Cards on the theme family family. Hold the card game

Today I want to tell you about one very useful thing - English cards.

Probably each of those who conduct English lessons for their child is trying to make them not just educational. There is always a desire to simultaneously develop memory, thinking, logic, bring elements of humor and motivate a small student to further study the subject.

One of the most popular ways to do all this and learn English at the same time is to play English cards.

This method has a lot of advantages. I will list some of them.

First of all , English cards can be easily taken with you, which will allow you to study anywhere and anytime.

Secondly, English cards can be made together with the child: by cutting, coloring, and gluing, the child develops fine motor skills.

Thirdly, you can use flashcards as visual aids.

And most importantly - English cards are just champions in the number of different games that you can play with their help 🙂

Let's take a look at one of those games...

You will need:

a) English cards (not cardboard).

These can be picture cards (picture flashcards) or cards on which words are written in English (word flashcards).

The former will help your child learn English words; the second - will teach to read in English.

b) Ordinary drinking straw.

It is best to use a wide one, but a narrow one can also work.

That's all! Now we are ready to start. But first, let's practice 🙂

Lay the card on a flat and smooth surface. The table is the perfect place.

Position the tube vertically. One of its ends is in the center of the card.

Now let's put the drinking straw up in the center of the flashcard.

Let's put a drinking straw in the center of the card.

Invite the child to clasp the tube with his lips and, drawing in air, lift the card. In this case, you will need to hold your breath. It is advisable not to touch the straw with your hands.

*Hold the drinking straw with your lips.*	Grab the drinking straw with your lips.
*Try not to touch it with your hands.*	Try not to touch it with your hands.
*Breathe in the air.*	Take in the air.
*hold your breath.*	Hold your breath.
*Lift the flashcard up in the air.*	Lift the card up in the air.
*Well* *done* !	Well done!

Now that the child has learned to lift the card in the air, you can play.

Purpose of the game:

- understand which card to raise

- Bring this card to the right place.

In this game, English cards help reinforce the theme of prepositions, as well as repeat the verbs of motion.

An adult pronounces a phrase that includes one of the verbs - the child is determined with a card.

*The girl is jumping now.*	girl jumping now.
*Yes, you are right! This card.*	Yes you are right)! This card.
*Now, you are not right! Not this card.*	No, you are wrong! Not this card.

Now we need to say where to bring this card. You can simply say: Put this card under the cushion ”/“Put this card under the sofa cushion”.

Or you can add an element of humor to the lesson and say:

The topic My family (My family) in English is usually studied several times, each time expanding the vocabulary. Most of the very first words in the English language, in many children, are associated with simple and understandable nouns denoting members of his family. The terms mother, father, sister, brother are the most common, along with the everyday cat, dog, and so on. This set of exercises and assignments in pictures for children on the topic My family tasks of different levels of complexity are collected, perhaps even for different ages. The fact is that it is difficult to determine at what age these tasks are adapted. Some children start learning English in kindergarten, and by the fifth grade they have quite good language skills. Others in the fifth grade are just beginning to discover this completely new and difficult language for them. In addition, a large number of language schools today give parents a large selection of programs that can be studied not in kindergarten and school, but additionally from them. Such English for toddlers is a good start for learning the language, as teachers in such schools are well trained. If we take it globally, then on the territory of our country the level differs greatly not only geographically, but from the schools and kindergartens themselves. Teaching English for children is very interesting if you approach each task, topic and lesson a little creatively.

The My family picture tasks consist of eight different exercises, each of which can be done both at home and in the classroom. They also have different difficulty levels. There are very simple ones, and there are those that require time and a calm environment. Any of these tasks is aimed at children who have already completed the main material on the topic My family. Some tasks are for practicing the correct spelling of words, some for understanding family ties, in some you need to find familiar words in a bunch of letters. In general, everything is very useful and exciting! Each A4 task, print and use. For your convenience, there is a Name column at the top of the page.

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For each of us, a family is the most precious thing that can be. Often, when we meet, we are asked to talk about how we live, about our family, about our parents. If you are learning English, then let this topic help you talk about your family. How can children tell about their family in English?

Also this theme will be useful for children. Because at the end of the school English course, the child must have a certain baggage of topics that he can talk about, build a dialogue, tell. Family is one of them.

