LEARN ENGLISH GRAMMAR WITH SHORT STORIES

### Lesson 1: Introducing a Family #### Task 1: Read and Translate the Text **Alex and His Family** *Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Alex. My surname is Smith. I am from Britain. I am British. I live not far from London. I speak English and Spanish. I am a student. I study at University. I have many friends. My best friend is Peter. At weekends, on Saturdays and Sundays, we play football together. We are good players. I love sports, but I don't have much free time. My family is not very big. There are 4 people in my family: my father, my mother, my sister, and me. My sister’s name is Kate. She is not married, she is single. We also have a dog. Our dog’s name is Colins. We live in an apartment in the city centre. But we also have a house in the countryside. Our house is very big. We usually go to the countryside at weekends. My father is a doctor. He works at the local hospital. My mother is a teacher. My father likes playing tennis and my mother likes cooking. We usually have dinner together. There is a big dinner table in our apartment. My mom always prepares delicious meals for us. My father and I often watch movies together. We usually sit on our big sofa and watch comedies. My sister Kate often reads books and listens to music.* #### Grammatical Analysis 1. **Simple Present Tense**: - Used to describe habitual actions and general truths. - Examples: "My name **is** Alex.", "I **speak** English and Spanish.", "We **play** football together." 2. **Pronouns**: - Personal pronouns: I, my, he, she, we, our. - Examples: "I **am** a student.", "My sister **is** Kate." 3. **Possessive Adjectives**: - Show ownership or relationship. - Examples: "My name", "Our dog’s name", "My mother." 4. **Articles**: - Indefinite articles (a, an) and definite article (the). - Examples: "a student", "a house", "the local hospital." 5. **Prepositions**: - Indicate location, time, or relationship. - Examples: "from Britain", "at weekends", "in the city centre." 6. **Adjectives**: - Describe nouns. - Examples: "not very big", "delicious meals", "good players." 7. **Conjunctions**: - Connect words, phrases, or clauses. - Examples: "and", "but", "also." 8. **Frequency Adverbs**: - Indicate how often something happens. - Examples: "often", "usually", "sometimes." 9. **Sentence Structure**: - Subject + verb + object/adverbial. - Examples: "My father **is** a doctor.", "We **live** in an apartment." 10. **Vocabulary**: - Relevant nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs for everyday life and family description. #### Task 2: Write Down and Learn the New Words - **Nouns**: a student, a family, a child/children, a son, a daughter, a husband, a wife, a dog, an apartment, a book, a movie, a comedy, a hospital, a University, a friend, a dinner table, people, a city centre, a house. - **Verbs**: to introduce, to let, to live, to like, to work, to watch, to read, to listen, to cook, to prepare, to study, to speak, to play, to have. - **Adjectives/Adverbs**: married, single, delicious, often, usually, sometimes, also, together, local, not far. - **Prepositions/Conjunctions**: on weekdays, at the weekend, in the countryside. #### Task 3: Answer the Questions 1. **Where is Alex from?** - Alex is from Britain. 2. **Where does he live?** - He lives not far from London, in an apartment in the city centre. 3. **What languages does he speak?** - He speaks English and Spanish. 4. **Where does Alex study?** - Alex studies at University. 5. **Who is Alex’s best friend?** - Alex’s best friend is Peter. 6. **What does he do at the weekend?** - At weekends, Alex plays football with Peter, and they also go to the countryside. This structure will help in understanding the grammatical constructs and applying them to new contexts effectively.