Rodina,mezilidské vztahy

Family, Interpersonal Relationships

(Rodina, mezilidské vztahy)

My Family

My family – place/size/members

My mother

My father

My brothers/sisters

My characteristics

My grandparents

Importance of my family

My Family

How to prepare the topic:

Write where you live and how many members

your family has

Write about all members of your family (name,

age, job, appearance, hobbies, likes and dislikes,

qualities)

My Family

Write about yourself (name, age, job, appearance,hobbies, likes and dislikes, qualities)

Write about grandparents in short

Conclude the topic

Where do you live? How big is your family? How many members has it got?

Examples of answers:

I live with my parents and two older sisters in afamily house in the village Ředice. 

I live with my family in a block of flats inPardubice. My family has four members – me, mymother, my father and my younger brother Tom. 

I live with my parents in a farmhouse in the villageČermá. We are family of five – me, my mother, myolder sister Anne and my grandparents. My fatherdoesn´t live with us, my parents are divorced.

How to describe members of your family?

Name

Age

Job

Appearance What do they look like?

Hobbies What do they like doing?

Likes/dislikes What do they like/dislike?

Qualities What are they like?

Name, age, job

Examples of answers:

My mother´s name is Alice, she is 38 yearsold and she works in the company Delloit.

My father´s name is Charles, he is 42 years old and he works as a driver.

Name, age, job

Examples of answers:

My older brother´s name is Patrik, he is 26 andhe is an entrepreneur.

My sister´s name is Vera, she is 22 years oldand she studies at university.

My younger brother’s name is Patrik, he isfourteen and he attends the 9th grade of basicschool.

What does he/she look like? (Appearance)

Appearance: pretty, ugly, good-looking, handsome,beautiful, attractive

Body: tall, short, of medium build, of average height,well-built, slim, thin, skinny, plump, fat, a bitoverweight...

Eyes: dark, bright, blue, brown, green…

Hair: short/long, straight/curly/wavy, fair, brown, black,grey, blonde, white…

What does he/she look like? (Appearance)

My father is nearly bold.

My brother is of medium build.

My sister wears glasses.

My dad has a moustache.

My grandfather has a beard.

What does he/she look like? (Appearance)

Examples of answers:

My mother is small and slim, she has got blueeyes and short brown wavy hair and she wearsglasses.

My father is tall and well-built, he has got darkbrown eyes and he is nearly bald.

What does he/she look like? (Appearance)

Examples of answers:

My sister is very attractive, she is tall and slim andshe has got long blond straight hair. She likeswearing jeans and a T-shirt.

My grandfather is of medium build and he is a bitoverweight.

Hobbies, likes, dislikes

Examples of answers:

My mother´s hobbies are gardening, cookingand knitting.

My mother likes reading books and watchingromantic films, she doesn´t like parties andcrowds of people.

Hobbies, likes, dislikes

Examples of answers:

My father´s hobbies are repairing of car, fishingand football.

He likes good meal, but he doesn´t like cooking.

My sister´s hobbies are drawing, playingcomputer games and hanging out. She hateswashing the dishes.

What is he/she like?(Qualities, characteristic features)

Positive qualities: optimistic, relaxed, tender,polite, honest, hard-working, sociable, cheerful,clever, modest, patient, friendly, easy-going,funny…

Negative qualities: pessimistic, nervous, rude,stubborn, stupid, dull, moody, strict, lazy, selfish,boring, critical, irritable, bossy, serious…

What is he/she like?(Qualities, characteristic features)

Examples of answers:

My mother is optimistic and hard-working, butsometimes she is a bit strict.

My father is sociable and honest, but sometimeshe is also moody.

My brother is friendly and cheerful, but he isalso lazy and stubborn.

Grandparents

Examples of answers:

Grandparents from my father´s side are dead.

Grandparents from my mother´s side live in Přelouč.I visit them quite often (every weekend, on holiday…)

Grandparents

Examples of answers:

My grandmother´s name is Marie, she is 65years old and she is retired. She likes gardeningand solving crosswords. My grandfather´sname is Josef, he is 68 years old and he likesmushrooming and watching TV.

Conclusion of the topic

Examples of answers:

My family is very important for me, we like andrespect each other.

I think family is very important for everybody and I like my family, too.

My family is very nice and I like it.