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Lesson 8 New Places Around Town
Lesson 8 New Places Around Town
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!
Let’s Explore!
Sally's writing her blog tonight. Peter gives her a call*. Will she change her mind?
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!
Let’s Practice!
Instructions: Complete the sentences. Write the missing word. Use salsa, try, live, watch.
Let’s Practice!
Instructions: Fill in the blank with the missing titles found in the word bank.
Word bank
_____________: 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!
Extension Activity
Your turn to write like Sally! Imagine that you have to write a blog like Sally about
another city in your country.
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.
Learning Points
Descriptive paragraphs can describe things to do in your city. You use Infinitives to make
writing more descriptive and interesting to read.
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.
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?