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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast episode 519: Describing Family Relations.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 519. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, in California.

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This is dialogue about family relations. It’s going to use a lot of vocabulary you might use in talking about the way members of your family get along, or don’t get along. Let’s get started.

Eri: What’s that?

James: It’s an invitation to a family reunion. Once every five years or so, someone in the family organizes one.

Eri: Are you going?

James: I’m not sure. It’s always a little awkward seeing extended family. Did you know that there used to be a big feud between my father and his brother?

Eri: No, what happened?

James: I’m