●     背景： 这篇短文为学生提供了一个用英语描述自己家乡或居住地的模板，符合文部科学省鼓励学生通过外语了解文化和地理的教学目标4。

●     核心语言重点： there is/are，形容词。

●    课文：

Myhometown is called Kofu. It is a small city in Yamanashi Prefecture. There aremany mountains around the city. In the summer, it is very hot. But in thewinter, it is cold, and we can see snow on the mountains. There is also a bigriver that runs through the city. I go to the river to ride my bicycle with myfriends. We go to school in the city. There are many people in the city, but itis not too big. I like my hometown very much. I think it is a very peaceful andbeautiful place.

●     词汇亮点：

○    hometown 家乡

○    mountains 山

○    river 河

○    peaceful 宁静的

○    beautiful 美丽的

●    语法解析：

本文主要通过There are many mountains...和There is also abig river...等句式，练习“there is/are”句型来描述一个地方存在的事物。此外，small,hot, cold, big, peaceful和beautiful等形容词的使用，也让学生能够更生动地描绘自己的家乡。