Talking About Your Family in English - Spoken English Lesson

英文口說 — 介紹您的家庭

Hi, I’m Oli.

嗨，我是Oli。

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

歡迎來到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about your family in English.

在本節課裡，您可以學到怎麼用 英文談論您的家庭。

Do you have a big family?

您有一個大家庭嗎？

What do you like doing when you spend time with your family?

當您花時間與您的家人在 一起時，您喜歡做什麼？

Talking about family can be a good way to start a conversation in English, so it’s

談論家庭可以是開始英文對話的一個好方式， 如果您

useful if you know what to say and if you have some questions to ask.

知道說什麼以及您有一些問題 去問，那麼這是有用的。

Let’s start with something simple.

我們從簡單的事情開始。

Part one: introducing your family.

第一部分：介紹您的家庭。

Let’s start with a simple sentence:

我們從一個簡單的句子開始：

"There are ________ people in my family."

"There are ________ people in my family."

So you can say:

那麼您可以說：

"There are five...

"There are five...

There are ten...

There are ten...

There are thirty people in my family."

There are thirty people in my family."

That’s not too hard, but it’s not so interesting, either!

那不是太難，但是也不是太有趣！

You should say who these people are.

您要說那些人是誰。

"There are ten people in my family: I have two sisters, one brother, my uncle and aunt,

"There are ten people in my family: I have two sisters, one brother, my uncle and aunt,

two grandparents and my parents of course."

two grandparents and my parents of course."

"There are four people in my family: my wife, my two sons and myself."

"There are four people in my family: my wife, my two sons and myself."

Part two: Talking about your brothers and sisters.

第二部分：談論您的兄弟姐妹。

How many brothers and sisters do you have?

您有多少兄弟姐妹？

You could say:

您可以說：

"I have two brothers and one sister."

"I have two brothers and one sister."

"I just have one sister."

"I just have one sister."

"I’m an only child."

"I’m an only child."

Let’s make it more interesting by adding more information.

我們增加更多資訊，這樣它會更有趣。

Are your brothers and sisters older or younger?

您的兄弟姐妹比您年齡大還是小？

Where are you in the family?

您在家裡排行第幾？

"I have two older brothers and one older sister.

"I have two older brothers and one older sister.

I’m the youngest in the family."

I’m the youngest in the family."

"I just have one sister, who’s five years older than me."

"I just have one sister, who’s five years older than me."

"I’m the middle child: my brother is two years older, and I have a younger sister who’s

"I’m the middle child: my brother is two years older, and I have a younger sister who’s

finishing university this year."

finishing university this year."

Part three: talking about your immediate and your extended family.

第三部分：談論您的直係親屬 和大家庭。

In English, we sometimes draw a line between your immediate family.

在英文裡，我們有時會在您的直系 親屬之間畫一條線。

That means: you, your husband/wife, your children, parents, and brothers and sisters.

那意思是：您、您的配偶、您的小孩、 父母與兄弟姐妹。

Then, you have your extended family.

然後，您有您的大家庭。

That means: aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, grandparents, grandchildren, and so

那意思是：姑姨、舅伯、表堂兄弟 姐妹、侄子和外甥、

on.

姪女和外甥女、阿公/外公和阿嫲/外婆、 孫子/孫女和外孫/外孫女等。

Now, you can give more details about the people in your family, like this:

現在您能給出您家庭成員的 更多細節，像這個：

"My immediate family is quite small, because I’m an only child.

"My immediate family is quite small, because I’m an only child.

My mum is one of five children, so I have a lot of cousins, who are kind of like my

My mum is one of five children, so I have a lot of cousins, who are kind of like my

brothers and sisters.

brothers and sisters.

There are six people in my immediate family: my parents, my brother and his wife, my sister

There are six people in my immediate family: my parents, my brother and his wife, my sister

and me.

and me.

I have a lot of other relatives, but they live in Canada so we don’t see them often."

I have a lot of other relatives, but they live in Canada so we don’t see them often."

Part four: talking about your children.

第四部分：談論您的小孩。

Do you have children?

您有小孩嗎？

Let’s see what you can say:

我們來看看您可以說什麼：

"I have three kids: two girls and a boy."

"I have three kids: two girls and a boy."

"We have a newborn son."

"We have a newborn son."

"We have one daughter, and my wife’s expecting our second child."

"We have one daughter, and my wife’s expecting our second child."

As always, you should add details to make your answers longer and more interesting:

與之前一樣，您要增加細節來讓您的回答 更長並更有趣：

"I have three kids: two girls and a boy.

