Talking about your family

Sam wants to play Game of Kings, but Jack is more interested in Sam's family.

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and follow the instructions to practise your speaking.

Transcript

Jack: Hi Sam. How’s it going?
Sam: Good. How are you?
Jack: Fine, thanks. Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings?
Sam: Yeah, do you want to play? It’s great!
Jack: Oh! You can’t buy that here! Where did you get it?
Sam: From my brother. He sent it to me.
Jack: What? Charlie?
Sam: No, my other brother, Rob. He lives in the States ... in New York.
Jack: Really? I didn’t know you had another brother!
Sam: Yeah! Well, he’s my half-brother.
Jack: But ... I don’t get it ...
Sam: He’s my dad’s son. My dad went to New York to study and married an American.
Jack: Your mum’s American?!
Sam: No, no, not my mum. That was ages ago ... before he met my mum.
Jack: Ah, OK, I get it now. Wow, I didn’t know that! So, how old is your half-brother?
Sam: Er, he’s five years older than me, so he’s twenty-three.
Jack: Cool. And do you see him often?
Sam: Not very often ... I’ve been to visit him twice. Well, three times, but the first time I don’t remember because I was really little. But we speak on Skype a lot.
Jack: And have you met Rob’s mum?
Sam: Yeah. She’s really nice. She’s from Mexico originally. She’s married to someone else now.
Jack: And what does your mum think?
Sam: Er ... she’s fine about it! She knew my dad was divorced and had a son.
Jack: Huh ... OK.
Sam: OK, enough questions. Do you want to play Game of Kings or what?
Jack: Yeah, cool.

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Jack: Hi Sam. How’s it going?
Sam: Good. H__ are you?
Jack: Fine, thanks. Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings?
Sam: Yeah, d__ you want t__ play? It’s great!
Jack: Oh! You can’t buy that here! Where did you get it?
Sam: From m__ brother. He sent it to m__.
Jack: What? Charlie?
Sam: No, my other b______, Rob. He lives i__ the States ... in New York.
Jack: Really? I didn’t know you had another brother!
Sam: Yeah! Well, he’s my half-b______.
Jack: But ... I don’t get it ...
Sam: He’s my dad’s s__. My dad went to New York to study and m______ an American.
Jack: Your mum’s American?!
Sam: No, no, not my m__. That w__ ages ago ... before he met m__ mum.
Jack: Ah, OK, I get it now. Wow, I didn’t know that! So, how old is your half-brother?
Sam: Er, he’s five y____ older t___ me, so h__ twenty-three.
Jack: Cool. And do you see him often?
Sam: Not very often ... I’ve b___ t__ visit him twice. Well, three times, but the first time I d___ remember because I w__ really little. But we speak on Skype a lot.
Jack: And have you met Rob’s mum?
Sam: Yeah. She’s r_____ nice. She’s f___ Mexico originally. She’s married t__ someone else now.
Jack: And what does your mum think?
Sam: Er ... she’s fine about it! She knew my dad w__ divorced and h__ a son.
Jack: Huh ... OK.
Sam: OK, enough questions. Do you w___ to p___ Game of Kings or what?
Jack: Yeah, cool.

Discussion

What is your family like?

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Submitted by Ahjeen on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 17:01

I have 1 older sister and I'm the yongest
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Submitted by Ahjeen on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 16:03

My family is made out of me my younger sis, my mum & my dad they're so good!!!!!
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