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PLACES AROUND TOWN
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Basic English Dialogs:
Places Around Town Three 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! 
DIALOG 1
DIALOG 2
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 Level: Elementary to Intermediate 
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16 Clues
PLACES AROUND TOWN Read the clues and fill in the missing letters. Answer Key attached 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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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
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art gallery
bakery clinic crosswalk gym |
hotel
laundromat library movie theater museum |
park
pharmacy post office sidewalk supermarket |
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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
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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
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
ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider reading aloud the attached script (or playing the audio file) a second time. |
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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
ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider reading aloud the attached script (or playing the audio file) a second time. |
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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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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
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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