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About my family (Describing people)

An original short personal account with five questions on comprehension and vocabulary in context.

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About my family (Describing people)

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Original fictional learning scenario. People, dialogue and personal experiences are created for language practice.

My name is Eva. I live with my mother and my older brother, Leo. Mum has curly hair and wears glasses. She works in a library. Leo is very tall, but I am short. We both have brown eyes. Leo likes loud music; I like quiet evenings. On Sundays we cook together. Leo cuts the vegetables, and I make the salad. Mum sometimes helps, but Sunday is her day to rest. Our grandfather lives nearby and often comes for dinner. He always brings stories, not food.

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curly /ˈkɜːli/

кучерявий, kręcone, lockig, rizado, frisé, riccio, encaracolado, kıvırcık, مجعد, 卷曲的, 巻き毛の, 곱슬곱슬한, घुंघराले, σγουρά, kudrnatý, creţ, krullend, lockigt, מתולתל, ხვეული

Forming curls rather than straight lines.

“Mum has curly hair and wears glasses.”

nearby /ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/

поруч, w pobliżu, in der Nähe, cerca, à proximité, nelle vicinanze, nas proximidades, yakında, قريب, 附近, 近くの, 인근, पास में, κοντά, poblíž, în apropiere, dichtbij, i närheten, בקרבת מקום, ახლოს

Not far away.

“Our grandfather lives nearby and often comes for dinner.”

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