Writing skills practice: About my family exercises

Read the email and do the exercises to practise and improve your writing skills.

Preparation
Write the correct word in the boxes below the pictures.

slim long hair short short hair tall fat

1. Check your understanding: gap fill
Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

Spanish long pet big short brown

1. I live with my mum, my dad and my ____________________ sister.

2. My mums a ____________________ teacher.

3. Shes got ____________________, brown hair and ____________________ eyes.

4. My dads got ____________________, brown hair.

5. Weve got a ____________________ dog.

2. Check your writing: gap fill

Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

house cat eyes teacher Australian brother hair

I live in a big ____________________ with my mum, my dad and my big ____________________.

We live in London. My mums name is Lucy. Shes British and is an English ____________________.

My dads name is Wayne. Hes ____________________ and hes very tall and strong. He works in an

office. My big brother is 18 and he goes to university. He has short, brown ____________________ and

blue ____________________.

Weve got a pet ____________________, Spotty!

3. Check your understanding: multiple choice
Circle the best answer for these questions.

We lives in California.
1. Choose the correct option.
We live in California.

My mums mexican.
2. Choose the correct option.
My mums Mexican.

Shes Spanish teacher.

3. Choose the correct option.
Shes a Spanish teacher.

My dad name is David.

4. Choose the correct option.
My dads name is David.

Shes got long, brown hairs.

5. Choose the correct option.
Shes got long, brown hair.

My dads got short brown hair and blue eyes.

6. Choose the correct option.
My dad got short brown hair and blue eyes.

He work in a bank.
7. Choose the correct option.
He works in a bank.

Weve a pet dog.

8. Choose the correct option.
Weve got a pet dog.

Discussion

Do you have a big family?