Mr.Smith：In today's geography class，let's talk about China.We all know that China is a big country.Here's the question.How are the north and the south different in China？
   Huang Lei：I think the biggest（1）

difference

difference

is the language.Each place in China has its own dialect（方言）.For example，people in my hometown Xiamen speak Minnan dialect，but visitors from the north understand nothing（2）

but

but

only a few words!
   My grandma didn't speak Mandarin（普通話） before.She began learning it when she moved to our city.Now she knows that the language is（3）

like

like

a bridge.It makes people from different places closer and closer.And she also wants to learn more languages because she has a wish to see the world.
   Wang Lingling：I think the food is quite different.I was born in Tianjin，a northern city.Tianjin is famous for baozi and jianbjye.aig.In 2018，my parents and I（4）

went to

went to

Hainan.I was surprised by the rice there.It was less sweet and glutinous（粘的）.My father told me it was because of the rain and heat.
   Last year，I went to Hainan again.The rice on the table was the same as（5）

that

that

in my hometown.The restaurant boss said they bought rice from northeast China online like Taobao and JD.He said that（6）

buying

buying

the rice on the Internet is much cheaper.
   Liu Lili：As a student，I grew up in Beijing.I could find how different the weather was when I travelled to Chongqing in winter.Most northern people may say winter is a lot（7）

colder

colder

in the north，but at least for me，that's not true.In winter，Chongqing is more than cold.As you walk in the street，it feels like a cold shower running on your body.You always feel cold even if you wear very warm clothes or stay jye.aidoors.In Beijing，（8）

however

however

，you can never have that feeling because there is enough heating in winter in every building.
   Mr.Smith：Well，thank you for sharing your knowledge.You really know a lot about China.