CH01

I'm Jiya. I come from Taiwan. I was born and raised in Taiwan. 

Objective: Introduce your name, nationality, and where you were born and raised.

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Hi! My name is Jiya. I am Jiya. I come from Taiwan. 

I’m Taiwanese (person). I’m from Taiwan.

My dad is Taiwanese. My mom also is Taiwanese. 

I was born in Taiwan. I grew up in Taiwan. I was born and raised in Taiwan.


My boyfriend is not Taiwanese. My boyfriend is American. 

He comes from the US. He’s from the US.

His parents do not come from the US. His parents come from India.

My boyfriend was born in India. My boyfriend grew up in the US. 

His parents was born and raised in India.


How about you? What’s your name? Where do you come from? 

Where are you from? Where are you from? Where were you born? 

Where did you grow up? How about your parents? 

Where were they born? Where did they grow up?

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