3. Familiengeschichten - Family stories

In this lesson, we will learn vocabulary about family, family relationships and how to tell family stories.

Lesson content

This lesson will be developed with the following topics:

📕 The lessons will include:

Familienmitglieder - Family members
- Vocabulary for relatives: Großeltern, Geschwister, Verwandte
- How to describe family relationships
Familientraditionen - Family traditions
- Vocabulary for celebrations and traditions
- How to talk about family events
Generationen - Generations
- Comparing across generations
- Vocabulary for time and change
Familienleben heute - Family life today
- The modern family and its changes
- Discussing roles within the family

Key vocabulary

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The nuclear family

die Eltern - parents
die Geschwister - siblings
der Bruder / die Schwester - brother, sister
das Einzelkind - only child

👵👴 The extended family

die Großeltern - grandparents
die Verwandten - relatives
der Onkel / die Tante - uncle, aunt
der Cousin / die Cousine - cousin

💑 Relationships

verheiratet / ledig - married / single
geschieden / verwitwet - divorced / widowed
die Hochzeit - wedding
die Scheidung - divorce

🎭 Personality and traits

ähnlich / verschieden - similar / different
gesellig / zurückhaltend - sociable / shy
hilfsbereit / egoistisch - helpful / selfish

Learning objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

✅ Introduce your family in detail
✅ Talk about family traditions and special events
✅ Compare different generations within the family
✅ Discuss changes in modern family life
✅ Use the past tense to tell family stories