How many family members do you have

Простые и интересные диалоги для дошкольников и детей младших классов с озвучиванием

Приветствую, мои дорогие.

Начнем сегодня, пожалуй, с вопроса к вам. С чего можно начать развивать разговорную речь ребенка?

А ведь правда же! Ведь в начале своего пути словарный запас для свободного разговора вашего малыша находится на самом низком уровне — если не говорить, что его совсем нет. Да и «не свободно» поговорить тоже не всегда получается. Так какой же выход? А выход такой: диалоги для детей на английском.

Удивительно, но эта методика нашла отклик в сердцах как многих детишек, так и их родителей. Секрет здесь прост: вы можете читать или слушать простые диалоги — на первых порах я бы даже советовала мини—диалоги, — разбирать в них отдельные слова и фразы и рассказывать их. Читайте их с переводом, слушайте их в аудио и учитесь.

Рекомендую вам посетить страничку с моим сборником простых текстов для детей с заданиями. Тексты озвучены, поэтому проблем с чтением не будет ни у вас, ни у детей.

Если вы озабочены тем, как развить навык чтения на английском языке у своего ребенка, предлагаю вам пройти мой бесплатный курс по чтению — он содержит в себе пошаговые уроки с картинками и аудио. Заходите и пробуйте — вам и вашему чаду понравится!

Сегодня я дам вам несколько различных вариантов, на различные темы и различной сложности.

Практика речи для дошкольного возраста отличается своей простотой и тематикой. Таким маленьким деткам проще всего запомнить то, что их окружает: цвета, животных, семью и т.д. Начнем, пожалуй, с диалогов «Приветствие» и «Знакомство». Например:

—Hi.(Hello/Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening)
—Hi.
—What is your name?
—My name is Maria. And yours?
—My name is Diana.

Это самый простой вариант, с которого можно начать. Развить разговор дальше можно, например, вот таким образом:

—How old are you?
—I am five years old. And how old are you?
—I am six years old.

-Сколько тебе лет?
-Мне пять лет. А сколько тебе лет?
-Мне шесть лет.

—Do you speak English?
—Yes, I do. Do you speak English?
— Yes, I do.

-Ты говоришь по-английски?
-Да. А ты говоришь по-английски?
— Да.

А еще можно использовать такое дополнение:

—Where are you from?
—I am from Moscow. And you?
—I am from London.

Это то самое элементарное, что вы можете сделать со своим малышом уже сегодня.

А вот варианты, например, для 2 класса на тему семья:

—How many family members do you have?
—I have 4 family members. A mother, a father, me and my older sister. And you?
—I have a father, a mother. I do not have any sisters or brothers.
—This is my mother Tanya and this is my father Vadim. My sister is Olya. She goes to school already.
—My mother’s name is Alina, my father’s name is Nikita.

Для учеников 3 класса можно соединить диалог и игру «I can see something blue…». Например:

—I can see something red…
—It’s an apple. It’s a towel. It’s a shoe.
—I can see something green…
—It’s a flower. It’s a coat.
—I can see something yellow…
—It’s a ball.

Разговоры про животных помогут быстро выучить нужную лексику.

—Do you have a pet?
—Yes, I have a rat. His name is Bonny. Do you have a pet?
—I already have two dogs and a fish.
—What are their names?
—My dogs’ names are Dilly and Tisha, and my fish is called Loopy.

Хороший вариант тематики — это хобби. Например:

—Do you like football?
—Yes, I do. My favorite football team is Barcelona. And you?
—I do not. I like basketball and tennis. What about reading?
—I like reading. I read several books per week. And do you like reading?
—I do not. I like watching films. My favorite films are “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars”.

В дополнение к предыдущему можно добавить следующее:

—How did you spend your summer?
—We went to the sea. The town was beautiful and the sea was very warm. And you?
—I was in the village with my grandparents. We played football with my brother and swam in the lake.

Для учеников 5 класса, у которых уже есть хорошая лексическая база, можно соединить все эти диалоги, и один за одним раскрывать все эти темы: приветствие, знакомство, семья, животные, хобби и т.д.

Что я хочу сказать напоследок, мои дорогие, так это то, что с помощью таких мини-разговоров ваши малыши быстро могут выучить новые слова, а также избавиться от страха разговоров. Могу дать вам несколько советов:

Всем-всем ребятам и их родителям рекомендую пройти вот такой курс от Lingualeo « Для самых маленьких ». Этот онлайн курс — в игровой и очень приятной форме — увлечет вашего ребенка и заставит его просить вас «А я хочу еще поиграть в английский». Моей дочке он до сих пор нравится)), хотя мы его приобретали уже приличное время назад.

Вот и все, мои дорогие. Надеюсь, что эти материалы помогут вам в изучении языка. Более того, еще больше материалов вы можете получить, подписавшись на рассылку моего блога. Совершенствуйте свой английский с моей помощью каждый день.

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Describe your family

Describe your family.

[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you’re going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]

A family is the most important place for any individual and it is considered as the root of people. Without a family, one cannot have a decent and happy life. I also live in a family consisting of several members.

