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Hello! In this unit, we are going to work on the city, places / shops in the city and where the different places are.
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1- Reading comprehension: A dialogue
1.1- Let’s begin by reading the following dialogue between two friends: Fiona and Clare
| I’m bored. |  |
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| Me too. Let’s go to the park. | |||
| Good idea. But which one? There are three parks near here. | |||
| Mmm. How about going to the one next to the café? | |||
| Yes! And then we can have a smoothie. | |||
| Fiona | Clare | ||
1.2- Before working on the activities, let´s have some grammar snack:
- “Bored” is a feeling of being “unhappy” because you have nothing to do.
- “Let’s” is used to make suggestions. It´s always followed by a verb in the infinitive, the basic form of the verb, for example, play, go, make, watch, eat, have, be.
Examples:
Let´s make a pizza.
Let´s go to the cinema.
Let´s play in the park
- “One” is used not to refer to a particular object without repeating its name.
Example 1:
– A: Which T-shirt do you prefer?
– B: I want to red one. One means T-shirt = The red T-shirt
Example 2:
– A: That´s my bag?
– B: Which one, the brown one or the black one? One in this case indicates bag.
– A: The brown one = the brown bag
- Expressing existence: There is / There are
We use “There is” when we talk about only one object. For example, “There is a café opposite the park”.
We use “There are” when we talk about more than one object. For example, “There are three parks near here”.
2- Vocabulary – Places in the city
2.1- Look at the pictures below
A. This is a school
Example: I go to school from Monday to Friday.
B. This is a cinema
Example: I like going to the cinema on Saturday.
C. This is a café
Example: I meet my friends at the café
D. This is the supermarket
Example: I buy food at the supermarket.
E. This is the bookshop.
Example: I buy books at the bookshop.
F. This is a clothes shop
Example: I buy clothes (for example jeans, a T-shirt, a sweater) at the clothes shop.
G. This is the park
Example: I meet my friends at the park. We play games and ride our bikes there.
H. This is the hospital
Example: We go to a hospital when we are ill.
2.2- Now, let´s practise vocabulary and spelling:
A. Match the places in town with the correct pictures:
3- Prepositions of place
3.1- Now, let´s see how we can talk about where the different places are
Let´s have some more grammar snack:
- opposite means on the other side,
- next to means beside.
- between means in or into two people, places or things
- behind means at the back (of)
A. In this picture, the circle is opposite (on the other side of) the triangle:
B. In this picture, the circle is next to (beside) the triangle:
C. In this picture, the triangle is behind (at the back of) the circle:
D. In this picture, the triangle is between (in or into, in the middle of) the circles:
3.2- Ask and answer questions
Now, Fiona and Clare are at the park. Some people stop by and ask them where the different places in the city are.
Can you help them answer the questions? Use the map below to help you.
Example:
Tourist: Excuse me, where is the cinema?
Fiona: It´s in Park Avenue, opposite the supermarket
Now, you try. Ask and answer questions using the following places:
1) The school
2) The café
3) The hospital
4) The clothes shop.
Let’s begin with some help. Can you complete the sentences with the missing words?
1) Excuse me, where’s ______________________?
It´s in _______________, next to ______________
2) Excuse me, _______________________________?
It´s _________________, _______________________.
Can you continue on your own, now? Please write the questions and the answers.
3) _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
4) _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Solution:
Please try to complete the sentences on your own first, and then you can see the answers below.
1) Excuse me, where’s the school?
It’s in Oxford Street, next to the café
2) Excuse me, where’s the café?
It’s in over there, opposite the park.
3) Excuse me, where’s the hospital?
It’s in Park Avenue, opposite the book shop
4) Excuse me, where’s the clothes shop?
It´s in Bakery Street, behind the book shop
4- Giving advice
4.1- Let me share with you some grammar snack on how to give advice:
We use:
- Should when it is a good idea that you do something
- Should not (shouldn´t) when it is not a good idea.
Example:
If you have an exam, you should (it´s a good idea to) study and you shouldn´t (it’s not a good idea to) go to bed late.
Examples:
Friend 1:
I need to buy some food to make a pizza tonight.
Fiona:
You should go to the supermarket.
Friend 2:
I have a Math exam tomorrow.
Clare:
You shouldn’t go to the cinema. You should study at home.
Friend 3:
I need to exercise more.
Fiona:
You shouldn’t watch so much TV. You should ride your bike in the park.
4.2- Now, Fiona and Clare meet some friends at the café (after going to the park) and their friends need some advice.
Can you help Fiona and Clare give some advice to their friends?
Let’s begin with some help, write the missing words complete the sentences.
1) Friend 2:
I´m sick. I´m not feeling well.
Clare:
You shouldn’t ________________________________
2) Friend 3:
I would like to buy a new book.
Fiona:
You should _________________________
3) Friend 4:
I want to ride my new bike.
Clare:
You______________________________
Can you continue on your own, now? Please write the answers.
4) Friend 5:
I want to buy my mum a Top for her birthday
Fiona:
__________________________________
5) Friend 6:
I would like to watch a nice film.
Clare:
___________________________________
Solution:
Please try to complete the activity on your own first before having a look at the answers below.
1) Friend 2:
I´m sick. I´m not feeling well.
Clare:
You shouldn´t play in the park. You should go to the hospital
2) Friend 3:
I would like to buy a new book.
Fiona:
You should go to the bookshop
3) Friend 4:
I want to ride my new bike.
Clare:
You should go to the park. You shouldn´t ride it in the street.
4) Friend 5:
I want to buy my mum a Top for her birthday.
Fiona:
You should go to the clothes shop
5) Friend 6:
I would like to watch a nice film.
Clare:
You should go to the cinema.
