Hello-World

English: Main concepts My Family

learnEnglish: Main concepts My Family

How to play: The grandmother introduces herself and all of the members of her family.

Click nextto hear the next sentence. Click the yellow buttons to hear the words.

After you have met the whole family, you can click on any two people to find out the relationship. The relationship is described in two ways. For example, "I am her grandmother" and "She is my granddaughter".

What is learned: The students learn words for members of the family: mother, father, brother, grandmother, aunt, uncle, cousin, etc. The family that is introduced here is found throughout the activities.

Getting the most out of the activity: The first time you do this activity, you might just learn a few words. Eventually, you should try each of the pairs of people to learn all of the relationships. Repeat the sentences that you hear. Try to say the word before you click the button. Print out the page with the family. This family appears in many of the activities, as you work through the lessons you will get to know them better.

Group activities: Print out the page from the web site, or find pictures of families in a magazine. Have the student write the words mother, father, daughter, son on the picture. Ask questions like, "What is your mother's name?. Do you have a brother? What is his name? etc. Have each student make a picture of his family and label each person.

Note: Names used are different in each language.
    English    Turkish 
 My Family Nermin's Family
 soundMy name is Rose. soundBenim adım Nermin.
 soundJohn is my husband. soundTurhan benim kocam.
 soundWe have a daughter, Jane. soundBir kızımız var, adı Sema.
 soundMike is our son. soundSelim bizim oğlumuz.
 soundGeorge is Jane's husband. soundOrhan Sema'nın kocası.
 soundMary is Mike's wife. soundElif Selim'in karısı.
 soundGeorge and Jane have a son, Paul. soundOrhan ve Sema'nın bir oğulları var, adı Koray.
 soundThey have a daughter, Cindy. soundBir kızları var, Ela.
 soundMike and Mary have twins, Debbie and Diane. soundSelim ve Elif'in ikizleri var, Esin ve Selin.
fathersoundfather soundbaba
daughtersounddaughter soundkız çocuk
sonsoundson sounderkek çocuk
parentssoundparents soundebeveyn
grandmothersoundgrandmother soundbüyük anne
grandfathersoundgrandfather sounddede
grandparentssoundgrandparents sounddede ve büyükanne
familysoundfamily soundaile
mothersoundmother soundanne
childrensoundchildren soundçocuklar
twinssoundtwins soundikizler
babysoundbaby sounderkek bebek