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Preparation
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Jack: Hi Sam. How’s it going?
Sam: Good. How are you?
Jack: Fine, thanks. Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings?
Sam: Yeah, do you want to play? It’s great!
Jack: Oh! You can’t buy that here! Where did you get it?
Sam: From my brother. He sent it to me.
Jack: What? Charlie?
Sam: No, my other brother, Rob. He lives in the States ... in New York.
Jack: Really? I didn’t know you had another brother!
Sam: Yeah! Well, he’s my half-brother.
Jack: But ... I don’t get it ...
Sam: He’s my dad’s son. My dad went to New York to study and married an American.
Jack: Your mum’s American?!
Sam: No, no, not my mum. That was ages ago ... before he met my mum.
Jack: Ah, OK, I get it now. Wow, I didn’t know that! So, how old is your half-brother?
Sam: Er, he’s five years older than me, so he’s twenty-three.
Jack: Cool. And do you see him often?
Sam: Not very often ... I’ve been to visit him twice. Well, three times, but the first time I don’t remember because I was really little. But we speak on Skype a lot.
Jack: And have you met Rob’s mum?
Sam: Yeah. She’s really nice. She’s from Mexico originally. She’s married to someone else now.
Jack: And what does your mum think?
Sam: Er ... she’s fine about it! She knew my dad was divorced and had a son.
Jack: Huh ... OK.
Sam: OK, enough questions. Do you want to play Game of Kings or what?
Jack: Yeah, cool.
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Jack: Hi Sam. How’s it going?
Sam: Good. H__ are you?
Jack: Fine, thanks. Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings?
Sam: Yeah, d__ you want t__ play? It’s great!
Jack: Oh! You can’t buy that here! Where did you get it?
Sam: From m__ brother. He sent it to m__.
Jack: What? Charlie?
Sam: No, my other b______, Rob. He lives i__ the States ... in New York.
Jack: Really? I didn’t know you had another brother!
Sam: Yeah! Well, he’s my half-b______.
Jack: But ... I don’t get it ...
Sam: He’s my dad’s s__. My dad went to New York to study and m______ an American.
Jack: Your mum’s American?!
Sam: No, no, not my m__. That w__ ages ago ... before he met m__ mum.
Jack: Ah, OK, I get it now. Wow, I didn’t know that! So, how old is your half-brother?
Sam: Er, he’s five y____ older t___ me, so h__ twenty-three.
Jack: Cool. And do you see him often?
Sam: Not very often ... I’ve b___ t__ visit him twice. Well, three times, but the first time I d___ remember because I w__ really little. But we speak on Skype a lot.
Jack: And have you met Rob’s mum?
Sam: Yeah. She’s r_____ nice. She’s f___ Mexico originally. She’s married t__ someone else now.
Jack: And what does your mum think?
Sam: Er ... she’s fine about it! She knew my dad w__ divorced and h__ a son.
Jack: Huh ... OK.
Sam: OK, enough questions. Do you w___ to p___ Game of Kings or what?
Jack: Yeah, cool.
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What is your family like?
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In my family we are four people: my paresnts, my brother and me. My brother is three years older than me. I usually spend a lot of time with him, and we often play a trading card game or videogames together. Sometimes I meet my cousin (the daughter of my mum's sister) and we have a lot of fun. She's really nice.
My name's Javiera. I'm 15 year old. I have only one sister. Her name's Fernanda. She's really nice with me. My parents are from Chile. My mother is 52 years old and my father's 51 years old. My father is taxi driver and my mom works in a company.
In my family we are four people.
There are my parents, Mum and Dad. They are both from South Korea.
I also have a little brother, his name is David.
All my relatives live in South Korea, except my cousin, the son of my Mum's older sister.
I've got 2 female cousins and 8 male cousins. And there's also the little daughter of my cousin, she's 1 year old.
So, my family isn't so complicated, because I don't have any half-sisters and half-brothers.
my family is good because they are so kind. ı have 1 big brother 1 baby sister. ı have 2 pets. 1 is a cat and 1 is a bird. my mom sells medicines to pharmacies, also my dad does the same too. ı love my family <3 <3 <3
I have 2 siblings one of them is 2 years older than me and my younger sister is 8 years younger than me, so I half sibling.
My dad was a director but before retire, sadly he pass away.
My mam is housewife.
Now, I have been married 12 years ago, and I've got 2 kids. He is omar and his sister is lily, he is 3 years older than her. My husband is banker.
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We're a nuclear family with five people.
My daddy, my mommy, my two big brother, and me.
my daddy is worker and my mommy is house wife.
Me and my two big brother study in college.
We are a nice family.
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