– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

My family at home

My family lives in a small house.

It’s simple but pretty.

It has a large garden.

I like to work in the garden but my sister hates to work in the garden.

She prefers to read.

She reads in the morning, in the afternoon and at night.

I give all of the vegetables to mom and dad.

They like to cook in our small kitchen.

I eat any vegetable but my sister eats only a few.

My family always eats breakfast and dinner together.

We talk.

We laugh.

Then my sister washes the dishes.

At night dad likes to listen to music.

Mom works on the computer.

I watch television.

And my sister reads.

Soon we go to bed.

My parents go to bed late but my sister and I go to bed early.

I’m ready to go to sleep but my sister wants to keep reading.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group of one or more parents and their children living together
simple /ˈsɪmpl/ A2	adjective - easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
garden /ˈɡɑːrdn/ A1	noun - a piece of ground used for the cultivation of plants
vegetables /ˈvedʒtəblz/ A1	noun - plants or parts of plants used as food
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ A1	noun - a room where food is prepared and cooked
breakfast /ˈbrekfəst/ A1	noun - a meal eaten in the morning
dinner /ˈdɪnər/ A1	noun - the main meal of the day, taken in the evening
dishes /ˈdɪʃɪz/ A1	noun - plates, bowls, and other containers used for eating or serving food
computer /kəmˈpjuːtər/ A1	noun - an electronic device for storing and processing data
television /ˈtelɪvɪʒn/ A1	noun - a system for transmitting visual images and sound
prefers /prɪˈfɜːrz/ A2	verb - to like one thing or person better than another
ready /ˈredi/ A1	adjective - prepared for an action or experience
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement
wash /wɒʃ/ A1	verb - to clean with water

Key Grammar Structures

• My family lives in a small house.

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (3rd person singular)

  ➔ Since 'My family' is a collective noun treated as singular, we add '-s' to the verb "lives".

• I like to work in the garden but my sister hates to work in the garden.

  ➔ Gerunds vs Infinitives

  ➔ The verbs "like" and "hates" are followed by an infinitive "to work" to express a preference.

• She prefers to read.

  ➔ Stative Verbs

  ➔ The verb "prefers" describes a mental state or preference rather than a physical action.

• I give all of the vegetables to mom and dad.

  ➔ Quantifiers

  ➔ The phrase "all of" is a quantifier used here to indicate the entirety of the vegetables produced.

• I eat any vegetable but my sister eats only a few.

  ➔ Indefinite Pronouns and Partitives

  ➔ "Any" is used to show no restriction, while "a few" indicates a small quantity of countable items.

• My family always eats breakfast and dinner together.

  ➔ Adverbs of Frequency

  ➔ "Always" is an adverb of frequency placed before the main verb "eats" to show a recurring action.

• At night dad likes to listen to music.

  ➔ Prepositional Phrases of Time

  ➔ "At night" is a prepositional phrase modifying the sentence to specify the time of the action.

• I’m ready to go to sleep but my sister wants to keep reading.

  ➔ Causative/Phrasal Verb Patterns

  ➔ "Keep reading" uses the structure [verb + -ing] to express a continuous or ongoing activity.