Beginner ⅼ Conversation Lesson 21
Lesson 21: Going Back to Hometown
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Lição 21: Voltando à cidade natal
Exercise 1 | Vocabulary and Expressions（Vocabulário e expressões）
Directions: Listen and repeat.
(Instruções: Escute e repita.)
Vocabulary and Expressions
Examples
hometown（cidade natal）
My hometown is known for its delicious rice.
vacation（férias）
I’m planning to go on a vacation this winter.
homemade（feito em casa）
My mother used to bake a tasty homemade cake.
cuisine（culinária / cozinha）
They serve excellent French cuisine.
bullet train（trem bala）
Japanese bullet trains go as fast as 300 kilometers per hour.
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Exercise 2 | Dialogue Practice (Diálogo)
Directions: Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
(Instruções: Leia o diálogo em voz alta com o professor.)
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 be fore my contract e xpires. I really miss my mom’s
homemade sinigang.
Brian: What is it? Is it delicious?
Lisa: Definitely! It’s a Filipino soup a nd one of the most popula r dishe s 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 | Practice Questions (Perguntas)
Directions: Practice answe ring the questions with your teache r. Choose your favorite answer between A
and B.
(Instruções: Responda as perguntas do seu professor. Você pode escolher qual resposta usar.)
1. How often do you go back to your hometown?
A. I go there once or twice a year.
B. I rarely go back there since I’m working abroad.
2. Where did you go on your last vacation?
A. I went to Singapore.
B. I forgot. I’ve been so busy with my work recently.
3. What is your hometown known for?
A. My hometown is known for its marvelous beaches.
B. The summer festival! Many tourists from all over the country come to see it.
4. Do you miss your hometown?
A. Not really. I’m enjoying my city life.
B. Sometimes I miss my family.
5. What is your favorite homemade dish?
A. My mother’s pasta is really tasty.
B. I love homemade pastry. Cookies and cupcakes are my favorite!
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Exercise 4 | Conversation Questions (Conversação)
Directions: Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions.
(Instruções: Reveze com o seu professor para responder as perguntas abaixo.)
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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