In my family, basically, we are five members altogether. They are – my parents, my younger sister and younger brother and me. We, five people, live in our own apartment. Besides, we have some other relatives who are family members too and they live adjacent to us. If I count them, the number will be more. Most of the members are related to me either from my father or my mother. But the number of my maternal relatives and family member is more from my paternal part. I am too lucky that all of them love me much.

My father is a government worker and serves on the District Council while my mother is a housewife and she takes care of the family. My younger sister is a student of 10th grade while the brother is in his 6th grade, and I am a university student. As a District Council officer, my father remains busy always and even he is to bring some work at home to complete as he cannot execute the massive tasks within the budgeted time of his office. My mother remains busy with her household chores as we do not have any domestic help. My sister and brother remain occupied with their studies while I pass my day in the university and return home at night.

I am lucky to have such a family. All the members of the family are highly intimate with me and I am to them too. The interpersonal relationship with all the family members in my family is fine and we do truly care for each other. When someone is in any sort of trouble or in any difficulty, we try to provide necessary supports immediately so the situation could be solved. Moreover, I always try to help my siblings in their studies and sometimes my father also helps them in completing their school assignments. Besides, my mother takes every form of care for us all. She is the one who is the key member of the family. I have a very good relationship with my father but the relationship is better with my mother and I pass more time with her when I am at home on my off-days.

My family is important to me for different reasons. First of all, it is the place where I belong to. Literally, at the end of the day, I return to my home where my family lives. I cannot think that I am living without my family. When I was younger, my family members provided me with all forms of necessary supports and I am highly grateful to my parents for the unconditional support they provided me and still, they are playing the same roles as they did after my birth. I am happy with my two siblings and cannot imagine my life without them. My family is my life and thus it is most important to me than any other thing.

In many of the modern states, the number of large families is on the decline. But some of the parts in India, they are still prevailing. The families contain a notable number of members. In most of the cases, the family is led by the grandfather. He is the family head while his sons and grandsons live with them. My family has also the similar scenario. In my family, I have my grandfather, grandmother, my parents, my paternal uncles and their families. In fact, we are30 members altogether including the kids and servants.

Most of the members are adults while there are some children and youths of my age. My grandfather is a doctor in the locality and he owns a moderate homoeopathy business in his chamber. On the other side, my father is a businessman and deals in importing raw materials for preparing plastic goods. My uncles are not involved in the business rather they prefer to be service holders. One of my uncles is a government official while another one is an engineer. I have two siblings and they are students like me. I am a student at a local college and completing my twelfth grade. My younger sister is in her ninth grade while the older one has completed the graduation and seeking a job. Most of my cousins are of my age and they are also studying in different educational institutions. My mother is a housewife and she is responsible for taking care of everything of the house. She is a typical housewife who takes care most of the things, even the cooking and cleaning.

I am extremely lucky to born in this family. The family bonding is great here. Everyone comes out to help the others in needs and emergencies. In fact, the entire family backs the other family member. My one thing should be made clear here – my family does not favour any illicit activities. If someone is found guilty of any illegal cause, my grandfather does not support him/ her and the similar issue is for us. We do not favour anything illegitimate and in our early childhood, we were taught to follow the standard rules and laws for everything. The entire family spends quality time when there is an occasion or during the weekly lunch. In fact, this has become a tradition for us to take a weekly meal together on the weekly holiday afternoon. It has been possible only for the strong bond we maintain.

My family is the place where I return at the end of the day. This is the place that takes care of me. It supports me when I am sick, when I am down – it cheers me up to move ahead. The other members also take care of me in various aspects. There is a strong feeling inside me for my family. The feeling is the same to the family members as well. We love to be happy in contact with each other. As a matter of fact, this is the very best family I have ever seen or met where there are no major conflicting issues. I have learnt a lot of real-life things from here. Based on such things, my family is important to me than any other things in the world.

Idea Generating for this Cue Card:

To talk about this cue card you should focus on the questions listed below the Cue card topic. Then answer each of these questions and focus more on the fourth question which is ‘and explain why your family is important to you.’

Question 1: How many members your family has?: Before answering this question, give a brief introduction. A sample introduction is given below:

I have a lovely family and my family is the most important aspect of my life. I am very close to my family members and they are my best friends, mentors and supporters.

Now say, how many family members you family has and who are they. Give their name and occupation if possible and then your personal relationship with them.

Question 2: What they do: This question should include your family members personal characteristics and professions. Also, mention what they do with you.

Question 3: How close you are: As you have already said what you do together, give some examples in this section to express your close relationship with your family members. Mention how they interact with you, what interesting things you do together and how they help you.

Question 4: And explain why your family is important to you: To show the importance of your family to you, give one or two examples or events when your family members supported you in a way that no one else would do. Then mention how a family is important to a person and how this is even more true for you.

We would love to hear about your own family. Describe them in the comment section and let people know how much your family means to you.

How many members has your family got

Pirulo1234

Senior Member

I would like to know if the following sentence is correct or not:

How many members has your family got?

