here.
He is the husband of the woman just mentioned.
Their son is in the photo.
He is the son of the two people mentioned.
Dani’s daughter is Mia.
Mia is the daughter of Dani.
One mistake worth avoiding
Instead of: This is she brother.
Say: This is her brother.
Use her, not she, before the noun brother.
You say
Hear the prompt, answer aloud, then deliberately reveal or hear one possible model. Check it and retry with a changed detail.
Your turn 1
Introduce a real or invented family member.
Compare a possible model
Reveal the model text
This is my brother, Tom.
Check yourself: An invented family is equally welcome.
Retry with one detail of your own. Other wording is welcome when it meets this check.
Your turn 2
Say who another person’s child is.
Compare a possible model
Reveal the model text
Mia is Dani’s daughter.
Check yourself: Put ’s after Dani.
Retry with one detail of your own. Other wording is welcome when it meets this check.
Your turn 3
Introduce two parents and their child.
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Reveal the model text
These are Jo and Lee. Their daughter is Anna.
Check yourself: Use their for the two parents.
Retry with one detail of your own. Other wording is welcome when it meets this check.
Two guided self-checks
Say or write your answer before opening a model.
Self-check 1
Rosa has a brother. Complete: ___ brother is Dani.
Compare a model and explanation
Her brother is Dani.
Her refers to Rosa.
Self-check 2
Join: Eva + husband.
Compare a model and explanation
Eva’s husband.
Use ’s to show the relationship.
Check your understanding
Choose one answer to each question, then check your answers. One of the ten questions is listening.
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Answer key with explanations
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This is ___ sister. I’m her brother.
my: My goes before the noun sister.
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Dani has a daughter. ___ daughter is Mia.
His: His refers to Dani and goes before daughter.
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Eva has a husband. ___ husband is here.
Her: Her is used before the noun husband.
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Jo and Lee have a son. ___ son is six.
Their: Their shows the relationship to both parents.
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Which phrase means the daughter of Dani?
Dani’s daughter: Put ’s after the person whose daughter she is.
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Correct “This is they son.”
This is their son.: Their is the possessive word used before son.
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In “Her brother is Tom”, does her refer to Tom?
No, it refers to the woman whose brother he is.: Her identifies the person connected to the brother.
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Who is Leo?
Anna’s brother: The recording explicitly gives the relationship.
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Choose the correct phrase.
Our family: Our goes before the noun family.
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What comes after my, your or their in this pattern?
A noun: These possessive words introduce a noun such as sister or family.
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I can introduce people in a family photo and show simple relationships.