Let's talk about family members

Each family ( family) usually consists of several people. Sometimes these are some distant relatives, godparents, etc. But now we will look at the most basic family members in English, parents and close relatives ( parents and relatives). So, let's figure out who's who in the family in English:

Grandfather (grandpa, granddad) - grandfather
Grandmother (grandma, granny) - grandmother
Father (daddy, dad) - father
Mother (mummy, mum, mom) - mom
Sister - sister
brother - brother
son - son
daughter - daughter
Uncle - uncle
Aunt - aunt
Cousin - cousin/cousin

It is important for children to be able to tell something about each member of the family. Who is who by profession, what are their hobbies, etc. In English, this can be done something like this:

My father is a builder. He builds houses. He is strong and clever. — My father is a builder. He builds houses. He is strong and smart
My mother is a teacher. She likes children and she likes to read books. - My mother is a teacher. She loves children and loves to read books
My granny doesn't work. She is retired. She tells very interesting fairy tales. - My grandmother does not work. She is a pensioner. She tells very interesting stories.
I have a sister. She is a university student. She likes sports. - I have a sister. She is a university student. She likes sports.

If we are talking about spouses (spouses), then here they are in English:

Husband - husband, husband
Wife - wife, spouse

Pay attention to examples of sentences with these words:

I love my husband, he is the best. I love my husband, he is the best
John's wife is very hard working. John's wife is very hardworking.

Also, we want to bring to your attention a small set of words that refers to more distant relatives. It will be interesting and useful not only for children, but for beginners learning English. So:

Father-in-law - father-in-law, father-in-law
Mother-in-law - mother-in-law, mother-in-law
daughter-in-law - daughter-in-law
Son-in-law - son-in-law
Stepfather - stepfather
Stepmother - stepmother
Stepbrother - stepbrother
godfather - godfather
godmother - godmother
godson - godson
goddaughter - goddaughter

Examples of sentences with these words and their translation into Russian:

My son got married; now I have a daughter-in-law. — My son got married, now I have a daughter-in-law
My father-in-law is a very wise man. — My father-in-law is a very wise man.
I am going to visit my godfather. “I'm going to visit my godfather.

Family members in English and examples of sentences with them

How to talk about family in English?

This is very important for children. This topic is often found in textbooks, in exams, in simple conversation. The words above, as well as a few more details, will help you tell about your family.

Describe each member of your family, tell us what he enjoys, where he works. Tell us about each of their hobbies. Briefly talk about family traditions and holidays, what you do when you get together. Do not forget to mention yourself, because you are also a member of your family.

So, you can tell about your family something like this:

My family is not big. We are four: my father, my mother, my brother and I. My father is a doctor, he treats people. He likes his work very much. Also he is fond of taking pictures.
My mother is an economist. She likes mathematics. When she has some free time, she cooks very tasty cakes. We always help her all around the house.
My brother is a university student. He is learning to be a doctor like our father. He is also a good sportsman, he plays tennis and football.
My name is Alex, I am a pupil. I also like sport and reading books.
I like when our family gets together. Then we discuss films and books, listen to the music. On weekends we visit our grandparents. In summer we go to the seaside or to the mountains.
I love my family very much. It is the best family in the world.

If you're having trouble translating, here it is:

My family is not big. There are four of us: my father, my mother, my brother and me. My father is a doctor, he treats people. He loves his job very much. He is also interested in photography.
My mother is an accountant. She loves math. When she has free time, she cooks delicious cakes. We always help her around the house.
My brother is a university student. He is studying to be a doctor, like our dad. He is also a good sportsman, he plays tennis and football.
My name is Alex, I'm a student. I also love sports and reading books.
I love when our family gets together. Then we discuss films and books, listen to music. On weekends we visit grandparents. In summer we go to the sea or to the mountains.
I love my family very much. This is the best family in the world.

So or something like this you can talk about your family in English. I repeat that this topic is very important for the lexicon. Practice doing this with your child, using our text as a template.

We wish you good luck!

Hello my dear.

Do you know that in Chinese, maternal grandmother and paternal grandmother are two different words and two completely different sets of hieroglyphs? It's good that in English everything is much easier about the family! Although, knowing from experience, the topic of the family in English for children turns out to be some kind of incredible problem.

