Talking About Your Family in English - Spoken English Lesson

In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about your family in English. Do you have a big family? What do you like doing when you spend time with your family? Talking about family can be a good way to start a conversation in English, so it’s useful if you know what to say and have some questions to ask. Improve our English speaking with help from a professional teacher: bit.ly/ooe-teachers.
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Contents:
1. Introducing Your Family 0:29
2. Talking About Brothers and Sisters 1:15
3. Talking About Your Immediate/Extended Family 2:02
4. Talking About Your Children 3:06
5. Talking About Your Relationship with Your Family 4:00
6. Making a Longer Answer 5:04
You can learn:
- How to introduce your family in a simple way.
- How to talk about your immediate and your extended family.
- How to talk about your brothers and sisters.
- How to talk about your children when you're talking about your family in English.
- How to talk about your relationship with your family, and what you like to do together.
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Many thanks about your lesson, Oli. This's my practice: My family has 6 members: my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and me. I don't see my family often because I live in a different city for study, but I speak to them regularly by phone. We all get together once a month, exactly when I have much freetime like weekend or holiday, which is always very noisy but lots of fun.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice answer! Here are three corrections for you: 1. I live in a different city for *university/college*... 2. We all get together once a month, *whenever* I have... 3. 'Free time' is two words. Thanks for sharing!

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Thank you for the lesson. Here are my practice. I have big family. There are 8 people in my family. I am the middle child as I have 2 elder sister and 2 younger brothers. My Grandma and my parents ofcouse. I am very close to my family although we live in different city. I go back to my hometown once or twice a year but I talk to them on skype every so often. I cook traditional cuisine for my them whenever I am back to my hometown. My family said they love my cooking except my younger brother he always tease me and said "please don't open a restaurent". We share our experience and opinions within family and keep look out for one another. I am so glad to have this family.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'I have a big family,' not, 'I have big family'. 2) '...2 elder sisters,' not, 'sister'. 3) '...we live in different cities,' not, 'city'. Hope this is useful for you!

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[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Giàu, thanks for sharing your response! Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...come from an immediate family,' not, 'a'. 2) 'I have a lot of cousins,' not, 'cousin'. 3) '...province which is so far from my house,' not, 'where'. Hope this is useful for you!

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Hello. Thank you very much for this lesson. This is my practice: I come from a big family. I’m the middle child and I have one older brother, one sister and one younger brother. There's a four-year-old gap between my siblings. I don’t have children, but I have four nieces! I don’t see my family often because I live in another city where is quite far from my home. I try to spend as much time as possible making a video call with my parents every weekend. At the end of each month, I usually come back home, help my parents to cook some special dishes and we have lots of fun together.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Minnie, thanks for sharing your answer. Here are some suggestions: 1) 'There's a four-year gap,' not, 'four-year-old gap'. 2) '...another city which is quite far...' not, 'where'. 3) It's not necessary to use 'to' in: '...help my parents to cook some special dishes'. Hope this helps you!

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There are five people in my immediate family. I have two older brothers, one is a doctor and one is an architect, my parents and me. I'm the youngest in my immediate family and also in my extended family, this thing is special. My extended family is quite large so I have a lot of relatives. I'm living far from home. I sometimes feel home sick. I usually make a video call to them every weekend and visit my house about twice a years, one's on Tet holiday and another one's on summer. I love my family, we have lots of great time together. And thanks Oxford Online English.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Danh. Thank you for sharing your answer! Great response, nice work. Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...twice a year,' not, 'years'. 2) '...once on Tet...' not, 'one's'. 3) '...and once in the summer,' not, '...and another one's on summer'. Hope this helps you!

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Thanks for your lesson! This is my practice: There are six people in my immediate family: my parents, my three elder sistes and myself. My dad is 56 years old, he was in army, but now he is not. My mom is 54 years old and she is retired. My sisters are at least 10 years older than me and they have jobs. The biggest and second sisters both got married and have 2 kids. The last one is single. I'm the youngest in my family. At the weekend, we gether and have lunch together. I help my mom to cook some Vietnamese dishes. While having the meals, we have some happy conversations. I really love my family!

