Level B2 General English
Lesson 50
Home And Hometowns
家と故郷

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TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

Has your hometown changed a lot since you were a kid? If so, how? Have the changes been for the better or worse?
子どものときに比べてあなたの故郷は変わりましたか?もしそうならどのように変わりましたか?いい方に変わりましたか、それとも悪い方に変わりましたか?

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ARTICLE
記事

Directions: Read the following article aloud.
課題: 以下の記事をはっきりとした声で音読しましょう。
Never Forget Your Roots

I grew up in a small town in the south of Wales. The town sits in a valley surrounded by mountains, hills, forests and fields. I finally left home when I went to university and I never returned to live in my hometown. As I grew up, my hometown seemed to grow smaller and smaller, even though nothing really changed.

I moved to a new city that was bigger, more exciting and more interesting. Of course I visited my hometown to see my relatives and friends. Each time I went back I would notice a new shop or two, and other shops that had closed down. But the town hardly changed at all, it seemed frozen in time. But in one way I was happy because the town was surrounded by beautiful forests where I loved to go walking. And now every time I visit, I walk in the forests.

Many of my school friends stayed in the town and I still visit them there. It seemed a little strange to me and I often wonder why some people leave and others stay. Who knows? Maybe some day I’ll go back to live there.

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VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

valley
surround
~を囲む
forest
森林
relative
親戚
frozen
凍った
strange
不思議な、一風変わった
wonder
~を不思議に思う

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QUESTIONS
質問

Directions: Read the questions aloud and answer them.
課題: 質問を声に出して読んだ後、答えてみましょう。

1. Why did he leave his hometown?
2. Was his hometown different when he went back?
3. Where does he live now? Is it different from his hometown?
4. Has your hometown changed a lot? Would you like to live there forever?