Week 4 – Family & abilities

Week 4 – Family & abilities

Grammar focus

• have got (I’ve got, he’s got) – possession
• can / can’t (ability)
• Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
• Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, us, them

Key vocabulary themes

• Family: mother, father, parents, sister, brother, husband, wife, son, daughter, child, children
• Abilities: speak, swim, drive, cook, sing, dance, read, write
• Possessions: phone, computer, car, house, job, money

Speaking tasks

• 1–2 minute talk: "My family"
  • Who is in your family? What have they got? What can they do?
  • Example: "I have got a brother. He can drive and he has got a car. My mother can cook very well."
• Dialogue practice:
  • A: "Have you got any brothers or sisters?" B: "Yes, I’ve got … / No, I haven’t."
  • A: "Can you drive?" B: "Yes, I can / No, I can’t."

Writing tasks

• Write 8–10 sentences describing your family members and their abilities.
• Write 5 sentences about what possessions you and your family have got.

Checklist

• [ ] I can talk about what my family has got.
• [ ] I can say what I and other people can / can’t do.
• [ ] I wrote a short description of my family.