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Picture warm-up

1. What do you see in this picture?
2. Who are these people, and what are they doing?
3. Does this look like your life here, or in your home country? How is it the same or different?

Discussion questions

1. Where is your hometown, and what is it famous for?
2. What do you miss most about your home country?
3. What is something visitors should see or do in your hometown?
4. How is your hometown different from the city where you live now?
5. What is the weather like in your home country?
6. What is a common food or dish from your region?
7. What are people from your hometown like?
8. Has your hometown changed since you left? How?
9. What is one thing Americans often misunderstand about your country?
10. Would you like to move back to your hometown someday? Why or why not?
11. What languages are spoken in your country?
12. What holiday is the most important in your home country?
13. What is something your home country does better than the U.S.?
14. How do you share your culture with people here?
15. If you could bring one thing from home to America, what would it be?

Key words

Say the word, then read the example sentence out loud.

• hometown
  My hometown is a small village near the mountains.
• homesick
  I feel homesick when I hear music from my country.
• capital
  Lima is the capital of Peru.
• region
  The northern region is very cold in winter.
• population
  The population of my city is about two million.
• famous for
  My town is famous for its beaches.
• rural
  I grew up in a rural area with lots of farms.
• urban
  Urban life is faster and noisier.
• landmark
  The old church is the most famous landmark.
• miss
  I miss my mother’s cooking.
• native
  My native language is Arabic.
• customs
  Every country has its own customs.
• proud
  I am proud of where I come from.
• currency
  The currency in Mexico is the peso.
• visit
  I plan to visit my home country next summer.

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