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Teacher Harper

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

Level: Pre-A1

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Family Words

Simple family member vocabulary and short expressions.

familybasic nounspeople

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
mothermamánoun
fatherpapánoun
sisterhermananoun
brotherhermanonoun
familyfamilianoun

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

This is my family

🇪🇸 Esta es mi familia

I have one sister

🇪🇸 Tengo una hermana

He is my brother

🇪🇸 Él es mi hermano

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

Do you have brothers or sisters?

🇪🇸 ¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas?

Who is in your family?

🇪🇸 ¿Quién está en tu familia?

Pattern Practice

This is my ___

🇪🇸 Este/Esta es mi ___

I have a ___

🇪🇸 Tengo un/una ___

My ___ is ___

🇪🇸 Mi ___ es ___

Mini Dialogue

A: This is my mother.

B: Nice! I have a sister.

A: Do you have a brother?

B: No, I don't.

A: Okay!

How do you say “hermano” in English?

Answer: brother

Translate: “This is my family.”

Answer: Esta es mi familia.

What is the meaning of “sister”?

Answer: hermana

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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  "slug": "family-words",
  "title": "Family Words",
  "cefr": "Pre-A1",
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    "basic nouns",
    "people"
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          "en": "mother",
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        {
          "en": "sister",
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        },
        {
          "en": "brother",
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          "en": "This is my family",
          "es": "Esta es mi familia"
        },
        {
          "en": "I have one sister",
          "es": "Tengo una hermana"
        },
        {
          "en": "He is my brother",
          "es": "Él es mi hermano"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "en": "Do you have brothers or sisters?",
          "es": "¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas?"
        },
        {
          "en": "Who is in your family?",
          "es": "¿Quién está en tu familia?"
        }
      ]
    },
    "pattern_practice": {
      "items": [
        {
          "en": "This is my ___",
          "es": "Este/Esta es mi ___"
        },
        {
          "en": "I have a ___",
          "es": "Tengo un/una ___"
        },
        {
          "en": "My ___ is ___",
          "es": "Mi ___ es ___"
        }
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        {
          "A": "This is my mother."
        },
        {
          "B": "Nice! I have a sister."
        },
        {
          "A": "Do you have a brother?"
        },
        {
          "B": "No, I don't."
        },
        {
          "A": "Okay!"
        }
      ]
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          "q": "How do you say “hermano” in English?",
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        {
          "q": "Translate: “This is my family.”",
          "a": "Esta es mi familia."
        },
        {
          "q": "What is the meaning of “sister”?",
          "a": "hermana"
        }
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