| Let's practice. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Imagine you're Mark's colleague, Yoshi Nakamura. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | You have a wife and a daughter. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Respond to Mark's question referring to the photo. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Don't forget to include the word for "yes" at the beginning of your response. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Ready? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | なかむらさんの かぞく ですか。 (Nakamura-san no kazoku desu ka.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | はい。つまと むすめと わたしです。 (Hai. Tsuma to musume to watashi desu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Listen again and repeat. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | はい。つまと むすめと わたしです。 (Hai. Tsuma to musume to watashi desu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | はい。つまと むすめと わたしです。 (Hai. Tsuma to musume to watashi desu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Let's try another. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Imagine you're Mark's boss, Noriko Nagaoka. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | You have a husband, a daughter and a son. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Ready? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | ながおかさんの かぞく ですか。 (Nagaoka-san no kazoku desu ka.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | はい。おっとと むすめと むすこと わたしです。 (Hai. Otto to musume to musuko to watashi desu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Listen again and repeat. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | はい。おっとと むすめと むすこと わたしです。 (Hai. Otto to musume to musuko to watashi desu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | はい。おっとと むすめと むすこと わたしです。 (Hai. Otto to musume to musuko to watashi desu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Let's try one more. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Imagine you're Mark's friend, Yoshimi Yamaguchi. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | You have a husband and a son. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Ready? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | やまぐちさんの かぞく ですか。 (Yamaguchi-san no kazoku desu ka.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | はい。おっとと むすこと わたしです。 (Hai. Otto to musuko to watashi desu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Listen again and repeat. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | はい。おっとと むすこと わたしです。 (Hai. Otto to musuko to watashi desu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | はい。おっとと むすこと わたしです。 (Hai. Otto to musuko to watashi desu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | This is the end of this lesson. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | What's next? | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Show us what you can do. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | When you're ready, take your assessment. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | You can take it again and again, so try anytime you like. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Our teachers will assess it, and give you your results. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Now you know how to talk about your family in Japanese. That's all there is to it. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Keep practicing — and move on to the next lesson! | 
                                                                    
                                                        
                     
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