2) How important is your family to you? Adapt it to the age/ability of your class as described above, by adding to/omitting the starting tree template. Includes mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother, big sister, big brother, baby, aunt, uncle, and full family cards. Students can immediately engage with English through family-related activities. However, learning to get along with everyone is sometimes a challenge. 4) Would you like / Do you have your own family? #12: ESL Family Vocabulary For a similar activity that involves listening instead of reading, try Family Tree Dictation. The Family Tree Fill-In ESL activity is a fun puzzle that makes practising reading and understanding family vocabulary much more interesting. Fun family ESL flashcards. 3) How important are you to your family? Be sure to give them some example sentences that they can use to describe their ESL family trees. My family tree Name: _____ My _____ me My _____ My _____ My _____ My _____ My _____ My _____ My _____ My _____ My _____ Family relationships are an important part of our lives, from birth of children, to weddings, to our old age. Alfred Baker’s Family Tree You and your partner both have some information about Alfred Baker’s family. If necessary do a few examples with the If necessary do a few examples with the whole class before asking them to continue individually or with a partner ( Family Tree Vocabulary and speaking exercises focusing on families and relationships are an integral part of almost every elementary English language course. ESL For Beginners Section 08 1. Share the information and try to complete the family tree below. detectives and solve a puzzle about a family tree. 5) Do you prefer spending time with your family or friends? A way to extend this activity is to have your ESL students share their tree with a partner or small group (bigger classes) or to the whole class (smaller classes). Hundreds more free handouts at www.eslDiscussions.com FAMILY DISCUSSION STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) 1) What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘family’?