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Takeaway New Places Around Town

New Places Around Town English > Level A1.2 Starter
English > Level A1.2 Starter

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Writing Spot: There are so many things to do around town. Sally gets to write about
her city in her blog!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use information about food, • I can make suggestions.

eating and meals in communicative • I can write descriptions.
situations. • I can express a goal or a purpose.

Ask your partner:

• What are the top 5 places to visit in

your town or city? Why?
• Which place would you suggest to a
visitor? Why?

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New Places Around Town English > Level A1.2 Starter
English > Level A1.2 Starter

Let’s Explore!

Sally's writing her blog tonight. Peter gives her a call*. Will she change her mind?

* “To give someone a call” = To telephone someone

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Peter: Hey, do you to come out with us tonight? John and I are going to the
movies.
Sally: Sorry, I can't. I'm writing my blog.
Peter: That's neat. What is it on?
Sally: All the things you can do in Cambridge.
Peter: In Cambridge? Why not Boston? There is more to do there.
Sally: There's lots to do in Cambridge. Don't you like salsa dancing with me on
Friday nights?
Peter: Hmm ... You like Salsa ... I like hanging out with you.
Sally: Oh, Peter ... you're so funny!

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Let’s Practice!

Want to go, like to watch, need to try? Welcome to Infinitives!

Instructions: Complete the sentences. Write the missing word. Use salsa, try, live, watch.

1. Want to go __________ dancing?

2. I love to _________ in Cambridge!

3. I like to_________ movies at the theater.

4. Want to ___________ something more relaxing?

Let’s Practice!

How do you write a descriptive paragraph Let’s find out!

Instructions: Fill in the blank with the missing titles found in the word bank.

Word bank

Concluding sentence Topic sentence Sentence 5, 6 and 7

Sentence 3 and 4 Sentence 2

_____________: Cambridge is a small town but there is so much to do!

_____________: First, I like to go to the art galleries and museums on James Boulevard.

_____________: Want to go salsa dancing? Try the Community Center on Friday night!

_____________: Want to try something more relaxing?

Do yoga on a Saturday morning in the park. After a long day at school,
that is where I go to stretch and relax.

_____________: I love to live in Cambridge!

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Takeaway New Places Around Town
New Places Around Town English > Level A1.2 Starter
English > Level A1.2 Starter

Extension Activity

Your turn to write like Sally! Imagine that you have to write a blog like Sally about
another city in your country.

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Do research on a city.
Self-Assessment Yes No
b) Find 5 attractions you can talk about.
c) Choose 5 adjectives to describe the
I start with a topic sentence in
attractions.
a paragraph.
d) Write a paragraph.
e) Share your paragraph with a partner.
I use descriptive words.
f) Read your paragraph aloud.
I use supporting sentences in
a paragraph about a city.
I finish with a concluding
sentence in a paragraph about
a city.

Target Words

• drive-in (noun): a place where people can • to watch movies (expression): to see
watch movies outdoors while sitting in their cars a movie
e.g. I want to go to the drive-in across from the e.g. I like to watch movies at the
park. theater.
• to go jogging (expression): to run as a form of • to go salsa dancing (expression): a
exercise dance from South America
e.g. Some people prefer to go jogging on the e.g. Want to go salsa dancing?
boardwalk for exercise.
• to do yoga (expression): to practice yoga; to
take a yoga class
e.g. I like to do yoga on a Saturday morning in
the park.

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Takeaway New Places Around Town
New Places Around Town English > Level A1.2 Starter
English > Level A1.2 Starter

Learning Points

Descriptive Writing / Paragraph

Descriptive paragraphs can describe things to do in your city. You use Infinitives to make
writing more descriptive and interesting to read.

To write a descriptive paragraph you need:

A topic:
the person, place, or thing you want to write about
the opinion or observation that you will develop and support in the body sentences

Supporting Sentences:
background information to support your topic
descriptive details to develop your topic

Concluding Sentence:
summarize the idea in a different way
use words like in conclusion, all in all, or in summary to signal the ending

Examples:
• Topic sentence: Cambridge is a small town but there is so much to do.
Supporting Sentence: I like to go the galleries and museums on James Blvd.
Concluding Sentence: I love living in Cambridge.

Present Simple Tense for Descriptions

We use the Present Simple to talk about actions that happen again and again.
We use the Present Simple to talk about things that are true all the time.
We use the Present Simple to talk about feelings and thoughts.
We use the Simple Present in the interrogative form to ask questions.

Examples:
• Cambridge is a wonderful place to live.
• Salsa lessons are on Friday nights.
• I love this city.
• Do you like Cambridge?
• Is there a lot to do in Cambridge?
• What is your favorite part of the city?

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