Q&A Hometown

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1. 我家在 + place。 My home is in/at ...

2. 我住在 + place。 I live in ...

3. 我家附近有 + facilities。There is/are ... near my home.

4. 农村的优点是，第一，空气好，也很漂亮；第二，安静，人不多，车也不多；第三，安全。The advantages of the countryside are, firstly, good air and beautiful; secondly, quiet, not many people and not many cars; and thirdly, safe.

5. 农村的缺点是，第一，太安静了，没意思；第二，交通不方便；第三，不方便，没有很多商店。The disadvantages of the countryside are, firstly, it is too quiet and not interesting; secondly, transportation is not convenient; thirdly, it is not convenient and there are not many shops.

6. 城市的优点是，第一，生活方便，有很多商店；第二，有意思，有电影院，博物馆；第三，交通好，有公共汽车和地铁。The advantages of the city are, firstly, it is easy to live in, there are many shops; secondly, it is interesting, there are cinemas and museums; thirdly, the transport is good, there are buses and subways.

7. 城市的缺点是，第一，有很多人和车，太吵了；第二，空气不好，有空气污染；第三，城市没有农村安全。The disadvantages of the city are, firstly, there are a lot of people and cars and it is too noisy; secondly, the air is bad and there is air pollution. Thirdly, the city is not as safe as the countryside.

8. 我将来想住在+place。I would like to live in ... in the future. 因为 because ... （use the pros and cons in no.4-7)