Living in my Hometown

The Royal Visions Academy – Speaking Practice

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Speaking Guidance Checklist

Use these simple sentence starters to help you talk about your hometown or city smoothly.

1. Starters

Introducing the topic

“I live in…”
“My city is…”
“I am from…”
“My hometown is…”
“I stay in…”
“Let me tell you about…”

2. Reasons

Explaining why

“Because it is…”
“I like it because…”
“The reason is…”
“Because of…”
“That is because…”
“Since it is…”

3. Examples

Giving examples

“For example…”
“Like…”
“Such as…”
“One example is…”
“Look at…”
“To give an example…”

4. Outcomes

Results / Consequences

“So…”
“That is why…”
“Because of that…”
“And so…”
“This means…”
“Then…”

5. Past Experience

Talking about the past

“In the past…”
“When I was young…”
“Before…”
“Last year…”
“When I was a child…”
“A long time ago…”

6. Description

Describing places or things

“It is very…”
“There are many…”
“It looks…”
“It has a lot of…”
“The people are…”
“It is a…”

7. Conclusion

Finishing your thought

“In the end…”
“To finish…”
“Finally…”
“Overall…”
“I think that…”
“In short…”

Practice Your Speaking

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New Vocabulary

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Example in Practice
City	Noun	A large and busy place where many people live.	“I live in a big city.”
Town	Noun	A place with houses and shops, smaller than a city.	“My town is very quiet.”
Village	Noun	A very small town in the countryside.	“My grandparents live in a small village.”
Street	Noun	A public road in a city or town.	“There are many shops on this street.”
Building	Noun	A structure with walls and a roof, like a house or office.	“That is a very tall building.”
Park	Noun	A large green area for people to walk and play.	“I walk my dog in the park.”
Shop	Noun	A place where you can buy things.	“I buy food at the local shop.”
Beautiful	Adjective	Very nice to look at.	“My hometown has a beautiful river.”
Quiet	Adjective	Making very little noise.	“My street is very quiet at night.”
Noisy	Adjective	Making a lot of loud noise.	“The city center is too noisy.”
Crowded	Adjective	Full of people.	“The train is very crowded today.”
Live	Verb	To make your home in a place.	“I live with my family.”
Visit	Verb	To go see a person or place.	“Tourists love to visit my city.”
Walk	Verb	To move on your feet.	“I walk to school every day.”
Safe	Adjective	Not in danger; protected from harm.	“My neighborhood is very safe.”

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