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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