Lesson 5
My Hometown Is Beautiful
Agenda
Talk about our your hometown
Listen to a conversation
Learn more words and expressions
Have more discussions
Helpful words and Expressions
mild climate
气候温和
modern
现代的
traffic jam
交通阻塞
hospitable
热情好客的
coastal city
海滨城市
skyscrapers
摩天大楼
pollution
污染
easy-going
平易近人的
humid
潮湿的
skyline
空中轮廓线
friendly
友好的
dry
干燥的
crowded
拥挤的
greenhouse
effect
温室效应
subway
地铁
unrestrained
无拘无束的
Discussion questions
• Topic 1:
• Do you think your hometown is beautiful?
Can you give us some specific examples
to illustrate its beauty?
• Topic 2:
• Are there any famous places or specialties
in your hometown to make it different and
impressive?
• Topic 3:
• In your hometown, which season is the
most beautiful one? And Why?
Words for listening
all my life 一生，一辈子
mild climate 温和的气候
village 村庄
mixture 混合物
famous places 名胜
Hongfu Monastery 弘福寺
Ming Dynasty 明朝
hotpot 火锅
warm 热情的
hospitable 好客的
traffic jams 堵车
heavy pollution 污染严重
high salary 高薪
YES or No statement
• Circle Yes or NO after listening to the passage.
• 1. The student’s hometown is in the capital of
China.
• 2. The weather is quite dry in the students
hometown.
• 3. There are not many famous places in the
student’s hometown.
• 4. The student’s hometown has no traffic jams
or heavy pollution.
More expressions
mild climate My hometown has a mild climate.
coastal city
My hometown is a coastal city, near the
Pacific ocean.
humid
The weather in my hometown is very humid.
dry
The weather in my hometown is quite dry.
famous
place
There are famous places in my hometown
including the Great Wall and the Summer
Palace.
More expressions
traffic jam
There are always traffic jams especially
during rush hours.
pollution
There is too much pollution in my
hometown. The air is bad.
distinct
seasons
There are 4 distinct seasons. The seasons
are very different from each other.
openminded
The people in my hometown are veryminded.
hospitable
The people in my hometown are all very
hospitable. If you get lost they will help
you find your way.
More expressions
skyscraper
The new skyscrapers have been built.
crowded
The buses and roads in my hometown are
very crowded.
modern
My hometown is a very modern city with
many new buildings.
traditional
My hometown’s a traditional city. People are
conservative.
lively
My hometown is very lively, especially at
night.
Guessing game
• I will describe my hometown. Please speak it out
if you figure where my hometown is while
listening to my explanation.
?
• It is located in the southern part of the Guanzhong Plain.
• It is one of the four great ancient capitals of China, being
the capital city of 13 dynasties.
• It is the eastern end of the Silk Road.
• The Museum of Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses is
praised as “the eighth major miracle of the world”.
• Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang is listed on the
world Heritage List, and the City Wall of Ming Dynasty is
the largest and most intact Ming Dynasty castle in the
world.
Xi’an
Assignment
• Talk with your roommates about your
hometown. Try to describe the beauty of
your hometown.