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General English · Speaking · A1

Talking about family and people you know

Introduce someone and say how you know them.

Lesson 3 · About 15 minutes

Learn: your objectives

  • Name a relationship and give a simple description.
  • Use a person's name to make your meaning clear.

Warm-up

Think about these questions. Say a short answer aloud.

  • Who do you often talk to?
  • What is one word to describe a friend?

Useful language

Introducing another person

This is my …

Introduce a friend or family member.

This is my cousin, Akmal.

We … together.

Say what you share.

We study together.

She's / He's …

Give a simple description.

She's friendly and funny.

Notice: model speaking

Read aloud. Notice how the speakers use the phrases and respond to each other.

Zebo: This is my friend, Malika.

Tim: Nice to meet you, Malika. Do you work together?

Malika: No, we study together.

Zebo: Malika is very kind. She helps me with English.

Speaking strategy

Use a name before ‘he’ or ‘she’ so your listener knows who you mean. Say your relationship, then add one thing you do together.

Pronunciation & fluency focus

Practise ‘This is my friend / Malika.’ The pause separates the relationship from the name. Keep ‘This is’ connected rather than stressing every word.

Teaching guidance, not an analysis of your voice.

Use: controlled practice

Choose a useful response for each situation. Check when all questions are answered. These are phrase exercises, not a speaking assessment.

1. Introduce your brother, Rustam, to a visitor.
2. ‘How do you know Anora?’ You attend the same class.
3. Choose a description of a person's character.
4. Your listener has not met your friends. Which start makes ‘she’ clear?
5. ‘We play football together.’ Choose a follow-up about that activity.

Build your answer

Write a few keywords. Then look away and speak. Notes stay on this page only.

Speak: your challenge

Introduce a friend, relative or invented person aloud. Say their name, your relationship and something you do together. Speak for 30 seconds.

Choose someone you feel comfortable describing; private family details are not needed.

Speak aloud. This page does not record, listen to or assess your speech. There is no automatic speaking score.

Self-check

Open to everyone. Answers, notes and checklists are not saved to an account. These original lessons use level labels to organize learning; completion is not official CEFR certification or proof of a level.