Would it be correct? I’ve read that it’s incorrect, but I don’t know why. I use to read sentences like «Have you got a cat?» or «Has your sister got a brush?».

cor1n

New Member

No, it’s not! Don’t say «it has got». that it not correct in any context. »I got. » is past tense, such as »I got pulled over» or »I got oranges at the store today».

»Have you got a cat?» and »Has your sister got a brush?» are both incorrect, and no one would say that.
»Do you have a cat?» and »Does your sister have a brush?» are correct.

For your sentence you should say «How many people are in your family?» (this is best) or »How many family members do you have?» (a little strange but still ok). If you say »How many members does your family have?» it is correct but sounds weird.

Pirulo1234

Senior Member

abb1025

Senior Member

Pirulo1234

Senior Member

And what do you think about the original sentence of this thread? That is to say, about «how many members has your family got»?

abb1025

Senior Member

I forgot to address that. I would not use how many members has your family got?

I can’t find any grammar mistakes in it, but it just doesn’t sound right to me. How many people are in your family? is the way I would say it.

cor1n

New Member

Sorry, now that I think about it I guess you could say «Have you got a cat?» and «Has your sister got a brush?» but they are slang because you’re using the word got in the present context.

In correct grammar, got is the past tense of get.
Did you get a cat?
Do you have a cat?

»How many members has your family got?» sounds strange, but you could say that too. it’s also slang though.

Sorry, I guess I didn’t think of it in that way when reading it before.

kayokid

Senior Member

Hello. I don’t object as strongly to the use of «got» in informal English as other native speakers.

If I want to write myself a note/fill out a form, etc. when I am not at home, for example, I often ask my wife:
«Have you got a pen in your purse/on you?» (= Do you have a pen in your purse/on you?). I see nothing wrong with this.

There are instances where the use of «got» becomes a bit cumbersome. This happens when the sentence becomes overly wordy especially with other elements of the sentence. Personally, I think this is the case with the original sentence and the ‘how many.’

On the other hand I see nothing wrong with ‘got’ in this sentence:
My family has got a lot of problems.

JennyTW

Senior Member

Excuse me, but in the UK «have got» is not informal, and CERTAINLY not slang. It is a completely correct and valid alternative to the verb «have» when talking about possession. It is also used quite extensively in the USA.

Cor1n, what would you think if I said that «gotten» was slang, just because we don’t use that form here? The English language originated in England but we accept that other regional differences are valid.

Anyway, to return the original question, «How many members has your family got?» is grammatically correct, but not idiomatic. I would prefer «How many people are there in your family?»

cor1n

New Member

Forero

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Gordo48

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Cenzontle

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duvija

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Forero

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Pirulo1234

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Cenzontle

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Pirulo1234

Senior Member

So, under your explanation, are you suggesting that it would be correct to say «How many members does your family have?»

On the other hand, wouldn’t it be «have got» and «have» synonyms in this context? That is to say. I’ve read that «I have a pen» and «I have got a pen» mean the same. Isn’t it?

JennyTW

Senior Member

Yes, of course they’re synonyms. And all this business about «getting» family members is nonsense.
«Have got» may seem a strange use of «got» to some Americans but it means EXACTLY the same as «have» (fir possession) in BE and every text book for teaching English that I’ve seen teaches it as the usual verb to express that.

To be honest, I can’t understand how Americans can say they don’t also use it when there are SO many American song lyrics which include it with the same meaning as «have».

I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day. (My girl)

I’ve got you under my skin.
I’ve got you deep in the heart of me.

But there is something i’ve got,
There is something i’ve got, (Ain’t got no/I got life)

The title of this last song also demonstrates 2 typical trends in lyrics; the use of «ain’t got» for «haven’t got» and the omission of «have/ain’t» (I got) with the meaning of «have».

Lis48

Senior Member

I guess you could say «Have you got a cat?» and «Has your sister got a brush?» but they are slang because you’re using the word got in the present context.

In correct grammar, got is the past tense of get.
Did you get a cat?
Do you have a cat?

«Have you got a cat» is not considered slang in British English.
«Got» is the present participle of the verb to get and nothing to do with «got» the past tense. It is the same construction as «Have you been to London?» and «been» of course is the participle not the past tense.
JennyTW is perfectly correct in her comments regarding British English. I see nothing wrong grammatically with «How many members has your family got?» though it is a little awkward.
I would not consider it slang or incorrect at all.

So to answer the original question:
British English speakers would say it.
American English speakers would find it strange and use a different construction.

How many family members do you have

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How many family members do you have

Символ показывает уровень знания интересующего вас языка и вашу подготовку. Выбирая ваш уровень знания языка, вы говорите пользователям как им нужно писать, чтобы вы могли их понять.

Мне трудно понимать даже короткие ответы на данном языке.

Могу задавать простые вопросы и понимаю простые ответы.

Могу формулировать все виды общих вопросов. Понимаю ответы средней длины и сложности.

Понимаю ответы любой длины и сложности.

Решайте свои проблемы проще в приложении!

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