Well, talking about my hometown, I will explain the… talking about my hometown. Well, my hometown located in Bintaro, it’s quite near from South Jakarta. This kind of suburb area. So, in this location, mostly the people commute from their office and their residential area every day. People in this area mostly… there are many things that people can do in this area. While, for example, in the weekend, mostly they do some sports. Well, in this, the government, the local government also provide an event in the weekend, like car free day. So, I think the people can go together on the street. And then there is no car or motorcycle on that day. Talking about the climate, in this area, the weather is not so different from Jakarta because the location is quite… it’s very close. In the early years, the climate tends to cool because of the raining. Almost everyday raining, however, at the end of the year, it’s quite hot. I feel so happy to live here and then I feel calm. And then it’s so relaxing because there are so many trees and not so many…
Band 7+: Describe your hometown. You should say: Where is it located? What do people do there? What is the climate like? And explain how you feel about it.
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Well, talking about my hometown, I will explain the details. My hometown is located in Bintaro, which is quite near South Jakarta. It is a suburban area. In this location, most people commute from their offices to their residential areas every day. There are many things that people can do in this area. For example, on the weekends, they often engage in sports. The local government also provides events on the weekends, like car-free days, so people can gather on the streets without cars or motorcycles. Talking about the climate, the weather in this area is not so different from Jakarta because the location is very close. In the early months, the climate tends to be cooler due to the rain, with almost daily rainfall. However, at the end of the year, it gets quite hot. I feel very happy to live here; it feels calm and relaxing because there are so many trees and not too many people. Overall, I appreciate the environment and the community in my hometown.
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