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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! Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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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 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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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 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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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!
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 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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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 |
Try the interactive version of the above worksheet!
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 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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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) Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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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 |
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 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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. |