Sam’s Family

廣西南寧市友愛小學 韋 靜

Look. This is Sam’s family photo. There are eight people in Sam’s family. They are Sam’s father, Sam’s mother, Sam’s two aunts, Sam’s two elder brothers, Sam’s elder sister and Sam.

The man is Sam’s father. He is 45 years old. He is tall and strong. He has a round face and short hair. He is an engineer. He works in a bridge company.He has many books. He likes reading very much. He likes fishing also. Yes, he likes playing football. Sometimes, he plays football with his children.

Sam’s mother sits in front of Sam’s father. She has long hair. She is in a white sweater. She is smiling. She is very happy. Sam’s mother is a cashier. She works in a supermarket. How old is Sam’s mother? We don’t know.

The woman on the left of Sam’s father is Sam’s aunt. Her name is Jenny. Jenny is Sam’s father’s younger sister. She has long and brown hair. She is in a white sweater too. She is a worker. She works in a railway station.

The woman on the left of Sam’s mother is Sam’s aunt too. Her name is Kate. She is Sam’s father’s younger sister too. Kate likes collecting stamps. She works in a post office.

The small boy is Sam. Sam sits on her elder sister’s legs. Sam is 5 years old. He is not a student. He is too young. He has many toys. He likes playing with his dolls, toy trains and toy planes. He can not play basketball.

Sam’s elder sister is 12 years old. Her name is Mary. Mary is a primary school student. She is in Class 2, Grade 6. She likes English, Maths, Music and Arts. She also likes Chinese. Her Chinese is very good. And she is good at painting.

The other two boys are Bill and Jim. Bill and Jim are primary school students. They’re twins. They both are 10 years old. Bill does well in P.E. He can play basketball, football, volleyball, badminton and table tennis well. And he is good at swimming. But Jim does not like sports so much. He likes singing. He can sing many songs. He has many friends.

You can see this is a very happy family. They love each other. They help each other.

I. Put the following into Chinese.

family photo _____________

tall and strong ____________

a round face ______________

short hair ________________

a bridge company__________

like reading _____________

very much _______________

play football ______________

in front of ________________

long and brown ___________

in a supermarket _________

on the right of ___________

a railway station __________

younger sister ___________

a post office ____________

toy trains _______________

primary school __________

do well in P.E. ___________

like sports ______________

help each other __________

II. True( √ ) or false( × )?

1. Sam’s father is tall and strong. ( )

2. Sam’s mother is 45 years old. ( )

3. Sam has two aunts and two sisters. ( )

4. Sam’s father has many books. ( )

5. Sam is a primary school student. ( )

6. Sam’s mother sits behind Sam’s father. ( )

7. One of Sam’s aunts sits on the right of Sam’s father and one of Sam’s aunts sits on the left of his father. ( )

8. Mary is in Class 6, Grade 2. ( )

III. Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks. Circle them.

1. Sam’s father is an __________ (old doctor / engineer).

2. Sam’s father likes __________ (fishing / swimming).

3. Sometimes, Sam’s father plays __________ (football /basketball) with his children.

4. Sam’s mother works in a __________ (hospital / supermarket).

5. Jenny works in a __________ (police / railway) station.

6. Kate works in a __________ (post office / school).

7. Bill and Jim are twin __________ (brothers / sisters).

8. Mary is good at __________ (dancing / painting).

9. Bill does well in __________ (P.E. / Chinese).

10. Jim has many __________ (toys / friends).

IV. Put the folling into Chinese.

1. There are eight people in Sam’s family.

2. Sam’s mother sits in front of Sam’s father.

3. He can not play basketball.

4. He is good at swimming.

5. They help each other.