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice answer, Tâm. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...he was in the army,' not, 'in army'. 2) 'The oldest and second-oldest sisters both...' not, 'The biggest and second sisters...'. 3) '...we gather and...' not, 'gether'. Hope this helps you!

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Thank you so much for this useful lesson. And now, I want to introduce my family with you! My immediate family is quite small. There are four people: My father, my two brothers and me. My two brothers older than me, so I am the youngest people in my family. Because my father is one of seven children, so I have a lot of cousins, who is kind of my brothers and sisters. I don't see my family often because we don't live together. My family lives in Bình Định province but I live in Hồ Chí Minh city for my work, I miss them so much. Although I can't meet them everyday, but I speak with them regularly by Zalo. And we all get together once or twice a year when I have holiday, especially Tet holiday. When I come home and gather with my family and relatives, it always noisy but lots of fun! That's all. Thank you for reading!

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Good answer! Here are three corrections for you: 1. My two brothers *are* older than me... 2. Don't use 'because...so...' in the same sentence. Choose one or the other. 3. ...I have a lot of cousins, who *are* kind of my brothers and sisters. Thanks for sharing your answer with us!

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thanks for your lesson. this is my practice: there are four people in my immediate family: my dad, mom, younger brother, and me - the oldest child. I'm very close to my family. when I was a high schooler, I always had meals with my family every day. but now it's so hard because I'm living in a different city for university. we all get together once a month, whenever I have free time like weekends or holidays. I really miss my family. hope I can pass this hard time.

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Hello, your lesson is very useful. This is my work I come from a small family with four members. There are my parents, my brother who is one year younger than me and myself. Both us are the student in secondary school. I'm in seventh grade and he's in sixth grade. My mother is a businesswoman. She is very good at languages. Although she is busy, she always has time to do housework and help us with our schoolwork. My dad is an engineer. He travels pretty often with his job in abroad. When he returns from work, he tries to as much time as possible with us. Sometimes we watch films or have a picnic in the countryside. All of them are a memorable experience. We are concord with each other. I love my family so much.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice response! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...both of us are students in...' not, 'the student'. 2) '...travels abroad pretty often with his job,' not, '...travels pretty often with his job in abroad'. 3) '...he tries to spend as much time as possible...' not, '...he tries to as much time as possible...'. Hope this is useful for you!

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Hello! Thank you very much for your lesson. This is my practice: There are 5 people in my family: my grandmother, my parents, my brother, which is two years older than me and myself. I'm very close to my family. Although I and my brother have to go to school in another city, not in my hometown, but we try to spend as much time as possible with the family. We have lunch together every weekend. At that lunch, I usually help my mother to cook some Vietnamese traditional foods. By the way, I play badminton with my brother twice a week, he's funny and joke me at all time. I love my family very much.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice answer! Three corrections for you: 1) '...my brother, who is...' not '...brother, which...' 2) '...my brother and I' not '...I and my brother.' 3) You can't use 'although' and 'but' in the same sentence. You should remove one of them. Hope this makes sense!

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Hi Josi. Thanks for watching and sharing your excellent response. We're so glad you enjoy the lessons. Here are some corrections for your response: 1) 'There are six people: my two older sisters...' not, 'There are six people, my two older sisters...' 2) It might be more effective to say, '...grandparents had a lot of children,' instead of, 'sons and daughters.' 3) 'I'm very close to my family,' not, 'of.' Hope this helps you!

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Thank you very much for your lesson. Here is my sharing: I come from a nuclear family. There are 4 people in my family: my parents, my brother and me. My parents used to be workers but they have retired now. My brother is six years older than me and he runs his own small business. Both of my parents were born from the big families, so I have lots of cousins. Most of them live in the countryside, where is my parents ' s hometown. I don' t see them often because we live in the city. I am very close to my family. Sometimes, I pretty like going shopping with my mom, hanging out with my brother or playing volleyball with my dad. We also really enjoy having meals or watching TV together. Once or twice a month, we would like to schedule a time to visit my grandparents and relatives.

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I'm really close with my family. We have lunch and dinner together everyday . Moreover, I often spend my holiday staying with my family all day instead of having time with my friends. My family is an intended family including my older sister, my brother -in-law, two nieces , my husband, me and my parents of course. My family is the best thing in my life.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing! You wrote a great response! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...together every day,' not, 'everyday'. 2) What do you mean by an 'intended' family? Hope this is useful for you!

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There are 4 people in my int immediate family. I have one younger brother so I am the oldest child. I don't have any kids neither a wife yet. I adore staying close with my family and playing some board games which is splendid. I see you very often since we are living in the same house. For me, the most precious time is the time I spend with my family.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Thuresh. Thanks for watching and sharing your response. Nice job! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...kids or a wife yet,' not, 'neither.' 2) 'I see them very often,' not, 'you.' Hope this helps you!

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There are six members in my immediate family: my grandparents,my parents, one brother and myself. I have been living with my family since 20 years though I moved to other city for my graduation but I always came to see them on weekends. I'm very close to my family because I spent some time without them and I reckon that this the most purest and permanent relationship. Although I don't see my brother so often ,because he moved to Canada for his studies but thanks to video calls we keep ourselves connected through them

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice response about your family. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...living with my family for 20 years,' not, 'since'. 2) '...moved to another city after my graduation,' not, 'for'. 3) Do you still see them on weekends? If so, you want to say: '...but I always come to see them,' not, 'came'. Hope this is useful for you!

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2018 was the first of many for me. I married the love of my life and gave birth to a beautiful son. My very own family. Currently, we live with my husband’s grandmother and great grandmother. They are the only family we get to see everyday. Although I miss my family back home so much, I don’t have the chance to see them more often. Mostly because of time and financial constraints. Back in the day, we do a lot of things together as a family. Like going to church on Sunday mornings and, as much as possible, we eat breakfast together. That’s our own kind of bonding.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing, Angel. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...get to see every day,' not, 'everyday'. 2) '....often, mostly because of...' not, '...often. Mostly because of...'. 3) 'Back in the day, we did a lot of things...' not, 'do'. 'Back in the day' means in the past. Hope this is useful for you!

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Great idea! It's already on my to-do list. It might take a bit of time for me to make it, though--watch this space!

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I'm living with my big and lovely family , we are seven members : four sisters including me in the middle and only one brother whoes age is near to me that we are too close and spend most of our time together having fun . I'm so lucky for having an elder sisters living near so that i could meet my nephew's and niece's alot so we don't miss them , although my extended family is small because both my mother and father are the only child so we don't have any cousins or aunts and uncles but we instead have a kind grandmother who used to cook a delicious cookies whenever we visit her

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Great response, Farah! Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...whose age is near mine,' not, '...whoes age is near to me'. 2) '...so we are very close and spend...' not, '...that we are too close and spend...'. 3) 'I'm so lucky to have elder sisters...' not, 'I'm so lucky for having an elder sisters...'. Hope this helps you!

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Hello! Thank you very much for your lesson Oli. I'd wish to do it with you. This is my practice, it might be interesting: There are four people in my intermediate family: My parents, my sister and myself. I'm very close to my family. I don't have kids yet but I like to have a huge family one day. I live with my family and my mother cooks yummy food everyday. I have lots of cousins. We always eat together and I usually help my mother to cook Maldivian traditional foods. By the way, I play with my younger sister who likes to play all day! She always likes to lie down next to me on my parents bed or even on the playing mat. My sister also likes to listen carefully to the story's I tell her. She really likes to play with me a lot. We all go to the park if the weather is nice. I love my family very much. Thank you! Maakin 7yrs

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson, Shama. Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...but I'd like to have a huge family...' not, 'I like'. 2) '...help my mother cook,' not, 'to cook'. 3) '...on my parents' bed,' not, 'parents'. Hope this is useful for you!

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I come from a small family: I just have one sister, who’s ten years younger than me. I’m the oldest in the family. My sister has three children, so I have two nephews and the niece. They live in Russia so I don’t see them often, although we talk on Skype every so often.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Another nice answer! Here is one tip: '...two nephews and a niece,' not, 'the'. Hope this is useful for you!

[@user-fs1yn8ge1j]

Hi, Oli. Thanks for your reply. I don't understand how to use articles in English. Best. Vitaliy.

[@shinewang7205]

Thank you, your lesson helps a lot! I have eight people in my family, my parents,my younger sister ,her husband and their son, my husband and our newborn daughter.We all get toghter once a month to have lunch or dinner in my parents' house.My mother always cook delicious food for us.Other time we talk on telephone or the Wechat.I almost stay with my daughter all day and night ,since she is a four months old baby.I nurse her,take care of her,and speak to her.I and my husband always take her out to the canal nearby if the weather is good.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice, Shine! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...have lunch or dinner at my parents' house,' not, 'in'. 2) 'My mother always cooks...' not, 'cook'. 3) 'Other times, we talk on the telephone...' not, 'Other time we talk on telephone...'. Hope this helps you!

[@marleendegling4106]

I have my parents, my 2 grandpas, 1 grandma, 1 sister, 2 brothers, 4 nieces, 1 nephew, 5 cousins, 5 aunts, 2 uncles, 2 sisters in law, 1 brother in law, and my boyfriend. 😇 so I have a very BIG family ❤❤❤

[@marleendegling4106]

And me of course.😜!

[@bonniechu7264]

My immediate family is quite small because there are only 4 people in my family: my dad, my mom, my brother and me. My dad is one of six children so, I have a quite big extended family. I have a lot of cousins, who are kind of like my brothers and sisters. We usually see each other once a year especially in occasion like Chinese New Year which is always noisy but lots of fun.

[@marjoriemananghaya2141]

Thank you 😊😊😊😊

[@danielacorrea9097]

There are seven people in my immediate family we´re so close, we usually all get together at least twice or three times a month. We go to my grandma´s house and make delicious food and talk to each other about everything, and sometimes we go to the mall and we usually see the many stores, and also, we have lunch too. So, I have three brothers and I´m the oldest among them, we get along very well, however I haven´t see my others two brothers often, because they lived so far to me. I married but I don´t have children yet, however I have to nephews their names are Bryan and Miguel. I see my other relatives, but not often as my immediate family. We get together each once a month, we usually go to my aunt´s house and enjoy our time together. I love all my family. Thank you so much for this videos, it´s helping me a lot!

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice answer! Here are three corrections for you: 1. You often use commas where you need full stops. Finish a sentence with a full stop; then start a new one! 2. 'I don't see my other two brothers often...' not 'I haven't see...' 3. 'They live so far from me,' not '...lived so far to me.' Thanks for sharing!

[@danielacorrea9097]

Thank you so much!

[@bettymarealle4226]

Hello I am Betty I come from a big family of ten people. Four brothers, three sisters and my parents .I am the last born. All of my siblings are now living with their new family oversees and I am a university student live in different country. I see them once a year especially during Christmass time we usually had family party,but I speak to them regularly through phone calls or Skype. I love being part of this family

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Betty, thanks for sharing this answer about your family. Here are a few corrections for you: 1) '...family of ten people: four brothers...' not, '...family of ten people. Four brothers...'. 2) '...student living in a different country,' not, '...student live in different country'. 3) '...Christmas time we usually have a family party,' not, '...Christmass time we usually had family party'. Hope this helps you!

[@sheenashah1054]

Hi Oli Here is the description of my house and the place in my house I like the most. I live in a semi-detached house which is much spacious and airy. It has two bedrooms, a cosy studyroom, a big well furnished drawing-room, and a lovely living room with a well equipped kitchen and two washrooms.it has a front yard with a small evergreen and flowery garden. I love my home but the most I like is the livingroom because I have great association to it. It's the place where my husband, kids, and I get together for our meals. We enjoy some family programmes, videos ,discussions, and our day long observations. I feel warmth and harmony here with my nuclear family. That's why I keep it clean, organized, and fragrant.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice answer about your house, Sheena. Here are a few corrections for you: 1) '...which is very spacious,' not, 'much'. 2) 'I love my home but the thing I like most is the...' not, 'I love my home but the most I like is the...'. 3) 'living room,' not, 'livingroom'. Hope this helps!

[@jeevankharel20]

I am gratefull to you lesson sir.Here I want describe about my family.There are five member in my immediate family.Father ,mother,sister,brother and myself.I have good relation with my family though we live in different country.but my sister is living with me.we alwys spend our time joyfully when my family come for vacation.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for watching and writing your answer, Jeevan, Here are some corrections: 1) '...five members,' not, '...five member'. 2) '...immediate family: my father, mother, sister, brother, and myself,' not, '...immediate family.Father ,mother,sister,brother and myself'. 3) 'I have a good relationship with my family...we live in different countries,' not, 'I have good relation with my family...we live in different country'. Hope this helps you!

[@jeevankharel20]

Thank u so much for your correction.

[@sheenamarieyap3926]

This one is clear and easy to learn... Thanks 😘

[@varshamaity1690]

There are six people in my immediate family. Although my extended family is quite large. I have just one younger brother. I don’t have children,but I have a lots of nieces and nephews. I don’t see my family often because I live in a different country,but I speak to them regularly and we all get together once or twice a year, which is always very noisy but lots of fun. Thank you Teacher.

[@user-un9wy1dy3k]

Thanks a lot Mr . Oli for your advice.

[@kimthien1071]

thanks very much but Oxford Online Engish need to make additional clip about school,the neighborhood , the festival and the best friend.@^_^@

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Good suggestions! We'll look into them and see what we can do.

[@cango7442]

I come from a immediate family including five members. I'm the middle child, my brother is five years older than me and I have a younger brother who has just started Secondary school. I don't see my family often because I study and live in other City, but I speak to them on facebook regularly. Once or twice a month, I come back home, I often play badminton with my brother. I like everything that my mom cooks, she is really good at cooking. I love my family so much.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Thuy. Thanks for sharing your response. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...an immediate,' not, 'a immediate.' 2) It's not necessary to capitalize 'secondary' and 'city,' however, you should capitalize 'Facebook.' 3) '...back home. I often play...' not, '...back home, I often play...' Hope this is useful for you!

[@cango7442]

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Thank you so much😍

[@sheenashah1054]

Thanks a lot A great help, indeed

[@marcelamele6416]

Thank you kindly Oli, this video really helpful. well-done!!!!

[@oquynhanh1573]

Hi! This is really a helpful lesson. I hope you will make more videos like this to help everyone in the whole world to practice English. This is my answer: There are six people in my immediate family: my parents, three younger sisters and myself. I don't have children yet, but I very close to my sisters. I'm the oldest child, so I always help my mother to take care of our family such as cooking, tidy up, play with my youngest sister,... We are living in a beautiful house in the North of the Hanoi suburb. We often have dinner at my grandmother's house with my cousins, my aunts and my uncles, which is very noisy, but it is a ton of fun. After eating dinner we often sing, dance and play a game.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for watching and sharing your answer! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...but I'm very close to my sisters,' not, 'I very close'. 2) '...take care of our family with things such as cooking...' not, '...take care of our family such as cooking...'. 3) '...cooking, tidying up, and playing with my younger sister,' not, '...cooking, tidy up, play with my youngest sister'. Hope this helps you!

[@asmaamouhmad7458]

Hello Mr Oli really i like all your lessones and your explaining is very nice . thanks alot.

[@javedamin8529]

Hello! Thanks for your lesson. This is my practice: There are seven people in my immediate family, my parents, one sister, three brothers and me. I close with my family and i have lots of relatives. I doesn't see my family often because my brothers and me live in another city due to studies. But we speak them regularly and we all get together once or twice in a year which is noise and lots of fun. I love my family.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Javed, thanks for watching and sharing your answer. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) Always capitalize 'I' in a sentence. 2) '...my brothers and I live...' not, 'me'. 3) '...we speak to them regularly,' not, '...we speak them regularly'. Hope this is useful for you!

[@javedamin8529]

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Thanks for correction

[@nasiib9149]

Hi oli thank you I like ur Explanation I'm new students.

[@samiralemouessekh4901]

wooow I love you so much 😊😊😊😊 and I like your accent! thanks

[@nhuluong8430]

I like video so much, I wanna improve your speaking skill, I look for friends to pratice english. Thanks this video.

[@sabrinaawate5759]

Thank you very much for your lesson.

[@NguyenLan-fh3ox]

Hello! Thank you teacher

[@dieulienhoa6074]

Hello girl 😁