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Environment and Geography

' Teacher’s town

1 Study the map. Remember the places.

mountains

café
park
hospital

post office

river

streets

library
school

supermarket

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Environment and Geography
lesson topic Which place has got the most people?
Town planning Which place has got the most animals?
Which place would you like to live in?
lesson title Pupils go to the corresponding pictures (emphasise
My perfect town there’s not necessarily a right answer, just what
content focus they prefer or think). If the classroom is too small or
numbers too big, ask them just to point instead.
Describing a perfect place to live
L
After the final question, ask a few of the pupils:
communication focus Why would you like to live there?
Discussing ideas
Describing places Worksheet 2 – Teacher’s town
Asking questions: Memorising
Has your map got … ? 1 Study the map. Remember the places. 5–10 minutes
cognition focus L
Display the map from worksheet 2.

Creative thinking L
Allow pupils 30 seconds to study the map, then

Design cover it.
Evaluation
L
Pupils write down as many things as they can
remember which were on the map.
Level: 2 L
Check answers.
Age range: 7–8 L
Display the map again to see if they missed anything.
Clarify any difficult words.
Time: 40–60 minutes
Follow-up (optional)
Materials
Design the perfect place to live. 20–30 minutes
A3 blank paper
L
Say: Now you are going to draw a map of your perfect
Coloured pencils place to live. That might be a big city, a small town or
Rulers a village. What could you include? Elicit a list of things
they might want to include and write a master list on
Worksheets 1 and 2
the board, for example:
IWB or OHP
Natural features Facilities
Mountains Café
Before class Sea Flat
River Hospital
Photocopy and cut out the place photos from Beach Park
worksheet 1. Display them around the classroom or Trees Shop
on the board (see Warmer). Flowers Street
Prepare worksheet 2 for either the IWB or OHP. School
Prepare the IWB or OHP.
L
Ask pupils to include at least eight things from the
In class master list in their design.
L
When they’ve finished, in pairs, pupils tell their partner
Worksheet 1 – Places
about their map and explain why theirs is the perfect
Warmer
place to live.
1 Which place? Point. 5–10 minutes
L
Pupils find a new partner who hasn’t seen their map.
L
Attach the four photos of places around the room or
They don’t show the map to their new partner. They
on the board. ask each other questions about their maps. After five
L
Ask pupils the following questions: minutes, they swap roles. At the end they can show
Which place is the best place for a holiday? each other their maps.
Which place is the most beautiful? L
You might like to model the following question form:
Which place is the most like where you live?
Has your map got … (a sea/mountains/a café/a school)?

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