A1#Basic 850Official15 sentences77/850 core words

This is my mother — family talk

Possessives are the skeleton here: my, your, his. Listen for who owns what — my son, your baby, his smile.

New core words in this lesson

babybrothercookdaughterdofatherhelikelooklovemothermucholdorschoolsistersmilesonsweetverywithyear

Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.

  1. 1This is my mother.
  2. 2Do you have brothers or sisters?
  3. 3I have two sisters.
  4. 4My son is three years old.
  5. 5She looks like you!
  6. 6Family comes first.
  7. 7My daughter is at school.
  8. 8Your baby is so sweet.
  9. 9He has your smile.
  10. 10How old is your brother?
  11. 11We're a big family.
  12. 12My father cooks at home.
  13. 13I love my family very much.
  14. 14Come and meet my mother.
  15. 15We live with my father.

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