In almost all countries, children's education involves learning foreign languages. Some go through two languages, and some do just one. But in most Russian schools, children learn two at once - from the first grade one, from the fifth - second. Typically, this is English, German or French.
Traditionally, the most numerous groups are in the study of English. Parents insist that their children certainly know him. After all, this language may be needed in life, even if you have to speak it, only going abroad to rest.
The first story in English
So where does learning any language begin? Of course, with learning letters and remembering some words. After the child has mastered the necessary minimum vocabulary and learns to build sentences, he is already allowed to make small topics. “Family” in English is the very first topic for presentation, because it is in the family that the foundations of life values are laid, and on the example of their relatives, students build a model of relationships with people around them.
During the story, the child must understand what he is talking about, correctly pronounce difficult words, and monitor stress. In general, this choice of topic is due to several reasons:
- Parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents are the closest people, and the child should be able to talk about them.
- Based on the compilation of such topics in the future it will be easier to compose stories on other topics.
- When interviewing at the embassy to check their knowledge of the language, sometimes they ask questions about the family in English.
About myself and my family
The introduction of myself in the composition “My Family” in English begins like this:
- Hi, my name is Marina, I'm 9 years old and I'm in school. My hobby is drawing. I really like volleyball. - Hello, my name is Marina, I am nine years old and I go to school. My hobby is painting. I like volleyball very much.
As a rule, the family circle consists of several people, and we also need to talk about them. Therefore, they further talk about parents:
- My mother's name is Anna Ivanovna, she is thirty-two years old and she is a housewife. - My mother's name is Anna Ivanovna, she is thirty-two years old and she is a housewife.
And then in the essay “Family” in English they mention dad, sister and brother (if any), how old they are, what they do, and their hobbies:
- My dad is a doctor and heals people. His name is Nikolai Petrovich and he is thirty-five years old. He loves taking pictures and listening to music. He is very serious, helps mom around the house, and with lessons. He's the best. - My dad is a doctor and heals people. His name is Nikolai Petrovich, he's thirty-five years. He likes to take pictures and listen to music. He's very serious, he helps my mom around the house, and he helps me with my lessons. He is the best.
- My brother's name is Andrew. He is twelve years old, he is a seventh grade student. Andrey is very smart and talented, likes to play computer games. Andrey plays tennis and goes to competitions. In the evenings, we play with him. - My brother's name is Andrew. He's twelve years old and he's a student of the seventh class. Andrew is a very smart and talented, likes to play computer games. Andrey plays tennis and goes to competitions. In the evenings we play with him together.
In case there are other relatives, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, you need to tell about them. You can add about what they are using adjectives:
- good - nice;
- beautiful - beautiful;
- hardworking - hard-working;
- serious - serious;
- clever - clever;
- talented - talented;
- naughty - naughty;
- wise - wise;
- best is best.
This is only a small list of epithets characterizing relatives in the composition "Family" in English.
Popular hobbies
When talking about a hobby, the most common among them are as follows:
- dancing - dancing;
- drawing - pencilling;
- reading - reading;
- music - music;
- photographing - take pictures;
- sport - sport;
- computer games - computer games;
- gardening - gardening;
- collecting toys - collecting toys.
About the hobbies of their loved ones is worth telling. After all, this can perfectly characterize each of them.
Family Holidays & Values
In the English story “My Family” they talk about family holidays and what you do when you get together.
Family holidays:
- birthday - birthday;
- New Year - New Year;
- Easter - Easter;
- May Day - May Day;
- Victory Day - Victory Day.
Family traditions:
- departure to the nature - departure to nature;
- vacation at sea - vacation at sea;
- grandma's Saturday dinner - Saturday dinner with my grandmother;
- watching movies - watching films.
In the story, it will look like this:
- On Saturday, my family goes to my grandmother for dinner. Her name is Lisa, she works in a kindergarten and bakes delicious cakes. We talk, discuss music, and then all together watch a movie. I like these evenings. - My family goes to grandmother for dinner on Saturday. Her name is Lisa, she works in a kindergarten and bakes delicious pies. We talk, we discuss music, and then we all watch a movie together. I like these evenings.
If you have pets, they are also worth mentioning. Is it a dog or a cat? What are their names? What are they like?
- My favorite animal is a cat. Her name is Stasia. She is black with white spots. She is very cute and loves milk. - My favorite animal is a cat. Its name is Stasia. She's black with white spots. She is very sweet and likes milk.
It is from such small presentations of their relatives and pets that the theme “My Family” consists.