My hometown

2024.04.19
Writer / 記事を書いた人
Aillen
the Philippines(フィリピン)

Mabuhay! I'm Aillen, and I'm from the Philippines!
I love snorkeling, and scuba diving.
I enjoy traveling around Japan and taking good photos!

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My hometown

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<Let's learn!>
・I am from …
・There is(are) …
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Hello. My name is Aillen.
I am from the Philippines.
My hometown is Cebu City.
There are many beautiful beaches and resorts in my hometown.
Many people from America, Europe, and Japan come to visit Cebu.
I saw many Japanese people enjoying the beach.
They were doing water sports like snorkeling and scuba diving.

There is a famous town called Oslob.
You can swim with the whale sharks in the sea.
You can feed them plankton or small shrimps.
After swimming, you can enjoy eating mangoes and drink a mango shake by the beach.
The sunset by the beach is always beautiful.
You can also see a lot of stars at night!
I hope you can visit Cebu!

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Key Points

Repeat each word(s) and example sentence(s) after your teacher/tutor.

Key Phrases 重要表現

I am from …

私は…の出身です

I am from Tokushima prefecture.

There is …

一つのもの(一人)がある(存在する)

There is a cat.

There are …

複数の物(人)が存在する

There are many students.

Key Vocabulary 重要単語・熟語

visit

vízit 

訪問する, 訪ねる

動詞

to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them

I want to visit there.

famous

féɪməs

有名な

形容詞

known and recognized by many people

She is a famous singer.

feed

fíːd

食べ物を与える

動詞

to give food to a person, group, or animal

Please do not feed the animals

sunset

sˈʌnsèt

夕焼け、夕日

名詞

the appearance of the sky in the evening before the sun goes down

What a beautiful sunset.

Others その他

whale shark

whále shàrk

ジンベイザメ

名詞

a large spotted whalelike shark

We saw a whale shark there.

shrimp

ʃrímp

エビ(小エビ)

名詞

a small sea creature with a shell and ten legs, that can be eaten

The restaurant serves shrimp burgers.

Practice

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.

I (___) (___) Osaka.

ヒント:(be) from

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I (am) (from) Osaka.

There (___) a (___) (___) .

ヒント:ヒント:famous castle

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There (is) a (famous) (castle).

There (___) many (___) (___) in (___).

ヒント:tourist attractions, Osaka

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There (are) many (tourist) (attractions) in (Osaka).

Article

Read the article aloud on your own or repeat each paragraph after your teacher/tutor.

My hometown

<Let's learn!>
・I am from …
・There is(are) …
=====================================

Hello. My name is Aillen.
I am from the Philippines.
My hometown is Cebu City.
There are many beautiful beaches and resorts in my hometown.
Many people from America, Europe, and Japan come to visit Cebu.
I saw many Japanese people enjoying the beach.
They were doing water sports like snorkeling and scuba diving.

There is a famous town called Oslob.
You can swim with the whale sharks in the sea.
You can feed them plankton or small shrimps.
After swimming, you can enjoy eating mangoes and drink a mango shake by the beach.
The sunset by the beach is always beautiful.
You can also see a lot of stars at night!
I hope you can visit Cebu!

Questions

Answer the questions based on the article.

Where is Aillen’s hometown?

ヒント:Her hometown is …

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Her hometown is Cebu City.

What are some beautiful places in her hometown?

ヒント:They are …

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They are beautiful beaches and resorts.

Where can you swim with the whale sharks?

ヒント:You/I can swim with … in …

回答を見る

You/I can swim with the whale sharks in Oslob.

What can you see at night?

ヒント:You/I can see ・・・

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You/I can see a lot of stars.

Discussion

Let’s have a discussion about the theme with your teacher/tutor or classmates.

With your teacher/tutor 先生とのディスカッション

Do you enjoy swimming or other water sports?

Do you want to try swimming with whale sharks?

Are there beautiful beaches in your hometown?

If yes → Do you often go there?
     よくそこに行きますか?
If no → What beautiful places are there?
     どんな美しい場所がありますか?

Are there famous places to visit in your hometown?

If yes → What are they? それらは何(どこ)ですか?
If no → What famous places are there near your hometown?
     あなたの故郷(地元)の近くにはどんな有名な場所がありますか?

With your classmates クラスメートとのディスカッション

What is your favorite place in your hometown?

Why do you like it there?