Want to make this process much easier? Today I will help you with this! We will get acquainted with the vocabulary on the topic "family", a couple of stories in English, as well as interesting ways to make learning this topic much easier.

Let's start with the most important - from vocabulary.

When one of my little students went to 2nd grade and came across this topic, we found a very interesting way to memorize words - we drew a family tree with her! A tree where all-all-all relatives were indicated. I want to give you an example of such a tree. Perhaps with its help it will be much easier for you to learn vocabulary.

So much easier, isn't it?

Here are a couple more ways to memorize words from this topic:

Use cards. Children have very well developed visual perception, so try to make picture cards. Make a picture of a family member on one side, and an answer in English on the other. Using this method, you can repeat vocabulary with your child from time to time ( such cards I took it for my daughter - we love it very much!).
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play. Come up with a variety of games and tasks so that the child remembers words in a playful way.

- It could be, for example, ball game , where he should throw it to you and say the word in English at the same time.

Or tell him create a story or fairy tale how suddenly all his toys became members of the same family: you need to come up with roles for them, give names in the form “daddy bunny”, “mom bunny”, “sister mouse”, etc.

— Or it could be a game where you lay out leaves with the names of family members around the room . When you name a word, the child should run up to this leaf and stand there on one leg.

Your imagination is capable of all sorts of things to make it interesting. So go ahead!

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Surprisingly, for many topic family causes some difficulties. Therefore, I decided to prepare 2 texts with translation for you.

« My name is Masha. I am eight years old. I have a big family.
There are five of us in the family: my mother and father, me, my brother and sister.
My mother's name is Alice. She is a teacher of math at my school. My mother likes gardening, so we have a very beautiful garden behind our house.
I have a father. His name is Alexey. He is a policeman. When he doesn't work he goes fishing. He likes it very much. We have a lot of fishing equipment in our house.
I have a brother. His name is Dima. He is 14 years old. He likes sport. He wants to become a professional player one day.
My sister's name is Marina and she is 12 years old. She likes drawing. Our house is full of her beautiful paintings.
I also have two grandmothers and two grandfathers. Sometimes we have dinner all together at the weekends. We eat the food that grannies prepared, talk and laugh.
I love my big family».

Well, now the translation.

« My name is Masha. I'm eight years old. I have a big family.
There are five of us in the family: mom and dad, me, my brother and sister.
My mother's name is Alice. She is a math teacher at my school. My mother loves gardening, so we have a very nice backyard garden.
I have a father. His name is Alexei. He's a policeman. When he is not working, he goes fishing. He loves to do this very much. We have a lot of fishing tackle at home.
I have a brother. His name is Dima. Now he is 14 years old. He loves sports. He wants to be a professional football player one day.
My sister's name is Marina and she is 12 years old. She likes to draw. We have a lot of her beautiful paintings at home.
I also have two grandmothers and two grandfathers. Sometimes we have lunch together on weekends. We eat what grandmothers cooked, talk and laugh.
I love my big family».

Well, now the second text. Let's add some complexity, okay?

« I am Sofia and I want to share a story of my family.
My family consists of 4 people: my mother, my father, me and my brother.
Both my mother and my father save people's lives. My mother is a doctor, while my father is a firefighter. My mother likes reading. Every evening we sit together and read books. At the same time, my father and my brother likes sport. When it is warm they spend the whole evening playing in the yard. Sometimes they even forget that it is time to go home. When the weather is bad, they watch basketball on TV.
We also have lots of relatives. For example, I have an aunt. She is a lawyer and lives in Moscow with my two little cousins. They visit us every summer. I also have two uncles. They both are sailors that's why we do not meet very often.
My grandmothers and grandfathers live in a small village several kilometers away from us. We usually spend the whole summer with them. We play with my sister and cousins outside, go swimming, eat a lot of fruits and have fun. At the weekends my mother and father visit us and we have a family dinner. We share stories and enjoy our time together.
I adore my big and friendly family".

And here is the translation.

