Question

“Home is where the heart is.” That’s so true. I’ve lived in many different houses during my life but not all of them have been home. When you are growing up, home is where your family lives. I left home when I was 18 and slowly my childhood home was no longer. Now it’s my parents’ house and not my home. I moved around a lot and only 4 spend a year or so in most places I lived. They never really felt like home. A home is somewhere you feel totally relaxed and want to come home to. The expression “Home Sweet Home” is also true. You have to have nice feelings about it to call it home. Home doesn’t have to be in your home country. I’ve lived in several countries and have had a home in all of them.

1. Home is where your friends live.
2. The author left home when he was 16.
3. Your home is somewhere you can feel relaxed.
4. There is an expression «Home Sweet Home».
5. Home have to be only in your home country.

Task 2. Answer the questions about the neighbourhood you live in.

• What do you like about your neighbourhood? Why?
• What are the popular places in your neighbourhood?
• What is the difference between a town and a city?

Answer 1

1

• Home is where your friends live. - FALSE
• The author left home when he was 16. - FALSE
• Your home is somewhere you can feel relaxed. - TRUE
• There is an expression «Home Sweet Home». - TRUE
• Home have to be only in your home country. - FALSE

2

• My neighbourhood is a nice place. It has pretty much everything from wide streets to shops and restaurants.

• A park, cinema, bookshop and cafe are the most popular places in my neighbourhood.

• A town is a place where people live close together and where services are at hand. A city is an extensive human settlement with a complex system of transport, communication and housing.