Beginner | Conversation Lesson 21 _LEVEL 5_
Lesson 21: Going Back Home
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Lesson 21: Going Back Home
Exercise 1 | Vocabulary and Expressions （Vocabulary and Expressions）
Directions: Listen and repeat.
(Directions: Listen and repeat.)
Vocabulary and Expressions
Examples
hometown（hometown）
My hometown is known for its delicious rice.
vacation（vacation）
I’m planning to go on a vacation this winter.
homemade（homemade）
My mother used to bake a tasty homemade cake.
cuisine（cuisine）
They serve excellent French cuisine.
bullet train（bullet train）
Japanese bullet trains go as fast as 300 kilometers per hour.
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Exercise 2 | Dialogue Practice (Dialogue Practice)
Directions: Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
(Directions: Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.)
Lisa and Brian are talking about their hometowns.
Lisa: What will you do during the holidays?
Brian: I am planning to go back to my hometown and spend my vacation with my family.
Lisa: Sounds nice. Where is your hometown?
Brian: It’s a small town near Dusseldorf city. Do you know Krefeld?
Lisa: I’m not sure. How long does it take to get there from Berlin?
Brian: If you get on a bullet train, it takes about 2 hours.
Lisa: I see. I miss my hometown, too.
Brian: Do you have any plans of going back to the Philippines?
Lisa: I want to, but I don’t think I can go back there before my contract expires. I really miss my mom’s
homemade sinigang.
Brian: What is it? Is it delicious?
Lisa: Definitely! It’s a Filipino soup and one of the most popular dishes of the Philippine cuisine. The one that
my mom makes is special!
Brian: It reminds me of my mother’s soup! It’s also delicious!
Lisa: I can’t wait to go back to my hometown!
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Check your understanding: Answer the following questions.
1. How long does it take to get to Krefeld from Berlin?
2. What is Lisa’s home country?
3. What reminds Brian of his mother’s soup?
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Exercise 3 | Listening Comprehension (Listening Comprehension)
Directions: Your teacher will read a text. First, listen to it. After that, choose the right answer to the questions.
(Directions: Your teacher will read a text. First, listen to it. After that, choose the right answer to the
questions.)
“Listen to the teacher as they read the text”
1. Why is everyone going to their hometowns?
A. Everyone is going to their hometowns because it is a holiday.
B. People are going home because the company is going through a rough financial period.
2. What is Alina looking forward to doing when she gets home?
A. Alina can’t wait to see her friends and go out drinking.
B. She is looking forward to spending some quality time with her sister and eating her father’s Beef
Stroganoff.
3. What will Giovanni be doing when he gets to his hometown?
A. Giovanni will be hiking with his family and he will also play with his cat.
B. He can’t wait to see his brother.
4. What mountain is Giovanni’s town close to?
A. Giovanni’s town is close to the National Park.
B. His hometown is close to a mountain.
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Exercise 4 | Role Play (Role Play)
Directions: Have a role play with your teacher in the situation below.
(Directions: Have a role play with your teacher in the situation below.)
Situation: You are planning to go back to your hometown for your vacation. Talk with your teacher about
where your hometown is, what it is like, and your favorites about it.
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Exercise 5 | Conversation Questions (Conversation Questions)
Directions: Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions.
(Directions: Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions.)
1. What do you usually do on your vacation?
2. What are the holidays in your country? Can you list up some?
3. How often do you go back to your hometown in a year?
4. How do you get to your hometown?
5. Do you think spending holidays with your family is important?
6. Who do you spend your holidays with?
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