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Welcome to Real Easy English
from BBC Learning English.
In this programme, we have real
conversations in easy English
to help you practise listening
and learn new words and phrases.
I'm Beth.
And, I'm Neil.
In each episode, we talk in English about
a different topic that you
need for everyday speaking.
If you want to read along, you can visit
our website. BBC Learning English dot com.
— Hello, Beth.
— Hi, Neil. How are you?
I'm very well, thank you.
What are we talking about today?
Well, today's episode is all about family.
We’ll be talking about who is
in our families and comparing them.
OK, great. So, what do we mean
when we say comparing our families, Beth?
Well, when we 'compare' two things,
we 'look at them and see if they are the
same or different'
and we can compare things in different
ways, but we often do it with adjectives.
OK, let's start the conversation.
So, Neil, how big is your family?
It’s probably average, really.
I have one sister, but she has three kids
and I have two kids.
So, when we get together with my parents,
there, there are a few of us.
It's not... It's not tiny. It's not huge.
OK, yeah.
I think my family is definitely
smaller than yours,
because I don't have
any brothers or sisters.
I am an only child.
So, when I get together with my family,
it's very small,
because I also only have one cousin
and she's an only child as well.
So my family's tiny!
OK. And what is your family like?
It's small, but what's it like?
Erm, it is small, but we're very close.
So, we see each other quite often.
We are a bit silly.
We like to go out and have food
and play games and we can be quite loud,
even though there aren't many of us.
OK, it sounds like you get on well
with your family. Is that right?
Yeah, definitely, yeah.
I love spending time with my cousin
and she has two children.
What about you?
Do you get on well with your sister?
Yes, I get on well with my sister.
We don't see each other very often,
because we don't live in the same place.
But when we see each other,
we have a nice time.
We catch up and chat.
Mm.
So, Beth, we have used the expression
'get on well with' someone.
What does that mean?
Well, that means that you
'have a good relationship' with them.
So, if you get on well with your sister,
it means when you're together
you're happy, you're not fighting.
It's easy to have good conversation.
You don't really have any arguments.
Maybe when you were a child,
you didn't get on well with your sister.
I don't know.
Yes, I think now that we are grown-ups,
it's easier to get on well
with your siblings!
When... When... When I was a kid,
maybe I was a bit mean to her.
Oh, dear!
So, Neil, your sister has three children.
— Yeah.
— What are the ages of them?
Well, for a start, they’re all boys!
OK. Oh, my gosh.
That sounds very difficult!
And the oldest one is 17
and he has just done his driving test.
It’s difficult to believe,
because he's the oldest, he's always been
the oldest, but now he’s almost an adult.
And is he the oldest
including your children?
— So out of all the kids he’s the oldest?
— Yeah.
He is, yeah.
So, in my family,
my cousin has two children.
— Mm.
— And they are five and two.
— So...
— Ah! Little ones.
Yeah. They are the youngest in the family.
But I was the youngest in my family
until they came along and I am 32!
So, I was used to being the youngest,
but I'm not the youngest any more,
now we've got little ones.
Oh, well! Are you sad?
No, I’m OK!
OK, let's quickly recap the vocabulary
we learned in this conversation.
We learnt 'compare'
which means 'to look at two things
to see if they are the same or different'.
'Bigger' and 'smaller', which are
'ways to compare the size of something'.
'Youngest' and 'oldest'
which are 'ways to talk about
the age of someone or something'.
And we looked at
'get on well with' someone,
which means
'to have a good relationship with them'.
Thanks for listening to Real Easy
English. Visit our website for
more activities and courses to help you with
your English. BBC Learning English dot com.
Next time, we'll talk about food and
some of our favourite meals to eat.
— Mm.
— Mm, delicious!
See you then! Bye.
Goodbye!
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