Did you know that you can add a couple of exercises to reinforce the theme of “family” to the texts? For example, the following task will be quite easy and interesting for children of different ages:

Find in the English text an analogue of the sentence in the Russian version. There may be 2 options - lightweight(when there is a text with a translation in front of the child) and complicated(when he sees only the English version). So, you read any sentence or phrase from the text in Russian, for example "I have an aunt", and the child must find the same sentence in the text in English and read it aloud. And if you work with the class, then you can arrange a whole competition between teams!

And one more vocabulary strengthening exercise that you can do both at home and in the classroom:

Each child should have a card with the name of a relative, in English, of course. Children can work both in pairs and in a chain. Everyone has to say "I"ve got a ......" or "I haven't got a ...", using your word, and then ask a partner a question "And have you got a...?”, again using his word. The interlocutor answers, and then, using his own word, turns to the partner. Each parent can conduct such an exercise with their young schoolchild.

By the way, you will find even more simple texts with tasks in for schoolchildren and beginners. Read and train for health!

Well, it's not that difficult, is it? I hope that now the topic "family" will become one of your favorites. And I will try to make English become your favorite language in general. I will be glad to see you among the subscribers of my blog.

See you again, my dears.

The article offers you material for studying the topic "My family" in English.

Necessary English words on the topic "My family" for beginners, children: a list with transcription and translation

At the initial level of learning English, children are necessarily offered the topic “My family” (“My family”). This topic is required to study, it is not difficult and interesting. The topic involves familiarization with new vocabulary and the practice of using it in the preparation of texts and dialogues.

IMPORTANT: You adjust the number of words for learning yourself, based on how old your student is and what level of language proficiency he has.

Required vocabulary:

Words on the topic "My family" (No. 1)

Words on the topic "My family" (No. 2)

Words on the topic "My family" (No. 3)

Words on the topic "My family" (No. 4)

Words on the topic "My family" (No. 5)

Exercises in English for children on the topic "My family"

Pick up some written and oral exercises for children. Make them as clear and simple as possible, designed so that the child can deftly use new vocabulary in compiling dialogues and texts.

Exercises:

: Read and translate the exercises, insert the missing words in English on the topic "Family".
: Carefully consider the family tree diagram in the task and complete the sentence by inserting the correct word according to the meaning.
: Read the short texts, translate them. Then give each read text about the family a name (what kind of family it is) from the options above.
: You need to connect the two parts of the sentence so that you get the correct semantic sentence.
: You are offered a list of phrases that should be inserted into the sentences below so that the meaning is not lost and is clear.
: Grammar exercise on the topic "My family". You need to fill in the missing verb.

Dialogue in English for children on the topic "My family" with transcription and translation

Composing a dialogue on the topic “My family” is not difficult, since everyone has relatives and close people about whom you can tell something. The complexity and volume of the dialogue should only depend on how old your student is.

Dialogues with translation:

Phrases in English for children on the topic "My family" with transcription and translation

In compiling dialogues or essays in English on the topic “My Family”, ready-made thematic phrases and sentences will help you.

Songs for children in English on the topic "My family" with transcription and translation

Children are very fond of learning songs and rhymes in English lessons, because in this way the material is remembered much easier and faster.

Song, text:

Video: "Family song"

Cards in English on the topic "My Family" with transcription and translation

Cards for individual and group work, as well as visualization for the whole class, will definitely help you in studying the topic "My Family" in English.

Cards and visuals:

Cards for learning English on the topic "My family" No. 1

Cards for learning English on the topic "My family" No. 2

Cards for learning English on the topic "My family" No. 3

Cards for learning English on the topic "My family" No. 4

Games in English on the topic "My family"

By playing, learning English is much more fun and effective. Children are happy to memorize new vocabulary and use it in making sentences, texts and dialogues.

Games:

Riddles in English on the topic "My Family" with transcription and translation

Riddles will help you not only diversify the lesson, but also “turn on” the child’s logic so that he remembers what he managed to learn before.

How well a child will remember new material on the topic of the family depends on how “he takes it close to his heart”.

Try to evoke associations in the child all the time so that, remembering new vocabulary, he knows that the words are the designations of his relatives.

Offer to bring a personal family photo to class and let the child describe everyone. Who is depicted on it.

Be sure to write down all the vocabulary in the dictionary, say it out loud and many times in class, read the transcription.

Give the student homework to write a story about their family using the new vocabulary.

Video: “Family Family.English for kids. English for children»