Part of Close relationships and home life

Talking about family

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Lesson 1

Family conversation preview

Welcome to Real Easy English from BBC Learning English. In this programme, we have real conversations in easy English to help you practise listening and learn new words and phra...

Language: en-gbDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Family size

OK, let's start the conversation. So, Neil, how big is your family? It’s probably average, really. I have one sister, but she has three kids and I have two kids. So, when we get...

Language: en-gbDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Getting along with family

even though there aren't many of us. OK, it sounds like you get on well with your family. Is that right? Yeah, definitely, yeah. I love spending time with my cousin and she has...

Language: en-gbDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

Children and their ages

Oh, dear! So, Neil, your sister has three children. — Yeah. — What are the ages of them? Well, for a start, they’re all boys! OK. Oh, my gosh. That sounds very difficult! And th...

Language: en-gbDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

Family vocabulary recap

OK, let's quickly recap the vocabulary we learned in this conversation. We learnt 'compare' which means 'to look at two things to see if they are the same or different'. 'Bigger...

Language: en-gbDuration: 1 min

Lesson 6

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