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Today we're working on "Home and Family". Read the text, analyse the argument, and try the tasks and quiz at the end.

Level: A1

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Home and Family

Basic vocabulary and expressions to describe your home and family members.

homefamilydaily life

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
parentspadresnoun
brotherhermanonoun
sisterhermananoun
living roomsalanoun
kitchencocinanoun

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

I live with my family

🇪🇸 Vivo con mi familia

This is my living room

🇪🇸 Esta es mi sala

I have one brother

🇪🇸 Tengo un hermano

My parents are at home

🇪🇸 Mis padres están en casa

We eat in the kitchen

🇪🇸 Comemos en la cocina

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

Who do you live with?

🇪🇸 ¿Con quién vives?

How many brothers or sisters do you have?

🇪🇸 ¿Cuántos hermanos o hermanas tienes?

What rooms are in your house?

🇪🇸 ¿Qué cuartos hay en tu casa?

Pattern Practice

I live with ___

🇪🇸 Vivo con ___

This is my ___

🇪🇸 Este/Esta es mi ___

We ___ in the ___

🇪🇸 Nosotros ___ en la/el ___

Mini Dialogue

A: Who do you live with?

B: I live with my parents and my sister.

A: Nice! I live with my brother.

B: This is my living room.

A: And this is my kitchen at home.

I live in a small house with my family. We have a living room, a kitchen, and two bedrooms. My parents cook in the kitchen. My sister and I play in the living room. I like my home because it feels warm and happy.

How do you say 'cocina' in English?

Answer: kitchen

Translate: 'Vivo con mi familia.'

Answer: I live with my family.

What does 'parents' mean in Spanish?

Answer: padres

Only mark this lesson as done if you can understand the key vocabulary, analyse the argument, and explain the main ideas without looking at the screen.

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          "en": "I have one brother",
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          "en": "My parents are at home",
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          "en": "Who do you live with?",
          "es": "¿Con quién vives?"
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        {
          "en": "How many brothers or sisters do you have?",
          "es": "¿Cuántos hermanos o hermanas tienes?"
        },
        {
          "en": "What rooms are in your house?",
          "es": "¿Qué cuartos hay en tu casa?"
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          "en": "I live with ___",
          "es": "Vivo con ___"
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          "en": "This is my ___",
          "es": "Este/Esta es mi ___"
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        {
          "en": "We ___ in the ___",
          "es": "Nosotros ___ en la/el ___"
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          "A": "Who do you live with?"
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          "A": "Nice! I live with my brother."
        },
        {
          "B": "This is my living room."
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          "A": "And this is my kitchen at home."
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          "q": "How do you say 'cocina' in English?",
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        {
          "q": "Translate: 'Vivo con mi familia.'",
          "a": "I live with my family."
        },
        {
          "q": "What does 'parents' mean in Spanish?",
          "a": "padres"
        }
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