What you’ll learn (A1–B1 focus)

• Family: people, relationships, life events, home roles.
• Daily life: routines, time phrases, household chores, errands.
• Natural English: collocations, phrasal verbs, set phrases.
• Fast accuracy: small grammar checks, pronunciation traps.

Core Family Vocabulary (with collocations)

Immediate family

• mother/father, parents; sister/brother, siblings; husband/wife, spouse; son/daughter, children/kids
• Collocations: close family, only child, elder/younger brother/sister

Extended family

• grandmother/grandfather → grandparents; aunt/uncle; cousin; in-laws (mother-in-law, brother-in-law)
• Collocations: family gathering, extended family, stay in touch with relatives

Life events

• get married, get divorced, have a baby, raise a child, grow up
• Collocations: marital status, family background, bring up children

Relationship words

• engaged, married, single, separated, widowed
• Collocations: strong bond, close relationship, fall out with (argue and stop being friends)

Useful sentences

• I’m the eldest of three siblings.
• We’re a close-knit family and meet every weekend.

Daily Life: Routines & Time Phrases

Morning–Evening verbs

• wake up, get up, take a shower, get dressed, have breakfast, commute to work/school, have lunch, finish work, cook dinner, do homework, go to bed

Frequency & time

• always / usually / often / sometimes / rarely / never
• every day, on weekdays, at the weekend, in the morning/afternoon/evening, at night

Household chores

• do the dishes/laundry/housework, make the bed, sweep/mop the floor, take out the trash, water the plants, tidy up, vacuum the carpet, run errands

Errands

• buy groceries, go to the bank, pick up a parcel, post a letter, fill up the car

Natural lines

• I usually cook dinner and my partner does the dishes.
• I do the laundry on Saturdays.

Phrasal Verbs (high-use)

• grow up (become an adult): I grew up in Dhaka.
• look after (take care of): I look after my grandmother.
• get along (with) (have a good relationship): We get along well.
• fall out (with) (argue): He fell out with his cousin.
• pick up (collect/learn): Pick up the kids at 5. / I picked up some new words.
• run out of (finish): We ran out of milk.
• put off (postpone): Don’t put off your homework.

Collocations that sound natural

• spend time with family, share household chores, have an argument, make up after a fight, quality time, family tradition, daily routine, balanced diet, healthy habit, catch a bus/train, miss a bus, meet a deadline

Grammar micro-notes (fast wins)

• Possessives: my mother’s car, my parents’ house (’s for singular; s’ for plural).
• Uncountable nouns: housework, homework, luggage, furniture, advice → no “a/an,” no plural -s.
  • I have a lot of homework. (not homeworks)
• People vs peoples: people = persons (plural); peoples = nations/ethnic groups.
• Each/Every + singular verb: Every child needs care.

Word building (use one root to grow)

• marry → marriage → married
• care → careful / careless → carefully / care for (v.)
• help → helpful / helpless → help out (v.)
• health → healthy → unhealthy habits

Mini-dialogues (copy the rhythm)

A. Family roles

• A: Who looks after the kids after school?
• B: My parents pick them up, and I make dinner.

B. Daily routine

• A: Do you work out in the morning?
• B: Sometimes. I usually go for a walk after dinner.

C. Problem–solution

• A: We ran out of rice.
• B: I’ll pick some up on my way home.

Common mistakes → quick fixes

• ❌ I make my homework at night. → ✅ I do my homework at night.
• ❌ She has many furnitures. → ✅ She has a lot of furniture.
• ❌ We did an argue. → ✅ We had an argument / argued.
• ❌ He is married with two kids. → ✅ He is married and has two kids.

10-minute drills (with answers)

A. Choose the best option.

1. We usually (do/make) the laundry on Fridays.
2. My (elder/older) sister lives abroad.
3. I (take/cook) dinner for the family.
4. We (ran out of/ran off) cooking oil.
5. I (get along/get over) well with my in-laws.

Answers: 1) do 2) elder (for siblings) 3) cook 4) ran out of 5) get along

B. Complete the collocation.
6) spend ___ with family → time
7) share household ___ → chores
8) catch a ___ to work → bus/train

C. Rewrite with a phrasal verb.
9) collect the children → pick up the children
10) postpone the trip → put off the trip

Ready-to-use speaking lines

• On weekdays, I get up at 7 and head to work at 8.
• We share chores at home—my brother takes out the trash and I do the dishes.
• I try to spend quality time with my parents every weekend.

7-day review plan (fast & light)

• Day 1–2: Family words + collocations (10 mins/day)
• Day 3–4: Daily routine verbs + chores; add 5 phrasal verbs
• Day 5: Mini-dialogues (read aloud; record once)
• Day 6: Drill mistakes; write 6 sentences about your family
• Day 7: 1-minute oral summary of your week using at least 8 target items

Mini writing task (A1–B1)

Write 90–120 words about your weekday routine and one family tradition. Use 8+ items from this guide and two phrasal verbs.
Starter frame:

• I usually … In the morning, I … After work/school, I … At the weekend, my family … We like to … We also …

Printable checklist (copy to your notes)

• Family: parents, siblings, spouse, in-laws, cousin, relatives, close-knit, fall out with, get along with
• Daily life: wake up, get dressed, commute, do the dishes/laundry/housework, take out the trash, run errands, cook dinner, tidy up
• Phrasal verbs: grow up, look after, pick up, run out of, put off