1. On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village.

2. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river.

3. Many people like to go to the countryside on weekend to have a rest after a hard working week.

4. My home village is to the north of the city.

5. People have the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest.

6. They reached a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.

7. Liz met Ba's family at his house early in the morning.

8. After meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba's village.

9. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank.

10. Since Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on the farm.

11. After finishing the homework, Van often feeds the chickens and collects their eggs.

12. The Parkers are so nice so Van feels like a member of their family.

13. It was hot, so I turned on the air conditioner.

14. He arrives in Singapore on Monday evening.

15. Van is now living with the Parker family on a farm 100 km outside Columbus, Ohio.

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