Meine Familie
Teach students to describe family members and tell all about their likes and dislikes.
Communication Targets
-I can tell you who is in my family.
-I can tell you my family member’s names, ages, where they’re from, what they’re like, and what they look like.
-I can understand written and spoken texts about families.
-I can tell you what my family members like and dislike.
Targeted Grammar
-the verbs sein & haben
-pronouns: er & sie
-sentence order with manchmal, immer & nie
-possessives: ihre & seine
Cultural Topics
-German-speaking countries
Materials in this theme
Theme Vocabulary
die Familie - family
die Mutter - mother
die Schwester - sister
die Eltern - parents
die Katze - cat
der Vater - father
der Bruder - brother
der Hund - dog
die Oma - grandma
die Tante - aunt
die Großeltern - grandparents
die Geschwister - siblings
der Opa - grandpa
der Onkel - uncle
Wie heißt ...? - What is the name of...?
dein/deine - your
Wie heißen deine Eltern? - What are your parents names?
Wie alt ist...? - How old is...?
Wie alt sind deine Eltern? - How old are your parents?
mein/meine - my
Ich habe keine/n - I don't have a
Mein/e heißt... - My ...'s name is.
Meine Großeltern heißen... - My grandparents' names are...
Mein/e ... ist ... Jahre alt. - My ... is ... years old.
Meine Geschwister sind ... Jahre alt. - My siblings are ... years old.
intelligent - intelligent
selbstsicher - self-confident
streng - strict
blöd - dumb
ernst - serious
jung - young
schön - beautiful
arrogant - arrogant
hat - to have
einen Bart - a beard
einen Schnurrbart - a moustache
eine Glatze - bald
trägt - wears
Ohrringe - earrings
einen Hut - a hat
kommt - comes
kommen - to come
manchmal - sometimes
immer - always
nie - never
bergsteigen gehen - to go mountain climbing
aufs Konzert gehen - to go to a concert
Auto fahren - to drive a car
fernsehen - to watch TV
stricken - to knit
backen - to bake
Motorrad fahren - to ride a motorcycle
campen - to camp
Gewichte heben - to lift weights
Tennis spielen - to play tennis
Basketball schauen - to watch Basketball golfen - to golf
Eishockey schauen - to watch ice hockey Filme sehen - to watch movies
arbeiten - to work
grillen -to grill
Tischtennis spielen - to play table tennis
Ich mag meinen Bruder. - I like my brother.
Looking for even more materials to save time?
Alles Über Mich
Get your students communicating from day one with this introductory German unit designed for students with no prior knowledge.
2. Meine Familie
Introduce your students to family life. Teach your learners how to describe their family and their likes and dislikes.
3. Mein Schulleben
Effortlessly teach your students all they need to know about school life including teachers, classes and the German school system.