Part of the ielts speaking Test Yourself 13 Reading Your Family 14

10.How can grandchildren benefit from knowing their grandparents
？
It’s your turn to answer!
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Children can learn from experienced grandparents
＋
increase respect for elderly people
traditions
）

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1.Whereabouts did you grow up
？
I grew un here in Fuzhou (if you take the IELTS in Fuzhou, use your hand to point at
the ground)
．
I was born and raised here. Actually I have lived here my entire life (= my
whole life)
．
I was born in a small town in Fujian Province, about 300 kilometers north of Fuzhou.
It’s
pretty
much a four-hour ride from here. I was born and raised there. I only moved out when I went to
university. For the last 2 years I have been attending school in Shanghai.
2. How long have you lived there (or here)?=How long did you live there
？
I have lived here my whole life. I have never left my hometown.
Just be careful with the tenses
：
have lived=You still live there
．
I lived=
You don’t live there anymore
．
3. Does your family still live there?
Yes, they do. Most of my relatives still live in my hometown. This is why I go back there as
often as possible. They all have jobs there, and my parents built a house just outside my hometown.
They don’t intend to move away.
4. Tell me about the town or city you come from.
Use the same words for your city:
pleasant
expanding
mild weather
architecture
renovated
worth a visit
3 Your Hometown

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Well, Fuzhou is a middle-sized city as Chinese cities go, in spite ofits 6 0r 7 million
inhabitants. Fuzhou is located only 30 kilometers from the ocean, and it is surrounded by
mountains. As a result, it is a very pleasant place to live. Because we live in Southern
China, the weather here is pretty nice (= quite nice) all year round. Even in the winter
the temperatures are quite mild. Fuzhou has been developing a lot, and recently the city
has been expanding every year. Although Fuzhou is an ancient city, it looks quite modern
nowadays. There are many skyscrapers, and new shopping malls, as well as large streets in
the city center. There is an old quarter with old buildings and architecture, but it is being
renovated at the moment. In addition, the food here is excellent. There are quite a few parks
and temples for tourists to visit. I think the city is definitely worth a visit. It's typically
Chinese: it's a mix of ancient and contemporary (= modern).