Level II: My Roots

Unit 1: My City, My Country

Grammar Guide
Grammar: There is/ there are, locations, directions.
Vocabulary: Places in the city, adjectives to describe places and people.

 Vocabulary:

1. Look at the adjectives to describe people, write the word in Spanish if it is necessary.

________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

2. Write 5 examples with people you’re your class using the adjectives you found in the following link:
https://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/personality/words-for-describing-
personality.html

Ex: My teacher is very kind. She cares a lot about me and my learning process.

a. _____________________________________________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________________________________________________

d. _____________________________________________________________________________________

e. _____________________________________________________________________________________
 3. Click on the link and watch the video, it shows different places in a city. Listen to the pronunciation and
then repeat. Do you know any other parts in a city?

Video’s link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdDXlL9u0vI

4. In a city you can find different places, look and say where these people want to go. follow the model:

___b__My dad needs a pair of new glasses.

a. Cinema
______ Mary likes reading, she usually borrows books.
b. Optician’s

______ Students go there every day.

c. School
______ We like salmon, we need it for lunch.
d. Fishmonger’s
______ My grandma wants a bracelet for her birthday.
e. Jewelry
______ Paul needs some money.
f. Clothes shop
______ Children enjoy staying there.
g. Park
______ I like apples and bananas. Where can I get these?
h. Bank
______ The sweaters are on sale now.
i. Library
______ I want to go there to see the new Marvel movie.
j. Hairdresser’s
______ Mom wants to change her hairstyle.
k. Market

5. Click on the image and watch the video. It is going to teach you how to use adjectives to describe
places. Take notes.
 Video’s link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anvftWvAT0Q

Take a look at the images. Select the adjective that best describes it. Then write a sentence on the line
under each image using that adjective to describe your hometown. Example: Cali is very crowded.
 Grammar:
There is – There are
You use there is or there are to say that something exists (or doesn’t exist)

There is: for singular nouns There are: for plural nouns
There is a bus stop in front of the university. There are seven branches of Unicatólica
There isn’t a metro in Cali. There aren’t any pools in Unicatólica Pance.

? Is there any metro in Cali? ? Are there any pools in Unicatólica Pance?

6. Complete the sentences using there is or there are. Mind singular or plural for the nouns.
a. __________________ a teacher in the classroom. (+)

b. __________________ a bar in the university. (-)

c. __________________ a bull square in the city. (+)

d. __________________ three ping pong tables. (+)

e. __________________ any dogs in the classroom (-)

7. Read the questions and answer them with the correct information:
a. How many cafeterias are there in the university?

_________________________________________________________________________________

b. How many pets are there in Unicatólica Meléndez?

_________________________________________________________________________________

c. How many museums are there in Cali?

__________________________________________________________________________________

d. How many universities are there in Cali?

 __________________________________________________________________________________

e. How many cities and towns are there in Valle del Cauca?

__________________________________________________________________________________

 Locations:

8. Prepositions of place. Read the following text about some places in Cali. Underline the words or
expressions you think make reference to a position in the map. Then, complete exercise a. using this
prepositions.

Cali is a wonderful place to visit. There are many museums, parks, shopping malls and places to read or
dance. People who like sports, for example, can go to the sportive area of the city. Canchas
panamericanas is one of the places on this area. Here people can just go and practice different kind of
sports like basketball or volleyball. It is located on 9 th street next to Liga Vallecaucana de Natación on the
right and in front of Encanto Floral florist. Also, Diamante de Sóftbol is behind this place.
 _________ _________ __________ __________

For more prepositions go to: http://www.k5learning.com/sites/all/files/prepositions.jpg

9. Riddle: Find the secret places according to the following description.

a.____________ b. ____________ c. ____________ d. ___________ e. _____________

Description:

 The School is between the bank and the museum.

 The pharmacy is next to the bank.
 The bar is next to the museum.
 The pharmacy isn’t on the right.

10. Now you can create your own riddle! Write places a to c and also the clues you consider necessaries to
develop the riddle. Then, exchange riddles with a classmate.
 Clues:

 Directions:

11. Watch the following video about giving directions and answer the questions a. and b.

a. What place are they talking about?

___________________________________________________________________________________

b. What were the instructions the woman told him to get to the place?

_________________________________________________________________________________

Some other directions:

For more expressions in how to get places, watch this video and take notes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_YoeEY8FPM

12. Look and the map and identify its places. Then, develop exercises a and b.

a. Read the following conversation and determine the place Paul is going to. His initial position in the map
is where the red arrow is

Kevin: Hey man, whats going on?

Paul: Hey Kevin, I’m trying to get to the

place you recommended me this
morning, but I think I’m lost. I’m
between the library and the school
now.

Kevin: Don’t worry. It’s really easy, listen:

Go to the corner and turn right. Then,
walk one block and turn left on Green
Street. Continue two more blocks to
High Street and turn left; the place is
on a corner on the right, between the
Toy shop and the Shopping Centre.
Paul: You were right. It’s really easy.
I’m on my way. I owe you one.

Kevin: It’s okay. Bye.

13. Choose a secret place from the map and write the directions to get to it. It’s important you specify the
starting point; you can use whether the red or blue arrow to start. Then, give your text to a classmate
so he/she finds it

Description: