Talk About Your Family

Family Size

I come from a big family.

I come from a small family.

I was an only child.

I was one of five siblings.

• siblings = brothers and sisters

There are five of us in my family.

extended family = siblings, parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins.

nuclear family = parents and their children.

SIBLINGS

My brother and I are like 2 peas in a pod.
My sister and I are like 2 peas in a pod.

My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.

We have our ups and downs.

• We don’t always see eye to eye
• Sometimes, we fall out but then we make up.
• to fall out = to argue and no longer talk
• to make up = to become friends again

We are a close family = We are a tight knit family.

We have our differences but we are a tight knit family.

CHILDREN

As a parent, I try not to be overprotective. I don’t want to spoil my children. I try not to spoon feed them.

PARENTS

I look like my father/mother = I am the spitting image of my father/mother.

I take after my parent.

• to take after = to have the same personality as your parents

I parents brought me up with good values.

• to bring up a child = to educate and raise a child

As for my parents, I don’t see a lot of them, because we live in different cities.

WIVES, HUSBANDS AND PARTNERS

It was love at first sight = I fell for her instantly = We just clicked.

• to click = to get on well

We’ve grown to love each other over time = We’ve grown closer and closer over the years.

Blood is thicker than water = family is more important than friends.

What is your family like?

I am from a medium-sized family, I was the youngest child of three siblings. I think all three of us are quite different. We certainly have our ups and downs, and although we do fall out sometimes, we usually make up. Unfortunately I don’t see a lot of them because I live abroad, but that said, we stay in touch with wechat. Talking about my parents, I take after my Dad, and actually I am also the spitting image of him.

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