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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
PLACES AROUND TOWN

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ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS

Step 1) First, have your students sit together in pairs and then play the audio once or twice; have them discuss what they heard.
​Step 2) Then, distribute the worksheet to your learners. Have them work on it independently before comparing their answers with a classmate.
​Step 3) Elicit and discuss the correct answers. 
Describing Pictures
​PLACES AROUND TOWN
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Look at the picture and decide if each description is true or false.

Answer Key attached​

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

​Approximate Time: 10 to 15 minutes
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Add an extra 5 to 10 minutes to the activity when using the above Active Listening.

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Basic English Dialogs:
​Places Around Town
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Th
ree short dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice.

​Extension activity on attached Page 2

Answer Key attached on Page 3

Level: Beginner

​​Audio and Answer Key are also available in video format below (2:40) for your students!

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DIALOG 1
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DIALOG 2
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DIALOG 3
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Writing Practice
PLACES AROUND TOWN


"Write a short paragraph to describe two of your favorite places in your town or city. Include information such as why you like
​these places and how often you go there."

Focus on present simple tense and
adjectives 
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate
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​60-minute Lesson Plan
​PLACES AROUND TOWN

"Why Was London Stinky?"
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​Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
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​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Spelling Practice (Vowel Gap)

Reading Comprehension
​Grammar Practice
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
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​Answer Key attached
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16 Clues
​PLACES AROUND TOWN

Read the clues and fill in the missing letters.

​Answer Key attached
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​​​Level: Elementary to Intermediate

​Approximate Time: 15 minutes
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Pair Work Discussion
PLACES AROUND TOWN
20 different questions about places around town - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 15 minutes

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Discussion Practice
PLACES AROUND TOWN
16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.

These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing.

Activity Notes on Page 2

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

​Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes
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'Find Someone Who'
​Activity

PLACES AROUND TOWN
Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity

​Whole class activity

Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity
​Version 1 and Version 2)

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time:  15 - 20 minutes
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Group Discussion
PLACES AROUND TOWN
You and your classmate are city planners and you are going to make a new city.  Use a pencil and decide where to put the parks, schools, downtown area, etc.  Compare with your classmates.

​Pair work and small groups.

Activity Notes on Page 2 

Level: Intermediate to Avanced

Approximate Time:  20 - 30 minutes
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Spot the Differences
​Speaking Activity

​PLACES AROUND TOWN
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate



Information-gap

Pair work

Activity Notes & Answer Key attached

Find all eight differences in the pictures.

​Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes
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Word Bank
PLACES AROUND TOWN
15 vocabulary items about places around town

Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached

Level: Lower-Intermediate to Intermediate

Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes


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15 Essential Words About Places Around Town 
   art gallery
   bakery
   clinic
   crosswalk
​   gym
hotel
laundromat
library
movie theater
​museum
park
pharmacy
post office
sidewalk
​supermarket
​Try the interactive version of the above worksheet!

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Spelling Worksheet
PLACES AROUND TOWN
PAGE 1
15 sentences with 15 scrambled words on the topic of 'places around town'
PAGE 2
15 sentences (same as above) - listen and write the missing words.

Extend by using the question sentences as a Q&A activity.

​This is a great follow-up to the above Word Bank gap-fill activity which uses the same 15 words!

Level: Intermediate
With Notes and Answer Key on Page 3
Approximate Total Time: 20 - 25 minutes
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Word Bank
PLACES AROUND TOWN
63 vocabulary items: places around town

Question: Which 6 words below are kinds of people?  Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

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63 Places Around Town
 airport
 alley
 apartment
​    building
 art gallery
 bakery
 bank
 bank machine
 barbershop
 bookstore
 bowling alley
 bridge
 bus stop
cemetery
​church
clinic
coffee shop
college
convenience
​   store
crosswalk
department
​    store
downtown
factory
fire station
garage
gas station
​grocery store
​gym
hair salon
hospital
hotel
house
Internet cafe
intersection
laundromat
law court
library
mosque

movie theater
​museum
​neighborhood
news stand
office building
park
parking lot
pet store
pharmacy
playground
police station
port
post office

prison
​restaurant
​school
shopping mall
sidewalk
stadium
suburbs
subway
supermarket
temple
train station
university
​zoo

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Reading A Map
PLACES AROUND TOWN
​Look at the map and decide if each
​statement is true or false.

Answer Key on Page 2

Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate

Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes

Find the Listening version of this activity
​below.
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Listen 1
PLACES AROUND TOWN
Listen and decide if each statement is true or false.

Read-Aloud Script and Answer Key on
Page 2

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 5 - 10 minutes


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Listen 2
PLACES AROUND TOWN
Listen and decide if each statement is true or false.

Read-Aloud Script and Answer Key on
Page 2

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 5 - 10 minutes


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Board Game
PLACES AROUND TOWN
30 questions about places around town

For groups of two to three players

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes

Dice required


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2- to 3-Hour Lesson
PLACES AROUND TOWN
Nine pages of activities about special buildings and the Taipei 101 (vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing); Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 120 - 180 minutes total


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Activity - Draw and Write
PLACES AROUND TOWN
Page 1
Draw a picture of a building in your city or country!  Or use your imagination to design your own building.

Page 2
Write a short descriptive paragraph about the building in your picture. Use the words and phrases in the box to help you - as well as your own words and ideas.

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 10 minutes (page 1) + 20 minutes (page 2)


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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE PLACES
15 adjectives that describe places

Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes


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15 Essential Words Used to Describe Places
   beautiful
   bright
   crowded
   dirty
​   empty
expensive
large
messy
modern
​neat
new
noisy
spacious
tall
​traditional

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Worksheet
PLACES AROUND TOWN
Brainstorming and dictionary practice

Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below.  All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given.  Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer.

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 minutes


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ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit.

Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework.

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Vocabulary Quiz
PLACES AROUND TOWN
14 vocabulary items about
​places around town

Answer Key attached

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes


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Crossword
PLACES AROUND TOWN
Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes


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Word Search
PLACES AROUND TOWN
12 vocabulary items about places around town

Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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Rank &
Discuss Opinions

PLACES AROUND TOWN
12 statements about places around town

Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 minutes

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