Writing Skills Practice: About My Family

Read the email and do the exercises to practise and improve your writing skills.

1. Preparation

Match the words or phrases.

1)slim 2)long hair 3)short4)short hair5)tall 6)fat a.胖 b.长头发 c.瘦 d.矮 e.短头发 f.高

2. Check your understanding: gap fill

Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

Spanish long pet big short brown 1) I live with my mum, my dad and mysister. 2) My mum’s a teacher. 3) She’s got eyes. 4) My dad’s got _ __ _, brown hair and _ , brown hair. 5) We’ve got a _ dog.

3. Check your writing: gap fill

Complete the sentences with words from the box.

house cat eyes teacher Australian brother hair I live in a big 1)with my mum, my dad and my big 2). We live in London. My mum’s name is Lucy. She’s British and is an English 3) __ . My dad’s name is Wayne. He’s 4)and he’s very tall and strong. He works in an office. My big brother is 18 and he goes to university. He has short, brown 5) __ and blue 6) ___ . We’ve got a pet 7), Spotty!

4. Check your writing: error correction

Correct and write these sentences.

1) Kelly lives with her mum, her dad and her big brother.

2) Kelly’s mum is Mexican and she speaks Chinese and Spanish.

3) Kelly’s dad is a Spanish teacher.

4) Kelly’s dad is American and he works in a shop.

5) Kelly’s sister has got short, brown hair and blue eyes.

6) Kelly’s got a pet cat, Brandy.

Discussion

Do you have a big family?