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Hometown

The document discusses the author's experiences and observations about Hanoi, Vietnam, highlighting its rapid urban development and significant traffic issues. It contrasts this with the author's desire to live in Halong City, known for its spacious roads and lack of traffic jams, which the author appreciates for its urban amenities and familial connections. The author expresses a preference for Halong's lifestyle over the hustle of Hanoi, despite the distance between the two cities.

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Hometown

The document discusses the author's experiences and observations about Hanoi, Vietnam, highlighting its rapid urban development and significant traffic issues. It contrasts this with the author's desire to live in Halong City, known for its spacious roads and lack of traffic jams, which the author appreciates for its urban amenities and familial connections. The author expresses a preference for Halong's lifestyle over the hustle of Hanoi, despite the distance between the two cities.

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PART ONE

1. Tell me about your hometown

2. In what ways has your town or city changed since you were a child?

3. How could your town or city be improved?

4. Are there any traffic problems where you live?

1. Well, I was born and raised in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. As a city boy, it would be hard for
me to think of living in a rural area.
2. Yes, actually. In the course of 15 years, I could barely find stores and buildings around my
neighbourhood but from time to time I can see the convenience stores, clothing shops as well as
restaurants mushrooming, which really caught my eye.
3. Hanoi is famous for the hustle and bustle of itself so during the rush hours, usually 8am or 4-
5pm, traffic jams spread throughout the downtown districts no matter how wide the roads are.
So yeah, I would like to enhance the traffic situation by opening more routes.
4. Obviously yes, there are traffic jams everywhere in Hanoi which always take place in the inner
cities or downtown areas. Public transport is affordable but it’s quite inconvenient considering
the time we have to wait for buses or cabins.
PART TWO
Describe a town or a city you want to live in in the future.
You should say:

- Where it is?
- How do you know it?
- What it is famous for?
- And why you would like to live there

To kick off, I would like to talk about Halong city, situating in Quang Ninh province. It is the
biggest urban district in Vietnam.
My mother was born in Halong so she had lots of memories as well as experiences with that city,
about the lifestyles, cuisines and landscapes. I also had lots of opportunity to experience it in
person since my family visit it once in 2 months.
Even though I live in Hanoi which is the capital of Vietnam, Halong specifically and Quang Ninh
generally is still the most developed and urbanized province comparing to the rest 62. From
shopping malls, flea markets and skyscrapers, you can find anything, even rural characteristics of
its outskirts comprise everything that Vietnam could have.
Another thing to mention is the width of roads, which is 2/3rds or double as wide as Hanoi.
Residents and tourists never had to worry about getting into traffic jams, and the housing units
are seperated from each other, mostly because the local people live in villas.
I know that Halong is approximately 200km away from Hanoi, and travelling to the city will take
hours even on highway but you know, I want somewhere to enjoy living as a city boy without
any disturbance outside.

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