FAMILY

RELATIONSHIPS
What five questions could you ask
someone about his or her family?

(e.g., What does your father do?)?
II. Listening Exercises

1. Where is Pancho from?
A. Paraguay
B. Peru
C. Portugal

2. How many brothers and sisters does Pancho have?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13

3. What is his father's job?
A. taxi driver
B. dentist
C. police officer

4. What does his mother do?
A. She owns a beauty salon.
B. She runs a small family store.
C. She works at a bread shop.

5. Which thing does Pancho NOT say?
A. His brothers and sisters help his mom.
B. His mom sells food like eggs and sugar.
C. His mother enjoys her job very much.
Carl: Hi. My name's Carl. Nice to meet you.

Pancho: Nice to meet you, too. My name is Francisco.

Carl: What?

Pancho: Francisco, but all my (1) .. and family back in Peru call me Pancho.

Carl: Okay, Pancho. So, (2) me about your family?

Pancho: Well, I have (3) ..brothers and six sisters.

Carl: Wow. That is a (4) family. So are you the oldest, Pancho?

Pancho: No. I'm the second oldest in my family.

Carl: So, what do your (5).. do?

Pancho: My father is a (6).. driver in Lima, Peru. It's a hard job, but he works hard to (7)
.the family.

Carl: How about your mother?

Pancho: She helps (8) ..a small family store with some of my older brothers and
sisters.

Carl: What kind of store?
Pancho: We (9).. sell food, like bread, eggs, soft drinks, rice, sugar, and cookies. Things
that people (10). every day.
Carl: Hi. My name's Carl. Nice to meet you.

Pancho: Nice to meet you, too. My name is Francisco.

Carl: What?

Pancho: Francisco, but all my friends and family back in Peru call me Pancho.

Carl: Okay, Pancho. So, tell me about your family?

Pancho: Well, I have seven brothers and six sisters.

Carl: Wow. That is a big family. So are you the oldest, Pancho?

Pancho: No. I'm the second oldest in my family.

Carl: So, what do your parents do?

Pancho: My father is a taxi driver in Lima, Peru. It's a hard job, but he works hard to support the family.

Carl: How about your mother?

Pancho: She helps run a small family store with some of my older brothers and sisters.

Carl: What kind of store?
Pancho: We mainly sell food, like bread, eggs, soft drinks, rice, sugar, and cookies. Things that people buy
every day.

My _______________ brother is a college student.
A elder
B senior
C older

I want you to ___________ my father. I'm sure you'll like him.
A talk
B introduce
C meet

My mother works ___________ an elementary school.
A over
B at
C on

There are three ______________ in my family.
A people
B members
C humans

My name is Joshua, but you can ______________ me Josh.
A call
B name
C say