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Who Is in Your Family?

Who Is in Your Family?

Think about the people in your family. You might live with a parent, a sibling, or a grandparent. Did you know that people all over the world use different words for the same family members? A child in Paris says 'mère' for mother. A child in Madrid says 'madre'. A child in London says 'mother'. Three different words — one meaning! In this lesson you will collect family words from three languages: English, Spanish, and French.

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