Speaking practice: answer out loud for one minute
How many people are there in your family?
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12 conversation questions about family
- 1How many people are there in your family?
- 2Do you have any brothers or sisters?
- 3Who are you most similar to in your family?
- 4What does your mother or father do?
- 5Do you live with your family?
- 6What do you like to do together as a family?
- 7How often do you see your grandparents?
- 8Who is the funniest person in your family?
- 9Do you have a big or small family?
- 10What do you usually do on family holidays?
- 11Do you have any cousins? Are you close to them?
- 12What is a special family tradition you have?
Useful phrases
- There are... people in my family.
- I have one older brother and...
- I'm the youngest / oldest.
- We often...
- My mother works as a...
- I look like my...
- We get on really well.
- Once a year, we...
Key vocabulary
- siblings
- brothers and sisters
- parents
- your mother and father
- relatives
- people in your family, like aunts and cousins
- only child
- a person with no brothers or sisters
- get on with
- have a good, friendly relationship with
- take after
- look or act like an older family member
Sample answer
How many people are there in your family?
There are five people in my family: my parents, my two younger sisters and me. I'm the oldest. My father works in a bank and my mother is a teacher. We are very close and we usually have dinner together every evening and talk about our day.
Practise "Family" with a real partner
Questions are easier to remember once you've answered them out loud. Start a live 1-on-1 video call and use this topic to get the conversation going.
Practise this topic liveHow to practise this topic
- Answer each question in at least two or three sentences.
- Try to use two of the useful phrases and one new word in every answer.
- With a partner, ask a follow-up question like "Why?" or "Can you give an example?"
- Alone, record your one-minute answer and listen back for one thing to improve.