Step 4: My Family
Talking about family — Possessive 's and adjectives; have / has
📖 Read — The Miller Family
I have a big family. My father's name is Michael. He has a small shop. My mother is a nurse. She is kind. I have one brother and one sister. My brother's name is Adam. He is tall. My sister's name is Lily. She has a cat. The cat's name is Bella. We are a happy family.
🧩 Grammar — Possessive 's + have / has
To show something belongs to a person, add 's: my brother's name. For actions and family we use have (I/you/we/they) and has (he/she/it).
- My sister's name is Lily.
- I have a brother.
- He has a shop.
- She has a cat.
🏗️ Key structures
- I have a + family word — I have a sister.
- My father's name is… — My father's name is Michael.
- He/She has a… — She has a cat.
⭐ Idiom & natural phrases
Adam is tall and strong — like father, like son!
🔤 New words
your female parent
My mother is a nurse.
your male parent
My father has a shop.
a girl with the same parents as you
I have one sister.
a boy with the same parents as you
My brother is tall.
your mother's or father's mother
My grandmother is old and kind.
your mother's or father's brother
My uncle is a driver.
your mother's or father's sister
My aunt is a teacher.
your uncle's or aunt's child
My cousin is my friend too.
🎧 Say it with me
I have a brother and a sister. My sister's name is Lily.
🎤 Your turn to speak
Talk about your family: 4 sentences with have/has and 's.
Say it out loud three times. Even better: record it on your phone and listen — your ear is your best teacher.
✍️ Your turn to write
Write about your family: names and jobs.
See a model answer
I have one brother. My brother's name is Ethan. He is a driver. My mother is a nurse.
Self-check: capital letters? Full stops? Did you use the grammar of this step?
📝 Quick check
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