"I have three kids: two girls and a boy.

Our eldest daughter has just started secondary school, and the two younger ones are still

Our eldest daughter has just started secondary school, and the two younger ones are still

in primary school."

in primary school."

"We have a newborn son.

"We have a newborn son.

He’s just three weeks old now, so we’re still getting used to things!"

He’s just three weeks old now, so we’re still getting used to things!"

"We have one daughter, and my wife’s expecting our second child.

"We have one daughter, and my wife’s expecting our second child.

We don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, but we’ll find out in three months."

We don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, but we’ll find out in three months."

Part five: talking about your relationship with your family.

第五部分：談論您和您 家人的關係。

Finally, let’s add some information about how often you see your family, and what you

最後，我們來增加一些關於您通常 怎樣看您的家庭，以及

like to do together.

您喜歡和他們在一起做什麼的資訊。

For example:

例如：

"I’m very close to my family.

"I’m very close to my family.

We have lunch together every weekend."

We have lunch together every weekend."

"I see my older brother once a week; we play tennis or basketball together."

"I see my older brother once a week; we play tennis or basketball together."

"I try to spend as much time as possible with my kids."

"I try to spend as much time as possible with my kids."

What now?

現在怎麼樣？

You should know the answer: add more details!

您要知道回答：增加更多細節！

Let's look: "I’m very close to my family.

我們來看看： "I’m very close to my family.

We have lunch together every weekend at my grandmother’s house.

We have lunch together every weekend at my grandmother’s house.

She always cooks something delicious!"

She always cooks something delicious!"

"I see my older brother once a week; we play tennis or basketball together.

"I see my older brother once a week; we play tennis or basketball together.

I don’t see my other brother so often, because he lives overseas, although we talk on Skype

I don’t see my other brother so often, because he lives overseas, although we talk on Skype

every so often."

every so often."

"I try to spend as much time as possible with my kids.

"I try to spend as much time as possible with my kids.

We play cards, watch films, or go to the park if the weather’s nice."

We play cards, watch films, or go to the park if the weather’s nice."

Part six: making a longer answer.

第六部分：回答更長。

Now you should be able to make a longer answer talking about your family.

現在您肯定可以用更長的回答 來談論您的家庭。

You should be able to talk about your relatives, your brothers and sisters, your children if

您應該可以談一下您的親戚、您的 兄弟姐妹、您的小孩，如果

you have any, and your relationship with your family.

您有的話，以及您與 家人的關係。

Let’s look at a sample answer:

我們來看一個回答例子：

"There are five people in my immediate family, although my extended family is quite large.

"There are five people in my immediate family, although my extended family is quite large.

I have two sisters, both younger, so I’m the oldest child.

I have two sisters, both younger, so I’m the oldest child.

I don’t have kids yet but I’d like to have a big family one day.

I don’t have kids yet but I’d like to have a big family one day.

I see my parents and my sisters quite often, because we all live near each other, although

I see my parents and my sisters quite often, because we all live near each other, although

I don’t see my other relatives that much."

I don’t see my other relatives that much."

OK?

可以嗎？

Could you make an answer like this?

您可以做一個像這樣的回答嗎？

Let’s look at one more sample answer first:

我們來在看一個回答的例子：

"I come from a big family: I’m the fifth child, and I have three brothers and one sister.

"I come from a big family: I’m the fifth child, and I have three brothers and one sister.

They’re all close to each other in age, but there’s a big gap between them and me.

They’re all close to each other in age, but there’s a big gap between them and me.

I don’t have children, but I have lots of nieces and nephews!

I don’t have children, but I have lots of nieces and nephews!

I don’t see my family often because I live in a different country, but I speak to them

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

regularly and we all get together once or twice a year, which is always very noisy but

lots of fun."

lots of fun."

What about you?

那麼您呢？

Try to make a longer answer talking about your family.

試著做一個談論您 家庭的更長的回答。

Use the vocabulary and ideas from the lesson to help you.

用到本節課裡的 字彙和主意。

Next time you talk about your family in English, hopefully you’ll have lots to talk about!

下次您用英文來談論您的家庭， 希望您會有更多可以談的！

That’s the end of the lesson.

本節課就到這。

I hope it was useful.

我希望它是有用的。

You can see more of our free English lessons on our website: oxford online English dot

您可以在我們的網站上看到 更多的免費英文課程：

com.

oxford online English dot com.

Thanks very much for watching!

感謝觀看！

See you next time.

下次見！