Around my town — ready-made English lesson, A1

Lesson goal: Students can name places in town and say what people do there using You can… and Let's go to…

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Lesson plan

1
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 near your home?
- Where do you meet your friends?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
Find the matchWheel of fortune
bank · post office · supermarket · hospital · school · park · cafe · library · museum · cinema · station · bus stop · church · bakery · street
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  You can buy fresh bread at the ___.
  bakerybankmuseum
2. Multiple choice
  "Let's ___ to the cinema tonight!" — "Good idea!"
  gogoesgoing
3. Multiple choice
  Is there ___ library near here?
  aansome
4. Multiple choice
  Where can you send a letter?
  at the post officeat the hospitalin the park
5. Fill the gap
  You ___ take books home from the library.
  Answer: can
6. Fill the gap
  Doctors and nurses work at the ___.
  Answer: hospital
7. Fill the gap
  Wait for the bus at the bus ___.
  Answer: stop
8. True / false
  Read: "My town is small, but it has got everything. There is a supermarket, a bank and a nice cafe on my street. The station is in the centre, and the park is next to my school. There isn't a cinema, so we go to the city on Saturdays." There is a cinema in the writer's town.
  Answer: False
9. True / false
  Read: "My town is small, but it has got everything. There is a supermarket, a bank and a nice cafe on my street. The station is in the centre, and the park is next to my school. There isn't a cinema, so we go to the city on Saturdays." The park is next to the writer's school.
  Answer: True
10. Discussion question
  What places are there near your home? What can you do there?
  Sample answer: There is a park and a supermarket near my home. I can walk my dog in the park and buy food at the supermarket.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- What is your favourite place in your town? Why?
- Where do you go at the weekend?
- Is there a museum in your town? Do you like it?
- What new place does your town need?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

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 near your home?
Where do you meet your friends?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

Find the matchWheel of fortune

bank · post office · supermarket · hospital · school · park · cafe · library · museum · cinema · station · bus stop · church · bakery · street

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Multiple choice
You can buy fresh bread at the ___.
bakerybankmuseum
Multiple choice
"Let's ___ to the cinema tonight!" — "Good idea!"
gogoesgoing
Multiple choice
Is there ___ library near here?
aansome
Multiple choice
Where can you send a letter?
at the post officeat the hospitalin the park
Fill the gap
You ___ take books home from the library.
Answer: can
Fill the gap
Doctors and nurses work at the ___.
Answer: hospital
Fill the gap
Wait for the bus at the bus ___.
Answer: stop
True / false
Read: "My town is small, but it has got everything. There is a supermarket, a bank and a nice cafe on my street. The station is in the centre, and the park is next to my school. There isn't a cinema, so we go to the city on Saturdays." There is a cinema in the writer's town.
Answer: False
True / false
Read: "My town is small, but it has got everything. There is a supermarket, a bank and a nice cafe on my street. The station is in the centre, and the park is next to my school. There isn't a cinema, so we go to the city on Saturdays." The park is next to the writer's school.
Answer: True
Discussion question
What places are there near your home? What can you do there?
Sample answer: There is a park and a supermarket near my home. I can walk my dog in the park and buy food at the supermarket.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

What is your favourite place in your town? Why?
Where do you go at the weekend?
Is there a museum in your town? Do you like it?
What new place does your town need?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz