Lesson goal: Students can describe the places in their town and where they are, using there is / there are and prepositions of place.
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Lesson plan
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Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- Do you live in a big city or a small town?
- What is your favourite place in your town?
- What do tourists usually visit in your town?
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New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
Match the pairsRoll the dicepost office · library · museum · bus stop · traffic lights · crossroads · corner · square · bridge · turn left · turn right · go straight on · opposite · next to · between
All words in the set - 3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
- Fill the gap
There ___ a big museum and two libraries in the town centre.
Answer: is / 's - Fill the gap
The bus stop is ___ the post office, on the other side of the road.
Answer: opposite - Fill the gap
The café is ___ the library and the bank.
Answer: between - Fill the gap
Are there any museums near here? — No, there ___.
Answer: aren't / are not - Multiple choice
Where can you send a letter?
at the post officeat the libraryat the museumat the bus stop - Multiple choice
Where two roads meet and cross is a ...
squarecrossroadsbridgecorner - Multiple choice
Choose the correct question.
Is there a bridge in your town?Are there a bridge in your town?There is a bridge in your town? - True / false
Read: "My town is small, but I love it. In the main square there is a market every Saturday. There's an old bridge across the river, and next to it there is a nice café. There isn't a museum, but there are two libraries." There is a museum in the town.
Answer: False - True / false
Read the text again. The café is next to the bridge.
Answer: True - Discussion question
A friend is visiting your town for one day. Write about three places they should see and where they are.
Sample answer: First, go to the main square — there's a beautiful old church there. The museum is opposite the church, and it's free on Sundays. Then walk across the bridge to the park. There's a great café on the corner next to the park.
- Fill the gap
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Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- What is there in your street? What isn't there?
- Which place in your town do you never visit? Why?
- What would you like to change in your town?
- Is your town good for young people? Why or why not?
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Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz