Daily English-Lession 7: Talking About Hometown

Today we will learn together about the topic Talking About Cities:
1. Vocabulary Focus
Key Adjectives to Describe Cities:
Appearance: beautiful, interesting, famous, clean, dirty.
Safety: safe, dangerous.
Cost: expensive, affordable.
Weather: hot, cold, warm, cool.
Example Sentences:
San Francisco is very beautiful with a view of the ocean.
Some parts of Chicago are dangerous, but most are safe.
2. Grammar Focus: Yes/No Questions with Adjectives
Structure:
Is [city] [adjective]?
Is your city clean?
Is Chicago expensive?
Is it hot?
Answer Structure:
Affirmative: Yes, [city] is [adjective].
Negative: No, [city] is not [adjective].
3. Dialogue Breakdown
Key Questions and Answers:
Is your town beautiful? → Yes, San Francisco is very beautiful.
Is your town expensive? → Yes, everything is expensive.
Is your city dangerous? → Some parts are dangerous, and some parts are safe.
Is your city by the ocean? → San Francisco is on the Pacific Ocean.
4. Practice Activities
Activity 1: Matching Adjectives to Cities
Match the adjectives to the correct city:
Beautiful → Paris, San Francisco
Expensive → Tokyo, New York
Famous → London, Chicago
Activity 2: Fill in the Blanks
Complete the sentences about your city:
My city is ______ (beautiful/clean/dirty).
It is ______ (safe/dangerous).
The weather is usually ______ (hot/cool/warm).
Example:
My city is beautiful. It is safe. The weather is usually warm.
Activity 3: Pair Dialogue Practice
Work in pairs to ask and answer questions about your cities:
Is your city beautiful?
Is your city expensive?
Is it hot in the summer?
Example Dialogue:
A: Is your city beautiful?
B: Yes, it’s very beautiful with lots of parks.
Activity 4: Compare Two Cities
Choose two cities and compare them using adjectives. Use prompts:
Which city is more expensive?
Which city is safer?
Which city is more interesting?
Example:
San Francisco is more expensive than Chicago.
Chicago is safer than Los Angeles.
5. Homework
Write a short paragraph (5-6 sentences) about a city you like. Use adjectives to describe it.
Example:
I like Paris. Paris is very beautiful and famous. It has many interesting museums and buildings. The food is amazing but expensive. Some parts of the city are clean, but some parts are a little dirty. I want to visit Paris again.
Conclusion
In this lesson, you learned how to:
Use adjectives to describe cities.
Ask and answer questions about city features.
Compare cities based on cost, safety, and other aspects.
Before ending today's lesson, let's practice listening to the following passage.
My hometown is San Francisco, which I think is a very beautiful city. It's located by the Pacific Ocean, and you can enjoy some amazing views of the ocean there. San Francisco is generally clean, although some places can be a little dirty. It's not too dangerous overall, though there are occasional crimes, but I still feel safe living here.
However, it’s also quite expensive. Everything is pricey-food, housing, shopping-pretty much everything you can think of. But the city is famous, especially because of the Golden Gate Bridge, which is one of the most famous bridges in the world.
The weather in San Francisco is pretty mild. It's never hot, and it's never super cold. The temperature stays either warm or cool all year round. I think the city is very interesting, too. There are people from all over the world, great food, and a lot of beautiful nature nearby, plus some cool buildings around the city.
When Meg asked about her hometown, Chicago, I was interested because Chicago also has some similarities with San Francisco. Chicago has a big lake, Lake Michigan, and although it's not by the ocean, it has some amazing sights. Meg said Chicago is beautiful, with lots of tall buildings and clean areas, though, like in San Francisco, there are parts of the city that are a bit dirty. Chicago can be a bit dangerous too, but like San Francisco, it has areas where it's safe.
Both cities are very expensive, and Chicago's costs for food, attractions, and parking are high as well. One thing Meg pointed out is that Chicago gets quite hot in the summer, especially around July and August. But like me, she thinks Chicago is a really interesting city with plenty to do, from museums to nature around the lake.
I told her that in my opinion, San Francisco is a better place to visit than Los Angeles because LA is not as beautiful and is even more expensive. I think both San Francisco and Chicago have a lot to offer, and I’d recommend either city.