 1. Talking About Family. This video is brought to you by the following English learning websites. Let's talk about family. Answering questions about your family. What are some typical questions people might ask about your family? How will you answer them? 1. Tell us about your family. Well, there are six people in my family. I have one brother and two sisters. My mom is a dentist. My dad is a teacher. Let's break that down into sentences. We use there are to indicate the number of people in our family. It's there are because the number is usually plural. This is the most common way to start talking about your family. We can also say I or we have five people in our family. 2. How many brothers and sisters do you have? I have one brother and two sisters. What number are you? I'm number three. I don't have any brothers and sisters. I'm an only child. Note, we do not count ourselves as a brother or sister. If your parents have four kids, you have only three siblings. Siblings are brothers and sisters. Let's describe this family. Pretend you're the young girl in the middle. Family description. There are seven people in my family. My mom, my dad, two brothers, two sisters, and me. I'm number three. I have one older brother and one younger brother. I have one older sister and one younger sister. My sister is the oldest. My baby brother is the youngest. Notes from the picture. In English, we don't have to specify older brother or younger sister, but we often do. Sometimes the youngest child is called the baby regardless of his or her age. Giving more information about family members. You can describe your family members briefly by telling what parents do by saying the names and ages of your siblings or their grades in school. Do not tell the ages of your parents. My mom is a lawyer. My dad is an engineer. My sister, Katie, is nine years old. My brother, Ryan, is in second grade. If you're a parent, you can say, I or we have three children. One son and two daughters. The oldest, Mia, is 18. She just graduated from high school. The youngest, Brianna, is 12. She's in sixth grade. And the middle child, Cameron, is 14. He will start high school next year. If you're married, you can also describe your spouse briefly. My wife works for IBC. She's a general manager. Or my husband is an accountant at Heady Industries. We don't have any kids right now. You don't have to say this unless you want to. Be careful. Some people don't like to be asked a lot of personal questions. In English, it's okay to ask general questions about someone's family, but don't be nosy and ask for too many details. Avoid asking questions like these. Are you married? Why not? Do you have any children? If they want to tell you, they will volunteer the information. Okay, tell us about your family. Hope you enjoyed this video. You can find more information about this topic by clicking on the links in the description below. Talking about family, people, and relationships. Free English lessons. Thanks for watching. For more information, check out the websites below.