Who is in Dave’s family? 👨👩👧👦
In Family Secret, Ella, Dave, Mia and Tim return to an old classroom and discover photographs, an old map and a story connected to Dave’s family.
This Pre-A0 English story introduces simple family vocabulary, familiar classroom words and useful questions such as “Who’s this?” naturally through pictures, dialogue and context.
The children enter an old classroom and look around.
They recognise familiar objects:
Then they discover old photographs.
Dave shows his friends a picture of his family and introduces some of the people in it.
The children practise asking:
“Who’s this?”
and answering with simple phrases such as:
“This is Grandma.”
“This is Dad.”
They also discover an old map and another photograph that may be connected to the mystery they have been following.
Could Dave’s family know something important?
As you watch, listen for these words and phrases:
Do not worry if you do not understand every word.
Look at the photographs, objects, gestures and characters. The pictures and actions help explain what the words mean.
After watching, try answering these questions:
You can pause the video and repeat the characters’ sentences aloud.
Take a family photo and practise together.
Point to one person and ask:
Who’s this?
Then answer:
This is Mum.
This is Dad.
This is Grandma.
This is Grandpa.
You can also practise:
This is my family.
This simple activity helps children connect the English they hear in the story with people they already know.
Look around a classroom or study space and name the objects you can see:
chair
desk
board
book
Then try using:
It’s a chair.
It’s a book.
In the JOYup app, children continue practising the vocabulary and phrases introduced in the story through interactive games and activities involving listening, reading, writing and speaking.
The same language returns in different contexts, helping learners understand it, remember it and gradually begin using it independently.
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