Lesson Twenty-Two

Words list

place

beside

wide

river

foot

at the foot of

low

hill

building

street

everywhere

sad

dirty

merchant

house

dark

unhealthy

hut

narrow

muddy

nearly

poor

change

since

lead

rid

to get rid of

mud

dirt

theatre

shop

flat

assembly hall

along

build

office

hotel

tall

chimney

spring

spring up

steamer

busily

product

industry

province

too

healthy

go all out

socialism

Words to the dialogue

shopping

co-op

buy

envelope

bottle

ink

cent

run

run out of

Text

My Hometown

My hometown is beautiful place.It stands beside a wide river at the foot of low green hills.It has many fine buildings and wide streets.There are trees and flowers everywhere.

But it has not always been like that. In the old days it was a sad, dirty little down. Landlords and merchants lived in the few good houses.For the working people there were only dark, unhealthy rooms in old buildings and huts on narrow muddy streets. Nearly everyone was poor and many had no work.

Everything has changed since liberation. The people,led by the Party, have got rid of the mud and dirt. They have put up schools,theatres,shops and flats.They have an assembly hall and a hospital. Along the river they have built offices, hotels and a big park. Factories with tall chimney have spring up. On the river steamers and boats come and go busily, day and night. They carry the products of our industries to all parts of the province.

I love my hometown, and I love its people. They too have changed. Healthy and happy, they are going all out to build socialism.

Dialogue

Shopping

-Hello,you two.Where have you been?

-We've just been to the co-op.

-What did you buy?

-I bought some envelope and a bottle of ink.

-How much is the ink?

-Twenty-three cents.

-I must go and get a bottle too. I've run out of ink.