hi there it's asiya here and today i've prepared for you somebody answers on one of the most common
topics in ielts speaking part one your family the level of the answers is around 8.5 as that's
what i usually get in my exams in this video i'll show you answers to some of the recent questions
and give you more advanced vocabulary to help you improve your answers okay let's get started
the first question is do you have a large or small family my immediate family is small as
i'm an only child it's just my parents my husband tonight but i have two uncles and many cousins
here is some vocabulary an immediate family only includes parents husband and wife and
children while an extended family is your uncles and nuns grandparents cousins and other relatives
an only child a child who has no brothers or sisters like me a spouse is a husband or wife
someone with a larger family could say i grew up in a large family with three younger siblings
two brothers and a little sister now i'm married and have three children myself
siblings are brothers and sisters and you may talk about elder siblings and younger siblings
generally these answers are long enough questions at the very beginning of your speaking test
are there to help you settle in and you don't really have time to give long answers as there
will be more serious questions later on so a couple of sentences is all you need here next
do you have any brothers or sisters well i have a half sister my parents got divorced
when i was 18 and my father are married and has a daughter with his wife a half sister or
half brother that's if you have only one common parent to get divorced is to no longer be married
to get separated is when a husband and wife live separately but are not divorced
to remarry is to marry again you know your family is one of the topics english learners begin with
but this more advanced vocabulary will help you show off your skills while still giving
very natural answers the next question is do you think it's good to be an only child in the family
with me being an only child i guess there are pros and cons there is this stereotype that
only children are selfish and spoiled but i think it really depends on their personality
i do agree that only children get more attention from their parents but may still feel a bit lonely
okay pros and cons this is a more informal expression for advantages and disadvantages you
may say that someone is selfish if they only think about themselves spoiled a spoiled child behaves
badly because they're given everything they ask for the next question is could you tell
me something about your family it was actually my granny my mom's mom who brought me up till i was
seven that's because my parents worked in geology and spent most of their time on expeditions
to bring up is to care for a child my grandmother brought up three sons
upbringing is the way in which a child is cared for and taught how to behave for example i grew
up with five siblings my upbringing prepared me for anything one of the questions you may get
is what are your parents like this question is not about who your parents are but what are they
like so talk about their personal qualities not professions they're both well-educated
intelligent people my mom's kind attentive and likes taking care of the family my dad's
really energetic and never says no to a challenge next do you enjoy spending time with your family
i definitely do unfortunately my family live far away and i don't often get a chance to see them
my in-laws are in brussels though so it's easy to spend a weekend together
have you noticed that i said my family live far away it's common to use the plural verb
when you're talking about your family because you mean several members of your family my family
are in-laws these are relatives of your husband or wife for example a mother-in-law is your spouse's
mother or a brother-in-law is your spouse's brother and so on next do you get along well
with your family generally yes especially with my mom my dad's a little short-tempered that's why
we used to quarrel a fair bit when i was younger but our relationships improved in recent years
here is some vocabulary short-tempered tending to become angry quickly and easily to quarrel
is to have an angry disagreement and we say to quarrel with somebody over or about something
if you have brothers or sisters you could perhaps say there is always a bit of sibling rivalry
between my eldest sister and me but i guess it's inevitable sibling rivalry is this competition and
arguments among brothers and sisters you may get this question who are you close to in your family
i'm definitely close to my mom even though we live in different countries we speak
several times a week i was also really close to my grandfather and used to spend my summer
holidays with him when i was at school sadly he passed away two years ago to pass away is a
polite expression for to die next are people in your country generally close to their families
very it's not uncommon for three generations to live together elderly parents usually move in
with their children and grandchildren rather than spend their last years in a care home a generation
is all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family grandparents
parents and children are three generations okay these are my sample answers questions about your
family are just one of the topics used to begin ielts speaking exams the other topics are home
hometown work or studies and you can find simple questions sample answers and vocabulary for all
these topics in my pdf guide the link is on the screen and in the video description box below
thank you so much for watching me today good luck with your preparation and your exam bye