OET Picture Talk Level 1: First Words
Lesson 1: My Family
Objective
Introduce young learners (ages 4-8) to basic family vocabulary and simple sentence patterns to talk about family members.
Lesson Overview
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Duration: 20–30 minutes
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Target Vocabulary: mother, father, brother, sister, baby
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Target Sentences: “This is a ____.”, “It’s a ____.”
Lesson Flow
Warm-Up (3 minutes)
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Goal: Build rapport and activate speaking.
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Activities:
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Greet students: “Hello! How are you today? Are you happy? Let’s learn English!”
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Engage with clapping and have students respond with “Ready!”
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Part 1: Topic Introduction
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Goal: Introduce the family topic.
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Activity: Show a big family picture and say, “This is a family. Family!” Encourage students to repeat.

Part 2: New Words
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Goal: Learn family vocabulary.
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Activities:
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Show big pictures of each family member.
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Teach one word at a time: “Mother,” “Father,” “Brother,” “Sister,” “Baby.”
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Repeat each word and have students repeat after you.
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Part 3: Look and Say
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Goal: Introduce sentence patterns.
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Activities:
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Point to pictures: “This is a mother,” “This is a father,” “This is a baby.”
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Have students repeat each sentence.
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Page 4: Questions
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Goal: Answer simple questions.
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Activities:
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Ask “Who is this?” while pointing to pictures.
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Help students answer: “It’s a mother,” “It’s a baby.”
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Use Zoom annotation to circle, draw, or point.
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Part 5: Count and Find
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Goal: Develop observation skills.
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Activities:
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Count family members in pictures: “How many sisters? One sister. How many brothers? Two brothers.”
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Count together with students.
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Part 6: What Color?
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Goal: Notice colors.
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Activities:
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Ask “What color?” while pointing to items in the pictures, such as shirts or hats.
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Students respond with color names: “Red!”, “Blue!”
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Part 7: Yes or No?
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Goal: Build listening comprehension.
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Activities:
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Ask questions: “Is this a father?” and “Is this a dog?”
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Students respond: “Yes!” or “No!”
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Include funny questions to engage: “Is this a dinosaur?”
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Part 8: Speak!
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Goal: Encourage free speaking.
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Activities:
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Have students say: “This is my family. I love my family.”
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Encourage students to repeat and express themselves.
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Extension Activity (Optional)
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Draw Your Family:
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Ask students to draw their family and describe each member: “Who is this? It’s my mother.”
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Final Review (2 Minutes)
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Activities:
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Point to random family pictures and ask, “What is it?”
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Students answer with the correct family word.
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Achievement Check
Objective |
Can Do? |
Say mother |
✓ |
Say father |
✓ |
Say brother |
✓ |
Say sister |
✓ |
Say baby |
✓ |
Answer “Who is this?” |
✓ |
Say “This is a ___.” |
✓ |
Note to teachers: By the end of the lesson, students should confidently use family vocabulary and simple sentences to describe their family members.