English – Writing: Describe Your Family Paragraph Structure – 1st Year Middle School – Algerian Curriculum

Writing: Paragraph About My Family

1. Family Vocabulary

father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousin, nephew, niece. eldest, youngest, only child.

2. Paragraph Structure

Introduction (1-2 sentences): Introduce your family. My name is Ahmed. I have a small family of four members.

Body (3-5 sentences): Describe each family member. My father is a teacher. He is 45 years old. My mother is very kind. I have one brother.

Conclusion (1 sentence): Express your feelings. I love my family very much.

3. Useful Phrases

There are … people in my family. He/She is a … (job). He/She is … years old. He/She likes …

4. Example Paragraph

My name is Fatima. I come from a family of five: my parents, my two sisters and me. My father is an engineer and my mother is a nurse. My elder sister Leila is 16 and studies in high school. I love spending time with my family on weekends.

5. Exercises

Exercise 1: Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) about your family using the structure above.

Exercise 2: Draw a family tree and label it in English.

See also: Formal Letter.