SPEAKING: FAMILY

Study Case

At a private high school, 8th grade. Academic Writing subject. Around 11- 12
years old.
Students receive 7 hours of the subject per week.
In their classroom we have technology which facilitates the teaching of the
language.
They are students who in general have a hard time with reading
comprehension and critical thinking.
We assume, for the lack of motivation at the time of reading, since it is not a
habit in them.
They work much better when group activities are carried out, in which each
member presents his or her point of view on the reading to be covered in the
unit.
Speaking resource #1

 Name: “My Family”

 Objective:
 To encourage students to practice speaking about their families, to familiarize themselves with family
– related vocabulary, and to develop their speaking and listening skills.

 Materials Needed:
 Digital whiteboard
“My Family - Talking about your family”
 Warm-up.
Begin by reviewing some basic family-related vocabulary with the students.
Write down words like 'mother,' 'father,' 'sister,' 'brother,' 'grandparents,'
'cousins,' 'aunt,' 'uncle,' etc., on the board. Make sure students are
comfortable with the meaning and pronunciation of these words.
Recognize the following words and classify them in the corresponding place
 Students will go to the digital whiteboard and drag the word into the correct
box.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL NOT ONLY HELP STUDENTS TO
PRACTICE THEIR SPEAKING SKILLS BUT ALSO FOSTER A
SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTANDING WITHIN
THE CLASSROOM.
Speaking resource #2
 NAME: “Family Portraits”
 Objective:
The aim is to encourage students to describe their families, practice using
possessive adjectives, and improve their speaking and descriptive skills.
 Materials Needed:
 Pictures of families (either printed or on a screen), A2-level family-related
vocabulary cards, a whiteboard or flip chart.
“Family portraits”

Show the students a series of different family portraits (can be from

magazines, printed photos, or projected images). Discuss the families in the
pictures briefly, pointing out various family members, their relationships, and
any activities they might be doing. Encourage students to use the vocabulary
they learned to describe the people in the pictures.

• Pair Descriptions:
Divide the class into pairs. Distribute different pictures of families to each
pair. Ask the students to take turns describing the families in their pictures to
their partners.

Encourage them to use possessive adjectives (e.g., my, your, his, her) to
describe the relationships between the family members.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL HELP STUDENTS PRACTICE
SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES IN A STRUCTURED
AND ENGAGING WAY, WHILE ALSO ENHANCING THEIR
VOCABULARY AND DESCRIPTIVE SKILLS.
Speaking resource #3
 NAME: “Family Role-play”
 Objective:
By the end of the role-playing exercise, students will be able to effectively utilize the
vocabulary and phrases learned to introduce their own families to their classmates or
act as hosts and guests on a talk show. They will demonstrate the incorporation of
details such as family members' names, ages, occupations, and hobbies, fostering a
deeper understanding of their own familial dynamics and those of their peers.
“Family Role – play”

Conclude the activity with a role-playing exercise where students pretend to introduce
their own families to their classmates, or be the host and guest of a talk show, using
the vocabulary and phrases they've learned.

Encourage them to include details about their family members' names, ages,
occupations, and hobbies.

Provide positive feedback and encourage students to reflect on what they have
learned about their own families and those of their classmates. Discuss any
challenges they faced and provide additional assistance if needed.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL HELP STUDENTS PRACTICE
SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES IN A STRUCTURED
AND ENGAGING WAY, WHILE ALSO ENHANCING THEIR
VOCABULARY AND DESCRIPTIVE SKILLS.
Speaking resource #4
 NAME: “Build your own Family”
 Objective:
Choose the members of your ideal family based on different characteristics and
qualities. With this activity, students will be able to describe and justify the selections
they made.
“Build your own family”
 Choose 4 group leaders, each leader will have to choose "their family members"
from among the rest of the class according to the characteristics they want
(maximum 6 members per family).
 They must choose, parents, siblings, grandparents, etc.
 Then they will have to explain why they chose that student as their uncle,
grandmother, etc.
 Students must justify their decisions using vocabulary related to family and
appearances.
HE ACTIVITY AIMS TO FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING AND COMMUNICATION
SKILLS AMONG STUDENTS. BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO SELECT THE MEMBERS
OF THEIR IDEAL FAMILY BASED ON VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS AND
QUALITIES, THE ACTIVITY PROMPTS STUDENTS TO THINK DEEPLY ABOUT THE
VALUES AND ATTRIBUTES THEY PRIORITIZE IN THEIR PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS.