Practice Lab

Talking About Others – My Family

Learn how to talk about family members using simple third-person structures: his, her, he is, she is, he has, and she has.

Family Vocabulary Third Person Speaking Practice Beginner Level
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Talking About Others My Family
Practice Goal

By the end of this activity, you will be able to describe a family member using basic third-person grammar and simple personal information.

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Grammar Focus

The Third Person Switch

To talk about another person, we change the verb and the possessive. Compare how we talk about ourselves and how we talk about him or her.

Topic Talking about me Talking about him / her
Name My name is... His name is... / Her name is...
Age I am... He is... / She is...
Quantity I have two children. He has... / She has...
Location I live in... He lives in... / She lives in...
Teacher's Tip

Remember: with he and she, many verbs add -s. Example: I live in Medellín. She lives in Medellín.

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Useful Language

Family Presentation Phrases

Talking about her

Her name is Maria. Use “her” for a female family member.
She is five years old. Use “she is” to talk about age.
She lives in Medellín. Use “lives” with she.

Talking about him

His name is Pablo. Use “his” for a male family member.
He is eight years old. Use “he is” to talk about age.
He lives in Bogotá. Use “lives” with he.
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Speaking Activity

Getting to Know Our Families

Prepare a short presentation about your family. You can talk about your parents, children, siblings, grandparents, or another important family member.

Answer these questions

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How many children, siblings, or family members do you have?

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What is his or her name?

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How old is he or she?

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Where does he or she live?

Example Presentation

“I have two children. Her name is Maria and she is 5 years old. His name is Pablo and he is 8 years old. They live in Medellín with me.”

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Interactive Practice

Build Your Family Presentation

Complete the form to generate a short family presentation. Then read it out loud and practice sharing it with the class.

My Family Presentation

Write the information and generate your speaking model.

Speaking
Read this to the class

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