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Lesson 4

Family and Friends

Objective: I will learn to describe extended family members.

Personal Study

Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.

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Study the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

I can learn from the Spirit as I love, teach, and learn with others.

In EnglishConnect, we know that God is the true teacher, and He teaches us through His Spirit. The Spirit brings feelings of joy, peace, and love. The Spirit helps us understand truth and can increase our capacity to learn. One way that we invite the Spirit to be with us is by loving, teaching, and learning together. The prophet Alma from the Book of Mormon was responsible for teaching the people. He divided the people into groups and chose a leader for each group. Alma taught them:

“The preacher was no better than the hearer, neither was the teacher any better than the learner; and thus they were all equal” (Alma 1:26).

In EnglishConnect, we believe that teachers and learners are equally important. We are all teachers and learners. We respect and listen to each other. We teach each other. We love and value each other. We can congratulate others when they succeed and encourage them when they make mistakes. We can also find ways to support each other and plan times to practice with each other during the week. God will bless us with His Spirit as we learn to love and teach each other.

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Ponder

• What can you do to love and support those who have different English language abilities?

• How can the learning experience in EnglishConnect be different from classes you have had before?

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Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group.

extended family
eyes
hair

Adjectives

artistic
athletic
intelligent
loud
silly

short
tall

old
young

black
blonde
brown
gray
red
white

hazel
blue
green

See the appendix for numbers.

See the appendix for family nouns.

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Practice Pattern 1

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) do you have?A: I have (number) (noun).

Questions

pattern 1 question how many noun do you have

Answers

pattern 1 answer I have number noun

Examples

Q: How many cousins do you have?A: I have fifteen cousins.

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Q: How many nephews does she have?A: She has two nephews.

Q: How many aunts and uncles does he have?A: He has ten aunts and uncles.

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Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try doing conversation group activities 1 and 2 before your group meets.

A: Tell me about your (noun).B: They are (number) years old, (adjective), and (adjective).They have (adjective) hair and (adjective) eyes.

Questions

pattern 2 question tell me about your noun

Answers

pattern 2 answer they are number years old adjective and adjective they have adjective hair and adjective eyes

Examples

A: Tell me about your cousin.B: She is twenty-four years old, tall, and athletic.She has blonde hair and green eyes.

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A: Tell me about your nephews.B: They are three and two years old.They have black hair and brown eyes.

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Use the Patterns

Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them aloud.

Additional Activities

Complete the lesson activities and assessments online at englishconnect.org/learner/resources or in the EnglishConnect 2 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Continue to practice English daily. Use your “Personal Study Tracker.” Review your study goal and evaluate your efforts.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

(20–30 minutes)

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• Read the principle of learning for this lesson aloud.

• Discuss the questions.

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Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Review the vocabulary list with a partner.

Practice pattern 1 with a partner:

• Practice asking questions.

• Practice answering questions.

• Practice a conversation using the patterns.

Repeat for pattern 2.

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Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Part 1

Look at the pictures. Choose one family. Do not tell your partner which family you chose. Ask and answer questions to guess the family. Take turns.

Example

• A: Tell me about the family.

• B: This family has a grandmother.

• A: Is it family 5?

• B: No. The family also has an aunt, an uncle, and three cousins. They have black hair.

• A: Is it family 4?

• B: Yes!

Image 1: Family 1

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Image 2: Family 2

portrait of grandpa, father, and son in park

Image 3: Family 3

family portrait with three kids

Image 4: Family 4

portrait of grandma, mother, father, and three kids

Image 5: Family 5

portrait of a family of nine

Image 6: Family 6

portrait of a family of six individuals

Part 2

Look at the pictures in part 1. Choose one person in each family. Ask and answer questions about the person’s personality and physical appearance. Be creative! Say as much as you can. Take turns.

New Vocabulary

funny
kind

Example

• A: Tell me about the grandmother in family 4.

• B: The grandmother in family 4 is short. She is 70 years old. She has black hair and brown eyes. She is funny and kind.

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Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Choose three friends or family members. Ask and answer questions about each person’s personality and physical appearance. Use questions from the list or think of your own questions. Say as much as you can. Take turns.

New Vocabulary

calm

Questions List

• Tell me about your cousins.

• What are their names?

• Where are they from?

• How old are they?

• What do they like doing?

• Are they tall or short?

• Are they athletic?

• Do they have black hair?

Example

• A: Tell me about your grandfather.

• B: His name is John. He is 80 years old. He is kind and calm.

• A: What does he like doing?

• B: He likes to play chess.

• A: Is he tall or short?

• B: He is tall.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Ask about others’ extended families.

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• Talk about my and others’ extended families.

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Evaluate Your Efforts

Evaluate your efforts to:

1. Study the principle of learning.

2. Memorize Vocabulary.

3. Practice the patterns.

4. 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

“The Holy Ghost is the true teacher. No mortal teacher, no matter how skilled or experienced, can replace His role in witnessing of truth, testifying of Christ, and changing hearts. But all teachers can be instruments in helping God’s children learn by the Spirit” (Teaching in the Savior’s Way: For All Who Teach in the Home and in the Church [2022], 16).