EP14 A Taste of Two Cities

A Taste of Two Cities | 短故事＋5个词＋present perfect with for/since/how long...? 现在完成时常用时间词＋小练习

Listening Text

P1: Today, we are going to visit two cities in very different parts of the world: São Paulo in Brazil and Hamamatsu in Japan. In São Paulo, there are many Japanese restaurants. You can find ramen, sushi, and other Japanese food there. In Hamamatsu, there are also many Brazilian restaurants. People can enjoy Brazilian dishes, bread, and street food. This may sound surprising at first. Why is there so much Japanese food in Brazil, and so much Brazilian food in Japan? The answer is history. For many years, people from Japan and Brazil have lived and worked in these two cities. Over time, they have brought their food, language, and traditions with them.

P2: Japanese people first began moving to Brazil in 1908. Many of them settled in São Paulo, especially in an area called Liberdade. Since that time, Japanese culture has become an important part of the city. Japanese families have lived in Liberdade for generations. Japanese markets, restaurants, and festivals have been part of daily life there for many years. Today, Liberdade is still famous for its strong Japanese community. So, if you walk through the streets of this neighborhood now, you can still see how the past is connected to the present. The community began many years ago, and it has continued until today.

P3: In the 1980s, many Japanese-Brazilians moved to Japan. A large number of them settled in Hamamatsu. Since then, Brazilian culture has become part of life in the city. Brazilian families have lived in Hamamatsu for many years. Brazilian shops and restaurants have been in the city since that time. Even today, people can still buy Brazilian food and hear Portuguese in some areas. So, these two cities tell a similar story. People moved in the past, but their communities have continued to grow and live on. Their food, language, and traditions have stayed with them, and they are still part of city life now.

Words

- community: a group of people who live in the same place or share something in common.

- settle: to go and live in a place for a long time.

- generation: a group of people in a family who are about the same age, such as parents or children.

- tradition: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that people have followed for a long time.

- neighborhood: a part of a town or city where people live.

Practice

Part 1. Complete the sentences with for or since.

1. Japanese families have lived in Liberdade ______ generations.

2. Brazilian shops have been in the city ______ the 1980s.

Part 2. Make your own sentences. Use How long ... ? to ask a question, and then answer it with for or since.

Example: How long have you lived in this city? I have lived here for five years.