Practise describing people and their routines with the story 'My Dad'.

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the tooth family

The Tooth Family is a song on LearnEnglish Kids. Find tips for using this song with your child or learners on teaching English.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistant-kings-queens.htm   Find tips and ideas for using the topic of Kings and Queens to explore the topic of the family.

There are also ideas for using the topic of the British Royal Family.

royalty

More tips and ideas for using the topic of the British Royal Family with young learners.

FOR TEACHERS

Notes and tips for teachers on using these resources in the classroom can be found on the BritishCouncil/BBC website Teaching English.

using learnenglish kids with your child

Family and friends

Talking about your family and friends is one of the most common topics that appears in coursebooks or exam materials for young learners.It's also a topic that children like talking about. You'll find lots of activities about this topic on LearnEnglish Kids:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-family

With these materials your child can:
practise the words for family members in English
do a quiz about famous families
read a story about a family member
practise words for describing people's personalities
practise words for describing people's physical features
practising their listening skills with a game called 'Face Match'
print activities to practise describing families and a quiz to see if they are a good friend or not

The activities range from the simple (practising the names of family members, for example 'brother' or 'sister') to more complex activities such as discussing what makes a good friend.

You can use these materials to practise English with your child. On this page you'll find an idea for an activity you can try with your child. On the left you'll also see a list of links to resources about this topic on teaching websites that you may find useful.

SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR CHILD

There is a story on LearnEnglish Kids called 'My Dad'. In this story Lottie, a ten year old girl, describes her dad. She describes what he looks like, what he does in a typical day, and how he helps her. You can find the story here:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-my-dad

Read and listen to the story with your child. Click on the 'phone' buttons to move forward with the story. Help your child to understand each description. Talk about the pictures (in your own language if you like) and this will help your child to understand the text. As you read the story, talk about the text too to help your child engage with the story (Does your dad do that? Who does that for you?).

When you have finished the story, ask your child what information they learned in this story (dad's name, age and what he looks like; dad's job; what he does in the morning, afternoon and evening; what he does at the weekend; what he likes doing).

Now ask your child to talk or write about a member of your family. It doesn't have to be dad! It could be an aunt, an uncle or a grandparent. Your child should talk about name, age, what the person looks like, their job, what the person does during the day and at weekends.

Help your child to write a story about the chosen family member. It would be great to have photos too, perhaps taken with a phone like Lottie, or with a camera. You could make a book!

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