WHEN MY FAMILY IS HOME

My family is home. I like it when my family is home. The house feels lively. My mom cooks in the kitchen. The smell of her food fills the air. My dad reads the newspaper in the living room. My sister listens to music in her room. My brother builds towers with his toy blocks. I play games on my tablet. We all come together for lunch. The table is full of laughter. We share stories about our day. We enjoy our lunch together. We watch movies together. We spend time as a family together. My family makes me happy. The house feels warm when everyone is home. I love these moments with my family.

Individual Sentences

  1. My family is home.
    Pattern: S + V + Adj

  2. I like it when my family is home.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Adv Clause

  3. The house feels lively.
    Pattern: S + V + Adj

  4. My mom cooks in the kitchen.
    Pattern: S + V + Prep Phrase

  5. The smell of her food fills the air.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Prep Phrase

  6. My dad reads the newspaper in the living room.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Prep Phrase

  7. My sister listens to music in her room.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Prep Phrase

  8. My brother builds towers with his toy blocks.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Prep Phrase

  9. I play games on my tablet.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Prep Phrase

  10. We all come together for lunch.
    Pattern: S + Adv + V + Adv + Prep Phrase

  11. The table is full of laughter.
    Pattern: S + V + Adj + Prep Phrase

  12. We share stories about our day.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Prep Phrase

  13. We enjoy our lunch together.
    Pattern: S + V + Poss Adj + O + Adv

  14. We watch movies together.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Adv

  15. We spend time as a family together.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Prep Phrase + Adv

  16. My family makes me happy.
    Pattern: S + V + O + Adj

  17. The house feels warm when everyone is home.
    Pattern: S + V + Adj + Adv Clause

  18. I love these moments with my family.
    Pattern: S + V + Adj + Prep Phrase

Who Are You Talking To?

Just an example of how this phrase would be said in different environments:
Phrase: "What do you do when your family is home?"

  1. Casual: "What do you do when your family’s around?"

  2. Intimate: "Sweetie, what do you enjoy doing when we’re all home?"

  3. Formal: "Could you share what activities you do when your family is at home?"

  4. Business: "Can you describe how you spend time when your family is together?"

  5. Writing: "Please provide details about what you do when your family is home."

Key Vocabulary

To help you recall the words faster, draw a picture, create a sentence, or a story for each word.

  1. Family – A group of people related to each other.

  2. Lively – Full of energy and activity.

  3. Kitchen – A room where food is prepared and cooked.

  4. Lunch – A meal eaten in the middle of the day.

  5. Laughter – The sound of happiness or amusement.

Comprehension Questions

Refer back to the story if you need to answer the following questions.

  1. Where does the mom cook?
    Sentence: ________________.

  2. What does the dad do in the living room?
    Sentence: ________________.

  3. What do they do together at lunch?
    Sentence: ________________.

  4. How does the narrator feel when their family is home?
    Sentence: ________________.

  5. What does the brother build with his toy blocks?
    Sentence: ________________.

Answers:

  1. In the kitchen.

  2. He reads the newspaper.

  3. They laugh and share stories.

  4. Happy.

  5. Towers.

Speaking Activity

Practice placing stress on the bolded words to change the message of the sentence.

  1. My family is home. (Emphasizes whose family)

  2. My family is home. (Emphasizes the presence)

  3. My mom cooks in the kitchen. (Emphasizes the action)

  4. My mom cooks in the kitchen. (Emphasizes the location)

  5. My family makes me happy. (Emphasizes the feeling)

Writing Activity

Unscramble the Sentences:

  1. Family / is / my / home.
    Sentence: ________________.

  2. Feels / lively / house / the.
    Sentence: ________________.

  3. Mom / cooks / kitchen / in / my / the.
    Sentence: ________________.

  4. Together / movies / we / watch.
    Sentence: ________________.

  5. Lunch / enjoy / we / our / together.
    Sentence: ________________.

Answers:

  1. My family is home.

  2. The house feels lively.

  3. My mom cooks in the kitchen.

  4. We watch movies together.

  5. We enjoy our lunch together.

Create Activity

Follow the sentence pattern and build sentences with the following words:

Words To Use: family, lively, kitchen, lunch, happy

  1. S + V + O.
    Sentence: ________________.

  2. S + V + Adj + O.
    Sentence: ________________.

  3. S + V + O + Prep Phrase.
    Sentence: ________________.

  4. S + V + O + Adv.
    Sentence: ________________.

  5. S + Aux + V + Adj.
    Sentence: ________________.

Answers:

  1. My family eats lunch.

  2. The house feels lively.

  3. We enjoy lunch in the kitchen.

  4. We laugh happily.

  5. My family is happy.

Grammar Activities

Multiple-Choice Questions:

  1. Where does the mom cook?
    a) Living room
    b) Kitchen
    c) Bedroom

  2. What does the dad do in the living room?
    a) Reads the newspaper
    b) Watches TV
    c) Sleeps

  3. What do they do at lunch?
    a) Watch TV
    b) Share stories and laugh
    c) Play games

  4. How does the narrator feel when their family is home?
    a) Lonely
    b) Happy
    c) Tired

  5. What does the brother build?
    a) Towers
    b) Houses
    c) Castles

Answers:

  1. b) Kitchen

  2. a) Reads the newspaper

  3. b) Share stories and laugh

  4. b) Happy

  5. a) Towers

Natural Dialogue

Me: What do you do when your family is home?
Friend: We eat lunch and laugh together.
Me: That sounds nice! Do you play games too?
Friend: Yes, we play games after lunch.
Me: It must feel great to have everyone together.
Friend: It really does!