Where did you live before you came to Beijing?
你来北京之前住在哪里？
A Where did you live before you came to Beijing?
A 你来北京之前住在哪里？
B In Guangzhou. I was born and brought up in Guangzhou.
B 住在广州。我在那里出生，在那里长大。
A Ah, I know Guangzhou. It’s very different to Beijing.
A 啊，我知道广州。那里和北京很不一样。
B Yes, the weather is different, the people are different. And most of all, the food is different!
B 是的，天气很不一样，人也不一样。而且最重要的是，食物不一样！
A Was it a big change for you when you came to Beijing?
A 你来北京对你的生活是个很大的改变吗？
B Yes – I still miss Guangzhou, but now I really love living in Beijing.
B 是的，我现在仍然很想念广州，但是我现在非常喜欢住在北京。

Notes注释
1.When you talk about where you were born, and where you spent your childhood, you can say I was born and brought up in . . . / I was born and brought up in . .
当你谈论你在哪里出生，在哪里度过你的童年时，你可以说I was born and brought up in . . . /我在. .出生并长大。
2.Remember still / still when you talk about something that is continuing, eg I live in Beijing now but I still miss Guangzhou / I live in Beijing now but I still miss Guangzhou.
当你谈论某件持续进行的事情时用still /仍然，例如I live in Beijing now but I still miss Guangzhou /我现在住在北京，但是我仍然很想念广州。

Key phrases and sentences
Where did you live before you came to Beijing?
In Guangzhou. I was born and brought
up in Guangzhou.
Ah, I know Guangzhou. It’s very
different to Beijing.
Yes, the weather is different, the people are different.
And most of all, the food is different.
Was it a big change for you when you
came to Beijing?
Yes – I still miss Guangzhou, but now I
really love living in Beijing.

你来北京之前住在哪里？
住在广州。我在那里出生，在那里长大。
啊，我知道广州。
那里和北京很不一样。
是的，天气很不一样，人也不一样。
而且最重要的是，食物不一样！
你来北京对你的生活是个很大的改变吗？
是的，我现在仍然很想念广州，但是我现在非常喜欢住在北京