“Lesson 6: Family,” EnglishConnect 1 for Learners (2022)
“Lesson 6,” EnglishConnect 1 for Learners
Lesson 6
Family
Objective: I will learn to talk about how many people are in a family.
Personal Study
Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.
Study the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God
I am a child of God with eternal potential and purpose.
God is the Father of our spirits, so we call Him Heavenly Father. Your Heavenly Father loves you. He wants you to understand your true identity and your relationship to Him. Through His prophets, God teaches us our true nature. Paul, a prophet in the Bible, taught:
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God” (Romans 8:16).
Paul’s teachings are true for you. You are a daughter or son of a loving Heavenly Father. You have eternal potential. God has a purpose for your life. As you ask God, He can help you see who you are and who you can become. Whenever you doubt your ability to learn English, remember that you are a child of God. He loves you and wants to help you grow and progress. As you pray and ask for His help, He will help you learn.
Ponder
How would you describe the relationship between a loving father and his child?
How does knowing you have a loving Heavenly Father influence your feelings about yourself?
How can you develop your relationship with Heavenly Father?
Memorize Vocabulary
Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Think of situations when you would use the word in your daily practice.
Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.
Q: How many (noun) are in your family?A: There are (number) (noun) in my family.
Answers
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pattern 1 answer there are number noun in my family
Examples
Q: How many people are in Sam’s family?A: There are fourpeople in his family.
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family posing for picture at park
Q: How many sisters are in your family?A: There are twosisters in my family.
Q: How many sons are in your family?A: There is oneson in my family.
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Practice Pattern 2
Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try using the patterns in a conversation with a friend. You could talk or send messages.
Q: How many (noun) do you have?A: I have (number) (noun).
Questions
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pattern 1 question how many noun do you have
Answers
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pattern 2 answer I have number noun
Examples
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happy family in Hawaii
Q: How many children do you have?A: I have sixchildren.
Q: How many brothers does she have?A: She has threebrothers.
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Use the Patterns
Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them out loud.
Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions about each family. Say as much as you can. Take turns. Switch partners and practice again.
New Vocabulary
who is
Example: Yuka
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family posing for picture at park
A: Who is Yuka?
B: Yuka is the mother.
A: How many people are in Yuka’s family?
B: There are sixpeople in her family.
A: How many children does Yuka have?
B: She has threechildren.
A: How many daughters does Yuka have?
B: She has twodaughters.
A: How many sons are in her family?
B: She has oneson.
Image 1: Kalani
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happy family in Hawaii
Image 2: Akin
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parents and three children smiling
Image 3: Betty
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mother baking with children in kitchen
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Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations
(15–20 minutes)
Ask and answer questions about the people in your family. Say as much as you can. Take turns. Switch partners and practice again.
Example
A: How many people are in your family?
B: There are sixpeople in my family.
A: How many sisters do you have?
B: I have threesisters.
A: How many children does your sister have?
B: She has sixchildren.
Evaluate
(5–10 minutes)
Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.
Evaluate Your Progress
I can:
Use family words.
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neutral face, content face, happy face
Say how many people are in my family.
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neutral face, content face, happy face
Evaluate Your Efforts
Evaluate your efforts to:
Study the principle of learning.
Memorize vocabulary.
Practice the patterns.
Practice daily.
Set a goal. Consider the study suggestions in the “Personal Study Tracker.”
Share your goal with a partner.
Act in Faith to Practice English Daily
“God is our loving Father in Heaven, and He loves all His children perfectly, including you. He loved us before we ever loved Him, and evidence of His love for you is everywhere” (God’s Love, ComeUntoChrist.org).