2) Comparing Places

Los Angeles and San Francisco are both in California but they are very different. San Francisco is smaller than Los Angeles. It is also colder. Los Angeles is bigger than San Francisco, but San Francisco is more expensive. It is harder to find housing in San Francisco. I think San Francisco is a better place to live.

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Conversation 2

Woman:
Los Angeles and San Francisco are both in California

but they are very different.

San Francisco is smaller than Los Angeles.

It is also colder.

Los Angeles is bigger than San Francisco,

but San Francisco is more expensive.

It is harder to find housing in San Francisco.

I think San Francisco is a better place to live.