BEFORE YOU LISTEN

What type of family do you come from? Is there anything special or unusual about your family? How does your family celebrate birthdays or holidays?

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Vocabulary

Close-knit – close (to someone) as family or a friend

homemade – made at home
Left-overs – used to refer to things that have not been used, that are extra, e.g food

ACTIVITY

Listen to Paul and Andrea talk about their families. What are two things that are different about their families?

Paul

Andrea

AFTER YOU READ
 

Is your family more similar to Paul’s or Andrea’s? If so, how? If not, how is it different?

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