Key sentences
Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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Do your sisters look alike?
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They are the spitting image of each other. They look nothing like each other.
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Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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Who do you (verb) in your family?
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My mother. I have my mother's (noun).
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Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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How do you take after your (family member?)
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We both (verb). I (verb) the way she does.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
Who do you (verb) in your family?
verb
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sentence
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take after
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Who do you take after in your family?
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look like
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Who do you look like in your family?
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resemble
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Who do you resemble in your family?
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act like
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Who do you act like in your family?
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My mother. I have my mother's (noun).
noun
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sentence
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eyes
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My mother. I have my mother's eyes.
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nose
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My mother. I have my mother's nose.
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personality
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My mother. I have my mother's personality.
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attitude
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My mother. I have my mother's attitude.
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How do you take after your (family member?)
family member?
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sentence
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mother?
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How do you take after your mother?
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father?
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How do you take after your father?
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grandmother?
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How do you take after your grandmother?
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brother?
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How do you take after your brother?
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We both (verb).
verb
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sentence
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snore
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We both snore.
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enjoy reading
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We both enjoy reading.
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sleep too much
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We both sleep too much.
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sing
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We both sing.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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Do your sisters look alike?
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They are the spitting image of each other.
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Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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Who do you (take after) in your family?
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My mother. I have my mother's (eyes).
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Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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How do you take after your (mother?)
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We both (snore).
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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Do your sisters look alike?
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They are the spitting image of each other.
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Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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Who do you ... in your family?
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My mother. I have my mother's ....
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Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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How do you take after your ...
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We both ....
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
Asking about your partner's family
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Talking about your own family
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Ask about your partner's family.
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Talk about your family. Think about the nose, mouth, hair (or no hair), eyes, height, weight, and so on. Also think about who:
- is good at sports
- is good at math
- enjoys art or music
- likes or hates certain foods
- likes cats or dogs
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |