People at Home and at School
Primary 1 · English
People at Home and at School
Lesson 1 of 5
10 min
Let's begin
Grown-up: read this out loud. Stop at each family word and let the child say it after you.
Uwase is at home. It is evening.
She holds up her hand. She names the people who are with her.
Mother. Father. Her brother. Her grandmother.
Today you will name your family in English too.
Your family is the people you are with at home.
Say these six words out loud:
Say them again. Hold up one finger for one word.
Uwase points to her mother. She says:
This is my mother.
Now she points to one more person. Only the last word changes.
This is my father.
This is my brother.
This is my grandmother.
Three words stay the same every time: This is my. Put your family word at the end.
At home you have two words for a boy in your family.
One word is for the big boy. One word is for the small boy.
English is not like that. English has one word.
Gatete is ten years old. Ishimwe is six years old. They are boys in one family.
In English they are both brothers.
A girl in your family is your sister. One word again.
Careful! Do not look for two words. English has one.
Your mother has a mother too. She is your grandmother.
Your father has a father. He is your grandfather.
Listen to the words: grand-mother, grand-father. You can hear mother and father inside them.
Watch and say the words: mother, father, brother, sister.
Tip
One finger, one person
Hold up your hand. Name one person in your family for each finger.
If you stop, say the word you know again. Then go on.
Say each one out loud, then tap Show answer to check.
The mother of your mother. Who is she?
Answer: my grandmother. Grandmother has mother inside it.
A girl in your family. Who is she?
Answer: my sister. English has one word for a girl in your family.
The father of your father. Who is he?
Answer: my grandfather.
Gatete is ten years old. Ishimwe is six years old. They are boys in one family. What are they?
Answer: brothers. Big or small, a boy in your family is your brother.
Point to one person at home. Say: This is my ...
Answer: a family word you know: mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather.
What you learned today
Quick check
The mother of your mother. Who is she?
