Let’s talk about your family!

1. THIS IS MY FAMILY!

We all have different families. Let’s learn how to talk about the people in your family.

Family members

English	Español	English	Español
mother	madre	daughter	hija
father	padre	grandmother	abuela
mum	mamá	grandfather	abuelo
dad	papá	grandparents	abuelos
parents	padres	aunt	tía
brother	hermano	uncle	tío
sister	hermana	cousin	primo / prima
son	hijo	family	familia

👋 Let’s meet Alex’s family!

• This is my family.
• My mum is Sarah.
• My dad is Tom.
• I have one brother and one sister.
• My brother is Jack.
• My sister is Emma.
• My grandparents live in Seville.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 2. WHO IS WHO?

Let’s learn how to say who people are.

• 👩 This is my mum.
• 👨 This is my dad.
• 👦 He is my brother.
• 👧 She is my sister.
• 👵 She is my grandmother.
• 👴 He is my grandfather.

WE CAN USE:

This is + person	He is + person
	She is + person

💡 Remember: He → for a boy or man / She → for a girl or woman / They → for two or more people

3. MY FAMILY

Now let’s talk about your family.
We can use: I have…

Examples

• I have one brother.
• I have two sisters.
• I have one brother and one sister.
• I have two cousins.

We can also say: I don’t have…

• I don’t have any brothers.
• I don’t have any sisters.

4. MY, YOUR, HIS & HER

We use these words to show who something belongs to.

Word	Meaning	Example
my	mi / mis	My mum
your	tu / tus	Your brother
his	su / sus (de él)	His sister
her	su / sus (de ella)	Her dad

Examples

• 👦 Alex: This is my sister.
• 👧 Emma: This is my brother.
• 👦 Tom: This is his mum.
• 👩 Sarah: This is her daughter.

💡 Easy trick

my → belongs to me
your → belongs to you
his → belongs to a boy/man
her → belongs to a girl/woman

🎮 Juegos

Practise what you’ve learned!
Try these games and practise family members, people in your family and possessive words.

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📝 Resumen

En esta Lesson 2 de inglés A2, aprenderás a hablar sobre tu familia y los miembros que la forman en inglés. Practicarás vocabulario relacionado con family members, como mother, father, brother, sister, grandparents, aunt, uncle y cousin. También aprenderás a decir quién es cada persona utilizando expresiones como This is my…, He is my… y She is my…, además de hablar de tu familia con I have… y utilizar my, your, his y her para indicar posesión. El objetivo es que puedas describir a tu familia y hablar sobre las personas más importantes para ti utilizando frases sencillas, útiles y fáciles de utilizar en situaciones reales.