A Photo of My Family
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Mia shows her family photo to Tom. Read the dialogue, then do the exercises. You can listen to the lines, too.
Reading text
photo
a picture of people or thingsmother
a woman with a childfather
a man with a childcousins
the sons and daughters of your uncle or auntbrother
a boy or man with the same parents as yousisters
girls or women with the same parents as yougrandmother
the mother of your mother or fatherphoto
a picture of people or thingsnice
good and friendlyPractice exercises
Who Is Who?
Choose the correct answer.
1.Who is Rosa?
2.Who is Carlos?
3.Who is Leo?
4.Who are Ana and Eva?
True or False
Decide if each statement is true or false.
5.Carlos is Mia's brother.
6.Mia's grandmother is in the photo.
7.Mia's family is small.
Match the Words
Match each word with its meaning.
Choose a word on the left, then its match on the right.
Listen and Choose
Listen once or twice, then choose what you hear.
12.Listen and choose what you hear.
13.Listen and choose what you hear.
14.Listen and choose what you hear.
Frequently asked questions
Do I use his or her for a family member?
Use his for a man or a boy and her for a woman or a girl: His name is Carlos. Her name is Rosa.
What is the difference between this and that?
Use this for a person or thing near you and that for a person or thing far from you. For more than one, use these and those.
Can I listen to the dialogue?
Yes. Press the play button on each line and listen to the English. Then read the line again.
Answer key
1. Who is Rosa?
Answer: Mia's mother
Tom asks, “Is that your mother?” Mia says, “Yes, she is. Her name is Rosa.”
2. Who is Carlos?
Answer: Mia's father
Mia says, “He is my father. His name is Carlos.”
3. Who is Leo?
Answer: Mia's brother
Tom asks, “Is that boy your brother?” Mia says, “Yes, he is. His name is Leo.”
4. Who are Ana and Eva?
Answer: Mia's sisters
Mia says, “They are my sisters, Ana and Eva.”
5. Carlos is Mia's brother.
Answer: False
Carlos is Mia's father.
6. Mia's grandmother is in the photo.
Answer: True
Mia says, “My grandmother is in the photo, too.”
7. Mia's family is small.
Answer: False
Tom says, “Your family is big!” and Mia says, “Yes, it is.”
8. photo
Answer: a picture of people or things
A photo is a picture. In the dialogue, it is a picture of a family.
9. cousins
Answer: the sons and daughters of your uncle or aunt
Your uncle's or aunt's children are your cousins.
10. grandmother
Answer: the mother of your mother or father
Your mother's mother and your father's mother are your grandmothers.
11. nice
Answer: good and friendly
Tom says, “She is very nice.” Nice is a good word for a friendly person.
12. Listening question 12: Her name is Rosa.
Answer: Rosa
The speaker says, “Her name is Rosa.”
13. Listening question 13: They are my sisters, Ana and Eva.
Answer: sisters
The speaker says sisters, so they are girls or women in the family.
14. Listening question 14: My grandmother is in the photo, too.
Answer: grandmother
The word you hear is grandmother.