Real English Conversation: Talking about FAMILY

My sister Audra helps me teach you expressions and vocabulary about family. Watch us play a fun game that will help you learn the new expressions. In this class, you’ll learn the following family terms in English: black sheep, breadwinner, spitting image, runs in the family, take after, mama’s boy, get along with, baby of the family, daddy’s girl, follow in someone’s footsteps, and stay-at-home parent. You’ll also see an old photo of my grandma…let me know in the comments if you think I take after her.

First off, I love your accent, Emma, and also welcome to the lesson to your sis. I just wonder if you get confused with the spellings between US & Canadian usage. There are so many shops in NZ to sell black sheep shirts for visitors!

FELES

1o/1o
Thanks a lot, Mrs. Emma for the top-notch family terms in English

Janyl

Thank you, it was very useful

abba nan

Original and interesting lesson from two accomplice sisters but I’m not sure I can play the same role in my family without disturbing some relatives.
Thank you Audrey and Emma.
In French, we write Audrey and tell me if I made a mistake, please ?

beernaard

Thank you Emma, fresh and authentic lesson ! It’s the way of remembering a lot of English.

adrijana

Thanks Emma.

kimurasan

This is one of the exellent classes. You two succeded in getting my attention throughout the lesson, and I did not remember getting bored even in a second. This kind of lesson can be more attarctive and lasting all the time. I hope you make these videos.
Thanks a lot.

Sorry but In fact, black sheep is considered a very racist expression and we should avoid.

taffarel

Why ? This contradiction (white/black) has nothing to do with the human races and and it’s a very common and nice idiom.

adrijana

To avoid misunderstandings just add ‘of the family’ like in: “You’re the black sheep of the family”.

Mauro

thanks Emma and Audra! Reminds me of me and my sister :) It’s great to know some familiar expressions.

Gabryella

Thank you

Mohammed-abdulhak

Thank you very much, Emma and Audra! (Francisco Cesar – Sapiranga, RS, Brazil)

silvacesar

Thank you very much, Emma and Audra
i am very glad with your class.
i am from Brasil.

edevanio

Thanks Emma you are very nice

peterpe

Thank you Emma for thos lessons

Scalhem7

Hello Brother, I’m from Haiti. How long have you been on Engvid?

Jiken

Thank you Emma. Thanks to you too Audra to come in. I’m really fond of your videos. I learn a lot. I won’t forget to ring the bell.

Jiken

Teacher Emma, your sister also taught us! She is no more only a businesswoman, she is a teacher too like us. Thanks!

getuhabte

Thanks Emma. I loved this class.

hccruz

thank you teacher Emma!

zineblakh

Emma and Audra you are so funny. Thank you.

MochaliukV

I’ve always used the expression ‘it runs in the family’ in a derogatory sense, meaning if someone does a bad thing all the members of that family are bad too.

Mauro

nice class